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.75rem;min-height:1.4em}\n.odc-hsk5-11-page .odc-quiz-feedback.correct{color:#3d5c34}\n.odc-hsk5-11-page .odc-quiz-feedback.incorrect{color:var(--odc-red-dark)}\n.odc-hsk5-11-page .odc-quiz-score{text-align:center}\n.odc-hsk5-11-page .odc-quiz-score .odc-quiz-score-num{font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#8a2c22;display:block;margin-bottom:.4rem}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"odc-hsk5-11-page\">\n<div class=\"odc-hero\">\n<p class=\"odc-eyebrow\">Chinese Vocabulary \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"odc-hero-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_and_Tone_Adverb_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_and_Tone_Adverb_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Time and Tone Adverb Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"odc-subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u9593\u8207\u8a9e\u6c23\u526f\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u95f4\u4e0e\u8bed\u6c14\u526f\u8bcd<\/span> sh\u00edji\u0101n y\u01d4 y\u01d4q\u00ec f\u00f9c\u00ed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is a famous Chinese saying: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u6f22\u4e0d\u63d0\u7576\u5e74\u52c7<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u6c49\u4e0d\u63d0\u5f53\u5e74\u52c7<\/span> (h\u01ceoh\u00e0n b\u00f9 t\u00ed d\u0101ngni\u00e1n y\u01d2ng). Word for word, it means &#8220;a true hero does not mention his bravery of back then.&#8221; In other words, a person who is really capable does not brag about past glory. People also use it jokingly to tease someone who keeps boasting about the good old days, or to say humbly, &#8220;let&#8217;s not talk about what I used to do.&#8221; The saying contains <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7576\u5e74<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f53\u5e74<\/span> (d\u0101ngni\u00e1n, &#8220;back then&#8221;), one of the time words in this lesson. The lesson also covers little adverbs like \u5c45\u7136 (j\u016br\u00e1n) (&#8220;unexpectedly&#8221;) that let you show surprise and attitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">When did it happen?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_and_Period_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_and_Period_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Time and Period 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>\u508d\u665a<\/td><td>b\u00e0ngw\u01cen<\/td><td>Early evening; dusk<\/td><td>\ud574\uc9c8 \ubb34\ub835<\/td><td>\u5915\u65b9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u534a\u591c<\/td><td>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/td><td>Midnight; the middle of the night<\/td><td>\ud55c\ubc24\uc911<\/td><td>\u771f\u591c\u4e2d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b64\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b64\u540e<\/span><\/td><td>c\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/td><td>After this; afterwards<\/td><td>\uc774\ud6c4<\/td><td>\u3053\u308c\u4ee5\u964d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6b64\u524d<\/td><td>c\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/td><td>Before this; previously<\/td><td>\uc774\uc804<\/td><td>\u3053\u308c\u307e\u3067<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f9e\u524d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ece\u524d<\/span><\/td><td>c\u00f3ngqi\u00e1n<\/td><td>In the past; once upon a time<\/td><td>\uc608\uc804; \uc61b\ub0a0<\/td><td>\u6614<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7576\u5e74<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f53\u5e74<\/span><\/td><td>d\u0101ngni\u00e1n<\/td><td>Back then; that year<\/td><td>\uadf8 \ub2f9\uc2dc<\/td><td>\u5f53\u6642<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u8fd1\u671f<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">j\u00ecnq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">j\u00ecnq\u012b<\/span><\/td><td>Recent period; lately<\/td><td>\ucd5c\uadfc<\/td><td>\u6700\u8fd1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u8fd1\u65e5<\/td><td>j\u00ecnr\u00ec<\/td><td>Recently; in the next few days<\/td><td>\uc694\uc998; \uadfc\ub798<\/td><td>\u8fd1\u65e5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5e74\u521d<\/td><td>ni\u00e1nch\u016b<\/td><td>Early in the year<\/td><td>\uc5f0\ucd08<\/td><td>\u5e74\u521d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5e74\u4ee3<\/td><td>ni\u00e1nd\u00e0i<\/td><td>Era; decade<\/td><td>\uc5f0\ub300; \uc2dc\ub300<\/td><td>\u5e74\u4ee3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u671f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u671f<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00edq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00edq\u012b<\/span><\/td><td>Period of time<\/td><td>\uc2dc\uae30<\/td><td>\u6642\u671f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u591c\u9593<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u591c\u95f4<\/span><\/td><td>y\u00e8ji\u0101n<\/td><td>At night; nighttime<\/td><td>\uc57c\uac04<\/td><td>\u591c\u9593<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/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\">\u508d\u665a<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e0ngw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt class=\"\">x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6563\u6b65<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u00e0nb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u9580<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u508d\u665a<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e0ngw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt class=\"\">x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6563\u6b65<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u00e0nb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u95e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">In the early evening I like to take a walk in the park, but I don\u2019t go out in the middle of the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e\u524d<\/span><rt class=\"\">c\u00f3ngqi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00f9 z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9109\u4e0b<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u0101ngxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd1\u65e5<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00ecnr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt class=\"\">c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u5230<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0101n d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt class=\"\">T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece\u524d<\/span><rt class=\"\">c\u00f3ngqi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00f9 z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u519c\u6751<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00f3ngc\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd1\u65e5<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00ecnr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt class=\"\">c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u5230<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0101n d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt class=\"\">T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">He used to live in the countryside and only recently moved to Taipei.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Showing attitude<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adverb_and_Tone_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adverb_and_Tone_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Adverb and Tone 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\">\u7562\u7adf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd5\u7adf<\/span><\/td><td>b\u00ecj\u00ecng<\/td><td>After all<\/td><td>\uacb0\uad6d; \uc5b4\uca0c\ub4e0<\/td><td>\u7d50\u5c40; \u6240\u8a6e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u53cd\u800c<\/td><td>f\u01cen\u2019\u00e9r<\/td><td>On the contrary; instead<\/td><td>\uc624\ud788\ub824<\/td><td>\u304b\u3048\u3063\u3066<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u53cd\u6b63<\/td><td>f\u01cenzh\u00e8ng<\/td><td>Anyway; in any case<\/td><td>\uc5b4\ucc28\ud53c<\/td><td>\u3069\u3046\u305b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u683c\u5916<\/td><td>g\u00e9w\u00e0i<\/td><td>Especially; extra<\/td><td>\uc720\ub09c\ud788; \ud2b9\ubcc4\ud788<\/td><td>\u683c\u5225\u306b; \u3072\u3068\u304d\u308f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u679c\u7136<\/td><td>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/td><td>Sure enough; as expected<\/td><td>\uacfc\uc5f0; \uc5ed\uc2dc<\/td><td>\u6848\u306e\u5b9a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6216\u8a31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6216\u8bb8<\/span><\/td><td>hu\u00f2x\u01d4<\/td><td>Maybe; perhaps<\/td><td>\uc5b4\uca4c\uba74<\/td><td>\u3082\u3057\u304b\u3059\u308b\u3068<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7c21\u76f4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7b80\u76f4<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u01cenzh\u00ed<\/td><td>Simply; virtually<\/td><td>\uadf8\uc57c\ub9d0\ub85c<\/td><td>\u307e\u308b\u3067; \u307e\u3055\u306b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5c45\u7136<\/td><td>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/td><td>Unexpectedly; actually<\/td><td>\ub73b\ubc16\uc5d0; \uc758\uc678\ub85c<\/td><td>\u610f\u5916\u306b\u3082<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5076\u7136<\/td><td>\u01d2ur\u00e1n<\/td><td>By chance; accidental<\/td><td>\uc6b0\uc5f0\ud788<\/td><td>\u5076\u7136<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u59cb\u7d42<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59cb\u7ec8<\/span><\/td><td>sh\u01d0zh\u014dng<\/td><td>All along; from start to finish<\/td><td>\uc904\uace7; \uc2dc\uc885<\/td><td>\u7d42\u59cb; \u305a\u3063\u3068<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa\u4e0d\u5b9a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4\u4e0d\u5b9a<\/span><\/td><td>shu\u014dbud\u00ecng<\/td><td>Maybe; it\u2019s possible that<\/td><td>\uc5b4\uca4c\uba74<\/td><td>\u3072\u3087\u3063\u3068\u3059\u308b\u3068<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07\u4e00<\/span><\/td><td>w\u00e0ny\u012b<\/td><td>Just in case; what if<\/td><td>\ub9cc\uc77c<\/td><td>\u4e07\u304c\u4e00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u5c45\u7136 (j\u016br\u00e1n), \u679c\u7136 (gu\u01d2r\u00e1n) and \u5076\u7136 (\u01d2ur\u00e1n)<\/h4><p>\u5c45\u7136 (j\u016br\u00e1n) shows surprise, because something happened that you did not expect. \u679c\u7136 (gu\u01d2r\u00e1n) is the opposite: it means &#8220;sure enough,&#8221; because things turned out as you expected. \u5076\u7136 (\u01d2ur\u00e1n) means &#8220;by chance.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u53cd\u800c (f\u01cen\u2019\u00e9r) vs \u53cd\u6b63 (f\u01cenzh\u00e8ng)<\/h4><p>\u53cd\u800c (f\u01cen\u2019\u00e9r) means &#8220;on the contrary&#8221; or &#8220;instead,&#8221; for something that goes against what you expected. \u53cd\u6b63 (f\u01cenzh\u00e8ng) means &#8220;anyway&#8221; or &#8220;in any case,&#8221; when the result is the same no matter what.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6216\u8a31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6216\u8bb8<\/span> (hu\u00f2x\u01d4), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa\u4e0d\u5b9a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4\u4e0d\u5b9a<\/span> (shu\u014dbud\u00ecng) and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07\u4e00<\/span> (w\u00e0ny\u012b)<\/h4><p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6216\u8a31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6216\u8bb8<\/span> (hu\u00f2x\u01d4) and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa\u4e0d\u5b9a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4\u4e0d\u5b9a<\/span> (shu\u014dbud\u00ecng) both mean &#8220;maybe.&#8221; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07\u4e00<\/span> (w\u00e0ny\u012b) is different: it means &#8220;just in case&#8221; or &#8220;what if,&#8221; and it is usually about something unlikely or bad that might happen.<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c\u4f86<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u011bnl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u70ba<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d0w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00fa hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u6642<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u01d4nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c\u6765<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u011bnl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u4e3a<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d0w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00fa hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u65f6<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u01d4nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">I thought he wouldn\u2019t come, but he actually arrived on time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23\u9810\u5831<\/span><rt class=\"\">ti\u0101nq\u00ec y\u00f9b\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt class=\"\">shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt class=\"\">hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt class=\"\">gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4 le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53cd\u6b63<\/span><rt class=\"\">f\u01cenzh\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0i le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5098<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14\u9884\u62a5<\/span><rt class=\"\">ti\u0101nq\u00ec y\u00f9b\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt class=\"\">shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt class=\"\">hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt class=\"\">gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4 le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53cd\u6b63<\/span><rt class=\"\">f\u01cenzh\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0i le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1e<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">The forecast said it would rain in the afternoon, and sure enough it did; 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