{"id":12180,"date":"2025-01-26T15:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12180"},"modified":"2026-09-07T08:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:36:42","slug":"a-bit-too-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/a-bit-too-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A bit too&#8221; in Chinese &#8211; Adj le di\u01cen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248 !important;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#b8402c !important;\">HSK 4<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#a5301f !important;\">Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86\u9ede(\u5152) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86\u70b9(\u513f) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#a5301f !important;\">\u2014 &#8220;A Bit Too&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Adding <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86\u9ede(\u5152) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86\u70b9(\u513f) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span> after an adjective expresses that something is slightly excessive or beyond ideal. It often carries a tone of mild dissatisfaction, criticism, or concern \u2014 but stays polite and conversational.<\/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\/2025\/01\/A-bit-too-in-Chinese-ledian.png\" alt=\"A bit too in Chinese \u4e86\u9ede le di\u01cen\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Whether it&#8217;s clothes that are a bit too small, food that&#8217;s a bit too salty, or someone talking a bit too fast \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86\u9ede(\u5152) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86\u70b9(\u513f) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span> is the gentle way to point it out without sounding harsh.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3>Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86\u9ede(\u5152) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86\u70b9(\u513f) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><\/h3>\n  <p>This pattern implies that the adjective describes something slightly beyond what&#8217;s ideal or acceptable. The tone is usually polite or conversational, not overly strong.<\/p>\n\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\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This piece of clothing is a bit too small.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s a bit too cold today.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He speaks a bit too fast.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\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\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9e79<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54b8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This dish is a bit too salty.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>zh\u00edji\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60e1\u610f<\/span><rt>\u00e8y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>zh\u00edji\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6076\u610f<\/span><rt>\u00e8y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s a bit too direct when he talks, but he doesn&#8217;t mean any harm.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\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\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/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\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Telling me this now feels a little late, don&#8217;t you think?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5152<\/span><rt>n\u01da\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">8\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64d4\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u513f<\/span><rt>n\u01da\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">8\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62c5\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecb\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Your daughter is only 8, and you&#8217;re already worried about her getting married? Isn&#8217;t that a bit too soon?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u5b57<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u96dc<\/span><rt>f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d55\u5c0d<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u5b57<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u6742<\/span><rt>f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7edd\u5bf9<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Chinese characters might be a little complicated, but they&#8217;re definitely not hard!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Not the past-tense <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span><\/div>\n    <p>Here, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span> isn&#8217;t marking a completed action \u2014 it signals a change of state or a realization (&#8220;it&#8217;s turned out to be&#8230;&#8221;, &#8220;it has become&#8230;&#8221;). That&#8217;s why <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86\u9ede(\u5152) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86\u70b9(\u513f) le di\u01cen(r)<\/span> can describe things happening right now, not just in the past.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Dropping <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span> changes the meaning entirely \u2014 without it, &#8220;Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9 di\u01cen<\/span>&#8221; reads as a softened command (see the HSK 2 imperative pattern), not a description.<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft) !important;font-size:13.5px;\">(reads as a command: &#8220;Speak a bit faster!&#8221;)<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft) !important;font-size:13.5px;\">(a statement: &#8220;He speaks a bit too fast.&#8221;)<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86 le<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86 le<\/span> is what turns this into an observation about how something is. Without it, the sentence collapses into the &#8220;V\/Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u9ede y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u70b9 y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/span>&#8221; imperative pattern instead, which has a completely different meaning.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>This room is a bit too small.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><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\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>This coffee is a bit too bitter.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82e6<\/span><rt>k\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82e6<\/span><rt>k\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Today&#8217;s meeting was a bit too long.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><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\">\u6703\u8b70<\/span><rt>hu\u00ecy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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\">\u4f1a\u8bae<\/span><rt>hu\u00ecy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>He seems a bit too nervous.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>This price is a bit too expensive.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><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\">\u50f9\u9322<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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\">\u4ef7\u94b1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Your reaction was a bit too strong.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53cd\u61c9<\/span><rt>f\u01ceny\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53cd\u5e94<\/span><rt>f\u01ceny\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>This shirt is a bit too tight.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\"><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\">\u7dca<\/span><rt>j\u01d0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span 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