{"id":10495,"date":"2024-02-26T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10495"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:28:31","slug":"approximate-number-chinese-lai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/approximate-number-chinese-lai\/","title":{"rendered":"Approximate Numbers 4 &#8211; \u6765 l\u00e1i"},"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\" 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!important;max-width:100% !important;height:160px !important;}\n    .odc-article .num-ex .dg{min-width:auto;}\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"odc-article\">\n<div class=\"topbar\"><div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div><div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 4<\/div><\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 4<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">Approximate Numbers 4<span class=\"accent\">Number + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i \u2014 \u201cAbout, Around\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">In Chinese, the word <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i can be used to indicate an approximate number when paired with a quantifier or measure word. This usage implies an estimation or approximation rather than an exact count.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Approximate-number-chinese-lai-\u4f86.png\" alt=\"Approximate number Chinese \u4f86\/\u6765 l\u00e1i\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Put <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i after a round number and before the measure word \u2014 \u4e8c\u5341<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> \u00e8rsh\u00ed l\u00e1i ge, \u201cabout twenty.\u201d It\u2019s casual, spoken, and very common in daily conversation.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Round_Number_%E4%BE%86%E6%9D%A5_lai_Measure_Word_Noun\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Round Number + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i + Measure Word (+ Noun)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i goes right after a round number ending in 0 (\u5341 sh\u00ed, \u4e8c\u5341 \u00e8rsh\u00ed, \u4e00\u767e\u516b\u5341 y\u00ecb\u01cei b\u0101sh\u00ed\u2026) and before the measure word \u2014 the same slot as \u591a du\u014d. It means \u201cabout\u201d or \u201caround\u201d that number, and it sounds casual and spoken.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u7d04<\/span><rt>d\u00e0yu\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u7ea6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0yu\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">About ten people.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u9ad8<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u5341<\/span><rt>b\u0101sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u9ad8<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u5341<\/span><rt>b\u0101sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">His height is about 180 centimeters.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u5341<\/span><rt>w\u01d4sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u5341<\/span><rt>w\u01d4sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">There are about fifty books in my house.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9846<\/span><rt>k\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8349\u8393<\/span><rt>c\u01ceom\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1000<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9897<\/span><rt>k\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8349\u8393<\/span><rt>c\u01ceom\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1000<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Selling twenty-something strawberries for 1000 dollars is too expensive!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b97\u4e00\u7b97<\/span><rt>su\u00e0ny\u00edsu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b97\u4e00\u7b97<\/span><rt>su\u00e0ny\u00edsu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I reckon it\u2019s been about thirty years since I last went home.<\/div><div class=\"note\">\u5e74 ni\u00e1n and \u6b72\/\u5c81 su\u00ec act as their own measure words<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03\u5341<\/span><rt>q\u012bsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03\u5341<\/span><rt>q\u012bsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">That grandma should be about seventy years old.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\"><div class=\"callout-label\">FYI: Senior Life in Taiwan<\/div><p>In Taiwan, seniors aged 65 and above are offered a variety of government-subsidized free courses, including health promotion, leisure activities, arts, humanities, and life education. These courses aim to keep them active and engaged. Organized by local governments or social welfare organizations, these courses provide opportunities for seniors to continue learning and participate in social activities. Additionally, there are transportation subsidies, monthly allowances, and regular health checks to ensure their well-being.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\"><div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i Can Also Come Before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07<\/span> w\u00e0n<\/div><p>With big numbers, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i can sit before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07<\/span> w\u00e0n: \u4e94\u5341<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07<\/span> w\u01d4sh\u00ed l\u00e1i w\u00e0n means \u201cabout five hundred thousand.\u201d The number in front still ends in 0.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9593<\/span><rt>ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u842c<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5957<\/span><rt>t\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e07<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This house sold for about three hundred thousand.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Number_1%E2%80%939_Measure_Word_%E4%BE%86%E6%9D%A5_lai_Adjective\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Number 1\u20139 + Measure Word + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i + Adjective<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">With units of weight, length, or distance (\u516c\u65a4 g\u014dngj\u012bn, \u516c\u5c3a\/\u7c73 g\u014dngch\u01d0\/m\u01d0, \u516c\u91cc g\u014dngl\u01d0\u2026), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i can also follow a single digit + measure word, usually followed by an adjective like \u91cd zh\u00f2ng or \u9577\/\u957f ch\u00e1ng. Here it means \u201cjust about\u201d \u2014 a little more or a little less.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This dog weighs about five kilograms.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u689d<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9b5a<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5c3a<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6761<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9c7c<\/span><rt>y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c73<\/span><rt>m\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">That fish is about one meter long.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3%E4%BE%86%E6%9D%A5_lai_vs_%E5%A4%9A_duo_vs_%E5%B7%A6%E5%8F%B3_zuoyou\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i vs \u591a du\u014d vs \u5de6\u53f3 zu\u01d2y\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">All three follow the number, but they don\u2019t mean quite the same thing:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"table-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\"><tbody><tr><th><\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>\u591a du\u014d<\/td><td>\u4e8c\u5341\u591a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span>\u4eba \u00e8rsh\u00ed du\u014d ge r\u00e9n<\/td><td>more than 20 (21\u201329)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i<\/td><td>\u4e8c\u5341<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span>\u4eba \u00e8rsh\u00ed l\u00e1i ge r\u00e9n<\/td><td>about 20 \u2014 could be a few more or a few less<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5de6\u53f3 zu\u01d2y\u00f2u<\/td><td>\u4e8c\u5341<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span>\u4eba\u5de6\u53f3 \u00e8rsh\u00ed ge r\u00e9n zu\u01d2y\u00f2u<\/td><td>about 20 \u2014 goes after the measure word \/ noun<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n  <p class=\"intro\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i is the most colloquial of the three. \u5de6\u53f3 zu\u01d2y\u00f2u fits both speech and writing.<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">With a round number, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i goes before the measure word, not after it.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u53f3<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u53f3<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i can\u2019t follow a single digit directly. For small, countable things, use \u5de6\u53f3 zu\u01d2y\u00f2u (or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0) instead.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">Try saying each sentence in Chinese, then tap to check.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>They have about thirty cats at home.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>This novel probably has about five hundred thousand words.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8aaa<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u6982<\/span><rt>d\u00e0g\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u5341<\/span><rt>w\u01d4sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u842c<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8bf4<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u6982<\/span><rt>d\u00e0g\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u5341<\/span><rt>w\u01d4sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e07<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>The dishes at this restaurant cost around thirty dollars each.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc\u50f9<\/span><rt>c\u00e0iji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc\u4ef7<\/span><rt>c\u00e0iji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>About forty people came to the party.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c3\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3e\u5c0d<\/span><rt>p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u00ecsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c2\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3e\u5bf9<\/span><rt>p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u00ecsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>His father is about sixty years old.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d\u5341<\/span><rt>li\u00f9sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d\u5341<\/span><rt>li\u00f9sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>It\u2019s about twenty kilometers from here to the airport.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a5f\u5834<\/span><rt>j\u012bch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u91cc<\/span><rt>g\u014dngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u673a\u573a<\/span><rt>j\u012bch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u91cc<\/span><rt>g\u014dngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>This suitcase weighs about eight kilograms.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c\u674e\u7bb1<\/span><rt>x\u00edngl\u01d0xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c\u674e\u7bb1<\/span><rt>x\u00edngl\u01d0xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u65a4<\/span><rt>g\u014dngj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>I\u2019ve lived in this city for about ten years.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u57ce\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u57ce\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\"><h4>Related Grammar<\/h4><a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/more-than-duo\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Approximate Numbers 1 \u2014 \u591a du\u014d<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a><a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/10\/ji-several\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Approximate Numbers 2 \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a><a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/11\/dayue-dagai\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Approximate Numbers 3 \u2014 \u5927\u6982 d\u00e0g\u00e0i, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927\u7d04<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927\u7ea6<\/span> d\u00e0yu\u0113, \u5de6\u53f3 zu\u01d2y\u00f2u &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u524d\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u524d\u540e<\/span> qi\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 3)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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