{"id":17069,"date":"2026-09-16T19:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17069"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:49:29","slug":"about-to-le-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/about-to-le-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About to \u4e86"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 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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class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 2<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31\u8981<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8981<\/span>\u2026<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> \u2014 &#8220;About To&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Before you read this, make sure you already know <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>1, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>2, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>3 \u2014 this article builds on <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>2, the &#8220;new situation&#8221; \u4e86, by adding a word up front that says the new situation is on its way.<\/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\/2022\/07\/e68f92e59c962-2.png\" alt=\"\u5feb\u8981\/\u5c31\u8981\/\u8981 le Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Pair \u5feb ku\u00e0i, \u5feb\u8981 ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o, \u5c31\u8981 ji\u00f9y\u00e0o, or \u8981 y\u00e0o with a verb and \u4e862 at the end of the sentence, and you get &#8220;it&#8217;s about to happen&#8221; \u2014 the change of state hasn&#8217;t arrived yet, but it&#8217;s on the way.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1%E5%BF%AB%E5%BF%AB_%E5%BF%AB%E8%A6%81%E5%BF%AB%E8%A6%81_%E5%B0%B1%E8%A6%81%E5%B0%B1%E8%A6%81_%E8%A6%81%E8%A6%81_V_%E4%BA%86%E4%BA%862\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31\u8981<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8981<\/span> + V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>2<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Adding any of these four words in front of the verb, together with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>2 at the end, tells the listener the situation is going to change soon.<\/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\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">His birthday is coming up soon.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The movie is about to start.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">We&#8217;re just about to get home.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/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\">He&#8217;s about to go to sleep.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The exam is coming up soon.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98db\u6a5f<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u98db<\/span><rt>q\u01d0f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98de\u673a<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u98de<\/span><rt>q\u01d0f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The plane is about to take off.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u967d<\/span><rt>t\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5c71<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u9633<\/span><rt>t\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5c71<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The sun is about to set.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Quick Reference<\/h3>\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr>\n      <th>Word<\/th>\n      <th>Feel<\/th>\n      <th>Notes<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb<\/span> ku\u00e0i<\/td>\n      <td>Very soon, casual<\/td>\n      <td>Most colloquial of the four<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span> ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/td>\n      <td>Soon<\/td>\n      <td>Slightly more neutral\/written than \u5feb alone<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31\u8981<\/span> ji\u00f9y\u00e0o<\/td>\n      <td>Just about to<\/td>\n      <td>Often paired with a specific time word, e.g. \u660e\u5929\u5c31\u8981\u2026\u4e86<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8981<\/span> y\u00e0o<\/td>\n      <td>About to \/ going to<\/td>\n      <td>The most general and common of the four<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Grammar Point<\/div>\n    <p>The \u4e862 at the end never disappears in this pattern \u2014 it&#8217;s the \u4e86 that signals the change is happening. Without it, e.g. \u4ed6\u5feb\u7761\u89ba on its own isn&#8217;t a complete sentence.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2%E4%BB%96%E7%9D%A1%E8%A6%BA%E4%BA%86%E4%BB%96%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89%E4%BA%86_vs_%E4%BB%96%E7%9D%A1%E4%BA%86%E8%A6%BA%E4%BB%96%E7%9D%A1%E4%BA%86%E8%A7%89_vs_%E4%BB%96%E5%BF%AB%E8%A6%81%E7%9D%A1%E8%A6%BA%E4%BA%86%E4%BB%96%E5%BF%AB%E8%A6%81%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89%E4%BA%86\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u7761\u89ba\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u7761\u89c9\u4e86<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u7761\u4e86\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u7761\u4e86\u89c9<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u5feb\u8981\u7761\u89ba\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u5feb\u8981\u7761\u89c9\u4e86<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Same core words, three different timings \u2014 this lines up everything from this article and the \u4e861\/\u4e862 articles side by side.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr>\n      <th>Sentence<\/th>\n      <th>Meaning<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n      <td>He&#8217;s gone to sleep. (\u4e862 \u2014 a new situation: he wasn&#8217;t sleeping, now he is)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><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\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u89c9<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n      <td>He slept. (\u4e861 \u2014 a completed action: the sleeping is over, he&#8217;s awake now)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n      <td>He&#8217;s about to go to sleep. (\u5feb\u8981\u2026\u4e862 \u2014 hasn&#8217;t happened yet, but it&#8217;s imminent)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/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>The bus is about to arrive. <span class=\"reason\">(\u5feb\u8981)<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u8981<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>It&#8217;s about to rain. <span class=\"reason\">(\u5feb)<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/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\">03<\/span>We&#8217;re about to graduate. <span class=\"reason\">(\u5c31\u8981)<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7562\u696d<\/span><rt>b\u00ecy\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd5\u4e1a<\/span><rt>b\u00ecy\u00e8<\/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\">04<\/span>The store is about to close. <span class=\"reason\">(\u8981)<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc\u9580<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173\u95e8<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nm\u00e9n<\/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\">05<\/span>My phone battery is about to die. <span class=\"reason\">(\u5feb)<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/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\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/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 train is about to leave. <span class=\"reason\">(\u5c31\u8981)<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u8eca<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u8f66<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/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=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/07\/le-in-chinese-1\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>1 \u2014 Verb-Suffix <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> (Completed Action)<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/le-in-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>2 \u2014 Sentence-Final <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> (New Situation)<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/le1-and-le2\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span 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