{"id":18050,"date":"2026-10-17T23:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=18050"},"modified":"2026-10-18T00:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T16:05:41","slug":"a-bit-too-weimian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/a-bit-too-weimian\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Bit Too\u2026&#8221;\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u672a\u514d\u00a0w\u00e8imi\u01cen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 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\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/a-bit-too-weimian\/#1Structure\" >1Structure<\/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\/10\/17\/a-bit-too-weimian\/#2%E6%9C%AA%E5%85%8D%E6%9C%AA%E5%85%8D_weimian_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E5%85%8D%E4%B8%8D%E5%85%8D_bumian_vs_%E9%9B%A3%E5%85%8D%E9%9A%BE%E5%85%8D_nanmian\" >2\u672a\u514d\u672a\u514d w\u00e8imi\u01cen vs. \u4e0d\u514d\u4e0d\u514d b\u00f9mi\u01cen vs. \u96e3\u514d\u96be\u514d n\u00e1nmi\u01cen<\/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\/10\/17\/a-bit-too-weimian\/#3Common_Mistakes\" >3Common Mistakes<\/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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class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 7-9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 7-9<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">\u201cA Bit Too\u2026\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen means \u201crather, a bit too.\u201d It gives a <strong>mild criticism<\/strong>: the speaker thinks something goes a little beyond what\u2019s reasonable.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/\u672a\u514d.png\" alt=\"\u672a\u514d w\u00e8imi\u01cen in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen softens criticism, making it sound tactful rather than blunt. It\u2019s almost always followed by a degree word like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span> y\u01d2udi\u01cen, or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u65bc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u4e8e<\/span> gu\u00f2y\u00fa, and the sentence often ends with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5427<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5427<\/span> ba.<\/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\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span> y\u01d2udi\u01cen \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u65bc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u4e8e<\/span> gu\u00f2y\u00fa + Adj (+ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5427<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5427<\/span> ba)<\/h3>\n  <p>Comments that a quality is a bit excessive: too expensive, too strict, too impatient.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a87\u5f35<\/span><rt>ku\u0101zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5938\u5f20<\/span><rt>ku\u0101zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Saying it like that is a bit over the top, don\u2019t you think?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u4e8b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6c23<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u4e8b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6c14<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoqi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Getting angry over such a small thing? That\u2019s a bit petty of you.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The prices at this restaurant are a bit on the high side.<\/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\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981\u6c42<\/span><rt>y\u0101oqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u65bc<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56b4\u683c<\/span><rt>y\u00e1ng\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981\u6c42<\/span><rt>y\u0101oqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u4e8e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e25\u683c<\/span><rt>y\u00e1ng\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">His expectations of his kids are rather too strict.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003<\/span><rt>k\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u7d1a<\/span><rt>g\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u6025<\/span><rt>x\u012bnj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003<\/span><rt>k\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u7ea7<\/span><rt>g\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u6025<\/span><rt>x\u012bnj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Wanting to take the advanced exam after only three months is a bit too impatient.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen + VP \/ Evaluation<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen can also come before an evaluating phrase, such as \u201cunfair,\u201d \u201ctoo early,\u201d or \u201ca pity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u7e3e<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5426\u5b9a<\/span><rt>f\u01d2ud\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5e73<\/span><rt>g\u014dngp\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u7ee9<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5426\u5b9a<\/span><rt>f\u01d2ud\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5e73<\/span><rt>g\u014dngp\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Writing off a student based on one test score is a little unfair.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u8ad6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9l\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u6642\u904e\u65e9<\/span><rt>w\u00e9ish\u00edgu\u00f2z\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u8bba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9l\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u65f6\u8fc7\u65e9<\/span><rt>w\u00e9ish\u00edgu\u00f2z\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Drawing a conclusion now would be a bit premature.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u537b<\/span><rt>qu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6548\u679c<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ogu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u60dc<\/span><rt>k\u011bx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5374<\/span><rt>qu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6548\u679c<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ogu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u60dc<\/span><rt>k\u011bx\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Spending so much money with no results is rather a shame.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9023<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0a\u91cd<\/span><rt>z\u016bnzh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fde<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0a\u91cd<\/span><rt>z\u016bnzh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Making the decision without even asking is a bit disrespectful.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Softer than a direct criticism<\/div>\n    <p>Compare a blunt comment with a <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen comment. Both criticize, but <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen sounds more measured, like \u201cisn\u2019t that a little\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6c23<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6c14<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoqi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">You\u2019re so stingy. (blunt)<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6c23<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6c14<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoqi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Isn\u2019t that a bit stingy of you? (more tactful)<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2%E6%9C%AA%E5%85%8D%E6%9C%AA%E5%85%8D_weimian_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E5%85%8D%E4%B8%8D%E5%85%8D_bumian_vs_%E9%9B%A3%E5%85%8D%E9%9A%BE%E5%85%8D_nanmian\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span> b\u00f9mi\u01cen vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e3\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96be\u514d<\/span> n\u00e1nmi\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>These three look alike, and learners often mix them up. Only <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen expresses criticism. The other two describe something that naturally or inevitably happens.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"tbl-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th><\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span> b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e3\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96be\u514d<\/span> n\u00e1nmi\u01cen<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Meaning<\/td><td>a bit too, rather<\/td><td>can\u2019t help but; naturally<\/td><td>hard to avoid<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Speaker\u2019s attitude<\/td><td>Mild criticism or disapproval<\/td><td>Neutral, describing a natural reaction<\/td><td>Neutral or understanding<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Typical example<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d\u592a\u8cb4\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d\u592a\u8d35\u4e86<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u514d\u6709\u9ede\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u514d\u6709\u70b9\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e3\u514d\u6703\u72af\u932f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96be\u514d\u4f1a\u72af\u9519<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u81fa<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngt\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f14\u8b1b<\/span><rt>y\u01cenji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u53f0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngt\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f14\u8bb2<\/span><rt>y\u01cenji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The first time giving a speech, you can\u2019t help feeling a bit nervous.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span> b\u00f9mi\u01cen: a natural reaction, no criticism.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u8a9e<\/span><rt>w\u00e0iy\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u514d<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nmi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72af\u932f<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u8bed<\/span><rt>w\u00e0iy\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u514d<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nmi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72af\u9519<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">When learning a foreign language, mistakes are hard to avoid.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e3\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96be\u514d<\/span> n\u00e1nmi\u01cen: something that\u2019s bound to happen, said with understanding.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u9577<\/span><rt>ji\u0101zh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u957f<\/span><rt>ji\u0101zh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/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\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u9577<\/span><rt>ji\u0101zh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6\u957f<\/span><rt>ji\u0101zh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Feeling nervous when meeting the parents for the first time is a natural reaction, not something to criticize. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span> b\u00f9mi\u01cen (or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e3\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96be\u514d<\/span> n\u00e1nmi\u01cen), not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen.<\/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\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/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\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672a\u514d<\/span> w\u00e8imi\u01cen expresses disapproval, so it doesn\u2019t go with compliments. It also needs a degree word like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a<\/span> t\u00e0i, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn.<\/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>Isn\u2019t it a bit too late to call now?<\/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\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/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>Your demands are rather unreasonable.<\/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\">\u8981\u6c42<\/span><rt>y\u0101oqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u7406<\/span><rt>h\u00e9l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u8981\u6c42<\/span><rt>y\u0101oqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u7406<\/span><rt>h\u00e9l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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>Judging someone by their appearance is a bit superficial.<\/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\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u8868<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ibi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a55\u50f9<\/span><rt>p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u819a\u6dfa<\/span><rt>f\u016bqi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u8868<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ibi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc4\u4ef7<\/span><rt>p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80a4\u6d45<\/span><rt>f\u016bqi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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>This plan is rather too risky.<\/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\">\u8a08\u756b<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u65bc<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5192\u96aa<\/span><rt>m\u00e0oxi\u01cen<\/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\">\u8ba1\u5212<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u4e8e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2y\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5192\u9669<\/span><rt>m\u00e0oxi\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\">05<\/span>Quitting after just one failure is a bit of a pity.<\/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\">\u5931\u6557<\/span><rt>sh\u012bb\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u68c4<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u60dc<\/span><rt>k\u011bx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5931\u8d25<\/span><rt>sh\u012bb\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u5f03<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u60dc<\/span><rt>k\u011bx\u012b<\/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>Isn\u2019t it a bit too early to celebrate?<\/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\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6176\u795d<\/span><rt>q\u00ecngzh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e86\u795d<\/span><rt>q\u00ecngzh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/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\">07<\/span>Leaving home for the first time, she couldn\u2019t help feeling a little lonely.<\/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\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u958b<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bc2\u5bde<\/span><rt>j\u00edm\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u5f00<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u514d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9mi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bc2\u5bde<\/span><rt>j\u00ecm\u00f2<\/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\">08<\/span>Charging this much for a coffee is a bit outrageous.<\/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\">\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><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u8b5c<\/span><rt>l\u00edp\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><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><span class=\"rb\">\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672a\u514d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8imi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u8c31<\/span><rt>l\u00edp\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div 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