{"id":3743,"date":"2022-11-10T17:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T09:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?page_id=3743"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:47:46","slug":"the-usage-of-le","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/the-usage-of-le\/","title":{"rendered":"All The Usages of \u4e86"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"odd-le-page\">\n<style>\n#odd-le-page {\n  --odd-indigo: #2E4A62;\n  --odd-vermilion: #C1440E;\n  --odd-brass: #B8933E;\n  --odd-seal: #8B1E3F;\n  --odd-morandi-blue: #7C97AA;\n  background: #ffffff !important;\n  color: var(--odd-indigo);\n  max-width: 760px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 56px 20px 80px;\n  font-family: Georgia, serif;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n#odd-le-page * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n#odd-le-page .lang-zh-TW,\n#odd-le-page .lang-zh-CN { font-family: \"Noto Serif TC\", \"Noto Serif SC\", serif; }\n\n\/* ---------- Hero ---------- *\/\n#odd-le-page .le-hero {\n  text-align: center;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  margin-bottom: 44px;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #e4e1da;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-hero .char {\n  font-family: \"Noto Serif TC\", \"Noto Serif SC\", serif;\n  font-size: 108px;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  color: var(--odd-indigo);\n  margin: 0 auto 10px;\n  text-align: center;\n  width: 100%;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-hero .pinyin {\n  font-family: \"IBM Plex Mono\", monospace;\n  font-size: 15px;\n  letter-spacing: 0.14em;\n  text-indent: 0.14em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: var(--odd-brass);\n  margin: 0 auto 6px;\n  text-align: center;\n  width: 100%;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-hero .pos {\n  font-family: \"IBM Plex Mono\", monospace;\n  font-size: 12px;\n  letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n  text-indent: 0.08em;\n  color: #9a9488;\n  margin: 0 auto 20px;\n  text-align: center;\n  width: 100%;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-hero h1 {\n  font-family: \"Fraunces\", Georgia, serif;\n  font-style: italic;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  font-size: 26px;\n  color: var(--odd-indigo);\n  margin: 0 0 14px;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-hero p {\n  font-size: 15px;\n  color: #5c5850;\n  max-width: 480px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n\n\/* ---------- Sense list (Grammar style) ---------- *\/\n#odd-le-page .le-list { counter-reset: sense; margin: 0 0 48px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }\n#odd-le-page .le-entry {\n  counter-increment: sense;\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr auto;\n  align-items: start;\n  gap: 4px 18px;\n  padding: 22px 0;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #ece9e2;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry:first-child { padding-top: 0; }\n#odd-le-page .le-entry::before {\n  content: counter(sense);\n  font-family: \"IBM Plex Mono\", monospace;\n  font-size: 13px;\n  color: var(--odd-brass);\n  padding-top: 3px;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry .entry-main {\n  grid-column: 2;\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: baseline;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  column-gap: 10px;\n  row-gap: 2px;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry .zh-line {\n  font-family: \"Noto Serif TC\", \"Noto Serif SC\", serif;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  font-size: 19px;\n  color: var(--odd-indigo);\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry .zh-line .py {\n  font-family: \"IBM Plex Mono\", monospace;\n  font-size: 12px;\n  color: #9a9488;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n  font-weight: normal;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry .gloss {\n  flex-basis: 100%;\n  font-family: Georgia, serif;\n  font-size: 15px;\n  color: #5c5850;\n  margin-top: 8px;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n  letter-spacing: 0.01em;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry .hsk-pill {\n  grid-column: 3;\n  align-self: center;\n  font-family: \"IBM Plex Mono\", monospace;\n  font-size: 10px;\n  letter-spacing: 0.06em;\n  color: var(--odd-brass);\n  border: 1px solid var(--odd-brass);\n  border-radius: 999px;\n  padding: 3px 10px;\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n#odd-le-page .le-entry:hover .zh-line,\n#odd-le-page .le-entry:hover .gloss { color: var(--odd-morandi-blue); }\n#odd-le-page .le-entry:hover .hsk-pill {\n  background: var(--odd-morandi-blue);\n  border-color: var(--odd-morandi-blue);\n  color: #fff;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 520px) {\n  #odd-le-page .le-hero .char { font-size: 84px; }\n  #odd-le-page .le-entry { grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr; }\n  #odd-le-page .le-entry .hsk-pill { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; margin-top: 8px; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"le-hero\">\n  <p class=\"pinyin\">le<\/p>\n  <p class=\"char\">\u4e86<\/p>\n  <p class=\"pos\">particle<\/p>\n  <h1>All &#8220;\u4e86 le&#8221; Grammar<\/h1>\n  <p>Mastering the particle \u4e86 (le) is a major milestone in learning Mandarin. 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