{"id":11743,"date":"2024-12-06T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T05:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=11743"},"modified":"2026-09-06T08:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:19:06","slug":"not-very-chinese-butai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/not-very-chinese-butai\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Not very&#8221; in Chinese &#8211; \u4e0d\u592a b\u00fat\u00e0i"},"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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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/not-very-chinese-butai\/#1_%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%AA_tai_Alone_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CToo%E2%80%9D\" >1 \u592a\u592a t\u00e0i Alone \u2014 &#8220;Too&#8221;<\/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\/12\/06\/not-very-chinese-butai\/#2_%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA_butai_Adjective\" >2 \u4e0d\u592a\u4e0d\u592a b\u00fat\u00e0i + Adjective<\/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\/12\/06\/not-very-chinese-butai\/#3_%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA_butai_Verb\" >3 \u4e0d\u592a\u4e0d\u592a b\u00fat\u00e0i + Verb<\/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\/12\/06\/not-very-chinese-butai\/#4_Common_Mistake\" >4 Common Mistake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/not-very-chinese-butai\/#5_Practice\" >5 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#fff9ec;\n    --gold:#d69e00;\n    --gold-deep:#a67c00;\n    --amber:#b8860b;\n    --jade:#cc9900;\n    --jade-soft:#fff8e0;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    --line:#f5e8c0;\n    --radius:14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper);\n    color:var(--ink);\n    font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC', sans-serif;\n    line-height:1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n  }\n  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display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;\n    padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row:last-child{border-bottom:none;}\n  .related-grammar .row:hover .title{color:var(--gold);}\n  .related-grammar .arrow{color:var(--jade);font-weight:700;font-size:17px;flex-shrink:0;}\n  .related-grammar .title{font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);}\n  .related-grammar .level{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:var(--gold);\">HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i \u30fb <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 &#8220;Too&#8221; \/ &#8220;Not Very&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i on its own means &#8220;too&#8221; \u2014 an excessive degree. Add the negation <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 in front and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i softens a statement into &#8220;not very.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Adverbs-for-degree-1.png\" alt=\"\u592a t\u00e0i and \u4e0d\u592a b\u00fat\u00e0i in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none;padding:0;margin:0;flex:1;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i is widely used in conversation because it sounds softer and less blunt than an outright negation \u2014 a natural fit for Chinese speakers&#8217; tendency to avoid being overly direct.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%AA_tai_Alone_%E2%80%94_%E2%80%9CToo%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i Alone \u2014 &#8220;Too&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Subject + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i + Adjective\/Verb, usually closed off with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le at the end to underline the excess.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s too hot today.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This is too expensive.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;ve drunk too much (alcohol).<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA_butai_Adjective\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i + Adjective<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Expresses a degree lower than expected or desired \u2014 but not completely absent.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Today&#8217;s weather is not very cold.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This dish is not very delicious.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9913<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162\u4f86<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u0101nl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u95dc\u4fc2<\/span><rt>m\u00e9igu\u0101nxi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u997f<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162\u6765<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u0101nl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u5173\u7cfb<\/span><rt>m\u00e9igu\u0101nxi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m not very hungry yet, so take your time.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Speaking Chinese isn&#8217;t too hard, but writing it is really difficult.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7403<\/span><rt>d\u01ceqi\u00fa<\/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\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7403<\/span><rt>d\u01ceqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The company&#8217;s not too busy lately. Want to go play ball together?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA%E4%B8%8D%E5%A4%AA_butai_Verb\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i + Verb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">With verbs, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i shows a lack of frequency or intensity in doing the action.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He doesn&#8217;t work very much recently.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t quite understand this problem.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t really watch TV.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She doesn&#8217;t really want to work in China.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0a\u606f<\/span><rt>x\u00f9nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/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\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8baf\u606f<\/span><rt>x\u00f9nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You haven&#8217;t been replying to my messages much this month. What have you been busy with?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Usage in Spoken Language<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i sounds softer and less direct than an outright negation, which fits the tendency in Chinese to avoid being overly blunt.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I think he&#8217;s not very good. <em>(A tactful way to say someone isn&#8217;t great, rather than a blunt \u4ed6\u4e0d\u597d.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He doesn&#8217;t really like spicy food. <em>(He might tolerate it, but it&#8217;s really not his favorite.)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Common_Mistake\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span> Common Mistake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i is a fixed unit \u2014 negation first, then <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i. Reversing the order breaks the set phrase.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9913<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u997f<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9913<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u997f<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i always keeps this exact word order. Flipping it to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a\u4e0d<\/span> t\u00e0ib\u00f9 sounds foreign and unnatural.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i<\/td>\n      <td>Too \/ extremely \u2014 often paired with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le<\/td>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a\u8cb4\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a\u8d35\u4e86<\/span> &#8220;too expensive&#8221;<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span> b\u00fat\u00e0i<\/td>\n      <td>Not very \/ not particularly \u2014 a softer negation<\/td>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a\u8cb4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a\u8d35<\/span> &#8220;not very expensive&#8221;<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>This bowl of noodles is too salty.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7897<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9eb5<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9e79<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7897<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9762<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54b8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>I&#8217;m not very tired.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>He doesn&#8217;t really like coffee.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>You ate too fast.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>This book isn&#8217;t very interesting.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u8da3<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u8da3<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>It&#8217;s too far, let&#8217;s take a taxi.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9060<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642d<\/span><rt>d\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a08\u7a0b\u8eca<\/span><rt>j\u00ecch\u00e9ngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdc<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u79df\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u016bz\u016bch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>I don&#8217;t quite understand your question.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>This shirt is too big for me.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u896f\u886b<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nsh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86\u8aaa<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ishu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u886c\u886b<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nsh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765\u8bf4<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ishu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/18\/hen-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng \u30fb <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn \u30fb <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u771f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u771f<\/span> zh\u0113n \u2014 Basic Degree Adverbs<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/a-little-bit-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u4e00\u9ede\u5152<\/span><span 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