{"id":3722,"date":"2022-11-15T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T08:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:23:21","slug":"potential-complements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Complements 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#1_What_Is_a_Potential_Complement\" >1 What Is a Potential Complement?<\/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\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#2_The_Structure\" >2 The Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#Able_To_V_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_Result_Complement\" >Able To: V + \u5f97\u5f97 de + Result Complement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#Not_Able_To_V_%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D_bu_Result_Complement\" >Not Able To: V + \u4e0d\u4e0d b\u00f9 + Result Complement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#3_V_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D_bu_V_Adj_%E2%80%94_More_Examples\" >3 V + \u5f97\u5f97 de \/ \u4e0d\u4e0d b\u00f9 + V \/ Adj \u2014 More Examples<\/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\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#4_Can_I_Just_Use_%E8%83%BD%E8%83%BD_neng_or_%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5_keyi_Instead\" >4 Can I Just Use \u80fd\u80fd n\u00e9ng or \u53ef\u4ee5\u53ef\u4ee5 k\u011by\u01d0 Instead?<\/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\/11\/15\/potential-complements\/#5_Practice\" >5 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class=\"hero-inner\">\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#b45309;\">HSK 3<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#b45309;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd\u8865\u8bed<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng b\u01d4y\u01d4<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#b45309;\">\u2014 Potential Complement 1<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"hero-sub\">A potential complement tells you whether an action <em>can<\/em> happen \u2014 not whether it did. Put <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 between a verb and its complement, and you&#8217;re no longer describing an outcome \u2014 you&#8217;re describing a possibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<main>\n<div class=\"lede-row\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u53ef\u80fd\u88dc\u8a9e Potential Complement\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chinese-potential-complement-keneng-buyu.png\">\n<p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">This is the first of three parts on <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd\u8865\u8bed<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng b\u01d4y\u01d4. Here we start with the core pattern \u2014 verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + another verb or adjective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_What_Is_a_Potential_Complement\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> What Is a Potential Complement?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">A <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d50\u679c\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ed3\u679c\u8865\u8bed<\/span> ji\u00e9gu\u01d2 b\u01d4y\u01d4 (result complement) states a fact \u2014 what actually happened. A <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd\u8865\u8bed<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng b\u01d4y\u01d4 (potential complement) does something different: it states a possibility \u2014 whether an action <em>can<\/em> happen, regardless of whether it did. The structure is simple: just slot <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 in between the verb and its result complement. Let&#8217;s put the two side by side.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u9580\u6253\u958b\u4e86 the door is open\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-result-complement-1.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u958b<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5f00<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">The door is open.<\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">Result complement, positive \u2014 this states the fact that the door is open.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u9580\u6c92\u6253\u958b the door is not open\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-potential-complement-1.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u958b<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5f00<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">The door is not open.<\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">Result complement, negative \u2014 this states the fact that the door did not open.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u9580\u6253\u5f97\u958b the door can be opened\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-potential-complement-1.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">The door can be opened.<\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">Potential complement, positive \u2014 this says the door CAN be opened, no matter whether it currently is.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u9580\u6253\u4e0d\u958b the door can't be opened\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinese-potential-complement-2.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">The door can&#8217;t be opened.<\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">Potential complement, negative \u2014 this says the door CANNOT be opened, no matter its current state.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"callout point\">\n<div class=\"callout-label\">Structure<\/div>\n<p>V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + Verb \/ Adjective \u2014 built right onto the verb, so it&#8217;s always clear you&#8217;re talking about possibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_The_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> The Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Here&#8217;s how it&#8217;s built, piece by piece:<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"compare-table\">\n<tbody><tr><th>Verb<\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9<\/th><th>Result Complement<\/th><th><\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n<tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u807d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u542c<\/span> t\u012bng<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span> q\u012bngchu<\/td><td>=<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u807d\u5f97\u6e05\u695a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u542c\u5f97\u6e05\u695a<\/span> t\u012bng de q\u012bngchu \u2014 can hear clearly<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6d17<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6d17<\/span> x\u01d0<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u51c0<\/span> g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/td><td>=<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6d17\u4e0d\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6d17\u4e0d\u5e72\u51c0<\/span> x\u01d0 b\u00f9 g\u0101nj\u00ecng \u2014 can&#8217;t wash it clean<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403<\/span> ch\u012b<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b8c<\/span> w\u00e1n<\/td><td>=<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403\u4e0d\u5b8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403\u4e0d\u5b8c<\/span> ch\u012b b\u00f9 w\u00e1n \u2014 can&#8217;t finish eating<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Able_To_V_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_Result_Complement\"><\/span>Able To: V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + Result Complement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0 !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Objects in a sentence with a potential complement can land either right after the complement, or up at the front of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u770b\u5f97\u5230 able to see\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E7%9C%8B%E5%BE%97%E5%88%B0.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">Can you see me?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I can see you.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_Able_To_V_%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D_bu_Result_Complement\"><\/span>Not Able To: V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + Result Complement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u770b\u4e0d\u5230 not able to see\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E7%9C%8B%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%B0.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I can&#8217;t see.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_V_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D_bu_V_Adj_%E2%80%94_More_Examples\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + V \/ Adj \u2014 More Examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">These are some of the most common everyday potential complements \u2014 the result word can be a verb (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5230<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5230<\/span> d\u00e0o or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u61c2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u61c2<\/span> d\u01d2ng) or an adjective (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u51c0<\/span> g\u0101nj\u00ecng or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9971<\/span> b\u01ceo).<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063\u4eba<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101nr\u00e9n<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e\u4eba<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101nr\u00e9n<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">Do you understand what Taiwanese people say?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5435<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5435<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s too loud! I can&#8217;t hear clearly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64d4\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62c5\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u51c0<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t worry, this piece of clothing can be washed clean.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">You ordered so many dishes \u2014 can you finish them all?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c11<\/span><rt>sh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98fd<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c11<\/span><rt>sh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9971<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">You ordered so few dishes \u2014 will you be full?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8ab2<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8bfe<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">There&#8217;s too much homework, I really can&#8217;t finish it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ex\">\n<div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6293<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6293<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<div class=\"en\">I can&#8217;t reach the cat on top of the fridge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_Can_I_Just_Use_%E8%83%BD%E8%83%BD_neng_or_%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5%E5%8F%AF%E4%BB%A5_keyi_Instead\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/span> Can I Just Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u80fd<\/span> n\u00e9ng or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 Instead?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The answer is yes and no. People will still understand you if you say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u80fd<\/span> n\u00e9ng or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 instead \u2014 but those words carry a lot of other jobs too, so the meaning isn&#8217;t always as sharp. A potential complement heads off that ambiguity. Take a sentence like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u4e0d\u80fd\u770b\u5230<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u4e0d\u80fd\u770b\u5230<\/span> w\u01d2 b\u00f9 n\u00e9ng k\u00e0n d\u00e0o \u2014 it can be read either of these two ways:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Picture A \u2014 physically unable to see\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E7%9C%8B%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%B0.png\"><p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:6px;font-weight:700;\">A<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><p style=\"margin:0;\">Maybe it&#8217;s dark, or something&#8217;s blocking the view \u2014 physically, you&#8217;re unable to see.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"section-media\"><div class=\"section-media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Picture B \u2014 choosing not to look\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E4%B8%8D%E8%83%BD%E7%9C%8B.png\"><p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:6px;font-weight:700;\">B<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-media-examples\"><p style=\"margin:0;\">Or maybe you&#8217;re being told not to look \u2014 you have permission, but you&#8217;re choosing not to see.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:16px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">A potential complement clears that up instantly: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u4e0d\u5230<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u4e0d\u5230<\/span> k\u00e0n b\u00fa d\u00e0o can only mean the first \u2014 physically unable to see. No ambiguity.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#d97706 !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_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#d97706;border:1.5px solid #d97706;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">5<\/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 words on the blackboard are too small, I can&#8217;t see them clearly.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1\u677f<\/span><rt>h\u0113ib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1\u677f<\/span><rt>h\u0113ib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57<\/span><rt>z\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e05\u695a<\/span><rt>q\u012bngch\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>This math problem is too hard, I really can&#8217;t understand it.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u984c<\/span><rt>t\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6578\u5b78<\/span><rt>sh\u00f9xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9898<\/span><rt>t\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6570\u5b66<\/span><rt>sh\u00f9xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Can you see that cat on the roof?<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c4b\u9802<\/span><rt>w\u016bd\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c4b\u9876<\/span><rt>w\u016bd\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>The professor talks so fast, I can&#8217;t understand him.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u6388<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u6388<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>This white shirt \u2014 can it be washed clean?<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u896f\u886b<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nsh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u886c\u886b<\/span><rt>ch\u00e8nsh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u51c0<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>You ordered a whole pizza \u2014 can you finish it?<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574<\/span><rt>zh\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ab\u85a9<\/span><rt>p\u012bs\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574<\/span><rt>zh\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ab\u8428<\/span><rt>p\u012bs\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>I only ate a little bit \u2014 I definitely won&#8217;t be full.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cendi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98fd<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cendi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9971<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Can you finish this bowl of noodles?<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7897<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9eb5<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7897<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9762<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>I can&#8217;t catch that fast-running dog.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6293<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6293<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"practice\">\n<div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>There&#8217;s too much work today, I won&#8217;t finish it by tonight.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer\">\n<div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span 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