{"id":17472,"date":"2026-09-26T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17472"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T05:52:08","slug":"chinese-serial-verb-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/chinese-serial-verb-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Serial Verb Sentences"},"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\/26\/chinese-serial-verb-sentences\/#1_GoCome_Verb_Purpose\" >1 Go\/Come + Verb (Purpose)<\/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\/26\/chinese-serial-verb-sentences\/#2_Means_Verb_How_Something_Is_Done\" >2 Means + Verb (How Something Is Done)<\/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\/26\/chinese-serial-verb-sentences\/#3_Common_Mistakes\" >3 Common Mistakes<\/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\/26\/chinese-serial-verb-sentences\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Serial-Verb-Sentences.png\" alt=\"\u9023\u52d5\u53e5 li\u00e1nd\u00f2ngj\u00f9 serial verb sentences Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Where English needs &#8220;to&#8221; or &#8220;and&#8221; to connect two actions (&#8220;go to buy,&#8221; &#8220;take a bus and go&#8221;), Chinese just places the verb phrases one after another.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_GoCome_Verb_Purpose\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> <span class=\"h2-title\">Go\/Come + Verb (Purpose)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The first verb is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53bb<\/span> q\u00f9 (&#8220;go&#8221;) or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i (&#8220;come&#8221;), and the second verb says what the person goes or comes to do.<\/p>\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\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5716\u66f8\u9928<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56fe\u4e66\u9986<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I go to the library to read.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\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\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">We go to the restaurant to eat.<\/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\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He comes to my house to hang out.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Means_Verb_How_Something_Is_Done\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> <span class=\"h2-title\">Means + Verb (How Something Is Done)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The first verb phrase says the method or tool, and the second says the action it&#8217;s used for.<\/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\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98db\u6a5f<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98de\u673a<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He takes a plane to Taiwan.<\/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\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I drive to work.<\/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\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She uses her phone to make a call.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span> <span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/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      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Unlike English &#8220;go and watch,&#8221; Chinese serial verbs sit side by side with no linking word like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u548c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u548c<\/span> h\u00e9 in between.<\/div>\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>I go to the supermarket to buy fruit.<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34\u679c<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0gu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34\u679c<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0gu\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\">02<\/span>She takes the bus to school.<\/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\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/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 go to the park to exercise.<\/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\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/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>He uses chopsticks to eat.<\/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\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b77\u5b50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b77\u5b50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/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>I go home to sleep.<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/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>They go to the beach to swim.<\/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\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d77\u908a<\/span><rt>h\u01ceibi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38\u6cf3<\/span><rt>y\u00f3uy\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d77\u8fb9<\/span><rt>h\u01ceibi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38\u6cf3<\/span><rt>y\u00f3uy\u01d2ng<\/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>My mom uses a computer to work.<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8166<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nn\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8111<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nn\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/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>I go to the store to buy milk.<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u5976<\/span><rt>ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u5976<\/span><rt>ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/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\/2026\/09\/26\/chinese-polite-imperatives-qing\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Polite Imperatives \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8acb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf7<\/span> q\u01d0ng + V<\/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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