{"id":18430,"date":"2026-10-23T10:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T02:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=18430"},"modified":"2026-10-24T08:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:17:34","slug":"hsk4-action-change-words-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/23\/hsk4-action-change-words-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HSK4 &#8211; Action and Change Words 2"},"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\" 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class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"odc-subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u4f5c\u8207\u8b8a\u5316\u8a5e\u5f59\uff08\u4e8c\uff09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u4f5c\u4e0e\u53d8\u5316\u8bcd\u6c47\uff08\u4e8c\uff09<\/span> d\u00f2ngzu\u00f2 y\u01d4 bi\u00e0nhu\u00e0 c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next time you walk up to a door in a Chinese-speaking place, look for two tiny signs: \u63a8 (tu\u012b, &#8220;push&#8221;) and \u62c9 (l\u0101, &#8220;pull&#8221;). Getting them wrong is a classic beginner moment, and a good reminder that Chinese has a whole family of one-character hand verbs. This lesson is full of them, plus some bigger words for doing, holding and canceling things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">With your hands and body<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hand_and_Body_Action_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hand_and_Body_Action_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Hand and Body Action Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8209<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3e<\/span><\/td><td>j\u01d4<\/td><td>To raise; to lift<\/td><td>\ub4e4\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u4e0a\u3052\u308b; \u6319\u3052\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u62c9<\/td><td>l\u0101<\/td><td>To pull; to drag<\/td><td>\ub2f9\uae30\ub2e4; \ub04c\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5f15\u304f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u91cf<\/td><td>li\u00e1ng<\/td><td>To measure<\/td><td>\uc7ac\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6e2c\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u843d<\/td><td>lu\u00f2<\/td><td>To fall; to drop<\/td><td>\ub5a8\uc5b4\uc9c0\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u843d\u3061\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u62cd<\/td><td>p\u0101i<\/td><td>To take a photo; to pat; to clap<\/td><td>\ucc0d\ub2e4; \uce58\ub2e4; \ubc15\uc218 \uce58\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u64ae\u308b; \u305f\u305f\u304f; \u62cd\u624b\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6572<\/td><td>qi\u0101o<\/td><td>To knock; to tap<\/td><td>\ub450\ub4dc\ub9ac\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u305f\u305f\u304f; \u30ce\u30c3\u30af\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e1f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6254<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">di\u016b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">r\u0113ng<\/span><\/td><td>To throw; to toss<\/td><td>\ub358\uc9c0\ub2e4; \ubc84\ub9ac\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6295\u3052\u308b; \u6368\u3066\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u62ac<\/td><td>t\u00e1i<\/td><td>To lift; to raise<\/td><td>\ub4e4\uc5b4 \uc62c\ub9ac\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6301\u3061\u4e0a\u3052\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u62ac\u982d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62ac\u5934<\/span><\/td><td>t\u00e1it\u00f3u<\/td><td>To raise one\u2019s head; look up<\/td><td>\uace0\uac1c\ub97c \ub4e4\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u9854\u3092\u4e0a\u3052\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f48<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f39<\/span><\/td><td>t\u00e1n<\/td><td>To play (an instrument); to bounce<\/td><td>\uc5f0\uc8fc\ud558\ub2e4; \ud280\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5f3e\u304f; \u8df3\u306d\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u8eba<\/td><td>t\u01ceng<\/td><td>To lie down<\/td><td>\ub215\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6a2a\u306b\u306a\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u63d0<\/td><td>t\u00ed<\/td><td>To carry; to lift; to mention; to raise<\/td><td>\ub4e4\ub2e4; \uc5b8\uae09\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u63d0\u3052\u308b; \u8a00\u53ca\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u505c<\/td><td>t\u00edng<\/td><td>To stop; to park<\/td><td>\uba48\ucd94\ub2e4; \uc8fc\ucc28\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6b62\u307e\u308b; \u99d0\u8eca\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u63a8<\/td><td>tu\u012b<\/td><td>To push<\/td><td>\ubc00\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u62bc\u3059<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5438<\/td><td>x\u012b<\/td><td>To breathe in; to inhale; to absorb<\/td><td>\ub4e4\uc774\ub9c8\uc2dc\ub2e4; \ud761\uc218\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5438\u3046<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u538b<\/span><\/td><td>y\u0101<\/td><td>To press; to push down<\/td><td>\ub204\ub974\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u62bc\u3055\u3048\u308b; \u5727\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u6254 (r\u0113ng) vs \u4e1f (di\u016b)<\/h4><p>Both mean &#8220;to throw.&#8221; Mainland China says \u6254 (r\u0113ng), while Taiwan more often says <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e1f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e22<\/span> (di\u016b), as in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e1f\u5783\u573e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6254\u5783\u573e<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">(di\u016b l\u0101j\u012b)<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">(r\u0113ng l\u0101j\u012b)<\/span> (throw away the trash). Taiwanese people still understand \u6254 (r\u0113ng), but you will hear \u4e1f (di\u016b) much more.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u63d0 (t\u00ed) has many jobs<\/h4><p>One character, several meanings: to carry something by its handle (\u63d0\u888b\u5b50 (t\u00ed d\u00e0izi)), to lift, to mention something (\u63d0\u5230 (t\u00edd\u00e0o) means &#8220;to bring up&#8221;), and to raise a question (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u63d0\u554f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u63d0\u95ee<\/span> (t\u00edw\u00e8n)).<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u91cf: li\u00e1ng or li\u00e0ng?<\/h4><p>As a verb, \u91cf is li\u00e1ng, which means &#8220;to measure&#8221; (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cf\u9ad4\u6eab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cf\u4f53\u6e29<\/span> (li\u00e1ng t\u01d0w\u0113n) means &#8220;to take your temperature&#8221;). As a noun, it is li\u00e0ng, which means &#8220;amount,&#8221; like in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6578\u91cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6570\u91cf<\/span> (sh\u00f9li\u00e0ng).<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e8a\u4e0a<\/span><rt class=\"\">chu\u00e1ng sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62cd<\/span><rt class=\"\">p\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5f35<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ec zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u7247<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e0opi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e8a\u4e0a<\/span><rt class=\"\">chu\u00e1ng sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62cd<\/span><rt class=\"\">p\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5f20<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ec zh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u7247<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e0opi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">He lay on the bed and took a photo with his phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ac\u982d<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u00e1it\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u770b<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ed k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6572\u9580<\/span><rt class=\"\">qi\u0101o m\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ac\u5934<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u00e1it\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u770b<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ed k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6572\u95e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">qi\u0101o m\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">I looked up and saw someone knocking on the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Getting things done<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doing_and_Handling_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doing_and_Handling_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Doing and Handling Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u4ea4<\/td><td>ji\u0101o<\/td><td>To hand in; to give; to pay<\/td><td>\ub0b4\ub2e4; \uc81c\ucd9c\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u51fa\u3059; \u6e21\u3059; \u6255\u3046<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u5165<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u5165<\/span><\/td><td>j\u00ecnr\u00f9<\/td><td>To enter<\/td><td>\ub4e4\uc5b4\uac00\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5165\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u884c<\/span><\/td><td>j\u00ecnx\u00edng<\/td><td>To carry out; to conduct<\/td><td>\uc9c4\ud589\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u884c\u3046; \u9032\u3081\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8209\u8fa6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3e\u529e<\/span><\/td><td>j\u01d4b\u00e0n<\/td><td>To hold; to organize<\/td><td>\uac1c\ucd5c\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u958b\u50ac\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u7a7a<\/td><td>k\u00f2ng<\/td><td>Empty; vacant<\/td><td>\ube44\ub2e4; \ud2c8<\/td><td>\u7a7a\u304f; \u7a7a\u304d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u7559\u4e0b<\/td><td>li\u00faxi\u00e0<\/td><td>To stay; to leave behind<\/td><td>\ub0a8\uae30\ub2e4; \uba38\ubb3c\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6b8b\u3059; \u7559\u307e\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9762\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9762\u5bf9<\/span><\/td><td>mi\u00e0ndu\u00ec<\/td><td>To face; to confront<\/td><td>\ub9c8\uc8fc\ud558\ub2e4; \uc9c1\uba74\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5411\u304d\u5408\u3046; \u76f4\u9762\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5f04<\/td><td>n\u00f2ng<\/td><td>To do; to make; to handle<\/td><td>\ub9cc\uc9c0\ub2e4; \ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u3044\u3058\u308b; \u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u53d6\u5f97<\/td><td>q\u01d4d\u00e9<\/td><td>To obtain; to achieve<\/td><td>\uc5bb\ub2e4; \ucde8\ub4dd\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u53d6\u5f97\u3059\u308b; \u5f97\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u53d6\u6d88<\/td><td>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/td><td>To cancel<\/td><td>\ucde8\uc18c\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u53d6\u308a\u6d88\u3059; \u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30bb\u30eb\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4f7f\u7528<\/td><td>sh\u01d0y\u00f2ng<\/td><td>To use<\/td><td>\uc0ac\uc6a9\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u4f7f\u7528\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u901a\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u901a\u8fc7<\/span><\/td><td>t\u014dnggu\u00f2<\/td><td>To pass; to go through; by means of<\/td><td>\ud1b5\uacfc\ud558\ub2e4; ~\uc744 \ud1b5\ud574<\/td><td>\u901a\u904e\u3059\u308b; ~\u3092\u901a\u3058\u3066<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e0b\u964d<\/td><td>xi\u00e0ji\u00e0ng<\/td><td>To fall; to decrease; to descend<\/td><td>\ud558\ub77d\ud558\ub2e4; \ub0b4\ub824\uac00\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u4e0b\u304c\u308b; \u4e0b\u964d\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4fee\u7406<\/td><td>xi\u016bl\u01d0<\/td><td>To repair; to fix<\/td><td>\uc218\ub9ac\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u4fee\u7406\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u7a7a: k\u00f2ng or k\u014dng?<\/h4><p>When \u7a7a means &#8220;free time&#8221; or &#8220;vacant,&#8221; it is k\u00f2ng (\u6709\u7a7a (y\u01d2u k\u00f2ng) means &#8220;to have free time&#8221;). When it means &#8220;empty&#8221; or &#8220;sky,&#8221; it is k\u014dng, as in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7a7a\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7a7a\u6c14<\/span> (k\u014dngq\u00ec, &#8220;air&#8221;).<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u884c<\/span> (j\u00ecnx\u00edng) vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8209\u8fa6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3e\u529e<\/span> (j\u01d4b\u00e0n)<\/h4><p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8209\u8fa6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3e\u529e<\/span> (j\u01d4b\u00e0n) is for organizing and holding an event, like a sports day or a party. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9032\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fdb\u884c<\/span> (j\u00ecnx\u00edng) is broader: it means that an activity is going on or being carried out, like a meeting, a test or a discussion.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u500b\u6708<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0 ge yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8209\u8fa6<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u01d4b\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5\u6703<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f9nd\u00f2nghu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u540d\u8cbb<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e0om\u00edngf\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u4e2a\u6708<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0 ge yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3e\u529e<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u01d4b\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8\u4f1a<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f9nd\u00f2nghu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u540d\u8d39<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e0om\u00edngf\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">The school will hold a sports day next month; everyone please pay the registration fee first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u01d0s\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u7a7a<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d2u k\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt class=\"\">k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt class=\"\">di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8d5b<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u01d0s\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u7a7a<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d2u k\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt class=\"\">k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt class=\"\">di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">It rained and the game was canceled, so I have time to go see a movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Test yourself<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span>Vocabulary Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-quiz-wrap\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"odc-quiz-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u56fe\u793aHSK4.png\" alt=\"HSK4\">\n<div class=\"odc-quiz\" id=\"odc-quiz-hsk4-10\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nvar quizData=[{\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"\u53d6\u6d88 means...\", \"options\": [\"To cancel\", \"To obtain\", \"To use\", \"To repair\"], \"answer\": 0}, {\"type\": \"type\", \"prompt\": \"Type the pinyin for <span class=\\\"lang-zh-TW\\\" style=\\\"display:none;\\\">\u8209\u8fa6<\/span><span class=\\\"lang-zh-CN\\\">\u4e3e\u529e<\/span>.\", \"accept\": [\"juban\"], \"show\": \"j\u01d4b\u00e0n\"}, {\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"In Taiwan, which word is more common in daily speech for \\\"to throw away\\\"?\", \"options\": [\"<span class=\\\"lang-zh-TW\\\" style=\\\"display:none;\\\">\u4e1f<\/span><span class=\\\"lang-zh-CN\\\">\u4e22<\/span>\", \"\u6254\", \"\u63a8\", \"\u62c9\"], \"answer\": 0}, {\"type\": \"type\", \"prompt\": \"Type the English meaning of \u8eba (lie ___).\", \"accept\": [\"liedown\", \"tolie\", \"toliedown\", \"lie\"], \"show\": \"lie down\"}, {\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"How is \u7a7a pronounced in \u6709\u7a7a (to have free time)?\", \"options\": [\"k\u00f2ng\", \"k\u014dng\", \"k\u01d2ng\", \"kong\"], \"answer\": 0}, {\"type\": \"type\", \"prompt\": \"Type the pinyin for \u4fee\u7406.\", \"accept\": [\"xiuli\"], \"show\": \"xi\u016bl\u01d0\"}, {\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"<span class=\\\"lang-zh-TW\\\" style=\\\"display:none;\\\">\u9032\u884c<\/span><span class=\\\"lang-zh-CN\\\">\u8fdb\u884c<\/span> means...\", \"options\": [\"To carry out; 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