{"id":15272,"date":"2026-08-15T18:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15272"},"modified":"2026-08-15T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:44:58","slug":"expressing-unexpected-juran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/expressing-unexpected-juran\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing the Unexpected 2 &#8211; \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/expressing-unexpected-juran\/#1_Structure\" >1 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\/08\/15\/expressing-unexpected-juran\/#S_%E5%B1%85%E7%84%B6_juran\" >S + \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/expressing-unexpected-juran\/#%E5%B1%85%E7%84%B6_juran_S\" >\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n + S<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/08\/15\/expressing-unexpected-juran\/#2_Common_Mistakes\" >2 Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/expressing-unexpected-juran\/#3_Practice\" >3 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#f4f7fb;\n    --gold:#3b6ea5;\n    --gold-deep:#2f5c8c;\n    --amber:#2a5f8f;\n    --jade:#3568a0;\n    --jade-soft:#e8f0f8;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    --line:#dde7f0;\n    --radius:14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper);\n    color:var(--ink);\n    font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC', sans-serif;\n    line-height:1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n  }\n  a{color:var(--amber);}\n\n  .topbar{\n    display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;\n    padding:16px 24px;margin:0 auto;\n    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.hint{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:8px;}\n\n  .cta-strip{\n    margin-top:56px;padding:26px;border-radius:var(--radius);\n    background:#e8f0f8;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);text-align:center;\n  }\n  .cta-strip p{color:var(--ink-soft);opacity:1;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:14.5px;}\n  .cta-strip a.btn{\n    display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;\n    padding:11px 26px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;\n  }\n\n  .related-grammar{margin-top:48px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}\n  .related-grammar h4{\n    font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#3b6ea5;margin:0 0 6px;\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row{\n    display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;\n    padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row:last-child{border-bottom:none;}\n  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.right-row .hanzi{color:var(--ink);}\n  .mistake-block .why{font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:10px;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px dashed #f0dcd8;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#3b6ea5;\">HSK 5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u2014 &#8220;Surprisingly&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n works like \u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n, but hits harder \u2014 it&#8217;s more colloquial and carries a stronger sense of disbelief or astonishment. Unusually for an adverb, it can sit either before or after the subject, but it can never shorten to just \u5c45 j\u016b.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u5c45\u7136-grammar.png\" alt=\"\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n Chinese Grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n is a special adverb: it can sit right after the subject as usual, or jump in front of it for extra emphasis. Either way, the \u7136 r\u00e1n always stays \u2014 it&#8217;s never shortened.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%B1%85%E7%84%B6_juran\"><\/span>S + \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">The usual position \u2014 right after the subject, just like \u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n, but with a stronger, more colloquial punch.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u8457<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u7740<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This movie is so good \u2014 I can&#8217;t believe he fell asleep watching it.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97d3\u570b<\/span><rt>H\u00e1ngu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u53ad<\/span><rt>t\u01ceoy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ce1\u83dc<\/span><rt>p\u00e0oc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97e9\u56fd<\/span><rt>H\u00e1ngu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u538c<\/span><rt>t\u01ceoy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ce1\u83dc<\/span><rt>p\u00e0oc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re Korean, and you hate kimchi?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u9580<\/span><rt>k\u0101im\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u95e8<\/span><rt>k\u0101im\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My cat can actually open doors by itself.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s so busy with work, and he actually still finds time to exercise.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ed\u8896<\/span><rt>du\u01cenxi\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u9580<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ed\u8896<\/span><rt>du\u01cenxi\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u95e8<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s so cold, and he actually went out in short sleeves.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d00\u5ff5\u65e5<\/span><rt>j\u00ecni\u00e0nr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8a18<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7eaa\u5ff5\u65e5<\/span><rt>j\u00ecni\u00e0nr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8bb0<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Today is our wedding anniversary. I can&#8217;t believe you forgot!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Cultural Note: Chinese Wedding Anniversaries<\/div>\n    <p>Wedding anniversaries carry real cultural weight and tend to be marked privately, rather than with friends invited along the way many Western couples do. The 50th anniversary stands out in particular \u2014 it&#8217;s called \u91d1\u5a5a j\u012bnh\u016bn, the &#8220;Golden Wedding.&#8221; Among younger couples, the 1st, 10th, 20th, and 30th years also get special attention, often paired with a &#8220;symbolic gift&#8221; for that stage of the relationship. Moral of the story: if your partner is Chinese, don&#8217;t forget the gift.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B1%85%E7%84%B6_juran_S\"><\/span>\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n + S<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n is flexible enough to jump in front of the subject too, for extra emphasis \u2014 something \u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n can&#8217;t do.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c1\u54e1<\/span><rt>c\u00e1iyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c1\u5458<\/span><rt>c\u00e1iyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I can&#8217;t believe you didn&#8217;t even know the company is going to lay off 100 people.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a18\u5f97<\/span><rt>j\u00ecde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bb0\u5f97<\/span><rt>j\u00ecde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I can&#8217;t believe nobody remembered it&#8217;s my birthday today.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Unlike \u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n, which can shorten to \u7adf j\u00ecng, \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n can never drop its \u7136 r\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45<\/span><rt>j\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c1\u54e1<\/span><rt>c\u00e1iyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45<\/span><rt>j\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c1\u5458<\/span><rt>c\u00e1iyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c1\u54e1<\/span><rt>c\u00e1iyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88c1\u5458<\/span><rt>c\u00e1iyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">\u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n can shrink to \u7adf j\u00ecng, but \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n always keeps its full form \u2014 there&#8217;s no shortened \u5c45 j\u016b.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>I actually ran into my teacher on the street last night.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8857\u4e0a<\/span><rt>ji\u0113sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9047\u5230<\/span><rt>y\u00f9d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8857\u4e0a<\/span><rt>ji\u0113sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9047\u5230<\/span><rt>y\u00f9d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>HSK4 is so difficult, and I actually passed it.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">HSK4<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">HSK4<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>I can&#8217;t believe he ate the whole cake by himself.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b\u4eba<\/span><rt>y\u00edge r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngg\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba<\/span><rt>y\u00edge r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngg\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>She&#8217;s afraid of heights, and she actually went skydiving.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u5098<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0os\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u4f1e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0os\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>I can&#8217;t believe you didn&#8217;t tell me you were moving.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u5bb6<\/span><rt>b\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u544a\u8a34<\/span><rt>g\u00e0os\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u5bb6<\/span><rt>b\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u544a\u8bc9<\/span><rt>g\u00e0os\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>The store was closed, and I didn&#8217;t even know.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc<\/span><rt>gu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173<\/span><rt>gu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>He&#8217;s never cooked before, and he actually made a whole feast.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e\u4f86<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ngl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u716e<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u684c<\/span><rt>y\u00eczhu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece\u6765<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ngl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u716e<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u684c<\/span><rt>y\u00eczhu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s already been ten years.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u5e74<\/span><rt>sh\u00edni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u5e74<\/span><rt>sh\u00edni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>She said she was busy, but she actually went to the concert.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f14\u5531\u6703<\/span><rt>y\u01cench\u00e0nghu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f14\u5531\u4f1a<\/span><rt>y\u01cench\u00e0nghu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>I can&#8217;t believe the flight was actually on time.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed\u6a5f<\/span><rt>b\u0101nj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u6642<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed\u673a<\/span><rt>b\u0101nj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u65f6<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/jingran-and-juran\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">\u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n \u2014 &#8220;Surprisingly&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 4)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n \u2014 &#8220;As expected&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 5)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/ran-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">All different \u7136 r\u00e1n in 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