{"id":16314,"date":"2026-08-31T23:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=16314"},"modified":"2026-09-01T00:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:12:12","slug":"quantity-complement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantity Complement 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#1_Adj_Quantity_Complement_%E2%80%94_Exact_Difference_in_a_Comparison\" >1 Adj + Quantity Complement \u2014 Exact Difference in a Comparison<\/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\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#2_V_Duration_%E2%80%94_How_Long_an_Action_Lasted\" >2 V + Duration \u2014 How Long an Action Lasted<\/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\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#1_S_V_duration\" >1. S + V + duration<\/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\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#2_S_V_O_V_duration\" >2. S + V + O + V + duration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#3_S_V_Operson_duration\" >3. S + V + O(person) + duration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#4_S_V_duration_%E7%9A%84%E7%9A%84_de_O\" >4. S + V + duration + \u7684\u7684 de + O<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/quantity-complement-2\/#3_Practice\" >3 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" 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    --line:#dfe9e1;\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    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var(--line);\n  }\n  .practice:first-of-type{border-top:1px solid var(--line);}\n  .practice .prompt{font-size:15.5px;font-weight:400;font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;line-height:2.4;}\n  .practice .prompt .num{color:var(--amber);font-weight:700;margin-right:6px;}\n  .practice .answer{margin-top:10px;display:none;}\n  .practice.revealed .answer{display:block;}\n  .practice .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:#e9f2ec;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:#4d7c5f;margin:0 0 6px;\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row{\n    display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;\n    padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row:last-child{border-bottom:none;}\n  .related-grammar .row:hover .title{color:#4d7c5f;}\n  .related-grammar .arrow{color:#8a9b6e;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;flex-shrink:0;}\n  .related-grammar .title{font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);}\n  .related-grammar .level{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n<div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n<div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-inner\">\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#3e6b52;\">HSK 2<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#3e6b52;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6578\u91cf\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6570\u91cf\u8865\u8bed<\/span> sh\u00f9li\u00e0ng b\u01d4y\u01d4<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3e6b52;\">\u2014 Quantity Complement 2<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"hero-sub\">Two more jobs for the quantity complement: saying exactly how much more one thing is than another in a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4<\/span> b\u01d0 comparison, and saying how long an ongoing action lasted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<main>\n<div class=\"lede-row\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u6578\u91cf\u88dc\u8a9e Quantity Complement\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Quantity-Complements.png\">\n<p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">This continues from <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6578\u91cf\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6570\u91cf\u8865\u8bed<\/span> sh\u00f9li\u00e0ng b\u01d4y\u01d4 Quantity Complement 1. Here the same idea \u2014 a number placed after the key word \u2014 does two new jobs: measuring the exact difference in a comparison, and measuring how long a continuous action went on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_Adj_Quantity_Complement_%E2%80%94_Exact_Difference_in_a_Comparison\"><\/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> Adj + Quantity Complement \u2014 Exact Difference in a Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">In a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4<\/span> b\u01d0 comparison sentence, you can add a number right after the adjective to say exactly how much more or less one thing is.<\/p>\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\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u6b72<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5c81<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I am three years older than my younger brother.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">He has a little more money than I do.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10\u584a<\/span><rt>sh\u00edku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10\u5757<\/span><rt>sh\u00edku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">This store is 10 dollars more expensive than that store.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51ac\u5929<\/span><rt>d\u014dngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f6e\u6fd5<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1osh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea\u6709<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5357\u90e8<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e7e<\/span><rt>g\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51ac\u5929<\/span><rt>d\u014dngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f6e\u6e7f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1osh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea\u6709<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5357\u90e8<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72<\/span><rt>g\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">Taiwan&#8217;s winters are very humid \u2014 only the south is a little drier.<\/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=\"2_V_Duration_%E2%80%94_How_Long_an_Action_Lasted\"><\/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> V + Duration \u2014 How Long an Action Lasted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">When the verb describes something you can keep doing for a while \u2014 resting, staying, studying, waiting \u2014 add a length of time after it to say how long it went on.<\/p>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_S_V_duration\"><\/span>1. S + V + duration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>sh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>sh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">We took a 10-minute break.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85<\/span><rt>d\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">17\u5e74<\/span><rt>sh\u00edq\u012bni\u00e1n<\/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\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85<\/span><rt>d\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">17\u5e74<\/span><rt>sh\u00edq\u012bni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ve already been at this company for 17 years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5317\u4eac<\/span><rt>B\u011bij\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">9\u5929<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5317\u4eac<\/span><rt>B\u011bij\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">9\u5929<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I traveled to Beijing for 9 days.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_S_V_O_V_duration\"><\/span>2. S + V + O + V + duration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0 !important;margin-bottom:14px !important;\">When the verb already has an object, repeat the verb before adding the time.<\/p>\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\">\u6bcf\u500b<\/span><rt>m\u011bige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5\u5929<\/span><rt>w\u01d4ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u4e2a<\/span><rt>m\u011bige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span><rt>H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5\u5929<\/span><rt>w\u01d4ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I study Chinese 5 days a week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7bc0\u76ee<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9m\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u5e74<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nni\u00e1n<\/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\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8282\u76ee<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9m\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u5e74<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I have been watching this TV show for half a year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_S_V_Operson_duration\"><\/span>3. S + V + O(person) + duration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0 !important;margin-bottom:14px !important;\">When the object is a person, it can sit directly between the verb and the time \u2014 no need to repeat the verb.<\/p>\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\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u500b<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u4e2a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I waited for him for more than half an hour.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u9867<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0og\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5929<\/span><rt>y\u00ecti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u987e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0og\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5929<\/span><rt>y\u00ecti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">Mom took care of the child for a day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_S_V_duration_%E7%9A%84%E7%9A%84_de_O\"><\/span>4. S + V + duration + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de + O<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0 !important;margin-bottom:14px !important;\">With a handful of set verb-object phrases like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e38\u6cf3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e38\u6cf3<\/span> y\u00f3uy\u01d2ng (swim) or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span> shu\u00ecji\u00e0o (sleep), the time slots in before the object with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de.<\/p>\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\">\u6e38<\/span><rt>y\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u5341\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>s\u00ecsh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6cf3<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38<\/span><rt>y\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u5341\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>s\u00ecsh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6cf3<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">He swam for 40 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3\u500b<\/span><rt>s\u0101nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>s\u0101nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">Dad slept for 3 hours.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>y\u00ecf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/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\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I only studied Chinese for 1 minute, and then I already wanted to sleep.<\/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>I am two years younger than my older sister.<\/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\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u6b72<\/span><rt>li\u01cengsu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5c81<\/span><rt>li\u01cengsu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>This piece of clothing is 200 dollars more expensive than that one.<\/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\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4ef6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">200\u584a<\/span><rt>li\u01cengb\u01ceiku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4ef6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">200\u5757<\/span><rt>li\u01cengb\u01ceiku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>He exercises for half an hour every day.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u500b<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u4e2a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>We have lived in Taipei for three years.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5e74<\/span><rt>s\u0101nni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5e74<\/span><rt>s\u0101nni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>I read for two hours every day.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u500b<\/span><rt>li\u01cengge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4e2a<\/span><rt>li\u01cengge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>He waited for me for an hour.<\/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\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Mom took care of my younger sister for an afternoon.<\/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\">\u7167\u9867<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0og\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u987e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0og\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>He slept for eight hours.<\/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\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u500b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u4e2a<\/span><rt>b\u0101ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>She has to be online for 8 hours every day.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">8\u500b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7db2<\/span><rt>w\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">8\u4e2a<\/span><rt>b\u0101ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u949f\u5934<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngt\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f51<\/span><rt>w\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>She can&#8217;t be without internet for 10 minutes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>sh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7db2\u8def<\/span><rt>w\u01cengl\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>sh\u00edf\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f51\u7edc<\/span><rt>w\u01cenglu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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