{"id":4236,"date":"2023-02-08T23:06:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T06:30:46","slug":"bai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/bai\/","title":{"rendered":"\u767d b\u00e1i Chinese Grammar"},"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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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/bai\/#1_Structure\" >1 Structure<\/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\/2023\/02\/08\/bai\/#2_Common_Mistakes\" >2 Common Mistakes<\/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\/2023\/02\/08\/bai\/#3_Practice\" >3 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#f4f7fb;\n    --gold:#3b6ea5;\n    --gold-deep:#2f5c8c;\n    --amber:#2a5f8f;\n    --jade:#3568a0;\n    --jade-soft:#e8f0f8;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    --line:#dde7f0;\n    --radius:14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    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class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u2014 &#8220;In Vain&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">The adverb <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i doesn&#8217;t mean white here \u2014 it signifies an action &#8220;with no effect&#8221; or &#8220;in vain,&#8221; similar to the concept of white having no color. It&#8217;s typically used to modify an action verb and indicates doing something that ultimately yields no result.<\/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 #dde7f0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #dde7f0 !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\/02\/effort_tired.png\" alt=\"\u767d b\u00e1i in vain Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i sits right before the verb it modifies, and the sentence almost always ends in \u4e86 le to mark that the wasted effort is complete.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i + Verb + \u4e86 le<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i is often used with one-syllable verbs such as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u505a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u505a<\/span> zu\u00f2 &#8220;to do,&#8221; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bf4<\/span> shu\u014d &#8220;to speak,&#8221; and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cb7<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e70<\/span> m\u01cei &#8220;to buy.&#8221;<\/p>\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\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I did not know that this store is closed on Mondays, so I went there for nothing.<\/div>\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\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/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\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb<\/span><rt>d\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The teacher said tomorrow&#8217;s exam is canceled. Everything I studied last night was for nothing.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u4f86<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u6765<\/span><rt>hu\u00edl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">If you&#8217;re not coming back for dinner, you should have told me first. Now I&#8217;ve made all these dishes in vain.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u982d<\/span><rt>x\u01d0t\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3b<\/span><rt>hu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u5934<\/span><rt>x\u01d0t\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3b<\/span><rt>hu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re already 30 years old and still don&#8217;t know how to wash your hair. You&#8217;re truly living in vain.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5982<\/span><rt>b\u00f9r\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5982<\/span><rt>b\u00f9r\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Speaking is just pointless; it&#8217;s better not to say anything.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">A common set phrase \/ idiom-like expression.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i + SV + \u4e86 le<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u8aaa<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703\u8b70<\/span><rt>hu\u00ecy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81e8\u6642<\/span><rt>l\u00ednsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5e7e\u5929<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8j\u01d0ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u542c\u8bf4<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a\u8bae<\/span><rt>hu\u00ecy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e34\u65f6<\/span><rt>l\u00ednsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u51e0\u5929<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8j\u01d0ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I heard that the meeting was canceled abruptly, so your preparations for the past few days were all in vain, right?<\/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\">\u6536\u5230<\/span><rt>sh\u014dud\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u70ba<\/span><rt>y\u01d0w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u85aa<\/span><rt>ji\u0101x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u8208<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u8208<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6536\u5230<\/span><rt>sh\u014dud\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u4e3a<\/span><rt>y\u01d0w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u85aa<\/span><rt>ji\u0101x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5174<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5174<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I received a letter from the company. I thought they were going to give me a raise, so I was very happy. It turned out they wanted me to work overtime \u2014 I was happy for nothing.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d<\/span> b\u00e1i + \u5403\/\u559d\/\u4f4f<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">These three verbs \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403<\/span> ch\u012b &#8220;to eat,&#8221; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559d<\/span> h\u0113 &#8220;to drink,&#8221; and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f4f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f4f<\/span> zh\u00f9 &#8220;to live&#8221; \u2014 take on a special connotation with \u767d b\u00e1i. They often imply someone doing an action without paying for it, or getting something for free.<\/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\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u5e74<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u79df<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngz\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u6771<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngd\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7e7c\u7e8c<\/span><rt>j\u00ecx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u4f4f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1izh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u5e74<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4<\/span><rt>ji\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u79df<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngz\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u4e1c<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngd\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ee7\u7eed<\/span><rt>j\u00ecx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u4f4f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1izh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u53bb<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He has not paid rent for six months, and the landlord said he could not continue to let him live there for free.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u6b21<\/span><rt>m\u011bic\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3e\u5c0d<\/span><rt>p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5e36<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5e36<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98df\u7269<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u5403\u767d\u559d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ich\u012bb\u00e1ih\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u6b21<\/span><rt>m\u011bic\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3e\u5bf9<\/span><rt>p\u00e0idu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5e26<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5e26<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98df\u7269<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u5403\u767d\u559d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ich\u012bb\u00e1ih\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Whenever he comes to a party, he doesn&#8217;t bring wine or food. He just wants to eat and drink for free.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">FYI \u00b7 Internet Slang<\/div>\n    <p>Since \u767d b\u00e1i carries this sense of &#8220;nothing,&#8221; it&#8217;s also behind a popular internet slang term: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u767d<\/span> xi\u01ceob\u00e1i, literally &#8220;little white,&#8221; is commonly used to describe someone who&#8217;s inexperienced, naive, or lacks knowledge in a particular area \u2014 someone new to something with a lot to learn. It&#8217;s usually used playfully. For example, &#8220;I&#8217;m a total newbie&#8221; is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u5b8c\u5168\u662f\u5c0f\u767d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u5b8c\u5168\u662f\u5c0f\u767d<\/span> W\u01d2 w\u00e1nqu\u00e1n sh\u00ec xi\u01ceob\u00e1i.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">It&#8217;s easy to forget the closing \u4e86 le \u2014 but since \u767d b\u00e1i describes a wasted effort that has already happened, the sentence almost always needs it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\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\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\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\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Without \u4e86 le, the sentence sounds incomplete \u2014 as if the &#8220;going&#8221; hasn&#8217;t finished yet, which contradicts the whole point of \u767d b\u00e1i (that the effort already happened and turned out to be for nothing).<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/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>I got up early to watch the sunrise, but it was too cloudy \u2014 all for nothing.<\/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\">\u8d77<\/span><rt>q\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86\u500b<\/span><rt>le ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u65e9<\/span><rt>d\u00e0z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u51fa<\/span><rt>r\u00ecch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f2<\/span><rt>y\u00fan<\/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\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77<\/span><rt>q\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77<\/span><rt>q\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86\u4e2a<\/span><rt>le ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u65e9<\/span><rt>d\u00e0z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u51fa<\/span><rt>r\u00ecch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e91<\/span><rt>y\u00fan<\/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\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77<\/span><rt>q\u01d0<\/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\">02<\/span>He spent hours writing the report, but it got sent back for a rewrite \u2014 all his effort was wasted.<\/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\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5e7e\u500b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9000\u56de<\/span><rt>tu\u00echu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u5beb<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ngxi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u65bc<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u51e0\u4e2a<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9000\u56de<\/span><rt>tu\u00echu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u5199<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ngxi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e8e<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/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\">03<\/span>I specifically took a detour to buy bread from that shop, but they weren&#8217;t open today \u2014 I went there for nothing.<\/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\">\u7279\u5730<\/span><rt>t\u00e8d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7e5e\u8def<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ol\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9eb5\u5305<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d9f<\/span><rt>y\u00edt\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7279\u5730<\/span><rt>t\u00e8d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed5\u8def<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ol\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9762\u5305<\/span><rt>mi\u00e0nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d9f<\/span><rt>y\u00edt\u00e0ng<\/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>The presentation you worked so hard on \u2014 the boss skipped it without even looking, what a waste of preparation.<\/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\">\u8f9b\u82e6<\/span><rt>x\u012bnk\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u5831<\/span><rt>ji\u01cenb\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>zh\u00edji\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u904e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ogu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9b\u82e6<\/span><rt>x\u012bnk\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u62a5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cenb\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4\u63a5<\/span><rt>zh\u00edji\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u8fc7<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ogu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/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\">05<\/span>I thought today was a day off, but I still had to work \u2014 I was happy for nothing.<\/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\">\u4ee5\u70ba<\/span><rt>y\u01d0w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u5047<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u8208<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5834<\/span><rt>y\u00ecch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u4e3a<\/span><rt>y\u01d0w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u5047<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u5174<\/span><rt>g\u0101ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u573a<\/span><rt>y\u00ecch\u01ceng<\/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>He always eats and drinks for free whenever he comes to my place \u2014 he&#8217;s never brought anything.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u6b21<\/span><rt>m\u011bic\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u5403\u767d\u559d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ich\u012bb\u00e1ih\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e\u4f86<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ngl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36\u904e<\/span><rt>d\u00e0igu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4efb\u4f55<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nh\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u6b21<\/span><rt>m\u011bic\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u5403\u767d\u559d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ich\u012bb\u00e1ih\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece\u6765<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ngl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26\u8fc7<\/span><rt>d\u00e0igu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4efb\u4f55<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nh\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/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>I waited in line for two hours, but the tickets sold out \u2014 what a waste of time.<\/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\">\u6392<\/span><rt>p\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u968a<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7968<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3\u5b8c<\/span><rt>m\u00e0iw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6392<\/span><rt>p\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6392<\/span><rt>p\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u961f<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7968<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5356\u5b8c<\/span><rt>m\u00e0iw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6392<\/span><rt>p\u00e1i<\/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\">08<\/span>You never listen to my advice, so wasn&#8217;t everything I just said pointless?<\/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\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5efa\u8b70<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0ny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u624d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngc\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5efa\u8bae<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0ny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u624d<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngc\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>b\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">09<\/span>He&#8217;s lived at his friend&#8217;s place for six months without paying a cent of rent \u2014 basically living there for free.<\/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\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u5e74<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed8<\/span><rt>f\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bdb<\/span><rt>m\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u79df<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngz\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u4f4f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1izh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u5e74<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed8<\/span><rt>f\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bdb<\/span><rt>m\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u79df<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngz\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u4f4f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1izh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to 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