{"id":10535,"date":"2024-03-04T23:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10535"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:54:47","slug":"chinese-time-word-and-duration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/chinese-time-word-and-duration\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Time Word and Duration"},"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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A <strong>time word<\/strong> says <em>when<\/em> something happens (Saturday, this morning). A <strong>duration word<\/strong> says <em>how long<\/em> it happens (two hours, three days) \u2014 and the two follow completely different placement rules.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: Time Words -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"time-words\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_Time_Words\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> Time Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Time words answer &#8220;when.&#8221; They cover a few categories:<\/p>\n    <table class=\"odc-vocab-table\">\n      <tbody><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Examples<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Days of the week<\/td><td>Monday, Tuesday&#8230;<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Dates<\/td><td>today, tomorrow&#8230;<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Times of day<\/td><td>morning, afternoon, evening&#8230;<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Specific clock times<\/td><td>three o&#8217;clock, midnight&#8230;<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: Time Words + Verb -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"time-verb\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_Time_Word_Verb\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> Time Word + Verb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Time words are almost always placed <strong>before<\/strong> the verb in a sentence.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">(Subject +) Time Word + Verb<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">What are you doing on Saturday?<\/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\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edy\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\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I didn&#8217;t attend Chinese class last Monday.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf<\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u4e09<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e09<\/span><rt>zh\u014dus\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e00\u9001\u4e00<\/span><rt>m\u01ceiy\u00eds\u00f2ngy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e00\u9001\u4e00<\/span><rt>m\u01ceiy\u00eds\u00f2ngy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Buy one coffee, get one free every Wednesday.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u5e8a<\/span><rt>q\u01d0chu\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I wake up at 7 o&#8217;clock every morning.<\/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\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5348<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I have Chinese class this morning.<\/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\">12<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">31<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He leaves for the United States on December 31.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: Duration Words -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"duration-words\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Duration_Words\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Duration Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Duration words answer &#8220;how long,&#8221; not &#8220;when.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <table class=\"odc-vocab-table\">\n      <tbody><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Examples<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Short spans<\/td><td>one minute, one hour<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Days<\/td><td>two days<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Longer spans<\/td><td>three months, a year and a half<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: Duration Word placement -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"duration-placement\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Duration_Word_Placement\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Duration Word Placement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <h4 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;\">Verb + Duration + (\u7684 + Object)<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">For a positive statement, the duration word comes right after the verb. If there&#8217;s an object, link it with \u7684.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + Verb + Duration + (\u7684 + 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\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">4<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I only slept for 4 hours yesterday.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">It takes an hour to drive from my house to the office.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8056\u8a95\u7bc0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0nji\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5723\u8bde\u8282<\/span><rt>sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0nji\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">We will be on a two-week break for Christmas.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">A week has seven days.<\/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\">\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\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5e74<\/span><rt>y\u00ecni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I have been studying Chinese for more than a year.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"margin:20px 0 6px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;\">Duration + Negation<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">To say how long an action <strong>won&#8217;t<\/strong> or <strong>hasn&#8217;t<\/strong> happened, the duration word comes <em>before<\/em> the negation, not after.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + Duration + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> \/ \u4e0d\u80fd + Verb<\/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\">\u5169\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u570b<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u56fd<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I haven&#8217;t been back to my country for two years. I miss my family.<\/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\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5929<\/span><rt>s\u0101nti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m going on a trip, so I can&#8217;t attend class for three days.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\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><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">30<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>b\u00f9k\u011by\u01d0<\/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\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The teacher asks us not to speak English for 30 minutes.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u516d<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0ili\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">A time word goes before the verb, not after 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\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u570b<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u56fd<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">\u5169\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u570b<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u56fd<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">A duration word goes before the negation, not after 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><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">When a duration word is followed by an object, \u7684 links them together \u2014 it can&#8217;t be dropped.<\/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 accept more than one correct order \u2014 a time word can go before or after the subject. If it&#8217;s wrong, you can try again as many times as you like \u2014 or hit &#8220;Show answer&#8221; if you get stuck.<\/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;1,0,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;What are you doing tomorrow?&#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\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n          <p>\u660e\u5929 (a time word) can go before the subject \u4f60, or right after it (\u4f60\u660e\u5929\u505a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span>\uff1f) \u2014 both are correct.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3;1,0,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t go to work last Friday.&#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\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/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 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=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edw\u01d4<\/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\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The time word \u4e0a\u661f\u671f\u4e94 can come right after the subject, or before it (\u4e0a\u661f\u671f\u4e94\u6211<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>\u4e0a\u73ed) \u2014 both are correct.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4;1,2,3,0,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I go to bed at eleven every night.&#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\">\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><\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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          <p>The full time phrase \u6bcf\u5929\u665a\u4e0a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> can follow the subject, or come before it \u2014 both are correct.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5;1,0,2,3,4,5\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I watched TV for two hours yesterday.&#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\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/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=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><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=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/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>Verb + Duration + \u7684 + Object comes after the subject. The time word \u6628\u5929 can follow \u6211, or come before it (\u6628\u5929\u6211\u770b\u4e86&#8230;) \u2014 both are correct.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;A month has thirty days.&#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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Same pattern as &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u500b\u661f\u671f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4e2a\u661f\u671f<\/span>\u6709\u4e03\u5929&#8221; \u2014 the duration is the object of \u6709.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5,6\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;It takes half an hour to walk from school to the park.&#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><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"6\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>No object after the duration here, so no \u7684 is needed \u2014 the duration just follows the verb \u8d70.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4;1,0,2,3,4\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I haven&#8217;t eaten breakfast for three days.&#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\">\u65e9\u98ef<\/span><rt>z\u01ceof\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u996d<\/span><rt>z\u01ceof\u00e0n<\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5929<\/span><rt>s\u0101nti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><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        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/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><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5929<\/span><rt>s\u0101nti\u0101n<\/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\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u98ef<\/span><rt>z\u01ceof\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u996d<\/span><rt>z\u01ceof\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>\u4e09\u5929 comes before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>, and can follow the subject or come before it \u2014 both orders are correct.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;She&#8217;s going on vacation, so she can&#8217;t work for a week.&#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=\"7\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/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=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5ea6\u5047<\/span><rt>d\u00f9ji\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"6\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/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\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5ea6\u5047<\/span><rt>d\u00f9ji\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Same shape as &#8220;\u4e09\u5929\u4e0d\u80fd<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span>&#8221; \u2014 the duration goes before \u4e0d\u80fd.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;He arrives in Taipei on January 5.&#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\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/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=\"3\"><ruby><span 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