{"id":17153,"date":"2026-09-18T05:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17153"},"modified":"2026-09-18T06:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:02:59","slug":"always-in-chinese-3-laoshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/always-in-chinese-3-laoshi\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Always&#8221; in Chinese 3 &#8211; \u8001\u662f l\u01ceosh\u00ec"},"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 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\u00b7 <span>HSK 5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">\u8001\u662f l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 &#8220;Always&#8221; (with an eye-roll)<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\u8001\u662f l\u01ceosh\u00ec means &#8220;always,&#8221; same as \u7e3d\u662f z\u01d2ngsh\u00ec \u2014 but it almost always carries a complaint. You reach for \u8001\u662f when something keeps happening and it&#8217;s starting to bug you.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Adverbs-of-Frequency.png\" alt=\"\u8001\u662f l\u01ceosh\u00ec \u2014 Always, Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">\u8001\u662f sits before the verb, exactly where \u7e3d\u662f goes \u2014 the difference is entirely in tone, not grammar.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u662f<\/span> l\u01ceosh\u00ec + V<\/h3>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Word<\/th>\n        <th>Tone<\/th>\n        <th>Usage<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"word\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7e3d\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u603b\u662f<\/span> z\u01d2ngsh\u00ec<\/td>\n        <td class=\"register\">Neutral<\/td>\n        <td class=\"desc\">Just states that something is invariably true \u2014 positive, negative, or neutral, no attitude attached.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"word\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u662f<\/span> l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/td>\n        <td class=\"register\">Exasperated \/ complaining<\/td>\n        <td class=\"desc\">Same meaning, but almost always signals the speaker is annoyed, tired of it, or complaining about the repetition.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\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\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u4e8b<\/span><rt>hu\u00edsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u4e8b<\/span><rt>hu\u00edsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re always late, what&#8217;s going on?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8a18<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8bb0<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s always forgetting his keys.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\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\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u868a\u5b50<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u868a\u5b50<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ac<\/span><rt>y\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I always get bitten by mosquitoes.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5225\u4eba<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9ren<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u522b\u4eba<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9ren<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She&#8217;s always comparing me to others.<\/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\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d7<\/span><rt>sh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d7<\/span><rt>sh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re always like this, I can&#8217;t take it anymore.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8166<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nn\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7576\u6a5f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ngj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8111<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nn\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b\u673a<\/span><rt>s\u01d0j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This computer always crashes.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Kids are always asking &#8220;why.&#8221;<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Common_Mistake\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistake<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u696d<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7e3d\u662f<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u696d<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u603b\u662f<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u662f<\/span> l\u01ceosh\u00ec carries a complaining tone \u2014 it doesn&#8217;t fit neutral or positive statements. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7e3d\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u603b\u662f<\/span> z\u01d2ngsh\u00ec instead.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !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>My roommate is always playing loud music.<\/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\">\u5ba4\u53cb<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8072<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97f3\u6a02<\/span><rt>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba4\u53cb<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58f0<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97f3\u4e50<\/span><rt>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>You&#8217;re always on your phone.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ed1<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ed1<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>He&#8217;s always complaining about work.<\/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\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62b1\u6028<\/span><rt>b\u00e0oyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62b1\u6028<\/span><rt>b\u00e0oyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>Why are you always late?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/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>This printer always jams.<\/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<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5370\u8868\u6a5f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecnbi\u01ceoj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5361\u7d19<\/span><rt>k\u01cezh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5370\u673a<\/span><rt>d\u01cey\u00ecnj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5361\u7eb8<\/span><rt>k\u01cezh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>My little sister always borrows my clothes without asking.<\/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\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>The bus is always crowded during rush 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\">\u5c16\u5cf0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101nf\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5cf0<\/span><rt>g\u0101of\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span 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