{"id":15811,"date":"2026-08-23T00:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15811"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:38:52","slug":"verbal-measure-words-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/verbal-measure-words-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbal Measure Words 1"},"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 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/verbal-measure-words-1\/#1_Quick_Reference\" >1 Quick Reference<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/verbal-measure-words-1\/#2_Usage\" >2 Usage<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/verbal-measure-words-1\/#%E5%8F%A3%E5%8F%A3_kou_%E2%80%94_A_Mouthful_or_Sip\" >\u53e3\u53e3 k\u01d2u \u2014 A Mouthful or Sip<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/verbal-measure-words-1\/#%E5%9B%9E%E5%9B%9E_hui_%E2%80%94_Times_or_Occurrences\" >\u56de\u56de hu\u00ed \u2014 Times or Occurrences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a 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style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#d97706;\">HSK 3<\/span><\/div>\n    \n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">\n      <span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#D08A63;\">Verbal Measure Words 1 \u2014<\/span> \n      <span class=\"accent\" style=\"display:block; font-size:22px; font-weight:500; margin-top:8px; line-height:1.5; color:#D08A63;\">\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span> k\u01d2u, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span> hu\u00ed, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span> bi\u00e0n, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span> sh\u0113ng\n      <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n    \n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Unlike the measure words you&#8217;ve seen so far, these four don&#8217;t count nouns \u2014 they count actions. They go right after the verb to say how many bites, times, or sounds something involved.<\/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 #f0e2d4 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #f0e2d4 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">The pattern is Verb + \u4e86 + Number + Measure Word (+ Object). These are called verbal measure words because they measure the action itself, not a noun.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_Quick_Reference\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Quick Reference<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">A cheat sheet before diving into examples.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr>\n      <th>Word<\/th>\n      <th>Used For<\/th>\n      <th>Example Verbs<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span> k\u01d2u<\/td>\n      <td>A mouthful \u2014 one bite or sip<\/td>\n      <td>eating, drinking<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span> hu\u00ed<\/td>\n      <td>Times or occurrences (casual)<\/td>\n      <td>going somewhere, calling, explaining<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span> bi\u00e0n<\/td>\n      <td>Times, start to finish<\/td>\n      <td>reading, watching, repeating<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span> sh\u0113ng<\/td>\n      <td>A single sound or cry<\/td>\n      <td>shouting, laughing, sighing<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_Usage\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"mw-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mw-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MW\u53e3.jpg\" alt=\"\u53e3 k\u01d2u verbal measure word\">\n    <div class=\"mw-content\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#D08A63 !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8F%A3%E5%8F%A3_kou_%E2%80%94_A_Mouthful_or_Sip\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span> k\u01d2u \u2014 A Mouthful or Sip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\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\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53e3<\/span><rt>y\u00eck\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53e3<\/span><rt>y\u00eck\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He took a bite of the apple.<\/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\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53e3<\/span><rt>y\u00eck\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53e3<\/span><rt>y\u00eck\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I took a sip of water.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mw-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mw-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MW\u56de.jpg\" alt=\"\u56de hu\u00ed verbal measure word\">\n    <div class=\"mw-content\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#D08A63 !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9E%E5%9B%9E_hui_%E2%80%94_Times_or_Occurrences\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span> hu\u00ed \u2014 Times or Occurrences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\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\">\u53bb\u904e<\/span><rt>q\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u56de<\/span><rt>s\u0101nhu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u8fc7<\/span><rt>q\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u56de<\/span><rt>s\u0101nhu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ve been to that restaurant three times.<\/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\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u91cb<\/span><rt>ji\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5e7e\u56de<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo j\u01d0 hu\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u91ca<\/span><rt>ji\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u51e0\u56de<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo j\u01d0 hu\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s explained this matter several times.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mw-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mw-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MW\u904d.jpg\" alt=\"\u904d bi\u00e0n verbal measure word\">\n    <div class=\"mw-content\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#D08A63 !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%81%8D%E9%81%8D_bian_%E2%80%94_Times_Start_to_Finish\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span> bi\u00e0n \u2014 Times, Start to Finish<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"ex\">\n        <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u7bc7<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 pi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6587\u7ae0<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u904d<\/span><rt>s\u0101nbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u7bc7<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 pi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6587\u7ae0<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u904d<\/span><rt>s\u0101nbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ve read this article three times.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ex\">\n        <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u904d<\/span><rt>y\u00edbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u904d<\/span><rt>y\u00edbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Please say it one more time.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span> bi\u00e0n, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b21<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b21<\/span> c\u00ec, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span> hu\u00ed all translate as &#8220;times,&#8221; but they&#8217;re not fully interchangeable. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b21<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b21<\/span> c\u00ec is the neutral, go-to choice for counting occurrences in general. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span> bi\u00e0n adds the sense of doing something completely, start to finish \u2014 reading a whole article, watching a whole movie. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span> hu\u00ed feels a bit more spoken and casual, and often overlaps with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b21<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b21<\/span> c\u00ec in everyday conversation.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mw-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mw-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MW\u8072.jpg\" alt=\"\u8072 sh\u0113ng verbal measure word\">\n    <div class=\"mw-content\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#D08A63 !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%81%B2%E5%A3%B0_sheng_%E2%80%94_A_Single_Sound_or_Cry\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span> sh\u0113ng \u2014 A Single Sound or Cry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\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\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8072<\/span><rt>y\u00ecsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u8d70<\/span><rt>p\u01ceoz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u58f0<\/span><rt>y\u00ecsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u8d70<\/span><rt>p\u01ceoz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He shouted once and ran away.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ex\">\n        <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8072<\/span><rt>y\u00ecsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u7b54<\/span><rt>hu\u00edd\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u58f0<\/span><rt>y\u00ecsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u7b54<\/span><rt>hu\u00edd\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She laughed once and didn&#8217;t answer.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_Quiz\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Practice Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:20px !important;\">Fill in the blank with the correct measure word.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"quiz-section\">\n    <!-- Question 1 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Can I try a bite?<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 2 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u90e8<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u90e8<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">I&#8217;ve watched this movie three times.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 3 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">He drank a mouthful of coffee.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 4 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5e7e<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo j\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u4eba<\/span><rt>m\u00e9ir\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u51e0<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo j\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u4eba<\/span><rt>m\u00e9ir\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">I&#8217;ve called him several times but no one answered.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 5 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Please read this word twice.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 6 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf6\u5bf6<\/span><rt>b\u01ceobao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u8457<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b9d\u5b9d<\/span><rt>b\u01ceobao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u7740<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">The baby cried once and then fell asleep.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 7 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u904e<\/span><rt>q\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u8fc7<\/span><rt>q\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">We&#8217;ve been to Japan twice.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 8 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5c0f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5c0f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">Take a small bite first.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 9 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5606<\/span><rt>t\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f9<\/span><rt>t\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">He sighed once.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Next Question<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Question 10 -->\n    <div class=\"quiz-q\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-sentence\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u7d04<\/span><rt>h\u00e9yu\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d\u8b80<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u7ea6<\/span><rt>h\u00e9yu\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d\u8bfb<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby> \uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n      <p class=\"quiz-en\">I need to read through this contract once more.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-opts\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e3<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">k\u01d2u<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"1\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u904d<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">bi\u00e0n<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">hu\u00ed<\/span><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-correct=\"0\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0<\/span><span class=\"quiz-py\">sh\u0113ng<\/span><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"quiz-feedback\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"next-btn\">Finish<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"quiz-score-board\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/all-measure-words\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">All Measure Words<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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