2 sentences

1. 写这篇文章时，他采用了欲扬先抑的手法。

   xiě zhè piān wén​zhāng shí, tā cǎi​yòng le yù yáng xiān yì de shǒu​fǎ.

   In writing this article, he used the technique of initial suppression followed by praise.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 这是他的个人意愿，抑或是受了别人的指使？

   zhè shì tā de gè​rén yì​yuàn, yì huò shì shòu le bié​ren de zhǐ​shǐ?

   Is this his own personal will, or was he put up to it by someone else?

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary