{"id":17235,"date":"2026-09-20T22:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T14:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17235"},"modified":"2026-09-20T22:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T14:17:57","slug":"adjective-modifier-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/adjective-modifier-de\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjective Modifier &#8211; \u5730 de"},"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\" 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/adjective-modifier-de\/#1_Adjective_%E5%9C%B0%E5%9C%B0_de_Verb\" >1 Adjective + \u5730\u5730 de + Verb<\/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\/20\/adjective-modifier-de\/#2_Common_Mistakes\" >2 Common Mistakes<\/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\/20\/adjective-modifier-de\/#3_%E7%9A%84%E7%9A%84_de_vs_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_vs_%E5%9C%B0%E5%9C%B0_de\" >3 \u7684\u7684 de vs \u5f97\u5f97 de vs \u5730\u5730 de<\/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\/20\/adjective-modifier-de\/#4_Practice\" >4 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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\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 Adjective Modifier<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de turns an adjective into a description of how an action happens \u2014 it always sits before the verb it describes.<\/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\/2022\/07\/122.png\" alt=\"\u5730 de grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Where <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de comes after a verb, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de comes before it \u2014 &#8220;she [happily] smiled&#8221; instead of &#8220;she smiled [happily].&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Adjective_%E5%9C%B0%E5%9C%B0_de_Verb\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> <span class=\"h2-title\">Adjective + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de + Verb<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">This pattern usually needs a two-syllable adjective, or a repeated one-syllable adjective, before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de.<\/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\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He walks slowly.<\/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\">\u9ad8\u8208<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u4e86<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5174<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u4e86<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She smiled happily.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u771f<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nzh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u771f<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nzh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The students do their homework diligently.<\/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\">\u5927\u8072<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u58f0<\/span><rt>d\u00e0sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He speaks loudly.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The cat sleeps quietly.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">FYI<\/div>\n    <p>A plain single-syllable adjective usually doesn&#8217;t need <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u8d70<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u8d70<\/span> (&#8220;walk fast&#8221;) sounds natural on its own. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de shows up with longer or repeated adjectives, like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6162\u6162\u5730\u8d70<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6162\u6162\u5730\u8d70<\/span> or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad8\u8208\u5730\u7b11<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ad8\u5174\u5730\u7b11<\/span>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> <span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">A common mix-up is confusing <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de \u2014 remember: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de comes <em>before<\/em> the verb, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de comes <em>after<\/em> it.<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/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\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Here the description comes after the verb, so it needs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/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\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/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\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Here the adjective comes before the verb, so it needs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E7%9A%84%E7%9A%84_de_vs_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_vs_%E5%9C%B0%E5%9C%B0_de\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span> <span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">All three characters are pronounced the same way, but each attaches to a different part of speech and sits in a different position in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Modifies<\/td>\n      <td>A noun<\/td>\n      <td>A verb<\/td>\n      <td>A verb (via an adjective)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Position<\/td>\n      <td>Before the noun<\/td>\n      <td>After the verb<\/td>\n      <td>Before the verb<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Answers<\/td>\n      <td>&#8220;Whose?&#8221; \/ &#8220;Which one?&#8221;<\/td>\n      <td>&#8220;How did it turn out?&#8221;<\/td>\n      <td>&#8220;How was it done?&#8221;<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/table>\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\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/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\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This is what he said. <em>(\u7684 marks &#8220;the words he said&#8221; as a noun phrase)<\/em><\/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\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/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\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/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 speaks well. <em>(\u5f97 comments on how the speaking turned out)<\/em><\/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\">\u5c0f\u8072<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u58f0<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He speaks quietly. <em>(\u5730 describes the manner of speaking, before the verb)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Quick Way to Remember<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> de belongs to nouns, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de belongs after verbs, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5730<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5730<\/span> de belongs before verbs.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/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>She carefully reads the book.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed4\u7d30<\/span><rt>z\u01d0x\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed4\u7ec6<\/span><rt>z\u01d0x\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/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>He happily ate the cake.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/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>The dog quietly walked into the room.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/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 teacher patiently explains the questions.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8010\u5fc3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ix\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u91cb<\/span><rt>ji\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8010\u5fc3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ix\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u91ca<\/span><rt>ji\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/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>The children quickly ran over.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5011<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u4f86<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eec<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0iku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u6765<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>She nervously looked at me.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/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>He seriously answered the question.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u771f<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nzh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u7b54<\/span><rt>hu\u00edd\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u771f<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nzh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u7b54<\/span><rt>hu\u00edd\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>The bird slowly flew over.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto 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