{"id":2638,"date":"2022-09-22T23:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2026-09-07T18:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:21:02","slug":"future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/22\/future\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing Future\u00a0in Chinese 1 &#8211; hu\u00ec and y\u00e0o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/22\/future\/#1_At_a_glance\" >1 At a glance<\/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\/2022\/09\/22\/future\/#2_%E6%9C%83%E4%BC%9A_hui_%E2%80%94_a_fact_about_the_future\" >2 \u6703\u4f1a hu\u00ec \u2014 a fact about the future<\/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\/2022\/09\/22\/future\/#3_%E8%A6%81_yao_%E2%80%94_a_decision_about_the_future\" >3 \u8981 y\u00e0o \u2014 a decision about the future<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/22\/future\/#4_Comparing_the_two\" >4 Comparing the two<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link 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class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:var(--gold);\">HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:var(--amber);\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:var(--amber);\">and<\/span> <span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:var(--amber);\">\u8981 y\u00e0o<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Both <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec and \u8981 y\u00e0o can point to the future in Chinese \u2014 but one states a fact, and the other states a decision.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid var(--line) !important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line) !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/expressing-the-future-in-Chinese-\u4f1a-hui-and-\u8981-yao.png\" alt=\"\u6703\/\u4f1a hu\u00ec and \u8981 y\u00e0o\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">The good news: the choice comes down to one question. Is this just going to happen (weather, a delivery, an outcome outside your control), or is it something you&#8217;ve decided to do? The first is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec, the second is \u8981 y\u00e0o.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_At_a_glance\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> At a glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <table class=\"compare\" style=\"margin-top:20px !important;\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><th><\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec<\/th><th>\u8981 y\u00e0o<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">Nature<\/td><td>A fact, a prediction<\/td><td>A decision, a plan<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">Under your control?<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u2715 Not necessarily<\/td><td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">Weather, deliveries, outcomes<\/td><td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Preferred<\/td><td class=\"no\">Sounds like a wish<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_%E6%9C%83%E4%BC%9A_hui_%E2%80%94_a_fact_about_the_future\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec \u2014 a fact about the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">This isn&#8217;t about your willingness or your decision \u2014 it&#8217;s simply a statement about what will happen.<\/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\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I will be working in Shanghai next year.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">A strictly factual statement \u2014 not framed as your decision.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e09<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00eds\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e09<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bs\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He will not come to the office next Wednesday.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Your purchase will arrive next month.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Not something you can decide the date of \u2014 just a simple fact.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s going to rain tomorrow.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">You can&#8217;t decide whether it rains \u2014 just a simple fact.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5\u6d3e\u5c0d<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5\u6d3e\u5bf9<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you going to his birthday party tomorrow?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">A neutral question \u2014 simply asking whether you&#8217;ll attend.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E8%A6%81_yao_%E2%80%94_a_decision_about_the_future\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> \u8981 y\u00e0o \u2014 a decision about the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">This emphasizes your willingness and your decision.<\/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\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am going to work in Shanghai next year.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">This is my decision \u2014 I want to go.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e09<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bs\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e09<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bs\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He will not come to the office next Wednesday.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">He doesn&#8217;t want to show up that day.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It must rain tomorrow.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Not a fact \u2014 this is your wish, your will.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5\u6d3e\u5c0d<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5\u6d3e\u5bf9<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you going to his birthday party tomorrow?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">A stronger intention \u2014 this can sound like an invitation or a request.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u513f<\/span><rt>n\u01cer<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Where are you going this weekend?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Comparing_the_two\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/span> Comparing the two<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Swap just the one word, and a plain fact becomes a personal decision.<\/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\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\uff1d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\uff1d<\/span>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ll be working in Shanghai next year. <em>(stated as fact)<\/em> vs. I&#8217;m going to work in Shanghai next year. <em>(stated as my decision)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u2260<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u2260<\/span>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s going to rain tomorrow. <em>(a fact)<\/em> vs. It must rain tomorrow. <em>(a wish, not a fact \u2014 you don&#8217;t control the weather)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">5<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Catching a cold isn&#8217;t something anyone chooses \u2014 it&#8217;s a passive outcome, so it takes <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec, not \u8981 y\u00e0o.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">6<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>The train will arrive at 3pm.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u8eca<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u8f66<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/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\">02<\/span>I&#8217;m going to quit my job next month.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fad\u8077<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9e\u804c<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/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>She won&#8217;t come to the meeting today.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u6703<\/span><rt>k\u0101ihu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u4f1a<\/span><rt>k\u0101ihu\u00ec<\/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>I don&#8217;t want to see him again.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/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\">05<\/span>Prices will go up next year.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7269\u50f9<\/span><rt>w\u00f9ji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6f32<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngzh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7269\u4ef7<\/span><rt>w\u00f9ji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6da8<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngzh\u01ceng<\/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>What are you going to eat tonight?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/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>This machine won&#8217;t turn on.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a5f\u5668<\/span><rt>j\u012bq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u673a\u5668<\/span><rt>j\u012bq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/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>We&#8217;re going to move to Taipei next year.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/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\">09<\/span>He will turn thirty next year.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/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\">10<\/span>Are you going to buy that new phone?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u652f<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u652f<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related\">\n    <div class=\"related-label\">Related grammar<\/div>\n    <a class=\"related-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/20\/want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n      <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Difference between \u60f3 xi\u01ceng and \u8981 y\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"tag\">(HSK 1)<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <a class=\"related-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/12\/can\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n      <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Three ways to say &#8220;can&#8221;: \u80fd n\u00e9ng \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec \/ \u53ef\u4ee5 k\u011by\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"tag\">(HSK 1)<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <a class=\"related-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/future-chinese-jiang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n      <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Expressing future with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c07<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c06<\/span> ji\u0101ng<\/span><span class=\"tag\">(HSK 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