{"id":3281,"date":"2022-10-13T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:39:22","slug":"particle-zhe-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing Particle &#8211; \u7740 zhe"},"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 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\/2022\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#1When_Do_We_Use_It\" >1When Do We Use It?<\/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\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#2V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe\" >2V + \u8457\u7740 zhe<\/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\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#3V1_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_V2\" >3V1 + \u8457\u7740 zhe + V2<\/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\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#4V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_%E5%B0%B1%E5%B0%B1_jiu_%E2%80%A6_%E4%BA%86%E4%BA%86_le\" >4V + \u8457\u7740 zhe + V + \u8457\u7740 zhe + \u5c31\u5c31 ji\u00f9 \u2026 \u4e86\u4e86 le<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#5S_%E6%98%AF%E6%98%AF_shi_V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_%E7%8E%A9%E7%9A%84%E7%8E%A9%E7%9A%84_wan_de\" >5S + \u662f\u662f sh\u00ec + V + \u8457\u7740 zhe + \u73a9\u7684\u73a9\u7684 w\u00e1n de<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#6Common_Mistakes\" >6Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/13\/particle-zhe-1\/#7Practice\" >7Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"odc-article\">\n<style>\n  .odc-article{\n    --ink:#2b2620 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 <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 2<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 the ongoing particle<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe shows that an action or state is <strong>continuing<\/strong>. It&#8217;s common in stories and descriptions, while in everyday conversation people usually use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i for actions in progress.<\/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\/2022\/10\/%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80-zhe-grammar.png\" alt=\"\u8457\/\u7740 zhe grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">The key difference: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i describes an action <strong>happening<\/strong>, while V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe describes a <strong>state that stays<\/strong> after the action, like sitting, standing, wearing, or a door that\u2019s open.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1When_Do_We_Use_It\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">When Do We Use It?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>How would you describe these two pictures?<\/p>\n  <figure class=\"pic\" style=\"max-width:360px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cat_black_animals-2-1.png\" alt=\"Picture A and Picture B\"><figcaption>Picture A \u00b7 Picture B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/images-2.gif\" alt=\"A cat sitting down\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\n  <p>If your answer is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8c93\u5728\u5750<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u732b\u5728\u5750<\/span> m\u0101o z\u00e0i zu\u00f2, you\u2019ve come to the right article! <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8c93\u5728\u5750<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u732b\u5728\u5750<\/span> m\u0101o z\u00e0i zu\u00f2 actually describes this one, the action of sitting down:<\/p>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <p>To describe a state that doesn\u2019t just happen and stop right away, use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe:<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Picture A: The cat is sitting.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Picture B: The cat is standing.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>The continuation of an action or state<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The cat is sleeping on the fridge.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Sleeping here is a state, not an action, so don\u2019t use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The door is open.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Being open is a state, not an action, so don\u2019t use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5b69<\/span><rt>n\u01dah\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5152<\/span><rt>n\u01da&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u5b69<\/span><rt>n\u01dah\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u513f<\/span><rt>n\u01da&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The girl reading the book is my daughter.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Here <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i would also work.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p>Sometimes <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i are <strong>not<\/strong> interchangeable:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chinese-zhe-1.gif\" alt=\"putting on clothes\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\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\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s putting on his clothes. (the action)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chinese-zhe-2.gif\" alt=\"wearing clothes\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\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\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s wearing clothes. (the state)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <p>But when the action is a long, ongoing process, they <strong>are<\/strong> interchangeable:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/raining.gif\" alt=\"raining\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s raining outside.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s raining outside.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/watching-tv.gif\" alt=\"watching TV\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Grandpa is watching TV.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Grandpa is watching TV.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <h3>Giving a command<\/h3>\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\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u4f86<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u6765<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Wait here. I&#8217;ll be right back.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Listen. What I&#8217;m about to say is important.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Watch closely. This is the difference between you and me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3V1_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_V2\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">V1 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe + V2<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Two actions happen at the same time. The first one (with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe) is the accompanying state or manner, and the <strong>second one is the main action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u8457-grammar.jpg\" alt=\"watching TV while on the phone\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\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\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b1b<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bb2<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s watching TV while talking on the phone.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Talking on the phone is the main action.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/zhe-grammar.png\" alt=\"sitting and reading\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My older sister is sitting and reading.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Reading is the main action.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/zhe-grammar-1.png\" alt=\"singing in the toilet\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\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\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ec1\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5395\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s singing while on the toilet.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Using the toilet is the main action.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_%E5%B0%B1%E5%B0%B1_jiu_%E2%80%A6_%E4%BA%86%E4%BA%86_le\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe + V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span> ji\u00f9 \u2026 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>While doing something, a <strong>new action or state<\/strong> suddenly happens. This <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span> le is <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/le-in-chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>\u2082 le<\/a>. The two verbs must be the same.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/\u8457-grammar.gif\" alt=\"falling asleep while reading\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59d0\u59d0<\/span><rt>ji\u011bjie<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My older sister fell asleep while reading.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pic-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/zhe-chinese-grammar.gif\" alt=\"crying while talking\"><div class=\"pic-body\">\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\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He started crying as he was talking.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5S_%E6%98%AF%E6%98%AF_shi_V_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_%E7%8E%A9%E7%9A%84%E7%8E%A9%E7%9A%84_wan_de\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec + V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u73a9\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u73a9\u7684<\/span> w\u00e1n de<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The action is just <strong>for fun<\/strong>, not serious.<\/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\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I was just joking! How could I really have 10 kids?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m not learning Chinese just for fun. I&#8217;m really getting ready to go to China.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">6<\/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\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/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\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">&#8220;The cat is sitting&#8221; describes a state. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728\u5750<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728\u5750<\/span> z\u00e0i zu\u00f2 would mean the cat is in the middle of sitting down.<\/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\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/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\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">&#8220;The door is open&#8221; is a state, not an action in progress, so use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">7<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>For 01\u201305, describe the picture using V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe. For 06\u201308, translate into Chinese. Tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"pq-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pq-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-1.png\" alt=\"practice picture 1\">\n      <div class=\"pq-body\">\n        <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>What is she wearing? (Example: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5979\u7a7f\u8457\u8863\u670d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5979\u7a7f\u7740\u8863\u670d<\/span>)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"answer\">\n          <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u773c\u93e1<\/span><rt>y\u01cenj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u773c\u955c<\/span><rt>y\u01cenj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88d9\u5b50<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88d9\u5b50<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"pq-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pq-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-2.png\" alt=\"practice picture 2\">\n      <div class=\"pq-body\">\n        <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>What is he holding?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"answer\">\n          <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62d0\u6756<\/span><rt>gu\u01ceizh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62d0\u6756<\/span><rt>gu\u01ceizh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152\u676f<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152\u676f<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"pq-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pq-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-zhe-practice-3.png\" alt=\"practice picture 3\">\n      <div class=\"pq-body\">\n        <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>What is she wearing?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"answer\">\n          <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e3d\u5b50<\/span><rt>m\u00e0ozi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e3d\u5b50<\/span><rt>m\u00e0ozi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u570d\u5dfe<\/span><rt>w\u00e9ij\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6234<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56f4\u5dfe<\/span><rt>w\u00e9ij\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"pq-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pq-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shy_2.png\" alt=\"practice picture 4\">\n      <div class=\"pq-body\">\n        <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>What are they doing?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"answer\">\n          <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"pq-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pq-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/read_head_upside_down_6.png\" alt=\"practice picture 5\">\n      <div class=\"pq-body\">\n        <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>What is she doing?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"answer\">\n          <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <div style=\"margin-bottom:4px;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>The window is open.<\/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\">\u7a97\u6236<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6237<\/span><rt>chu\u0101nghu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>She sings while cooking.<\/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\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/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>He fell asleep while watching TV.<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/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=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/actions-in-progress\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Actions in progress with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5728<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5728<\/span> z\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/28\/guo\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7<\/span> gu\u00f2 \u2014 past experiences<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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It&#8217;s common in stories and descriptions, while in everyday conversation people usually use \u5728\u5728 z\u00e0i for actions in progress. 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