{"id":3901,"date":"2022-11-24T21:35:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T13:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3901"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T03:21:25","slug":"degree-complement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/degree-complement\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree 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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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/degree-complement\/#1_What_Is_a_Degree_Complement\" >1 What Is a Degree 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\/24\/degree-complement\/#2_V_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_Degree\" >2 V + \u5f97\u5f97 de + Degree<\/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\/11\/24\/degree-complement\/#3_Three_Intensifiers_to_Know\" >3 Three Intensifiers to Know<\/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\/11\/24\/degree-complement\/#4_Asking_About_Degree\" >4 Asking About Degree<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" 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.compare-table th, .compare-table td{\n    padding:12px 14px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    vertical-align:top;\n  }\n  .compare-table th{\n    font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#ffffff!important;background:#d97706;\n  }\n  .compare-table th:first-child{border-top-left-radius:8px;}\n  .compare-table th:last-child{border-top-right-radius:8px;}\n  .compare-table td:first-child{font-weight:700;color:var(--amber);white-space:nowrap;}\n  .compare-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none;}\n  .compare-table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--paper-deep);}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#d97706;\">HSK 3<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#D08A63;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7a0b\u5ea6\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7a0b\u5ea6\u8865\u8bed<\/span> ch\u00e9ngd\u00f9 b\u01d4y\u01d4<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#D08A63;\">\u2014 Degree Complement 1<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">A degree complement goes right after a verb or adjective to say <em>how much<\/em> \u2014 how fast, how happy, how tired. It&#8217;s more precise than sticking a plain adverb like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> in front of everything.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #f0e2d4 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #f0e2d4 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/degree-complement-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"\u7a0b\u5ea6\u88dc\u8a9e Degree Complement in Chinese\">\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 four degree complement articles \u2014 start here with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span> deh\u011bn, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> hu\u00e0ile \u2014 three simple ways to say &#8220;very&#8221; with more punch.<\/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_Degree_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 Degree Complement?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">A <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7a0b\u5ea6\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7a0b\u5ea6\u8865\u8bed<\/span> ch\u00e9ngd\u00f9 b\u01d4y\u01d4 sits after a verb or adjective and intensifies it \u2014 it answers &#8220;to what degree?&#8221; Chinese has several of these intensifiers, and each one has its own flavor and its own grammar rules. This series works through them one at a time.<\/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=\"2_V_%E5%BE%97%E5%BE%97_de_Degree\"><\/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> V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + Degree<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de connects a verb to a description of how the action was carried out. This is the most common degree complement structure, and the description afterward can be any adjective phrase \u2014 not just a fixed set of words.<\/p>\n\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\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/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><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70<\/span><rt>z\u01d2u<\/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><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re walking so fast.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He slept really well.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Mom&#8217;s cooking is delicious.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He speaks Chinese very well.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Notice the Pattern<\/div>\n    <p>When the verb takes an object (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587<\/span> &#8220;speak Chinese&#8221;), the verb repeats before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4<\/span> + object + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4<\/span> + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> + degree.<\/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=\"3_Three_Intensifiers_to_Know\"><\/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> Three Intensifiers to Know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Adjectives and mental\/emotional verbs (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5fd9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5fd9<\/span> m\u00e1ng, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a0e\u53ad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8ba8\u538c<\/span> t\u01ceoy\u00e0n, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u64d4\u5fc3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62c5\u5fc3<\/span> d\u0101nx\u012bn) can also pair directly with one of these three intensifiers instead of a plain <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97<\/span> de + adverb.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th>Intensifier<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Attaches to<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span> deh\u011bn<\/td><td>very, really<\/td><td>Adjective + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span> deh\u011bn<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle<\/td><td>extremely<\/td><td>Adjective\/Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> hu\u00e0ile<\/td><td>terribly, to bits<\/td><td>Verb (mostly emotion) + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> hu\u00e0ile<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span> deh\u011bn<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">They&#8217;re very busy today.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\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\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52d5\u7269<\/span><rt>d\u00f2ngw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u53ad<\/span><rt>t\u01ceoy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a8\u7269<\/span><rt>d\u00f2ngw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u538c<\/span><rt>t\u01ceoy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I really hate animals.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5fc3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceox\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5fc3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceox\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This dish is really spicy \u2014 be careful.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531\u6b4c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ngg\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3\u807d<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531\u6b4c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ngg\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be\u542c<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He sings so badly.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904a\u6232<\/span><rt>y\u00f3ux\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50\u5011<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38\u620f<\/span><rt>y\u00f3ux\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The kids love this game so much.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Yesterday&#8217;s movie was fantastic.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> hu\u00e0ile<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> hu\u00e0ile mostly follows emotion verbs, and it can go either positive or negative \u2014 &#8220;worried sick&#8221; and &#8220;delighted to bits&#8221; both work.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64d4\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62c5\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s so late and the child still hasn&#8217;t come home \u2014 mom is worried sick.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u767c\u7968<\/span><rt>f\u0101pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u734e<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a02<\/span><rt>l\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53d1\u7968<\/span><rt>f\u0101pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5956<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e50<\/span><rt>l\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">His receipt won the lottery jackpot, and he was overjoyed.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83e\uddfe The Receipt Lottery<\/div>\n    <p>In Taiwan, we have this super cool thing called the &#8220;receipt lottery,&#8221; or the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d71\u4e00\u767c\u7968<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7edf\u4e00\u53d1\u7968<\/span> t\u01d2ngy\u012b f\u0101pi\u00e0o (&#8220;uniform invoice&#8221;) lottery, where you can win awesome prizes just by using your purchase receipts! Every two months, the government holds a drawing and announces 5 to 7 winning numbers. And guess what? The biggest prize you can win is a whopping USD 330,000! It&#8217;s like hitting the jackpot and getting a mega surprise! So, don&#8217;t forget to hold on to those receipts and cross your fingers for some incredible luck in the receipt lottery!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u5ba4<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9ebc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e82<\/span><rt>lu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c23<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u5ba4<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e48<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e71<\/span><rt>lu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c14<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The teacher saw how messy the classroom was and got furious.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Why Not Just Say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38\u70ed<\/span>?<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Chinese already has ordinary degree adverbs \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng \u2014 so why bother with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle at all? Compare these two:<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th><\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5929\u6c23\u975e\u5e38\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5929\u6c14\u975e\u5e38\u70ed<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng r\u00e8<\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5929\u6c23\u71b1\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5929\u6c14\u70ed\u6781\u4e86<\/span> r\u00e8 j\u00edle<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Position<\/td><td>Adverb, before the adjective<\/td><td>Complement, after the adjective<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Function<\/td><td>States a fact<\/td><td>Reacts to it<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Feel<\/td><td>Neutral \u2014 like a weather forecast<\/td><td>Exclamatory \u2014 said out loud, with feeling<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:16px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Both mean &#8220;extremely hot,&#8221; but <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span> j\u00edle isn&#8217;t just a stronger word \u2014 it&#8217;s a different grammar slot that can&#8217;t be negated or questioned, and only really works this reactive way. That&#8217;s the throughline for this whole series: degree adverbs state a fact, however strong; degree complements react to one.<\/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=\"4_Asking_About_Degree\"><\/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> Asking About Degree<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma for a yes\/no question, or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span> z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng to ask &#8220;how was it?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Did he sing well?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><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\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How did he sing?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do Taiwanese people speak Chinese fast?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">How&#8217;s the weather today?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">More Intensifiers Coming<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f97\u5f88<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span>, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span> are just the start. <strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b7b\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6b7b\u4e86<\/span> s\u01d0le<\/strong> and <strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53b2\u5bb3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5389\u5bb3<\/span> l\u00ech\u00e0i<\/strong> pick up in Degree Complement 2 (HSK 4), and the ladder keeps climbing from there through <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e86<\/span> (HSK 5) up to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u900f\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u900f\u4e86<\/span> (HSK 6).<\/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=\"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>This bag is really heavy.<\/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\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>She dances beautifully.<\/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\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u770b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceok\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>This coffee is so bitter.<\/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\u676f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82e6<\/span><rt>k\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u676f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82e6<\/span><rt>k\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Did you sleep well last night?<\/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\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\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\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>The customer was so angry his face turned red.<\/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\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c23<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58de\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81c9<\/span><rt>li\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d05<\/span><rt>h\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c14<\/span><rt>q\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u574f\u4e86<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ile<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8138<\/span><rt>li\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ea2<\/span><rt>h\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>How does this soup taste?<\/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\">\u6e6f<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc\u6a23<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/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\">\u6c64<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48\u6837<\/span><rt>z\u011bnmey\u00e0ng<\/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\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>He plays basketball extremely well.<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c43\u7403<\/span><rt>l\u00e1nqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6975\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7bee\u7403<\/span><rt>l\u00e1nqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6781\u4e86<\/span><rt>j\u00edle<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>I&#8217;m nervous as heck about tomorrow&#8217;s test.<\/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\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span 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