{"id":10927,"date":"2024-06-30T13:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T05:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10927"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:43:26","slug":"bu-and-mei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/bu-and-mei\/","title":{"rendered":"Negation &#8211; \u4e0d b\u00f9 and \u6c92 m\u00e9i"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/bu-and-mei\/#%E4%B8%80_At_a_Glance\" >\u4e00 At a Glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/bu-and-mei\/#%E4%BA%8C_With_a_Noun_%E6%B2%92%E6%B2%A1\" >\u4e8c With a Noun: \u6c92\u6ca1<\/a><\/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\/06\/30\/bu-and-mei\/#%E4%B8%89_With_an_Adjective_%E4%B8%8D\" >\u4e09 With an Adjective: \u4e0d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/bu-and-mei\/#%E5%9B%9B_With_a_Verb_Choice_vs_Fact\" >\u56db With a Verb: Choice vs. Fact<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link 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td:first-child{text-align:left!important;font-weight:600!important;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"odc-post\">\n\n  <div class=\"odc-hero\">\n    <span class=\"odc-eyebrow\">Grammar Point<\/span>\n    <h1>\u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span> vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span>: Saying &#8220;Not&#8221;<\/h1>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587.jpg\" alt=\"\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587 Contemporary Chinese\" class=\"odc-hero-img\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">Chinese has two main words for &#8220;not&#8221;: \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>. Which one you use depends on what comes after it: a noun, an adjective, or a verb.<\/p>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 1 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"overview\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_At_a_Glance\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> At a Glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Here&#8217;s the quick version:<\/p>\n    <div class=\"table-wrap\"><table class=\"qw-table\">\n      <tr><th><\/th><th>+ Noun<\/th><th>+ Adjective<\/th><th>+ Verb<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4e0d b\u00f9<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705 now \/ future \/ habits<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> m\u00e9i<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>\u2705 past \/ hasn&#8217;t happened<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/table><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 2 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"noun\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_With_a_Noun_%E6%B2%92%E6%B2%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> With a Noun: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> (\u6709) + Noun<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Before a noun, always use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>. It means &#8220;don&#8217;t have.&#8221; You can add \u6709 <span class=\"py\">y\u01d2u<\/span> after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span> and the meaning stays the same.<\/p>\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\">\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\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3001<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\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3001<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\">\u672a\u4f86<\/span><rt>w\u00e8il\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u6765<\/span><rt>w\u00e8il\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7576<\/span><rt>d\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f53<\/span><rt>d\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7c73\u87f2<\/span><rt>m\u01d0ch\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7c73\u866b<\/span><rt>m\u01d0ch\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">No job, no money, no future. I just want to be a couch potato.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u6cd5<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He has no ideas.<\/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\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t have time.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">You don&#8217;t have any alcohol?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\"><span class=\"fyi-title\">Rice bug<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7c73\u87f2 <span class=\"py\">m\u01d0ch\u00f3ng<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7c73\u866b <span class=\"py\">m\u01d0ch\u00f3ng<\/span><\/span> (&#8220;rice bug&#8221;) is slang for someone who doesn&#8217;t study, work or train for a job. They just eat and sleep all day and let other people take care of them, like a little bug living in the rice jar. \ud83d\udc1b<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 3 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"adjective\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_With_an_Adjective_%E4%B8%8D\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> With an Adjective: \u4e0d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">\u4e0d + Adjective<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Before an adjective, always use \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span>. (Wondering why \u4e0d sometimes has a 2nd tone? <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/\" style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);text-decoration:underline;\">Here&#8217;s why.<\/a>)<\/p>\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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u77ee<\/span><rt>\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3001<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u80d6<\/span><rt>p\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3001<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7b28<\/span><rt>b\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u919c<\/span><rt>ch\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e11<\/span><rt>ch\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m not short, not fat, not stupid, and not ugly either.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Isn&#8217;t that one expensive?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\"><span class=\"fyi-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> + adjective?<\/span>Sometimes you&#8217;ll hear <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span> + adjective. That&#8217;s because a verb has been dropped: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f60\u6c92\u8b8a\u80d6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f60\u6ca1\u53d8\u80d6<\/span> (&#8220;You didn&#8217;t get fat&#8221;) is often shortened to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f60\u6c92\u80d6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f60\u6ca1\u80d6<\/span>.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 4 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"verb\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_With_a_Verb_Choice_vs_Fact\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> With a Verb: Choice vs. Fact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">With verbs, both work, but they mean different things. \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span> is about what someone <strong>doesn&#8217;t want or intend<\/strong> to do, or doesn&#8217;t do in general. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span> states a <strong>fact<\/strong>: something didn&#8217;t happen. You can add \u6709 <span class=\"py\">y\u01d2u<\/span> after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span> here too.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"compare-cols\">\n      <div class=\"compare-col keep\">\n        <h4>\u4e0d b\u00f9 \u00b7 choice<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u98ef<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u996d<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m not going to have dinner tonight. (My decision.)<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"compare-col drop\">\n        <h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> m\u00e9i \u00b7 fact<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><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 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\">\u665a\u98ef<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u996d<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I didn&#8217;t have dinner tonight. (That&#8217;s just what happened.)<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Why didn&#8217;t you talk to me yesterday?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">I know you did it on purpose.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby 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\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Why didn&#8217;t you talk to me yesterday?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">I&#8217;m just asking what happened.<\/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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t drink.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">A habit or a choice.<\/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\">\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\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby> = <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I didn&#8217;t drink.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">A fact about what happened.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 5 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"not-yet\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Not_Yet_%E9%82%84%E6%B2%92%E8%BF%98%E6%B2%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Not Yet: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span> + Verb<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span> has a &#8220;best friend&#8221;: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>, which means &#8220;not yet.&#8221; Use it for something that hasn&#8217;t happened <em>yet<\/em> but might.<\/p>\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\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I haven&#8217;t had a drink yet.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b<\/span><rt>s\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She&#8217;s not dead yet.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">She&#8217;s still alive!<\/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\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I haven&#8217;t done my homework yet.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 6 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/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\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u6709 <span class=\"py\">y\u01d2u<\/span> is always negated with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>, never \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\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\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Adjectives take \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\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\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <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 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\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Yesterday is in the past, so it&#8217;s a fact that you didn&#8217;t go: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\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\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">&#8220;Not yet&#8221; is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>, not \u9084\u4e0d.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 7 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%83_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e03<\/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. If it&#8217;s wrong, you can try again as many times as you like, or hit &#8220;Show answer&#8221; if you get stuck. Careful: some tiles are traps and are not needed!<\/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=\"3,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t have any money.&#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=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Before a noun, use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><\/span>. The \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span> tile is a trap.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"2,3,1\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;This coffee isn&#8217;t hot.&#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=\"0\"><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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/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\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Adjectives take \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span>. The <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span> tile is a trap.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"2,3,1,0;3,2,1,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t come to school today.&#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=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/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><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Starting with \u4eca\u5929 <span class=\"py\">j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/span> is also correct.<\/p>\n          <p>A fact about what happened, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"3,4,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t eat meat.&#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=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8089<\/span><rt>r\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8089<\/span><rt>r\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>A habit or a choice, so \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;My package hasn&#8217;t arrived yet.&#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=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u88f9<\/span><rt>b\u0101ogu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/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\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u88f9<\/span><rt>b\u0101ogu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>&#8220;Not yet&#8221; is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,2,4,0;2,1,4,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;She isn&#8217;t busy today.&#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=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/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\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Starting with \u4eca\u5929 <span class=\"py\">j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/span> is also correct.<\/p>\n          <p>\u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span> + adjective. The \u5f88 <span class=\"py\">h\u011bn<\/span> tile is a trap.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"3,4,2,1,0;4,3,2,1,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see him 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=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/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=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/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 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\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Starting with \u6628\u5929 <span class=\"py\">zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/span> is also correct.<\/p>\n          <p>It&#8217;s about the past, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;There&#8217;s nobody at home.&#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=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u88e1<\/span><rt>ji\u0101l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u91cc<\/span><rt>ji\u0101li<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/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\">\u5bb6\u88e1<\/span><rt>ji\u0101l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u91cc<\/span><rt>ji\u0101li<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709 <span class=\"py\">m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><\/span> + noun = &#8220;there isn&#8217;t \/ there&#8217;s no&hellip;&#8221;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,3,5,2,0;3,1,5,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to go to work 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=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><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=\"5\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/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\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Starting with \u660e\u5929 <span class=\"py\">m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/span> is also correct.<\/p>\n          <p>It&#8217;s about what you want, so \u4e0d <span class=\"py\">b\u00f9<\/span>. (Relatable. \ud83d\ude29)<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q10 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"2,3,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I haven&#8217;t eaten yet.&#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=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i 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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>&#8220;Not yet&#8221; is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u6c92 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u6ca1 <span class=\"py\">h\u00e1i m\u00e9i<\/span><\/span>. 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