{"id":16211,"date":"2026-08-29T22:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=16211"},"modified":"2026-08-29T22:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:43:55","slug":"state-complement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/state-complement\/","title":{"rendered":"State Complement"},"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\/29\/state-complement\/#1_What_Is_a_State_Complement\" >1 What Is a State Complement?<\/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\/29\/state-complement\/#2_When_the_Description_Is_a_Whole_Result\" >2 When the Description Is a Whole Result<\/a><\/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\/29\/state-complement\/#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:#f5f8f4;\n    --gold:#4d7c5f;\n    --gold-deep:#3e6b52;\n    --amber:#2f6b4f;\n    --jade:#3e6b57;\n    --jade-soft:#e9f1ec;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    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 <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#4d7c5f;\">HSK 2<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u72c0\u614b\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u72b6\u6001\u8865\u8bed<\/span> zhu\u00e0ngt\u00e0i b\u01d4y\u01d4<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\">\u2014 State Complement 1<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">A <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u72c0\u614b\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u72b6\u6001\u8865\u8bed<\/span> zhu\u00e0ngt\u00e0i b\u01d4y\u01d4 attaches after a verb or adjective with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de to describe the state something is in \u2014 how an action is carried out, or the condition it results in.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/State-Complement.png\" alt=\"\u72c0\u614b\u88dc\u8a9e State Complement 1\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">The structure is always <strong>V\/Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + Description<\/strong>. The description can be as short as a single adjective, or as vivid as a whole clause showing what happened as a result.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#4d7c5f !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_What_Is_a_State_Complement\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#4d7c5f;border:1.5px solid #4d7c5f;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> What Is a State Complement?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">A state complement describes the state of an action or a person \u2014 how something is done, or what condition it&#8217;s in. It always follows the pattern V\/Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + Description, where the description is usually an adjective phrase.<\/p>\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\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He runs very fast.<\/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\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e<\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e<\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She dances beautifully.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u83dc<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u83dc<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Grandma cooks deliciously.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Notice the Pattern<\/div>\n    <p>When the verb takes an object (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span> ti\u00e0ow\u01d4 &#8220;dance&#8221;) or is itself a verb-object compound (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u505a\u83dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u505a\u83dc<\/span> zu\u00f2 c\u00e0i &#8220;cook&#8221;), the verb repeats before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span> ti\u00e0ow\u01d4 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8df3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8df3<\/span> ti\u00e0o + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + description.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#4d7c5f !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_When_the_Description_Is_a_Whole_Result\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#4d7c5f;border:1.5px solid #4d7c5f;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> When the Description Is a Whole Result<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The description after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de doesn&#8217;t have to be a single adjective \u2014 it can be a whole clause describing what actually happened as a result. This is where state complements get vivid: instead of just saying <em>how much<\/em>, you&#8217;re painting the actual outcome.<\/p>\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\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u4e0d\u52d5<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ub\u00fad\u00f2ng<\/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\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u4e0d\u52a8<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ub\u00fad\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He was so tired that he couldn&#8217;t walk anymore.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u8208<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5174<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The child was so happy that he jumped up.<\/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\">\u98fd<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5410<\/span><rt>t\u00f9<\/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\">\u9971<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5410<\/span><rt>t\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He was so full that he almost threw up.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u96bb<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7626<\/span><rt>sh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u4e0d\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n b\u00f9 q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u53ea<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7626<\/span><rt>sh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u4e0d\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n b\u00f9 q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">That dog is so skinny that it can&#8217;t stand up.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c23<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660f<\/span><rt>h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u53bb<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c14<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660f<\/span><rt>h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u53bb<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Dad was so angry that he fainted.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012bc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96ea<\/span><rt>xu\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6fc0\u52d5<\/span><rt>j\u012bd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012bc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96ea<\/span><rt>xu\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6fc0\u52a8<\/span><rt>j\u012bd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">When he saw snow for the first time, he was so excited that he cried and laughed at the same time.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Not the Same as a Degree Complement<\/div>\n    <p>State complements can look just like degree complements \u2014 both are V\/Adj + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + something. The difference is what follows <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de: a degree complement uses a fixed intensifier, while a state complement uses a free description that can be any length, including a full clause.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"mini-compare\">\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <span class=\"tag\">Degree<\/span>\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <span style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);\">&#8220;He&#8217;s very busy.&#8221;<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <span class=\"tag\">State<\/span>\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <span style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);\">&#8220;He&#8217;s so busy he doesn&#8217;t have time to eat.&#8221;<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#4d7c5f !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:#4d7c5f;border:1.5px solid #4d7c5f;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>He runs very 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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>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\">02<\/span>You&#8217;re dressed very nicely today.<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/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>My little sister sings very nicely.<\/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\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531\u6b4c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ngg\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u807d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceot\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531\u6b4c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ngg\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u542c<\/span><rt>h\u01ceot\u012bng<\/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>The kids had so much fun that they didn&#8217;t want to go home.<\/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\">\u5b69\u5b50\u5011<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/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>He was so scared that his legs went weak.<\/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\">\u5687<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u817f<\/span><rt>tu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8edf<\/span><rt>ru\u01cen<\/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\">\u5413<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u817f<\/span><rt>tu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f6f<\/span><rt>ru\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\">06<\/span>The teacher was so angry she couldn&#8217;t get a word out.<\/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\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c23<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u4e0d\u51fa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014db\u00f9ch\u016bhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c14<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u4e0d\u51fa\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014db\u00f9ch\u016bhu\u00e0<\/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>The little girl was so scared that she started crying.<\/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\">\u5c0f\u5973\u5b69<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo n\u01dah\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5687<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5973\u5b69<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo n\u01dah\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5413<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/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>He speaks too fast \u2014 I can&#8217;t understand.<\/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\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/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\">\u807d\u4e0d\u61c2<\/span><rt>t\u012bngb\u00f9d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/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\">\u542c\u4e0d\u61c2<\/span><rt>t\u012bngb\u00f9d\u01d2ng<\/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>Mom was so busy that she forgot to eat lunch.<\/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\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span 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TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50\u5011<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u809a\u5b50<\/span><rt>d\u00f9zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75bc<\/span><rt>t\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u809a\u5b50<\/span><rt>d\u00f9zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75bc<\/span><rt>t\u00e9ng<\/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\/2022\/11\/24\/degree-complement\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span 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