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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/seize-the-moment-chen\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/seize-the-moment-chen\/#%E8%B6%81_chen_condition_situation_opportunity_V\" >\u8d81 ch\u00e8n + condition \/ situation \/ opportunity + V<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/2026\/02\/07\/seize-the-moment-chen\/#%E8%B6%81_chen_VS_%E7%95%B6%E5%BD%93_dang\" >\u8d81 ch\u00e8n VS \u7576\u5f53 d\u0101ng<\/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\/2026\/02\/07\/seize-the-moment-chen\/#A_Song_Named_%E8%B6%81_chen\" >A Song Named \u8d81 ch\u00e8n<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/seize-the-moment-chen\/#Lyrics_from_the_song\" >Lyrics from the song<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#378163\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>\u8d81 ch\u00e8n<\/strong>&nbsp;is a preposition or verb meaning&nbsp;<strong>to take advantage of a time or situation<\/strong>\u2014to do something <strong>while conditions are right or before they change<\/strong>.<br>This usage does not translate naturally into English word-for-word and is usually better understood by its function rather than a direct equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#378163\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B6%81_chen_condition_situation_opportunity_V\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e9982\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u8d81 ch\u00e8n + condition \/ situation \/ opportunity + V<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u8d81 ch\u00e8n phrase can be put either at the beginning of the sentence or before the main verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u9ede<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0idi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u70b9<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0idi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Let\u2019s finish it&nbsp;while he\u2019s not here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1<\/span><rt>h\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1<\/span><rt>h\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Go home&nbsp;before it gets dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74\u8f15<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1nq\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5617\u8a66<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5404\u7a2e<\/span><rt>gezh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u7269<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecw\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74\u8f7b<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1nq\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c1d\u8bd5<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5404\u79cd<\/span><rt>gezh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u7269<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecw\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><br>While you are young, you should (seize the opportunity to) try more new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def\u4e0a<\/span><rt>l\u00f9sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f50<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5564\u9152<\/span><rt>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def\u4e0a<\/span><rt>l\u00f9shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f50<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5564\u9152<\/span><rt>p\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><br>\nMr. Lee bought a few cans of beer from the supermarket on his way home from work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e6f<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c64<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Drink the soup while it\u2019s hot; it won\u2019t taste good once it gets cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ox\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b<\/span><rt>g\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4f86<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81\u71b1<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nr\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba3\u50b3<\/span><rt>xu\u0101nch\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a<\/span><rt>g\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u6765<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81\u70ed<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nr\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba3\u4f20<\/span><rt>xu\u0101nch\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The news just came out, so you can promote it while it\u2019s still fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6691\u5047<\/span><rt>sh\u01d4ji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6691\u5047<\/span><rt>sh\u01d4ji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I want to study Chinese in Taiwan (and I should take the opportunity) during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81\u65e9<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nz\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa6\u6cd5<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecqing<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81\u65e9<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nz\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529e\u6cd5<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Since things have come to this, it\u2019s better to think of a solution as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u570b<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u56fd<\/span><rt>hu\u00edgu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>You should have told him you liked him before he went back to his country. Now it\u2019s too late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B6%81_chen_VS_%E7%95%B6%E5%BD%93_dang\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#378163\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u8d81 ch\u00e8n VS <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7576<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f53<\/span> d\u0101ng<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Word<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meaning<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Feeling<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u8d81 ch\u00e8n<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">take advantage of<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">urgency, don\u2019t miss it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7576<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f53<\/span> d\u0101ng<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">when \/ during<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">neutral, descriptive<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>(quietly, before he wakes up)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7576<\/span><rt>d\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u66f8<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f53<\/span><rt>d\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u4e66<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>(just describing time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Song_Named_%E8%B6%81_chen\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#378163\" class=\"has-inline-color\">A Song Named \u8d81 ch\u00e8n<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u4f70\u67d2\u5168\u570b\u806f\u5408\u7562\u696d\u6b4c -\u300a\u8d81\u300bfeat. Trash\u4e3b\u5531 \u963f\u591c\uff5cOfficial Music Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J1fQQ7I5Wdo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lyrics_from_the_song\"><\/span>Lyrics from the song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6709<\/span><rt>h\u00e1iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4efd<\/span><rt>f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u885d\u52d5<\/span><rt>ch\u014dngd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6709<\/span><rt>h\u00e1iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4efd<\/span><rt>f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b2\u52a8<\/span><rt>ch\u014dngd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>While I still have the impulse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u721b\u900f<\/span><rt>l\u00e0nt\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70c2\u900f<\/span><rt>l\u00e0nt\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Before I get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u904e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0nggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8d81<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u8fc7<\/span><rt>f\u00e0nggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Before I give up myself.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/contemporary-chinese-book-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" style=\"width:150px;height:43px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point:\u8d81 ch\u00e8n&nbsp;is a preposition or verb meaning&nbsp;to take advantage of a time or situation\u2014to do something while conditions are right or before they change.This usage does not translate naturally into English word-for-word and is usually better understood by its function rather than a direct equivalent. 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