{"id":11731,"date":"2024-12-03T23:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=11731"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:29:28","slug":"yes-no-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/yes-no-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say &#8220;Yes&#8221; and &#8220;No&#8221; in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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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learners<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">How to Say &#8220;Yes&#8221; and &#8220;No&#8221; in Chinese<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" viewBox=\"0 0 168 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n      <path d=\"M2 8C24 3 46 11 68 6C90 1 112 10 134 5C148 2 158 6 166 4\" stroke=\"#A9843F\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      Chinese has no single word that translates directly to &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no.&#8221; Instead, it leans on\n      <b>context, repeating the verb, or explicit affirmative and negative phrases<\/b> to agree or\n      disagree.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The core pattern<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Direct_%E2%80%9CYes%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CNo%E2%80%9D_Words\"><\/span>No Direct &#8220;Yes&#8221; or &#8220;No&#8221; Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Where English answers with a standalone &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no,&#8221; Chinese speakers typically repeat the\n        main verb or adjective from the question \u2014 or explicitly confirm or deny it.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\" style=\"margin-top:0;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affirmative_Responses_yes\"><\/span>Affirmative Responses <span class=\"tag yes\">= yes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Can you speak Chinese?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>Yes.<\/em> (I can.)<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Do you like dogs?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>Yes.<\/em> (I like them.)<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Is the weather cold?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>Yes.<\/em> (It&#8217;s cold.)<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Negative_Responses_no\"><\/span>Negative Responses <span class=\"tag no\">= no<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Negative responses pair a negation word \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/bu-and-mei\/\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> m\u00e9i<\/a> \u2014 with\n        the verb, adjective, or phrase being denied.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Are you buying coffee?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>No,<\/em> I&#8217;m not.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Do you have money?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>No,<\/em> I don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Do you know I love you?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>No,<\/em> I don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"warn-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">Common mistake<\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        A frequent overreach: treating <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span> b\u00fash\u00ec as an all-purpose yes\/no,\n        the way English does. Every example above shows why that doesn&#8217;t hold \u2014 &#8220;Can you speak Chinese?&#8221;\n        gets answered with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span>, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span>; &#8220;Do you like dogs?&#8221; gets <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span>, not\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span>. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> only answers a question that already used <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> to begin with \u2014 like &#8220;Is this your book?&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">A near-miss<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_About_%E5%B0%8D%E5%AF%B9_dui_and_%E4%B8%8D%E5%B0%8D%E4%B8%8D%E5%AF%B9_budui\"><\/span>What About <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u5bf9<\/span> b\u00fadu\u00ec?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        These can sometimes stand in for &#8220;yes&#8221; and &#8220;no&#8221; \u2014 but they don&#8217;t map onto English cleanly. What\n        they actually mean is &#8220;correct&#8221; and &#8220;not correct.&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Is this your book?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\"><em>Yes!<\/em> (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec also works here.)<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-block\">\n      <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"who\">Q<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/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\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/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\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-q\">Are we eating together tomorrow?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"qa-line answer\"><span class=\"who\">A<\/span><span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5c0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fadu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5bf9<\/span><rt>b\u00fadu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <p class=\"en-a\">No, that&#8217;s wrong. It&#8217;s today.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The reasoning<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Doesnt_Chinese_Have_%E2%80%9CYes%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CNo%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Why Doesn&#8217;t Chinese Have &#8220;Yes&#8221; or &#8220;No&#8221;?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>This comes down to the language&#8217;s syntax and semantics:<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <ul class=\"reasons\">\n      <li>\n        <span class=\"num\">1<\/span>\n        <span class=\"txt\"><b>Verb-centric responses.<\/b> Chinese grammar already centers on verbs and adjectives, so affirming or negating them directly is the natural move.<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <span class=\"num\">2<\/span>\n        <span class=\"txt\"><b>Avoiding ambiguity.<\/b> Repeating or negating the verb gives clarity that a standalone &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221; might lack in a tonal language.<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <span class=\"num\">3<\/span>\n        <span class=\"txt\"><b>Limited verb morphology.<\/b> Chinese verbs don&#8217;t conjugate, and Chinese syntax has no equivalent of English&#8217;s &#8220;do\/does&#8221; \u2014 a dummy auxiliary that can stand in for any verb. Without that placeholder, there&#8217;s no generic verb-shaped slot for &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221; to fill; the real verb has to do the work itself.<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"closing\">\n    <p>\n      Same lesson, different verb: the way learners over-generalize\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> here echoes the\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709<\/span> mix-up\n      covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/verbs\/\">Chinese Verbs<\/a> \u2014\n      one verb quietly standing in for a job it was never built for.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<script>\n\/*\n  Applies the site's lang_zh-TW cookie on page load (see lang-selector\n  widget) directly to this post's .lang-zh-TW \/ .lang-zh-CN elements,\n  since the widget's own \"on load\" handler only updates its menu\n  pointers, not the actual display. 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