{"id":17981,"date":"2026-10-04T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17981"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:09:20","slug":"just-happens-2-ganghao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/just-happens-2-ganghao\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Just Happens To&#8221; 2\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u521a\u597d\u00a0g\u0101ngh\u01ceo"},"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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class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">\u201cJust Happens To\u201d 2<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo means \u201cjust right\u201d or \u201cjust happened to.\u201d It\u2019s very casual and conversational, and it highlights how something fits perfectly or works out just right.<\/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\/2025\/04\/just-right-ganghao-qiahao.png\" alt=\"\u525b\u597d g\u0101ngh\u01ceo just right in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">Most of the time <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo works just like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span> zh\u00e8ngh\u01ceo. But it has one extra meaning that <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span> zh\u00e8ngh\u01ceo doesn\u2019t: \u201cbarely, only just.\u201d<\/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  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo + Verb Phrase: \u201cjust happen to\u201d<\/h3>\n  <p>Shows a coincidence, usually a convenient one.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u9580<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u95e8<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I was just about to head out.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I happen to have time to help you.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The book he brought is exactly the one I needed.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <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\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <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\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">When I went to see him, he happened to be home.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>(S +) <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo as a predicate: \u201cjust right\u201d<\/h3>\n  <p>Used for size, taste, amount, or timing that fits perfectly.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u8eab<\/span><rt>h\u00e9sh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u8eab<\/span><rt>h\u00e9sh\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This piece of clothing fits just right.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9e79\u6de1<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1nd\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54b8\u6de1<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1nd\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The seasoning of the dish is just right.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f35<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7968<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f35<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f20<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7968<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f20<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">We have three tickets, just enough for one each.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7\u6c23<\/span><rt>l\u011bngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341\u516d<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ea6<\/span><rt>d\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a\u8c03<\/span><rt>k\u014dngti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341\u516d<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ea6<\/span><rt>d\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">With the AC set to 26 degrees, it\u2019s just right: not too cold, not too hot.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngg\u0101ng h\u01ceo<\/div>\n    <p>In conversation you\u2019ll often hear <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngg\u0101ng h\u01ceo. Doubling <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a<\/span> g\u0101ng makes it sound warmer and more satisfied: \u201cjust perfect!\u201d<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c11<\/span><rt>sh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c11<\/span><rt>sh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Not too much, not too little. Just perfect!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo + V: \u201cbarely, only just\u201d<\/h3>\n  <p>This is the meaning that sets <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo apart: something reached the minimum, with no room to spare.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u7e3e<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ca\u683c<\/span><rt>j\u00edg\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u7ee9<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ca\u683c<\/span><rt>j\u00edg\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">His grade was just barely a pass.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d95<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u5f8c<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6377\u904b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9y\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d76<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u540e<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73ed<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u94c1<\/span><rt>d\u00ecti\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I only just caught the last MRT train.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5920<\/span><rt>g\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591f<\/span><rt>g\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I have just barely enough money for a cup of coffee.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u622a\u6b62<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u622a\u6b62<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He handed in the report just before the deadline.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2%E5%89%9B%E5%A5%BD%E5%88%9A%E5%A5%BD_ganghao_vs_%E6%AD%A3%E5%A5%BD%E6%AD%A3%E5%A5%BD_zhenghao\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span> zh\u00e8ngh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"tbl-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th><\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b63\u597d<\/span> zh\u00e8ngh\u01ceo<\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>\u201chappen to\u201d<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>\u201cjust right\u201d<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>+ number: \u201cexactly\u201d<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>\u201cbarely, only just\u201d<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Feel<\/td><td>Neutral<\/td><td>More casual; very common in speech, especially in Taiwan<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udca1 Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>In most sentences you can swap the two freely: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u6b63\u597d\u8981\u51fa\u9580<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u6b63\u597d\u8981\u51fa\u95e8<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u525b\u597d\u8981\u51fa\u9580<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u521a\u597d\u8981\u51fa\u95e8<\/span> mean the same thing. Only when you mean \u201cbarely\u201d do you need <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9913<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u997f<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b<\/span><rt>g\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9913<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a<\/span><rt>g\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u997f<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">\u201cI just ate\u201d is about time, not coincidence. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a<\/span> g\u0101ng (\u201cjust now\u201d), not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d9<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53cc<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d9<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53cc<\/span><rt>shu\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a\u597d<\/span> g\u0101ngh\u01ceo can\u2019t take <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn. To add emphasis, double <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u525b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u521a<\/span> g\u0101ng instead.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>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 happen to be near your office. Want to grab lunch?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9644\u8fd1<\/span><rt>f\u00f9j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5348\u9910<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9644\u8fd1<\/span><rt>f\u00f9j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5348\u9910<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/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>The temperature of the water is just right.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6eab\u5ea6<\/span><rt>w\u0113nd\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e29\u5ea6<\/span><rt>w\u0113nd\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>This box is just big enough for the books.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <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\">\u7bb1\u5b50<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <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\">\u7bb1\u5b50<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>When I got home, it just happened to start raining.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>We only just made it in time for the movie.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d95<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u6f14<\/span><rt>k\u0101iy\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d76<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u6f14<\/span><rt>k\u0101iy\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>Your bag happens to be the same as mine.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101obao<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u597d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>Ten people, ten chairs. 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