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The character 乎 is a classical Chinese particle expressing tones like exclamation, interrogation, or doubt, typically at sentence end. Its structure resembles 兮, another exclamatory particle, suggesting breath extending outward as a drawn-out sound or sigh. In literary use, it often functions like the modern preposition 于 to indicate location, direction, or comparison. Though its independent grammatical use has declined in speech, it remains vital in classical texts and persists in certain compound words and idioms.
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他几乎每天都来。
这似乎是个好主意。
我很在乎你的感受。
这个任务几乎不可能完成。
他们似乎已经知道了答案。
他错过了巴士，于是乎只好走路回家。
成功与否在乎个人的努力。
这个问题关乎所有人的利益。