{"id":16999,"date":"2026-09-14T14:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=16999"},"modified":"2026-09-15T17:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:48:48","slug":"separable-verbs-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/separable-verbs-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Separable Verbs &#8211; 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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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/separable-verbs-1\/#1Quick_Reference\" >1Quick 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\/09\/14\/separable-verbs-1\/#2V_and_O_Can_Split_%E2%80%94_Descriptions_of_O_Go_Right_Before_It\" >2V and O Can Split \u2014 Descriptions of O Go Right Before It<\/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\/09\/14\/separable-verbs-1\/#3V_vs_VO_%E2%80%94_%E7%9D%A1_vs_%E7%9D%A1%E8%A6%BA%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89\" >3V vs VO \u2014 \u7761 vs \u7761\u89ba\u7761\u89c9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/separable-verbs-1\/#4Common_Mistake_%E2%80%94_Duration_Goes_in_the_Middle_Too\" >4Common Mistake \u2014 Duration Goes in the Middle Too<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/separable-verbs-1\/#5Practice\" >5Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"odc-article\">\n<style>\n  .odc-article{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#FCB90010;\n    --gold:#d69e00;\n    --gold-deep:#a67c00;\n    --amber:#b8860b;\n    --jade:#cc9900;\n    --jade-soft:#fff8e0;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    --line:#f5e8c0;\n    --radius:14px;\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper) !important;\n    color:var(--ink) !important;\n    font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC', 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class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">\n      <span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e2\u5408\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u79bb\u5408\u8bcd<\/span> l\u00edh\u00e9c\u00ed \u2014<\/span>\n      <span class=\"accent\" style=\"display:block;font-size:22px;font-weight:500;margin-top:8px;line-height:1.5;\">Separable Verbs 1<\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Words like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u75c5<\/span> k\u00e0nb\u00ecng &#8220;see a doctor&#8221; and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span> sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8 &#8220;attend class&#8221; look like single verbs, but they&#8217;re secretly a Verb glued to an Object. This lesson covers the 8 most common ones, and the one rule you need to use them correctly.<\/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\/09\/Separable-Verbs.png\" alt=\"Separable verbs in Chinese HSK1\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">These 8 words are really Verb + Object pairs travelling together. Most of the time you can just say them as one unit \u2014 but the moment you want to add something (like &#8220;already did it&#8221;), the two halves come apart, and something slides into the middle.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Quick_Reference\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Quick Reference<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Each word is really two morphemes stuck together \u2014 a Verb half and an Object half.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Verb + Object<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u75c5<\/span> k\u00e0nb\u00ecng<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b<\/span> k\u00e0n &#8220;see&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u75c5<\/span> b\u00ecng &#8220;illness&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to see a doctor<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span> shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761<\/span> shu\u00ec &#8220;sleep&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c9<\/span> ji\u00e0o &#8220;a sleep&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to sleep<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span> shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4<\/span> shu\u014d &#8220;speak&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bdd<\/span> hu\u00e0 &#8220;words&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to speak, to talk<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span> sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a<\/span> sh\u00e0ng &#8220;attend&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bfe<\/span> k\u00e8 &#8220;class&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to attend class<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u8bfe<\/span> xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b<\/span> xi\u00e0 &#8220;finish&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bfe<\/span> k\u00e8 &#8220;class&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>class is over<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span> sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a<\/span> sh\u00e0ng &#8220;go to&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u73ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u73ed<\/span> b\u0101n &#8220;shift, work&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to go to work<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span> xi\u00e0b\u0101n<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b<\/span> xi\u00e0 &#8220;leave&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u73ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u73ed<\/span> b\u0101n &#8220;shift, work&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to get off work<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u751f\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f\u75c5<\/span> sh\u0113ngb\u00ecng<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f<\/span> sh\u0113ng &#8220;produce&#8221; + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u75c5<\/span> b\u00ecng &#8220;illness&#8221;<\/td>\n        <td>to get sick<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2V_and_O_Can_Split_%E2%80%94_Descriptions_of_O_Go_Right_Before_It\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">V and O Can Split \u2014 Descriptions of O Go Right Before It<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Because these words are secretly Verb + Object, the two halves aren&#8217;t glued shut \u2014 you can always put something between them. The rule: whatever describes, counts, or marks the Object slots in right before the Object, while the Verb stays exactly where it is. Let&#8217;s look at four different kinds of &#8220;something.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <h3>1. A word describing what kind of Object<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span> Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n &#8220;Chinese&#8221; describes what kind of class it is \u2014 it goes directly in front of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bfe<\/span> k\u00e8, right between the two halves of the word. The same slot also holds a question word when you&#8217;re asking about the Object instead of describing it: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u4ec0\u9ebc\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u4ec0\u4e48\u8bfe<\/span> sh\u00e0ng sh\u00e9nme k\u00e8 &#8220;what class are you taking?&#8221;<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My older sister takes Chinese class at school.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/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\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What class are you taking today?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>2. A measure word<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5834<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u573a<\/span> ch\u00e1ng is the measure word for a &#8220;bout&#8221; or &#8220;episode&#8221; of something. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5834<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u573a<\/span> &#8220;one bout&#8221; sits right before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u75c5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u75c5<\/span> b\u00ecng.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5834<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u573a<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">to catch a bout of illness<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>3. A duration with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">A duration always needs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de right before the Object \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u500b\u5c0f\u6642\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u4e2a\u5c0f\u65f6\u7684<\/span> &#8220;two hours&#8217; worth of&#8221; describes <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u73ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u73ed<\/span> b\u0101n the same way an adjective would.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He only works two hours on Saturdays.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>4. Aspect markers attach to the Verb, not the Object<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le marks that the action itself is completed \u2014 so it has to attach directly onto the Verb, not the Object. Since the Verb comes first, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le ends up sitting right between V and O. Two other little words work exactly the same way: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7<\/span> gu\u00f2 (has done before) and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe (is doing right now) \u2014 both describe the Verb&#8217;s aspect, so both attach to the Verb and land in the same middle slot.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngchu<\/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\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngchu<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He said something, but I didn&#8217;t catch it clearly.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3V_vs_VO_%E2%80%94_%E7%9D%A1_vs_%E7%9D%A1%E8%A6%BA%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">V vs VO \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Some of these words also have a &#8220;Verb-only&#8221; form that works perfectly well on its own, with no Object at all. This matters most when you add a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8865\u8bed<\/span> b\u01d4y\u01d4 (complement) \u2014 a word describing the <em>result<\/em> of the action, like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88\u597d<\/span> &#8220;very well.&#8221; A complement describes the Verb itself, so the Object can&#8217;t be sitting there at the same time.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He slept very well.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">&#8220;He slept well.&#8221; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de has to attach straight onto the Verb <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761<\/span> shu\u00ec \u2014 it can&#8217;t glue onto the tail end of the whole compound <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span> shu\u00ecji\u00e0o. Since the Object <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c9<\/span> ji\u00e0o doesn&#8217;t add much meaning here, most speakers just drop it. If you really want to keep it, the Verb has to repeat first.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The same logic explains <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8dd1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8dd1<\/span> p\u01ceo vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8dd1\u6b65<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8dd1\u6b65<\/span> p\u01ceob\u00f9: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8dd1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8dd1<\/span> p\u01ceo is the plain Verb, while <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8dd1\u6b65<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8dd1\u6b65<\/span> p\u01ceob\u00f9 is already Verb + Object. So the moment you want a complement describing the result of the action \u2014 like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88\u5feb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88\u5feb<\/span> &#8220;very fast&#8221; \u2014 the Object can&#8217;t be sitting there.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><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=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">More Detail<\/div>\n    <p>This is just the tip of the iceberg \u2014 for the fuller picture of how separable verbs work, see the site&#8217;s general overview: <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/separable-verbs\/\">\u96e2\u5408\u8a5e l\u00edh\u00e9c\u00ed \u2014 Separable Verbs in Chinese \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Common_Mistake_%E2%80%94_Duration_Goes_in_the_Middle_Too\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistake \u2014 Duration Goes in the Middle Too<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The same insertion rule applies to &#8220;how long&#8221;: Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le + Duration + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de + Object. You cannot tack the duration onto the very end.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/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\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/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=\"why\">&#8220;I slept for eight hours.&#8221; The whole word <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span> shu\u00ecji\u00e0o can&#8217;t sit together once a duration is added \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c9<\/span> ji\u00e0o has to move to the very end, after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/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\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">&#8220;I attended class for two hours.&#8221; Same fix: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bfe<\/span> k\u00e8 moves after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de, at the very end.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><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 saw the doctor yesterday.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/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>She got sick last week.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>I attended class for two hours this morning.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/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>He got off work at six o&#8217;clock.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d<\/span><rt>li\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d<\/span><rt>li\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>I talked with my teacher for ten minutes.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/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>My older brother slept for nine hours last night.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/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><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>I like to talk a lot.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/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>Do you work the noon shift?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/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>He didn&#8217;t go to class yesterday.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>I want to sleep eight hours tonight.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span 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