{"id":17418,"date":"2026-09-25T08:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T00:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17418"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:22:01","slug":"how-many-how-much-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/how-many-how-much-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How many, how much&#8221; in Chinese"},"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\/25\/how-many-how-much-in-chinese\/#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\/25\/how-many-how-much-in-chinese\/#2How_Adjective_%E2%80%94_%E5%A4%9A_duo\" >2How + Adjective \u2014 \u591a du\u014d<\/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\/25\/how-many-how-much-in-chinese\/#3How_Many_How_Much_%E2%80%94_%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao\" >3How Many \/ How Much \u2014 \u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" 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<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\"><span class=\"cjk\">Question Words 3 \u2014 Asking Numbers<\/span><span class=\"accent\">\u591a du\u014d, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">How tall? How far? How many? How much? What time? In Chinese, all of these questions come down to three words: \u591a du\u014d, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span>, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0.<\/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\/09\/Question-words-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Question words in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">In part three of the question-word series, we look at how to ask about numbers: \u591a du\u014d + adjective for measurements, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span> for bigger numbers, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 for small numbers, dates, and times.<\/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>Chinese has three ways to ask &#8220;how\u2026?&#8221; about amounts and measurements. Which one you use depends on what you are asking about and how big you expect the number to be.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"compare-table-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Used For<\/th><th>Measure Word?<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>\u591a du\u014d + Adj<\/td><td>how tall, how far, how old\u2026 (degree)<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span><\/td><td>numbers you expect to be bigger than ten, or have no idea about<\/td><td>optional<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0<\/td><td>numbers you expect to be smaller than ten, plus dates and times<\/td><td>required<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Key Point<\/div>\n    <p>Just like the other question words, these stay in the spot where the number will go in the answer \u2014 no reordering, and no <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma at the end.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2How_Adjective_%E2%80%94_%E5%A4%9A_duo\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">How + Adjective \u2014 \u591a du\u014d<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Put \u591a du\u014d in front of an adjective (also called a stative verb, SV) to ask about degree: \u591a\u9ad8 du\u014d g\u0101o (how tall), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u9060<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u8fdc<\/span> du\u014d yu\u01cen (how far), \u591a\u5927 du\u014d d\u00e0 (how old \/ how big).<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><div class=\"struct-line\">Subject + \u591a du\u014d + Adjective\uff1f<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/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\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How tall are you?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">168<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei-li\u00f9sh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5206<\/span><rt>g\u014dngf\u0113n<\/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\">168<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei-li\u00f9sh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5398\u7c73<\/span><rt>l\u00edm\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am 168 cm.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9060<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdc<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How far is it from your home to school?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\uff08<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff09<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\uff08<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><rt>w\u01d2ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff09<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s a 10-minute walk (from my home to school).<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>&#8220;Centimeter&#8221; is \u516c\u5206 g\u014dngf\u0113n in Taiwan and \u5398\u7c73 l\u00edm\u01d0 in Mainland China. Same unit, different word \u2014 switch the text display to see both.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3How_Many_How_Much_%E2%80%94_%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91_duoshao\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">How Many \/ How Much \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Chinese doesn&#8217;t separate countable and uncountable nouns, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span> covers both &#8220;how many&#8221; and &#8220;how much&#8221;. It is typically used when you expect an answer bigger than ten, or when you have no idea how big the number is. The measure word after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span> is optional.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><div class=\"struct-line\">Subject + Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span> (+ Measure Word) + Noun\uff1f<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How much money do you have?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">120<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei-\u00e8rsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">120<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei-\u00e8rsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I have 120 kuai.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u5b57<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9nz\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\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u5b57<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9nz\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How many Chinese characters can you write?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">581<\/span><rt>w\u01d4b\u01cei-b\u0101sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u5b57<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9nz\u00ec<\/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\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">581<\/span><rt>w\u01d4b\u01cei-b\u0101sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u5b57<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9nz\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I can write 581 Chinese characters.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Did You Know?<\/div>\n    <p>Great news! Recognizing just 581 of the most commonly used characters can help you understand about 80% of written media content. You don&#8217;t need to know every single character to be proficient in Chinese \u2014 start with the most frequent ones and build from there. Even at one character a day, you could reach that 80% in less than two years. So don&#8217;t let Chinese characters scare you \u2014 embrace the challenge and get started!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4How_Many_How_Much_%E2%80%94_%E5%B9%BE%E5%87%A0_ji\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">How Many \/ How Much \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 also means &#8220;how many&#8221;, but it is typically used when you expect an answer smaller than ten. Unlike <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 <strong>must<\/strong> be followed by a measure word. There are also some situations where we always use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0, no matter how big the answer is \u2014 most importantly, dates and times.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><div class=\"struct-line\">Subject + Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 <span class=\"req\">+ Measure Word<\/span> (+ Noun)\uff1f<\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How much money do you have?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I have 2 kuai.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How many dogs does she have?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She has 3 dogs.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>Always <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0: Times and Dates<\/h3>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What time is it now?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">11<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">11<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s 11 o&#8217;clock.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag\">Q<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">What&#8217;s the date today? (lit. &#8220;Today is how many day?&#8221;)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"qa-line\"><span class=\"qa-tag qa-a\">A<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">25<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">25<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Today is the 25th.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>Asking someone&#8217;s age follows the same logic. To a young child, ask <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f60\u5e7e\u6b72\uff1f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f60\u51e0\u5c81\uff1f<\/span> n\u01d0 j\u01d0 su\u00ec? because you expect a small number. To a teenager or adult, ask \u4f60\u591a\u5927\uff1f n\u01d0 du\u014d d\u00e0? instead.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0 always needs a measure word before the noun. (With <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11\u9322 du\u014dsh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11\u94b1 du\u014dshao qi\u00e1n<\/span> is fine.)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Times and dates always use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e0<\/span> j\u01d0, even if the answer is bigger than ten.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/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\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/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\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">To ask &#8220;how tall \/ how far \/ how old&#8221;, use \u591a du\u014d + adjective, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591a\u5c11 du\u014dshao<\/span>.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">6<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>How would you say these in Chinese? Tap each card to check your answer.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">01<\/span>How old are you? (asking an adult)<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/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\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">02<\/span>How long is this?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">03<\/span>How much is this?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">04<\/span>How many students are in your class?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5011<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dsh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u4eec<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5c11<\/span><rt>du\u014dshao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">05<\/span>How many children do you have?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/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\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">06<\/span>How many cups of tea do you want?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/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\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">07<\/span>What day of the week is it tomorrow?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">08<\/span>What time do you go to bed?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"ans-hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\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\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/where-which-in-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Question Words 2 \u2014 Where &amp; Which: \u54ea n\u01ce, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54ea\u91cc<\/span> n\u01cel\u01d0 &amp; \u54ea\u4e9b n\u01cexi\u0113<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/zenme-yang\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Question Words 4 \u2014 How: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span> z\u011bnme &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span> z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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