{"id":3733,"date":"2023-01-07T13:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T05:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T06:38:28","slug":"jiu-and-cai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/07\/jiu-and-cai\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5c31 vs \u624d"},"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 class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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reason, easy vs. hard. This page walks through <b>7 common comparisons<\/b>.<\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n    <div class=\"toc-title\">On this page<\/div>\n    <ol>\n      <li><a href=\"#s1\"><span class=\"toc-num\">01<\/span>Time<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#s2\"><span class=\"toc-num\">02<\/span>Condition + Result<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#s3\"><span class=\"toc-num\">03<\/span>Only<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#s4\"><span class=\"toc-num\">04<\/span>Just or Soon<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#s5\"><span class=\"toc-num\">05<\/span>Reply to Other People<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#s6\"><span class=\"toc-num\">06<\/span>S + \u5c31\/\u624d + \u662f<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#s7\"><span class=\"toc-num\">07<\/span>Easy or Hard<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#quiz\"><span class=\"toc-num\">08<\/span>Practice Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n  <\/nav>\n\n  <!-- 1. Time -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s1\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u4e00<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_%E5%B0%B1%E6%89%8D\"><\/span>Time + \u5c31\/\u624d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">Earlier than expected vs. Later than expected<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"diagram-block\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 640 150\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\n        <line x1=\"60\" y1=\"75\" x2=\"580\" y2=\"75\" stroke=\"#E6DDC6\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"320\" cy=\"75\" r=\"5\" fill=\"#9A8F7A\"\/>\n        <text x=\"320\" y=\"100\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Sans TC, sans-serif\" font-size=\"12\" fill=\"#6E6152\">expected time<\/text>\n        <line x1=\"150\" y1=\"75\" x2=\"290\" y2=\"75\" stroke=\"#C9A227\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"150\" cy=\"75\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#C9A227\"\/>\n        <text x=\"150\" y=\"45\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Serif TC, serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"20\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">\u5c31<\/text>\n        <text x=\"150\" y=\"115\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Sans TC, sans-serif\" font-size=\"11.5\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">earlier<\/text>\n        <line x1=\"350\" y1=\"75\" x2=\"500\" y2=\"75\" stroke=\"#6F4A20\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"500\" cy=\"75\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#6F4A20\"\/>\n        <text x=\"500\" y=\"45\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Serif TC, serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"20\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">\u624d<\/text>\n        <text x=\"500\" y=\"115\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Sans TC, sans-serif\" font-size=\"11.5\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">later<\/text>\n      <\/svg>\n      <div class=\"diagram-caption\">Same event, same point in time &mdash; whether the speaker says \u5c31 or \u624d depends on whether that time feels earlier or later than what they expected.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Earlier than expected. If the action already happened, \u4e86 is often added at the end.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>8<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u9ede<rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u516c\u53f8<rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">Why did you come to the office at 8 o&#8217;clock?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">He should normally arrive at 9, so 8 feels early to you.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>18<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927\u5b78\u7562\u696d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927\u5b66\u6bd5\u4e1a<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xu\u00e9 b\u00ecy\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">He graduated from college when he was 18.<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">People usually graduate at 22, so 18 feels early.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Later than expected.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9me<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>8<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u9ede<rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u516c\u53f8<rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">Why did you come to the office at 8 o&#8217;clock?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">He should normally arrive at 7, so 8 feels late to you.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>30<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927\u5b78\u7562\u696d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927\u5b66\u6bd5\u4e1a<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xu\u00e9 b\u00ecy\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">He graduated from college at the age of 30.<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">People usually graduate at 22, so 30 feels late.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 2. Condition + Result -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s2\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u4e8c<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Condition_%E5%B0%B1%E6%89%8D_Result\"><\/span>Condition + \u5c31\/\u624d + Result<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">Only condition vs. Not the only condition<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"cc-note\" style=\"margin:-4px 0 4px;\">Usually paired with <ruby>\u5982\u679c<rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby>\u8981\u662f<rt>y\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>, or <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684\u8bdd<\/span><rt>dehu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">This condition is the only one that matters.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u8981\u662f<rt>y\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53bb<rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53bb<rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I&#8217;ll go if you go.<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">You are the only reason I&#8217;m going.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6703<rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e2d\u6587<rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684\u8bdd<\/span><rt>dehu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53ef\u4ee5<rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5230<rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211\u5011<rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u516c\u53f8<rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e0a\u73ed<rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">If you know Chinese, you can work at our company.<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">Knowing Chinese is the only requirement.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">This condition matters, but it&#8217;s not the only one.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u8981\u662f<rt>y\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53bb<rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53bb<rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I&#8217;ll only go if you go.<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">Even if you go, I still need to consider other things, like the weather.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6703<rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e2d\u6587<rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684\u8bdd<\/span><rt>dehu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53ef\u4ee5<rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5230<rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211\u5011<rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u516c\u53f8<rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e0a\u73ed<rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">You can only work at our company if you know Chinese.<\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-note\">Besides Chinese, work experience and other conditions are also required.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 3. Only -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s3\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u4e09<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Only\"><\/span>Only<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">\u53ea no implication \u00b7 \u5c31 that&#8217;s it \u00b7 \u624d less than expected<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u53ea<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">zh\u01d0<\/span> <span class=\"cc-py\">\/<\/span> <span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">\u53ea: a plain, neutral statement of quantity. \u5c31: only this much, that&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53ea<rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6709<rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>5<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u584a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9322<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I only have 5 dollars. <span style=\"opacity:.7;\">(neutral statement)<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6709<rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>5<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u584a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9322<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">All I have is 5 dollars, that&#8217;s it.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">The amount is less than the speaker expected, with a tone of surprise or dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6709<rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>5<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u584a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9322<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff01<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">You only have five dollars! <span style=\"opacity:.7;\">(I thought you had more.)<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8981<rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e00<rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f35<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f20<\/span><rt>zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d19<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7eb8<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">You only need one piece of paper?<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 4. Just or Soon -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s4\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u56db<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Just_or_Soon\"><\/span>Just or Soon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">\u5c31 = soon, about to \u00b7 \u624d = just did<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">About to happen, right away.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8981<rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u53bb<rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I&#8217;m going to China soon.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8981<rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5403\u98ef<rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">Almost time to eat.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Just now, only just happened.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56de\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56de\u6765<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I just got back from China.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5403<rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5b8c<rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98ef<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I just finished my meal.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 5. Reply -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s5\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u4e94<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reply_to_Other_People\"><\/span>Reply to Other People<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">\u5c31 = &#8220;I&#8217;m the exception&#8221; \u00b7 \u624d = &#8220;you&#8217;re wrong&#8221;<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Agreeing that the general claim is true, but the speaker (or someone) is the exception.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\">A: <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u807d\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u542c\u8bf4<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u97d3\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u97e9\u56fd<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ngu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4eba<rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u90fd<rt>d\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5403<rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6ce1\u83dc<rt>p\u00e0oc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><br>B: <ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e0d<rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">A: I heard all Koreans like kimchi. B: I don&#8217;t. <span style=\"opacity:.7;\">(I&#8217;m the exception.)<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Disagreeing \u2014 the whole claim is considered wrong.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\">A: <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u807d\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u542c\u8bf4<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4eba<rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6bcf\u5929<rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5403<rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6ce1\u83dc<rt>p\u00e0oc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><br>B: <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4eba<rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e0d<rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6bcf\u5929<rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5403<rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6ce1\u83dc<rt>p\u00e0oc\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">A: I heard Americans eat kimchi every day. B: No, they don&#8217;t.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 6. S + jiu\/cai + shi -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s6\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u516d<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%B0%B1%E6%89%8D_%E6%98%AF\"><\/span>S + \u5c31\/\u624d + \u662f<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">Exactly this one vs. Not that one, it&#8217;s this one<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Exactly, precisely this one.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\">A: <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>Tiffany<span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span> B: <ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">A: Who is Tiffany? B: I am (Tiffany).<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9019\u4f4d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd9\u4f4d<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b0\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b0\u6765<\/span><rt>x\u012bnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u674e<rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">This is the new teacher, Mr. Lee.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Not that one \u2014 it should be this one. Carries a corrective tone.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\">A: <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>Tiffany<span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span> B: <ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">A: Who is Tiffany? B: (Not that person!) I am.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u932f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u9519<\/span><rt>k\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65c1\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65c1\u8fb9<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u90a3\u500b<rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5bb6<rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">You&#8217;re looking at the wrong one \u2014 the one next to it is my house.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 7. Easy or Hard -->\n  <section class=\"compare-card\" id=\"s7\">\n    <div class=\"card-head\">\n      <div class=\"seal\">\u4e03<\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Easy_or_Hard\"><\/span>Easy or Hard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"pos-tag\">Easier than expected vs. Harder than expected<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"diagram-block\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 640 130\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\n        <text x=\"20\" y=\"30\" font-family=\"Noto Sans TC, sans-serif\" font-size=\"12\" fill=\"#9A8F7A\">effort \/ attempts &rarr;<\/text>\n        <line x1=\"20\" y1=\"70\" x2=\"120\" y2=\"70\" stroke=\"#C9A227\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"120\" cy=\"70\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#C9A227\"\/>\n        <text x=\"70\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Serif TC, serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"18\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">\u5c31<\/text>\n        <text x=\"70\" y=\"95\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Sans TC, sans-serif\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">succeeds on the 1st try<\/text>\n        <line x1=\"180\" y1=\"70\" x2=\"600\" y2=\"70\" stroke=\"#6F4A20\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-dasharray=\"6,5\"\/>\n        <circle cx=\"600\" cy=\"70\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#6F4A20\"\/>\n        <text x=\"390\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Serif TC, serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"18\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">\u624d<\/text>\n        <text x=\"390\" y=\"95\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"Noto Sans TC, sans-serif\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"#6F4A20\">takes many tries to succeed<\/text>\n      <\/svg>\n      <div class=\"diagram-caption\">\u5c31 means the effort needed to reach the goal was less than expected; \u624d means it took more effort than expected.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"cc-grid\">\n      <div class=\"cc-col jiu\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">ji\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Easier or more effortless than expected.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4e2d\u6587<rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072\u8abf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0\u8c03<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngdi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u807d<rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e00\u904d<rt>y\u00edbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u4f1a<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I learned the Chinese tones just by listening once.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5f88<rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8f15\u9b06<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f7b\u677e<\/span><rt>q\u012bngs\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u627e\u5230<rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5de5\u4f5c<rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">He found a job very easily.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cc-col cai\">\n        <div class=\"cc-col-head\"><span class=\"cc-word cai\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"cc-py\">c\u00e1i<\/span><\/div>\n        <p class=\"cc-gist\">Harder than expected, took more effort.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ex-list\">\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4e2d\u6587<rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8072\u8abf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u58f0\u8c03<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngdi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u807d<rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u597d\u591a\u904d<rt>h\u01ceodu\u014d bi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u4f1a<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">I had to listen to the Chinese tones many times to learn them.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ex\">\n            <div class=\"cn-sentence\"><ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u597d\u4e0d\u5bb9\u6613<rt>h\u01ceob\u00f9 r\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u627e\u5230<rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u5de5\u4f5c<rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ex-en\">He had a hard time finding a job.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- Comparison -->\n  <section class=\"compare-section\" id=\"compare-table\">\n    <div class=\"section-kicker\">At a Glance<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Comparison\"><\/span>Quick Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"compare-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr><th>Pattern<\/th><th class=\"compare-word\">\u5c31 ji\u00f9<\/th><th class=\"compare-word\">\u624d c\u00e1i<\/th><\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Time<\/td><td>Earlier than expected<\/td><td>Later than expected<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Condition + Result<\/td><td>The only condition<\/td><td>Not the only condition<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Only<\/td><td>That&#8217;s it, nothing more<\/td><td>Less than expected (surprised)<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Just \/ Soon<\/td><td>About to happen, soon<\/td><td>Just happened<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Reply<\/td><td>I&#8217;m the exception<\/td><td>Your whole claim is wrong<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>S + \u5c31\/\u624d + \u662f<\/td><td>Exactly this one<\/td><td>Not that one, it&#8217;s this one<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Easy \/ Hard<\/td><td>Easier than expected<\/td><td>Harder than expected<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- Quiz -->\n  <section class=\"quiz-section\" id=\"quiz\">\n    <div class=\"section-kicker\">Practice<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Quiz\"><\/span>Practice Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"quiz-wrapper\" id=\"quizApp\">\n      <div class=\"quiz-header\" id=\"quizHeaderInfo\">\n        <span>PRACTICE QUIZ<\/span>\n        <span id=\"quizCounter\">Question 1 of 10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-progress-bar\" id=\"quizProgressBarWrap\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-progress-fill\" id=\"quizProgressFill\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-correct=\"cai\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(He should&#8217;ve arrived at 6, but he showed up at 9 \u2014 later than expected.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>9<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u9ede<rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u5230<rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"jiu\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Only requirement is being over 18 \u2014 nothing else needed.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>18<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6b72<rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4ee5\u4e0a<rt>y\u01d0sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8a71<rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u53ef\u4ee5<rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u9032\u53bb<rt>j\u00ecnq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"cai\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Surprised \u2014 you thought she had more money than that.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u6709<rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>100<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u584a<rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff01<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'zhi')\"><ruby>\u53ea<rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"jiu\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(Almost time to leave \u2014 it&#8217;s about to happen.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u8981<rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u51fa\u767c<rt>ch\u016bf\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"jiu\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(A: I heard all cats hate water. B: pointing out an exception \u2014 my cat doesn&#8217;t.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          A: <ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u807d\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u542c\u8bf4<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8c93<rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u90fd<rt>d\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6015<rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6c34<rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span><br>\n          B: <ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8c93<rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u4e0d<rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6015<rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6c34<rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"jiu\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(A: Next, who is number 185? B: confirming \u2014 that&#8217;s me.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          A: <ruby>\u4e0b<rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>185<rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u865f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff1f<\/span><br>\n          B: <ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"cai\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(You&#8217;re wrong \u2014 the red one is mine, not the blue one.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u4f60<rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u932f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u9519<\/span><rt>k\u00e0ncu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\uff0c<\/span><ruby>\u7d05\u8272<rt>h\u00f3ngs\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u662f<rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u7684<rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"jiu\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(This dish is famous for being easy to make \u2014 one try and it worked.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u9019\u9053<rt>zh\u00e8 d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u83dc<rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u6211<rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u505a<rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e00\u6b21<rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u6210\u529f<rt>ch\u00e9ngg\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"cai\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(It took him three tries to pass the driving test \u2014 harder than expected.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8003<rt>k\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e09\u6b21<rt>s\u0101nc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u8003<rt>k\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e0a<rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u99d5\u7167<rt>ji\u00e0zh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-correct=\"jiu\">\n        <div class=\"quiz-en\">(He just texted \u2014 he&#8217;ll be here any minute, sooner than you thought.)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-sentence\">\n          <ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u8aaa<rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4ed6<rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u99ac\u4e0a<rt>m\u01cesh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-blank\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><ruby>\u5230<rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby>\u4e86<rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"punct\">\u3002<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'cai')\"><ruby>\u624d<rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt-btn\" onclick=\"checkQuizAnswer(this, 'jiu')\"><ruby>\u5c31<rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-feedback\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-done\" id=\"quizDoneScreen\">\n        <div class=\"section-kicker\">Complete<\/div>\n        <div class=\"score-big\" id=\"finalScoreText\">0 \/ 10<\/div>\n        <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px;\">questions 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