{"id":10192,"date":"2023-12-08T23:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10192"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T05:59:55","slug":"de-grammar-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/de-grammar-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Complement Marker \u5f97 de"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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or state that came from doing it. In Mandarin, the result always comes after the action.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: Structure -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"structure\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Verb + \u5f97 + Adjective<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re walking fast.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He slept very well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngchu<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom didn&#8217;t speak clearly.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">You did very well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><rt>b\u00fat\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><rt>b\u00fat\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Not selling well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: Adding details -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"adding-details\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_Adding_an_Object\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> Adding an Object<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">There are four ways to fit an object into this pattern. Whichever one you use, \u5f97 always stays right after the verb it modifies \u2014 never after the object.<\/p>\n\n    <h4 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;\">1. Object first, then Subject + Verb + \u5f97 + Adjective<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\">Common in spoken Chinese, not formal writing.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He speaks Chinese very well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Your handwriting is hard to read.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom&#8217;s cooking is very good.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I read books very slowly.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"margin:20px 0 6px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;\">2. Subject first, then Object + Verb + \u5f97 + Adjective<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\">Also spoken, not formal writing.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He speaks Chinese very well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Your handwriting is hard to read.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom&#8217;s cooking is very good.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I read books very slowly.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">Beautiful handwriting is taken seriously in Chinese-speaking culture \u2014 many kids are taught from an early age that how you write reflects patience, discipline, and attention to detail, not just legibility.<\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"margin:20px 0 6px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;\">3. Subject + \u7684 + Object + Verb + \u5f97 + Adjective<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\">A common everyday form \u2014 though the meaning can shift slightly when the object isn&#8217;t a skill or ability.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He speaks Chinese very well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Your handwriting is hard to read.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd\u7684<\/span><rt>m\u0101made<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988\u7684<\/span><rt>m\u0101made<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom&#8217;s cooking is very good.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I read (my) books very slowly. \u2014 can mean either &#8220;I read slowly in general&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m reading this particular book slowly&#8221;<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"margin:20px 0 6px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;\">4. Subject + Verb + Object + Verb (repeated) + \u5f97 + Adjective<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\">Rare in casual conversation, but the most formal and unambiguous option.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He speaks Chinese very well.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Your handwriting is hard to read.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom&#8217;s cooking is very good.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I read books very slowly.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: common mistakes -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u5f97 has to attach to the verb, not the object right in front of it \u2014 that&#8217;s why the verb gets repeated here.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Without \u5f97, there&#8217;s nothing linking the verb to the adjective describing it.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u98ef<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u996d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby> <span style=\"font-size:13px;\">(meaning to say &#8220;Doing the cooking is hard for me&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\n     <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u98ef<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u996d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">After \u505a\u5f97, we  describe how an action is performed, the degree to which it is performed, or the result of the action. However, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96be<\/span> describes the difficulty of the activity itself, rather than how the action is performed.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: Confusion with Topic-Comment -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"confusion\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Dont_Confuse_This_With_Topic-Comment\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Don&#8217;t Confuse This With Topic-Comment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Chinese has a separate Topic-Comment structure, where an adjective can describe a topic directly with no \u5f97 at all. This is where learners often get tripped up, expecting \u5f97 that isn&#8217;t actually needed.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"odc-table\">\n        <tbody><tr><th>Topic<\/th><th>Comment<\/th><\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7ea7<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7169<\/span><rt>f\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70e6<\/span><rt>f\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u66f8<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u4e66<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody><\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Here, the adjective is simply commenting on the topic as a whole \u2014 not describing the result of a specific instance of the verb. That&#8217;s the difference: \u5f97 links a verb to how that action&#8217;s result played out; Topic-Comment just states an adjective as a general observation about the topic.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 5: practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Pick the correctly formed sentence.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"quiz-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"quiz-progress\" id=\"quizProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;She drinks a lot of wine.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5f97 has to link \u559d to \u5f88\u591a \u2014 it can&#8217;t be dropped here.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;You learn Chinese too fast!&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u5feb<\/span><rt>t\u00e0iku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u5feb<\/span><rt>t\u00e0iku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5f97 is needed to connect <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66<\/span> (the action) to how fast it&#8217;s going.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"b\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Learning Chinese is super hard.&#8221; (a general observation, not describing one specific attempt)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7ea7<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7ea7<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">This is Topic-Comment \u2014 a general statement about learning Chinese, not \u5f97 describing one instance.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;He speaks Chinese very well.&#8221; (spoken, object fronted before the subject)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5f97 comes after \u8aaa, not before it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Your handwriting is hard to read.&#8221; (most formal, unambiguous form)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u770b<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">The verb \u5beb is repeated, with \u5f97 attached to the second one \u2014 not squeezed between the verb and its object.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;You write beautifully.&#8221; (a general observation about your writing)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">This is Topic-Comment \u2014 commenting generally on your handwriting, so no \u5f97 is needed.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Mom&#8217;s cooking is very good.&#8221; (\u7684 + object form)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd\u7684<\/span><rt>m\u0101made<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988\u7684<\/span><rt>m\u0101made<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">This structure needs \u7684 between the subject and the object: \u5abd\u5abd\u7684\u98ef.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"b\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;She reads slowly.&#8221; (a general trait, not one specific reading session)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u66f8<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u4e66<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u66f8<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u4e66<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">A general trait like this is Topic-Comment \u2014 no \u5f97 needed.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;You change boyfriends faster.&#8221; (repeated verb form)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u63db<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6362<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ny\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u63db<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6362<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4\u5feb<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ngku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u63db<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6362<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1ny\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4\u5feb<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ngku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5f97 attaches to the repeated verb, not squeezed between the verb and the object.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"b\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;I make cooking difficult&#8221; 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