{"id":15444,"date":"2026-08-17T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15444"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:30:49","slug":"but-in-chinese-buguo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/but-in-chinese-buguo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;But&#8221; in Chinese 3 &#8211; \u4e0d\u904e\/\u4e0d\u8fc7 b\u00fagu\u00f2"},"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 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/but-in-chinese-buguo\/#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\/17\/but-in-chinese-buguo\/#Clause_1_%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%8E%E4%B8%8D%E8%BF%87_buguo_Clause_2\" >Clause 1 + \u4e0d\u904e\u4e0d\u8fc7 b\u00fagu\u00f2 + Clause 2<\/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\/08\/17\/but-in-chinese-buguo\/#2_%E4%BD%86%E6%98%AF_vs_%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%8E%E4%B8%8D%E8%BF%87\" >2 \u4f46\u662f vs \u53ef\u662f vs \u4e0d\u904e\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/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\/08\/17\/but-in-chinese-buguo\/#3_Practice\" >3 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" 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:#faf3f1;\n    --gold:#b8402c;\n    --gold-deep:#9c3220;\n    --amber:#a5301f;\n    --jade:#c1503a;\n    --jade-soft:#f8e9e5;\n    --red:#8f1d12;\n    --line:#ecdcd7;\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    font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);letter-spacing:.04em;\n  }\n  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.answer .reason{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:4px;}\n  .practice .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:#f8e9e5;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:#b8402c;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    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tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none;}\n  .compare-table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--paper-deep);}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 4<\/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:#b8402c;\">HSK 4<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#a5301f;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#a5301f;\">\u2014 &#8220;But&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2 is the softest of the three &#8220;but&#8221; words. It&#8217;s casual, a little more relaxed, and often used to gently soften a contrast rather than push back hard against it.<\/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 #ecdcd7 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #ecdcd7 !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\/\u4e0d\u8fc7.png\" alt=\"\u4e0d\u904e b\u00fagu\u00f2 Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2 works the same slot as \u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec and \u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec, but it&#8217;s the mildest of the three \u2014 more common in casual conversation than in formal writing, and often used to add a small qualifier rather than a hard contradiction.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8402c !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:#b8402c;border:1.5px solid #b8402c;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:#a5301f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clause_1_%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%8E%E4%B8%8D%E8%BF%87_buguo_Clause_2\"><\/span>Clause 1 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2 + Clause 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#a5301f !important;\">Same slot as the other two \u2014 say what&#8217;s true first, then use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2 to add a lighter, softer contrast.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u4eba<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u85a6<\/span><rt>tu\u012bji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u4eba<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u8350<\/span><rt>tu\u012bji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This book is a bit expensive, but many people recommend 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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3e\u5c0d<\/span><rt>p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b\u5230<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3e\u5bf9<\/span><rt>p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1\u5230<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I also want to go to your party, but I really don&#8217;t want to see him.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u611b<\/span><rt>k\u011b\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u982d\u75db<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ut\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u7231<\/span><rt>k\u011b\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5934\u75db<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ut\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edhou<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Dogs are really cute, but they can still be a handful sometimes.<\/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<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cfa\u9322<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0nqi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6323\u94b1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngqi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I can&#8217;t give you money, but I can teach you how to make money.<\/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<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u8eab<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nsh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800d\u5ee2<\/span><rt>shu\u01cef\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u8eab<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nsh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800d\u5e9f<\/span><rt>shu\u01cef\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I know working out is important, but I&#8217;d still rather be lazy.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Slang Corner<\/div>\n    <p>\u800d<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5ee2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e9f<\/span> shu\u01cef\u00e8i is casual, spoken-style slang for lounging around doing nothing productive \u2014 think lying on the couch all day in pajamas, scrolling your phone, and avoiding any responsibility. It&#8217;s playful and a little self-deprecating, very common among younger speakers in Taiwan, and shows up constantly in everyday chat. You&#8217;ll often hear it as \u60f3\u800d<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5ee2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e9f<\/span> xi\u01ceng shu\u01cef\u00e8i (&#8220;want to be lazy&#8221;) or \u800d<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5ee2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e9f<\/span>\u4e00\u6574\u5929 shu\u01cef\u00e8i y\u00eczh\u011bngti\u0101n (&#8220;lazing around all day&#8221;).<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u798f\u5229<\/span><rt>f\u00fal\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u932f<\/span><rt>b\u00facu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u6642<\/span><rt>g\u014dngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5687\u4eba<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u798f\u5229<\/span><rt>f\u00fal\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u9519<\/span><rt>b\u00facu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u65f6<\/span><rt>g\u014dngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5413\u4eba<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This company&#8217;s benefits are pretty good, but the working hours are terrifyingly long.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e1b\u80a5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cenf\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75db\u82e6<\/span><rt>t\u00f2ngk\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u679c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9nggu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u503c\u5f97<\/span><rt>zh\u00edde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51cf\u80a5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cenf\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75db\u82e6<\/span><rt>t\u00f2ngk\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u679c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9nggu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u503c\u5f97<\/span><rt>zh\u00edde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Losing weight is painful, but seeing the results makes it worth it.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8402c !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_%E4%BD%86%E6%98%AF_vs_%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%8E%E4%B8%8D%E8%BF%87\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#b8402c;border:1.5px solid #b8402c;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> \u4f46\u662f vs \u53ef\u662f vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">All three translate as &#8220;but,&#8221; but they sit at different points on the same scale.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/th>\n      <th>\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Tone<\/td>\n      <td>Neutral, all-purpose<\/td>\n      <td>More conversational, can carry emotion<\/td>\n      <td>Softest, most casual<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Strength of contrast<\/td>\n      <td>Standard<\/td>\n      <td>Standard to strong<\/td>\n      <td>Mild \u2014 more of a qualifier than a pushback<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Register<\/td>\n      <td>Spoken and written<\/td>\n      <td>Spoken and written, leans spoken<\/td>\n      <td>Mostly spoken and casual writing<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shortened form<\/td>\n      <td>\u4f46 d\u00e0n<\/td>\n      <td>\u53ef k\u011b<\/td>\n      <td>No common short form<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Choosing Between the Three<\/div>\n    <p>If you only learn one, \u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec is the safe, all-purpose choice \u2014 it works almost everywhere. Reach for \u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec when the contrast comes with a bit of feeling behind it, like frustration or disbelief. Reach for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2 when you want to soften the blow \u2014 adding a small caveat rather than flatly contradicting what you just said.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8402c !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:#b8402c;border:1.5px solid #b8402c;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 using <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span> b\u00fagu\u00f2, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>This apartment is a bit small, but the location is great.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5bd3<\/span><rt>g\u014dngy\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u9ede<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u011bn h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5bd3<\/span><rt>g\u014dngy\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u70b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u011bn h\u01ceo<\/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>He talks a lot, but he&#8217;s not a bad person.<\/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\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u58de<\/span><rt>b\u00fa hu\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u574f<\/span><rt>b\u00fa hu\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\">03<\/span>The line was long, but it moved pretty fast.<\/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\">\u968a\u4f0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ecwu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79fb\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u5feb<\/span><rt>h\u011bn ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u961f\u4f0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ecwu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79fb\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u5feb<\/span><rt>h\u011bn ku\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\">04<\/span>I don&#8217;t really like coffee, but I&#8217;ll drink one cup with you.<\/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\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><rt>b\u00fat\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u676f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u592a<\/span><rt>b\u00fat\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u676f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u0113i<\/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>The traffic was bad, but we still made it 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\">\u4ea4\u901a<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ot\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u585e<\/span><rt>s\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/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\">\u4ea4\u901a<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ot\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5835<\/span><rt>d\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/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=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>The hotel is old, but it&#8217;s very clean.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef\u5e97<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ndi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u820a<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152\u5e97<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e7<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u51c0<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/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>I&#8217;m not an expert, but I can try to help.<\/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\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a66\u8457<\/span><rt>sh\u00eczhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b\u5fd9<\/span><rt>b\u0101ngm\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bd5\u7740<\/span><rt>sh\u00eczhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e\u5fd9<\/span><rt>b\u0101ngm\u00e1ng<\/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>The soup is a little salty, but overall it&#8217;s not bad.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u7897<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e6f<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9e79<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u904e<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u9ad4<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86\u8aaa<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ishu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u4e0d\u932f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i b\u00facu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u7897<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c64<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54b8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fc7<\/span><rt>b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u4f53<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765\u8bf4<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ishu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u4e0d\u9519<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i b\u00facu\u00f2<\/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\/07\/07\/but\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec \u2014 &#8220;But&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/but-in-chinese-keshi\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec \u2014 &#8220;But&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 3)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" 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