{"id":10396,"date":"2024-01-26T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10396"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:51:06","slug":"zai-on-going-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/26\/zai-on-going-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5728 z\u00e0i as On-going Actions"},"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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src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587.jpg\" alt=\"\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587 Contemporary Chinese\" class=\"odc-hero-img\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">To say an action is happening right now, put \u5728 or \u6b63\u5728 in front of the verb. \u5728 covers both &#8220;happening at this moment&#8221; and &#8220;in the middle of doing something over a longer stretch.&#8221; \u6b63\u5728 zooms in on this exact moment. In everyday speech, \u5728 is the one people reach for most.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: structure -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"structure\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_The_Basic_Pattern\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> The Basic Pattern<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + \u5728 \/ \u6b63\u5728 + Verb + Object<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I am learning Chinese.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">Could mean you&#8217;re studying right this second, or that you&#8217;re in the middle of learning it generally.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I am learning Chinese right now.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">\u6b63\u5728 pins it to this exact moment.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Dad is angry \u2014 don&#8217;t go talk to him right now.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">&#8220;Angry&#8221; isn&#8217;t an adjective in Chinese; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span> (sh\u0113ngq\u00ec) works like a verb, which is why \u5728 can sit in front of it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">Since text messages can&#8217;t carry tone of voice, people often tack \u5462 (ne) onto the end to soften how it sounds \u2014 otherwise a blunt &#8220;I&#8217;m busy&#8221; can come across as annoyed.<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m watching TV right now! Hold on a second.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">Two texting phrases you&#8217;ll see constantly from Chinese-speaking friends: &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728\u5fd9\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728\u5fd9\u5417<\/span>&#8221; (z\u00e0i m\u00e1ng ma) to ask if you&#8217;re busy, and &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728\u5417<\/span>&#8221; (z\u00e0i ma) to check if you&#8217;re around.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: \u5728 vs \u6b63\u5728 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"zai-vs-zhengzai\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_%E5%9C%A8_vs_%E6%AD%A3%E5%9C%A8\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> \u5728 vs \u6b63\u5728<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">They overlap a lot, but the feel is slightly different.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"compare-cols\">\n      <div class=\"compare-col keep\">\n        <h4>\u5728 z\u00e0i<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Works for both a short moment and a long stretch of time. This is the everyday, spoken-language default.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"compare-col drop\">\n        <h4>\u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Emphasizes that it&#8217;s happening at this exact moment, right as you speak.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: negation -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"negation\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Negation_Almost_Always_%E6%B2%92%E6%B2%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Negation: Almost Always <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">About 95% of the time you&#8217;ll use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> (m\u00e9i), not \u4e0d (b\u00f9). The reason: you&#8217;re denying a plain fact about what&#8217;s happening, not someone&#8217;s choice or intention.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> + \u5728 + Verb + Object<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8ab2<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8bfe<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The teacher is not teaching.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\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\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He isn&#8217;t doing his homework \u2014 he&#8217;s sleeping.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">No judgment here, just stating what&#8217;s happening.<\/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\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Why aren&#8217;t you doing your homework!?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">This is the 5% case \u2014 \u4e0d shows up because there&#8217;s a feeling or expectation behind it, not a neutral fact.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: questions -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"questions\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Asking_Questions\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Asking Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> (ma) at the end. One important limit: unlike many other verbs, \u5728 for ongoing actions cannot use the verb-not-verb pattern.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Is the puppy eating?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Is the puppy not eating?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">In Taiwan you&#8217;ll often hear questions built with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> (y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u) + \u5728, as in &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f60\u6709\u6c92\u6709\u5728\u770b\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f60\u6709\u6ca1\u6709\u5728\u770b\u4e66<\/span>?&#8221; (Are you reading?). It&#8217;s very common in everyday speech, but it isn&#8217;t standard Mandarin \u2014 so it&#8217;s best avoided on an HSK test.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 5: common mistakes -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">The verb-not-verb pattern (\u5728\u4e0d\u5728) doesn&#8217;t work for ongoing actions \u2014 use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> at the end instead.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8ab2<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8bfe<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8ab2<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8bfe<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Simply stating that something isn&#8217;t happening calls for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>. Save \u4e0d for when you&#8217;re expressing a feeling or expectation about 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\">\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\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u5728 goes in front of the verb, not after it.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 6: practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Tap the words below in the right order to build the sentence, then check your answer. Some questions include an extra word you won&#8217;t need.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"wo-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"wo-progress\" id=\"woProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q1 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card active\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;She is drinking coffee.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Subject + \u5728 + Verb + Object \u2014 \u5728 sits right in front of the verb.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I am watching TV right now.&#8221; (emphasize this exact moment)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>\u6b63\u5728 goes in the same slot as \u5728 \u2014 right before the verb.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3: \u5462 softener -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I&#8217;m eating right now!&#8221; \u2014 a text message, softened so it doesn&#8217;t sound snippy<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/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\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>\u5462 goes at the very end \u2014 it&#8217;s what takes the edge off the tone in a text.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4: negation with \u6c92 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;My older brother isn&#8217;t studying.&#8221; (just stating the fact)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"9\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/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><\/div>\n          <p>Plain statements of fact take <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>, and it goes in front of \u5728. The \u4e0d tile isn&#8217;t needed here.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5: \u4e0d for feeling\/expectation -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Why aren&#8217;t you sleeping!?&#8221; (you&#8217;re annoyed about it)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>This is the 5% case \u2014 there&#8217;s a feeling behind the question, so \u4e0d is right instead of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6: question with \u55ce -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Is the kitten sleeping?&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"9\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n          <p>Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> at the end \u2014 the \u5728\u4e0d\u5728 pattern doesn&#8217;t work for ongoing actions, so the \u4e0d tile stays unused.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7: negative question -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Is the puppy not eating?&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n          <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> + \u5728 makes it negative, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> at the end makes it a question.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8: \u5728\u5fd9\u55ce -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Are you busy?&#8221; \u2014 the short texting version, with the subject dropped<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"9\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n          <p>In texts the subject usually gets dropped, so the \u4f60 tile isn&#8217;t needed \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728\u5fd9\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728\u5fd9\u5417<\/span> is the everyday form.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9: \u751f\u6c23 as verb -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Mom is angry.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-try-again\">\u274c Try Again<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><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\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span> behaves like a verb in Chinese, so \u5728 can go right in front of it.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q10: full sentence -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;He is doing his homework.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u696d<\/span><rt>y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1a<\/span><rt>y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby 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