{"id":10857,"date":"2024-04-29T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T07:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2025-03-28T18:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:08:23","slug":"first-and-then-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"First and then in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 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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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#S_%E5%85%88_VO%EF%BC%8CS_%E5%86%8D_VO\" >(S) \u5148 VO\uff0c(S) \u518d VO<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#Other_way_to_express_the_order\" >Other way to express the order<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#1st_2nd_3ed\" >1st, 2nd, 3ed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#First_of_all\" >First of all<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#Next\" >Next<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#And_then\" >And then<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#Finally\" >Finally<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/first-and-then-in-chinese\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a656a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>The grammar structure \u5148 xi\u0101n&#8230;\u518d z\u00e0i&#8230; in Chinese is used to express a sequence of actions or events, indicating that one action or event happens before another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u5148 xi\u0101n: This means &#8220;first&#8221; or &#8220;before.&#8221; It indicates that the action or event following it should happen first in the sequence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u518d z\u00e0i: This means &#8220;then&#8221; or &#8220;next.&#8221; It indicates that the action or event following it happens after the action or event mentioned before \u5148 xi\u0101n.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a656a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%85%88_VO%EF%BC%8CS_%E5%86%8D_VO\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#967395\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(S) \u5148 VO\uff0c(S) \u518d VO<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to <strong>place the subject before \u518d z\u00e0i<\/strong>, and when the two subjects are the same, you can drop the second one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u624b<\/span><rt>x\u01d0sh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u624b<\/span><rt>x\u01d0sh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Wash your hands first, then eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u812b<\/span><rt>tu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032\u4f86<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8131<\/span><rt>tu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb\u6765<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Take off your shoes first, then come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed8\u9322<\/span><rt>f\u00f9qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed8\u94b1<\/span><rt>f\u00f9qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The guests should pay first, then eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d\u4f86<\/span><rt>z\u00e0il\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u904a<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span><rt>h\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d\u6765<\/span><rt>z\u00e0il\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u6e38<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>You should learn some Chinese first before coming to travel in Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I&#8217;ll go home and have dinner first in the evening, then go to the cinema to meet you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The teacher says it first, then the students say it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/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\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/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\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Dad gives 10 yuan to the older brother first, then the older brother gives 1 yuan to the younger brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8eca<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88dc\u7968<\/span><rt>b\u01d4pi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8f66<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8865\u7968<\/span><rt>b\u01d4pi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>They board the vehicle first and then purchase the ticket.<br><strong>OR <\/strong>They had a shotgun wedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ae8dd80a;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#845d92\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>Instead of saying <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5148\u4e0a\u8eca\u518d\u88dc\u7968<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5148\u4e0a\u8f66\u518d\u8865\u7968<\/span> xi\u0101n sh\u00e0ngch\u0113 z\u00e0i b\u01d4pi\u00e0o, Chinese actually has a phrase <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5148\u4e0a\u8eca\u5f8c\u88dc\u7968<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5148\u4e0a\u8f66\u540e\u8865\u7968<\/span> xi\u0101n sh\u00e0ngch\u0113 h\u00f2u b\u01d4pi\u00e0o which is used metaphorically to describe a situation where a couple has children or becomes pregnant before getting married, and then decides to get married afterward due to factors such as moral responsibility, societal pressure, or saving face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_way_to_express_the_order\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a656a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Other way to express the order<\/mark> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1st_2nd_3ed\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#967395\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1st, 2nd, 3ed<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e09<\/span><rt>d\u00ecs\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e09<\/span><rt>d\u00ecs\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_of_all\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#967395\" class=\"has-inline-color\">First of all<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5148<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uxi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9996\u5148<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uxi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#967395\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Next<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u4e0b\u4f86<\/span><rt>ji\u0113xi\u00e0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d\u4f86<\/span><rt>z\u00e0il\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u8457<\/span><rt>ji\u0113zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u4e0b\u6765<\/span><rt>ji\u0113xi\u00e0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d\u6765<\/span><rt>z\u00e0il\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u7740<\/span><rt>ji\u0113zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_then\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#967395\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And then<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7136\u5f8c<\/span><rt>r\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7136\u540e<\/span><rt>r\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finally\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#967395\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Finally<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u5f8c<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u540e<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7136\u5f8c<\/span><rt>r\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u8457<\/span><rt>ji\u0113zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6563\u6b65<\/span><rt>s\u00e0nb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u5f8c<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7136\u540e<\/span><rt>r\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u7740<\/span><rt>ji\u0113zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6563\u6b65<\/span><rt>s\u00e0nb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u540e<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><br>We&#8217;ll first go buy gifts tomorrow morning, then go to grandma&#8217;s house to have a meal together. Next, we go for a walk in the park with grandma, then go to the supermarket to buy groceries, and finally go back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u500b<\/span><rt>s\u0101nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u540d<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98df\u7269<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73cd\u73e0\u5976\u8336<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nzh\u016bn\u01ceich\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089\u9eb5<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e09<\/span><rt>d\u00ecs\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ed\u8c46\u8150<\/span><rt>ch\u00f2ud\u00f2uf\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u4e2a<\/span><rt>s\u0101nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u540d<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98df\u7269<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73cd\u73e0\u5976\u8336<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nzh\u016bn\u01ceich\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u8089\u9762<\/span><rt>ni\u00far\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e09<\/span><rt>d\u00ecs\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ed\u8c46\u8150<\/span><rt>ch\u00f2ud\u00f2ufu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>In Taiwan, there are three famous foods. The first one is bubble milk tea. The second one is beef noodles. The third one is stinky tofu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a656a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">Touch<\/span><span class=\"non-mobile\">Hover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I eat first, you eat later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt>  <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f My sister wants to watch TV before she does her homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8ab2<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8bfe<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f You say Chinese is easy 10 times first, then I will teach you Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u6b21<\/span><rt>sh\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u6b21<\/span><rt>sh\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u5355<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span 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