{"id":12783,"date":"2025-06-09T23:06:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12783"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:35:55","slug":"sooner-or-later-zaowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/sooner-or-later-zaowan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sooner or later &#8211; \u65e9\u665a z\u01ceow\u01cen"},"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\/2025\/06\/09\/sooner-or-later-zaowan\/#1_Structure\" >1 Structure<\/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\/06\/09\/sooner-or-later-zaowan\/#2_Common_Mistakes\" >2 Common Mistakes<\/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\/2025\/06\/09\/sooner-or-later-zaowan\/#3_%E6%97%A9%E6%99%9A%E6%97%A9%E6%99%9A_vs_%E9%81%B2%E6%97%A9%E8%BF%9F%E6%97%A9\" >3 \u65e9\u665a\u65e9\u665a vs \u9072\u65e9\u8fdf\u65e9<\/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\/2025\/06\/09\/sooner-or-later-zaowan\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div 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#f0dcd8;}\n\n  .compare-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0 8px;font-size:15px;}\n  .compare-table th, .compare-table td{\n    padding:12px 14px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    vertical-align:top;\n  }\n  .compare-table th{\n    font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#ffffff;background:#3b6ea5;\n  }\n  .compare-table th:first-child{border-top-left-radius:8px;}\n  .compare-table th:last-child{border-top-right-radius:8px;}\n  .compare-table td:first-child{font-weight:700;color:var(--amber);white-space:nowrap;}\n  .compare-table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--paper-deep);}\n  .compare-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#3b6ea5;\">HSK 5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen literally means &#8220;morning and evening,&#8221; but as an adverb it means &#8220;sooner or later&#8221; \u2014 something is bound to happen eventually, even if exactly when is still up in the air.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sooner-or-later-\u65e9\u665a-zaowan.png\" alt=\"\u65e9\u665a z\u01ceow\u01cen Chinese Grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">Every day has a morning and an evening \u2014 so saying something will happen <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen is really saying &#8220;on some morning or some evening, this will come true.&#8221; It softens a hard truth into something gentler: not &#8220;this will happen,&#8221; but &#8220;this will happen eventually, so brace yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen + Verb Phrase<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">It can be used to soften the tone when talking about something difficult \u2014 bad news, a warning, or even encouragement \u2014 usually paired with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec to point at the future.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u7a2e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e82\u82b1\u9322<\/span><rt>lu\u00e0nhu\u0101qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7fd2\u6163<\/span><rt>x\u00edgu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u79cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e71\u82b1\u94b1<\/span><rt>lu\u00e0nhu\u0101qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e60\u60ef<\/span><rt>x\u00edgu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This kind of reckless spending is bound to cause trouble sooner or later.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u8b1d<\/span><rt>g\u01cenxi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u8c22<\/span><rt>g\u01cenxi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sooner or later, you&#8217;ll thank yourself for working hard now.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aa4\u6703<\/span><rt>w\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bef\u4f1a<\/span><rt>w\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">If you don&#8217;t make things clear, you&#8217;re bound to be misunderstood.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767c\u73fe<\/span><rt>f\u0101xi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d1\u73b0<\/span><rt>f\u0101xi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sooner or later, you&#8217;ll realize he&#8217;s just not that into you.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4e8b<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4e8b<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">If you keep driving that fast, you&#8217;re going to crash sooner or later.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56e4<\/span><rt>t\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngx\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u88e1<\/span><rt>ji\u0101l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b8a<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5009\u5eab<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngk\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56e4<\/span><rt>t\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u91cc<\/span><rt>ji\u0101l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d8<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed3\u5e93<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngk\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">If you keep hoarding like this, your house will turn into a warehouse sooner or later.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b\u4e0a<\/span><rt>\u00e0ish\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ed\u8c46\u8150<\/span><rt>ch\u00f2ud\u00f2uf\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5473\u9053<\/span><rt>w\u00e8id\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231\u4e0a<\/span><rt>\u00e0ishang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ed\u8c46\u8150<\/span><rt>ch\u00f2ud\u00f2uf\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5473\u9053<\/span><rt>w\u00e8id\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sooner or later, you&#8217;ll fall in love with the taste of Taiwan stinky tofu.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Fun Fact<\/div>\n    <p>There&#8217;s a Mandopop song literally titled <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen \u2014 worth a listen if you want to hear the word land naturally in a wistful, love-song context. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0GWEPvi6hlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch it on YouTube \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Most errors come from pairing <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen with the wrong aspect marker, or placing it after the modal verb instead of before it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u958b<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u5f00<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u958b<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u5f00<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen predicts something that hasn&#8217;t happened yet, so it needs a future-pointing word like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec. Pairing it with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le, which marks a completed action, contradicts the whole point \u2014 you can&#8217;t predict something that&#8217;s already over.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u8b1d<\/span><rt>g\u01cenxi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u8c22<\/span><rt>g\u01cenxi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u8b1d<\/span><rt>g\u01cenxi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u8c22<\/span><rt>g\u01cenxi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen has to come before the modal verb <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec, not after it \u2014 either right before the subject or right after it, but always ahead of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec itself.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E6%97%A9%E6%99%9A%E6%97%A9%E6%99%9A_vs_%E9%81%B2%E6%97%A9%E8%BF%9F%E6%97%A9\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9072\u65e9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdf\u65e9<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9072\u65e9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdf\u65e9<\/span> ch\u00edz\u01ceo (&#8220;late and early&#8221;) is the other common way to say &#8220;sooner or later,&#8221; and it&#8217;s close enough to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen that they&#8217;re often interchangeable \u2014 the difference is mostly in flavor.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span> z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9072\u65e9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdf\u65e9<\/span> ch\u00edz\u01ceo<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Literal image<\/td>\n      <td>&#8220;Morning and evening&#8221; \u2014 a homey, everyday picture<\/td>\n      <td>&#8220;Late and early&#8221; \u2014 a more abstract, neutral pairing<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Tone<\/td>\n      <td>Warmer, more conversational \u2014 fits advice, teasing, encouragement<\/td>\n      <td>Slightly more serious or formal \u2014 fits warnings, proverbs, written Chinese<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Context<\/td>\n      <td>Everyday speech, texting, casual predictions<\/td>\n      <td>News, essays, business or legal warnings, set expressions<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Example<\/td>\n      <td><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:16px;line-height:2.2;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4e8b<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4e8b<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:16px;line-height:2.2;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u7a2e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u65e9<\/span><rt>ch\u00edz\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7206\u767c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0of\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u79cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u65e9<\/span><rt>ch\u00edz\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7206\u53d1<\/span><rt>b\u00e0of\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/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\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>If you keep staying up late, your health will suffer sooner or later.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71ac\u591c<\/span><rt>\u00e1oy\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f71\u97ff<\/span><rt>y\u01d0ngxi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71ac\u591c<\/span><rt>\u00e1oy\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f71\u54cd<\/span><rt>y\u01d0ngxi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>Sooner or later, everyone will understand your choice.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7406\u89e3<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9078\u64c7<\/span><rt>xu\u01cenz\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7406\u89e3<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9009\u62e9<\/span><rt>xu\u01cenz\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>If you don&#8217;t save any money, you&#8217;re bound to run into trouble sooner or later.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b58\u9322<\/span><rt>c\u00fanqi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b58\u94b1<\/span><rt>c\u00fanqi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>Sooner or later, the truth will come out.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u76f8<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u767d<\/span><rt>d\u00e0b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u76f8<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u767d<\/span><rt>d\u00e0b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>If you keep eating like this, you&#8217;ll gain weight sooner or later.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u012bxi\u00e0q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b8a\u80d6<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0np\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u012bxi\u00e0q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d8\u80d6<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0np\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>Sooner or later, you&#8217;ll get used to living here.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7fd2\u6163<\/span><rt>x\u00edgu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e60\u60ef<\/span><rt>x\u00edgu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>If he keeps lying like this, he&#8217;ll get caught sooner or later.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8b0a<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62c6\u7a7f<\/span><rt>ch\u0101ichu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8c0e<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62c6\u7a7f<\/span><rt>ch\u0101ichu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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\">08<\/span>Sooner or later, this company will go public.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5e02<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u665a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceow\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5e02<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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\">09<\/span>If you keep ignoring the problem, it&#8217;ll blow up sooner or later.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span 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