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text-align:center;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-faint);\n }\n .support a{color:var(--bronze-deep);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);}\n @media (max-width:560px){\n .page{padding:32px 5px 60px;}\n .word-card, .quiz-wrapper, .toc{\n padding-left: 12px;\n padding-right: 12px;\n margin-left: 5px;\n margin-right: 5px;\n }\n .toc ol{columns:1;}\n .card-head{gap:12px;}\n .cn-sentence{font-size:17px;}\n .meta-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}\n .back-link img { width: 50%; }\n .quiz-restart { width: 50%; }\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body class=\"pinyin-visible\">\n<div class=\"page\">\n\n <header class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Similar words<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"title\">\u8981 y\u00e0o <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span>\u60f3\u8981 xi\u01cengy\u00e0o <span class=\"dot\"> \u00b7 <\/span>\u60f3 xi\u01ceng<\/h1>\n <p class=\"subtitle\">Three ways to say “want” in Mandarin — and how each one signals a different level of certainty.<\/p>\n <p class=\"intro\">In Chinese, there are 3 common ways to express “want”: <b>\u8981 y\u00e0o<\/b>, <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/b>, and <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01ceng<\/b>. While they can all be translated as “want” or “would like,” the differences lie in how <b>strong<\/b> the desire is, how <b>certain<\/b> the speaker is, and <b>who typically uses it<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/header>\n\n <nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n <div class=\"toc-title\">On this page<\/div>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#yao\"><span class=\"toc-num\">01<\/span>\u8981 y\u00e0o \u2014 Strongest, Most Certain<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#xiangyao\"><span class=\"toc-num\">02<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span> xi\u01cengy\u00e0o \u2014 Moderately Strong<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#xiang\"><span class=\"toc-num\">03<\/span>\u60f3 xi\u01ceng \u2014 Softest, Just an Idea<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#compare\"><span class=\"toc-num\">04<\/span>Quick Comparison<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#quiz\"><span class=\"toc-num\">05<\/span>Practice Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/nav>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e00<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%A6%81_yao\"><\/span>\u8981 y\u00e0o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Strongest, Most Certain<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <div class=\"meta-grid\">\n <div class=\"meta-item\">\n <span class=\"meta-label\">Certainty<\/span>\n <span class=\"meta-value\">80% – 99%<\/span>\n <div class=\"certainty-bar\"><div class=\"certainty-fill\" style=\"width:90%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Firm, direct<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Commonly Used By<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Bosses, parents, teachers, customers<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Use When<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">You’ve already decided and are ready to act, or giving a strong command<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want to study Chinese. (A firm decision \u2014 the speaker has likely already taken steps or will do so soon.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u5f0f\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>m\u011bish\u00ec k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want one Americano. (Ordering with \u8981 isn’t impolite \u2014 it’s expected, since the decision is already made.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa6\u516c\u5ba4<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ng\u014dngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529e\u516c\u5ba4<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ng\u014dngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The boss wants you to go to his office to see him.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85<\/span><rt>d\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom wants me to stay at home.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The teacher wants the students to write.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-block\">\n <p>\ud83d\udccc \u8981 y\u00e0o is commonly translated as “told” or “asked” in English when used by someone in a position of authority, like a boss, parent, or teacher, because it implies a strong request or command.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e8c<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%81_xiangyao\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Moderately Strong, Clear Desire<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <div class=\"meta-grid\">\n <div class=\"meta-item\">\n <span class=\"meta-label\">Certainty<\/span>\n <span class=\"meta-value\">40% – 70%<\/span>\n <div class=\"certainty-bar\"><div class=\"certainty-fill\" style=\"width:55%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Specific desire, not fully decided<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Commonly Used By<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Friends, coworkers<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Use When<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">You have a clear wish but are still thinking, or facing some obstacles<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want to study Chinese. (The desire is there, and the speaker is almost ready to act, but may still have doubts.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u70ba<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u4e3a<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u540d<\/span><rt>m\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">He wants to become a doctor.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want to grab a coffee during the break. Are you coming?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Where would you like to go on the weekend?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u898b\u9762<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1\u9762<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">When do you want to meet?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e09<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%83%B3_xiang\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01ceng<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Softest, Just an Idea<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <div class=\"meta-grid\">\n <div class=\"meta-item\">\n <span class=\"meta-label\">Certainty<\/span>\n <span class=\"meta-value\">10% – 40%<\/span>\n <div class=\"certainty-bar\"><div class=\"certainty-fill\" style=\"width:25%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Polite, casual, or vague<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Commonly Used By<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Children, students, subordinates<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Use When<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">You’re casually thinking about something, without a firm plan<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’d like to study Chinese. (A general idea the speaker is interested in, but hasn’t committed to.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I feel like having coffee.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9818\u5c0e<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ngd\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9886\u5bfc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ngd\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb\u5047<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngji\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7\u5047<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngji\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Boss, I’d like to take the afternoon off.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5b78<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5b66<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom, I don’t want to go to school.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fad\u8077<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9e\u804c<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I don’t want to work anymore. I want to quit.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"compare-section\" id=\"compare\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">04 \u00b7 At a Glance<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Comparison\"><\/span>Quick Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"compare-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Certainty<\/th><th>Tone<\/th><th>Commonly Used By<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u8981<rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>80–99%<\/td>\n <td>Firm, direct<\/td>\n <td>Bosses, parents, teachers, customers<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>40–70%<\/td>\n <td>Clear desire, not fully decided<\/td>\n <td>Friends, coworkers<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u60f3<rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>10–40%<\/td>\n <td>Polite, casual, vague<\/td>\n <td>Children, students, subordinates<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"quiz-section\" id=\"quiz\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">05 \u00b7 Practice<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Quiz\"><\/span>Practice Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-wrapper\" id=\"quizApp\">\n <div class=\"quiz-header\" id=\"quizHeaderInfo\">\n <span>PRACTICE QUIZ<\/span>\n <span id=\"quizCounter\">Question 1 of 10<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-bar\" id=\"quizProgressBarWrap\">\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-fill\" id=\"quizProgressFill\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Ordering coffee, already decided) I want a cup of black coffee.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>h\u0113ik\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Just a passing thought) I feel like watching a movie tonight.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Clear desire, but facing a hurdle) I want to learn how to swim, but I don’t know who is best to learn from.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38\u6cf3<\/span><rt>y\u00f3uy\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Manager giving a direct order) The manager wants you to finish this report today.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 f\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 f\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Child speaking to mom, casual) Mom, I don’t want to eat vegetables.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9752\u83dc<\/span><rt>q\u012bngc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Coworker chatting) Where do you want to go for the company trip?<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u904a<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u6e38<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Customer at a store, decided) I want this pair of shoes.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d9<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53cc<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(A vague, casual thought) I’ve been thinking about learning to paint.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u756b\u756b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u753b\u753b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(A clear but tentative desire) He wants to move to another city, but he’s still considering it.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u5230<\/span><rt>b\u0101nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225\u7684<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b\u7684<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u57ce\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u616e<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8651<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Teacher instructing students) The teacher wants everyone to hand in homework tomorrow.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-done\" id=\"quizDoneScreen\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">Complete<\/div>\n <div class=\"score-big\" id=\"finalScoreText\">0 \/ 10<\/div>\n <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px;\">questions answered correctly<\/p>\n <button class=\"quiz-restart\" onclick=\"restartQuiz()\">Try Again<\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-nav\" id=\"quizNavButtons\">\n <button class=\"quiz-nav-btn\" id=\"quizPrevBtn\" onclick=\"changeQuizCard(-1)\" disabled>← Prev<\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-nav-btn\" id=\"quizNextBtn\" onclick=\"changeQuizCard(1)\" disabled>Next →<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <div class=\"back-link\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/synonym\/\" aria-label=\"Back to synonyms list\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png\" alt=\"Back to synonyms list\">\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"support\">\n Enjoyed this post? <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\">Buy me a coffee \u2615<\/a> so I can keep writing more of these.\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n const quizExplanations = [\"\u8981 y\u00e0o fits a firm, already-made decision \u2014 perfectly normal when ordering.\", \"\u60f3 xi\u01ceng fits a casual, uncommitted idea.\", \"\u60f3\u8981 xi\u01cengy\u00e0o fits a clear desire that hasn't fully turned into action yet.\", \"\u8981 y\u00e0o fits a direct instruction from someone in authority.\", \"\u60f3 xi\u01ceng fits this casual, softer refusal from a child.\", \"\u60f3\u8981 xi\u01cengy\u00e0o fits a clear preference being discussed among coworkers.\", \"\u8981 y\u00e0o is the 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class=\"intro\">In Chinese, there are 3 common ways to express “want”: <b>\u8981 y\u00e0o<\/b>, <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/b>, and <b><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01ceng<\/b>. While they can all be translated as “want” or “would like,” the differences lie in how <b>strong<\/b> the desire is, how <b>certain<\/b> the speaker is, and <b>who typically uses it<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/header>\n\n <nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n <div class=\"toc-title\">On this page<\/div>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#yao\"><span class=\"toc-num\">01<\/span>\u8981 y\u00e0o \u2014 Strongest, Most Certain<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#xiangyao\"><span class=\"toc-num\">02<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span> xi\u01cengy\u00e0o \u2014 Moderately Strong<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#xiang\"><span class=\"toc-num\">03<\/span>\u60f3 xi\u01ceng \u2014 Softest, Just an Idea<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#compare\"><span class=\"toc-num\">04<\/span>Quick Comparison<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#quiz\"><span class=\"toc-num\">05<\/span>Practice Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/nav>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e00<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%A6%81_yao\"><\/span>\u8981 y\u00e0o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Strongest, Most Certain<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <div class=\"meta-grid\">\n <div class=\"meta-item\">\n <span class=\"meta-label\">Certainty<\/span>\n <span class=\"meta-value\">80% – 99%<\/span>\n <div class=\"certainty-bar\"><div class=\"certainty-fill\" style=\"width:90%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Firm, direct<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Commonly Used By<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Bosses, parents, teachers, customers<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Use When<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">You’ve already decided and are ready to act, or giving a strong command<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want to study Chinese. (A firm decision \u2014 the speaker has likely already taken steps or will do so soon.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u5f0f\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>m\u011bish\u00ec k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want one Americano. (Ordering with \u8981 isn’t impolite \u2014 it’s expected, since the decision is already made.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa6\u516c\u5ba4<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ng\u014dngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529e\u516c\u5ba4<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ng\u014dngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The boss wants you to go to his office to see him.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85<\/span><rt>d\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom wants me to stay at home.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u5b57<\/span><rt>xi\u011bz\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">The teacher wants the students to write.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-block\">\n <p>\ud83d\udccc \u8981 y\u00e0o is commonly translated as “told” or “asked” in English when used by someone in a position of authority, like a boss, parent, or teacher, because it implies a strong request or command.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e8c<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%81_xiangyao\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Moderately Strong, Clear Desire<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <div class=\"meta-grid\">\n <div class=\"meta-item\">\n <span class=\"meta-label\">Certainty<\/span>\n <span class=\"meta-value\">40% – 70%<\/span>\n <div class=\"certainty-bar\"><div class=\"certainty-fill\" style=\"width:55%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Specific desire, not fully decided<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Commonly Used By<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Friends, coworkers<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Use When<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">You have a clear wish but are still thinking, or facing some obstacles<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want to study Chinese. (The desire is there, and the speaker is almost ready to act, but may still have doubts.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u70ba<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u4e3a<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u540d<\/span><rt>m\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">He wants to become a doctor.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I want to grab a coffee during the break. Are you coming?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Where would you like to go on the weekend?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u898b\u9762<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1\u9762<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">When do you want to meet?<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"word-card\" id=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"card-head\">\n <div class=\"seal\">\u4e09<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%83%B3_xiang\"><\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><\/ruby> xi\u01ceng<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <span class=\"pos-tag\">Softest, Just an Idea<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"card-body\">\n <div class=\"meta-grid\">\n <div class=\"meta-item\">\n <span class=\"meta-label\">Certainty<\/span>\n <span class=\"meta-value\">10% – 40%<\/span>\n <div class=\"certainty-bar\"><div class=\"certainty-fill\" style=\"width:25%;\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Tone<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Polite, casual, or vague<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Commonly Used By<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">Children, students, subordinates<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Use When<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">You’re casually thinking about something, without a firm plan<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-list\">\n <div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I’d like to study Chinese. (A general idea the speaker is interested in, but hasn’t committed to.)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I feel like having coffee.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9818\u5c0e<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ngd\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9886\u5bfc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ngd\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb\u5047<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngji\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7\u5047<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngji\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Boss, I’d like to take the afternoon off.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5b78<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5b66<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">Mom, I don’t want to go to school.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n <div class=\"ex-cn\"><span class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fad\u8077<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9e\u804c<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"ex-en\">I don’t want to work anymore. I want to quit.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"compare-section\" id=\"compare\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">04 \u00b7 At a Glance<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Comparison\"><\/span>Quick Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"compare-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Certainty<\/th><th>Tone<\/th><th>Commonly Used By<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u8981<rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>80–99%<\/td>\n <td>Firm, direct<\/td>\n <td>Bosses, parents, teachers, customers<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>40–70%<\/td>\n <td>Clear desire, not fully decided<\/td>\n <td>Friends, coworkers<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"compare-word\"><ruby>\u60f3<rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n <td>10–40%<\/td>\n <td>Polite, casual, vague<\/td>\n <td>Children, students, subordinates<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"quiz-section\" id=\"quiz\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">05 \u00b7 Practice<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Quiz\"><\/span>Practice Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-wrapper\" id=\"quizApp\">\n <div class=\"quiz-header\" id=\"quizHeaderInfo\">\n <span>PRACTICE QUIZ<\/span>\n <span id=\"quizCounter\">Question 1 of 10<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-bar\" id=\"quizProgressBarWrap\">\n <div class=\"quiz-progress-fill\" id=\"quizProgressFill\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Ordering coffee, already decided) I want a cup of black coffee.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>h\u0113ik\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Just a passing thought) I feel like watching a movie tonight.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Clear desire, but facing a hurdle) I want to learn how to swim, but I don’t know who is best to learn from.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38\u6cf3<\/span><rt>y\u00f3uy\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Manager giving a direct order) The manager wants you to finish this report today.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u7406<\/span><rt>j\u012bngl\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 f\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 f\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Child speaking to mom, casual) Mom, I don’t want to eat vegetables.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9752\u83dc<\/span><rt>q\u012bngc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Coworker chatting) Where do you want to go for the company trip?<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u904a<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u6e38<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Customer at a store, decided) I want this pair of shoes.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d9<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53cc<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiang\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(A vague, casual thought) I’ve been thinking about learning to paint.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u756b\u756b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u753b\u753b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"xiangyao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(A clear but tentative desire) He wants to move to another city, but he’s still considering it.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u5230<\/span><rt>b\u0101nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225\u7684<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b\u7684<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u57ce\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u616e<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8651<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"yao\">\n <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Teacher instructing students) The teacher wants everyone to hand in homework tomorrow.<\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\"> <\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'yao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiang')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'xiangyao')\">\n <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n <\/button>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-done\" id=\"quizDoneScreen\">\n <div class=\"section-kicker\">Complete<\/div>\n <div class=\"score-big\" id=\"finalScoreText\">0 \/ 10<\/div>\n <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px;\">questions answered correctly<\/p>\n <button class=\"quiz-restart\" onclick=\"restartQuiz()\">Try Again<\/button>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-nav\" id=\"quizNavButtons\">\n <button class=\"quiz-nav-btn\" id=\"quizPrevBtn\" onclick=\"changeQuizCard(-1)\" disabled>← Prev<\/button>\n <button class=\"quiz-nav-btn\" id=\"quizNextBtn\" onclick=\"changeQuizCard(1)\" disabled>Next →<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <div class=\"back-link\">\n <a 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