{"id":12470,"date":"2025-03-15T22:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T14:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12470"},"modified":"2025-03-16T17:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T09:36:12","slug":"aspect-particle-zhe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/aspect-particle-zhe\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspect Particle &#8211; \u8457 \u7740 zhe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 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 class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/aspect-particle-zhe\/#When_do_we_use_it\" >When do we use it?<\/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\/2025\/03\/15\/aspect-particle-zhe\/#Structure_%E2%80%93_Verb_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe\" >Structure &#8211; Verb + \u8457\u7740 zhe<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/aspect-particle-zhe\/#Indicate_the_continuation_of_an_action_or_state\" >Indicate the continuation of an action or state<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/aspect-particle-zhe\/#Express_a_Command\" >Express a Command<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/2025\/03\/15\/aspect-particle-zhe\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5b466f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>The aspect particle&nbsp;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe&nbsp;is used to indicate ongoing actions or a continuous state in Mandarin Chinese. While it\u2019s common in narratives or storytelling, it\u2019s not something you\u2019ll hear often in everyday conversations. In daily life, people usually use&nbsp;\u5728 z\u00e0i&nbsp;to talk about actions in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_do_we_use_it\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a589b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">When do we use it?<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How would you describe these 2 pictures?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1.png 400w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p>If your answer is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8c93\u5728\u5750<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u732b\u5728\u5750<\/span> m\u0101oz\u00e0izu\u00f2, then you&#8217;ve come to the right article! <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8c93\u5728\u5750<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u732b\u5728\u5750<\/span> m\u0101oz\u00e0izu\u00f2 actually refers to the picture beside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/images-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3283\" style=\"width:106px;height:128px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you want to describe a current statement that the action won&#8217;t just happen and stop right away, you should use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1.png 400w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Picture A<br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The cat is sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture B<br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The cat is standing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure_%E2%80%93_Verb_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a589b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure &#8211; Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indicate_the_continuation_of_an_action_or_state\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a687c4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Indicate the continuation of an action or state<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Cat sleeping on the fridge.<br>(Being &#8220;sleep&#8221; is not an action, it&#8217;s a statement, so don&#8217;t use \u5728 z\u00e0i)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The door is open.<br>(Being &#8220;open&#8221; is not an action, so don&#8217;t use \u5728 z\u00e0i)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5b69<\/span><rt>n\u01dah\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5152<\/span><rt>n\u01da\u00e9r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5b69<\/span><rt>n\u01dah\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u513f<\/span><rt>n\u01da\u00e9r<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The girl reading the book is my daughter.<br>(It&#8217;s ok to use \u5728 z\u00e0i in this sentence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometime <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe and \u5728 z\u00e0i are <strong>not interchangeable<\/strong>. For example,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chinese-zhe-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3286\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u00ecf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u00ecfu<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He is putting on clothes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chinese-zhe-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3287\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u00ecf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u00ecfu<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He is wearing clothes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But sometimes it is interchangeable with \u5728 z\u00e0i, when the action is a long process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/raining.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3288\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><br>It&#8217;s raining outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><br>It&#8217;s raining outside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/watching-tv.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\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\">\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Grandpa is watching TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Grandpa is watching TV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Express_a_Command\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a687c4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Express a Command<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u4f86<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u6765<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Wait, I&#8217;ll be back soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Listen, what I&#8217;m about to say is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9t\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9t\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Take a good look, that&#8217;s the difference between you and me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a589b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">TouchHover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-1.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3%\">\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Ex: <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\">1. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u773c\u93e1<\/span><rt>y\u01cenj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u773c\u955c<\/span><rt>y\u01cenj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\">2. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88d9\u5b50<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88d9\u5b50<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-2.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3%\">\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"highlight-text\">3. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62d0\u6756<\/span><rt>gu\u01ceizh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62d0\u6756<\/span><rt>gu\u01ceizh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\">4. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152\u676f<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152\u676f<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-3.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-3-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:3%\">\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"highlight-text\">5. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e3d\u5b50<\/span><rt>m\u00e0ozi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e3d\u5b50<\/span><rt>m\u00e0ozi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\">6. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u570d\u5dfe<\/span><rt>w\u00e9ij\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56f4\u5dfe<\/span><rt>w\u00e9ij\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/verbing-away-zhe\/\">&#8220;Verbing away&#8221; with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe 2 <\/a> (HSK 4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div 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state in Mandarin Chinese. While it\u2019s common in narratives or storytelling, it\u2019s not something you\u2019ll hear often in everyday conversations. In daily life, people usually use&nbsp;\u5728 z\u00e0i&nbsp;to talk about actions in progress. When do we use it? 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