{"id":442,"date":"2022-06-12T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:26:02","slug":"yiandbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tones of \u4e00 y\u012b and \u4e0d b\u00f9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#1Quick_Overview\" >1Quick Overview<\/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\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#2%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%80_yi\" >2\u4e00\u4e00 y\u012b<\/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\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#3%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D_bu\" >3\u4e0d\u4e0d b\u00f9<\/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\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#4Common_Mistakes\" >4Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#5Practice\" 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class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 tone changes<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">The tones of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 change depending on the syllable that comes after them. It&#8217;s confusing at first, but the rules are simple, so let&#8217;s go through them together!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/%E6%8F%92%E5%9C%96-850x340.jpg\" alt=\"Tones of \u4e00 y\u012b and \u4e0d b\u00f9\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">The key is always the <strong>next<\/strong> syllable. Before a 4th tone, both <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 rise to the 2nd tone (y\u00ed, b\u00fa). In the tone marks below, the changing <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 are highlighted in red.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Quick_Overview\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Quick Overview<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th>When<\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>On its own, counting, ordinal numbers, or at the end of a word<\/td><td class=\"tone\">y\u012b<\/td><td class=\"tone\">b\u00f9<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Before a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd tone<\/td><td class=\"tone\">y\u00ec<\/td><td class=\"tone\">b\u00f9<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Before a 4th tone (or a light syllable that was originally 4th tone, like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge)<\/td><td class=\"tone\">y\u00ed<\/td><td class=\"tone\">b\u00fa<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%80_yi\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>Stays y\u012b: counting, ordinals, and at the end of a word<\/h3>\n  <p>When you count numbers, read out digits, use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b as an ordinal (&#8220;first&#8221;), or when <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b is the last character of a word, it keeps its original 1st tone.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3001<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">one, two, three, four<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wgrid\">\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">11 o&#8217;clock<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">first<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">Monday<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u552f<\/span><rt>w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u552f<\/span><rt>w\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">only<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">0<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">0<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">the year 2011<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">January (exception)<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Exception: months<\/div>\n    <p>Even though <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708<\/span> yu\u00e8 is a 4th tone, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u6708<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u6708<\/span> y\u012byu\u00e8 (&#8220;January&#8221;) keeps y\u012b, because here <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b works like an ordinal number (&#8220;month one&#8221;), not a quantity.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Becomes y\u00ec: before a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd tone<\/h3>\n  <p>When <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b comes before a measure word or another syllable in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd tone, it changes to the 4th tone.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"wgrid\">\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">a book<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767e<\/span><rt>b\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767e<\/span><rt>b\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">100<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5343<\/span><rt>qi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5343<\/span><rt>qi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">1,000<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77<\/span><rt>q\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77<\/span><rt>q\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">together<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e9b<\/span><rt>xi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e9b<\/span><rt>xi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">some<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Becomes y\u00ed: before a 4th tone<\/h3>\n  <p>When the next syllable is a 4th tone (or a light syllable that was originally 4th tone), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b changes to the 2nd tone.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"wgrid\">\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">one piece of clothing<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">the same<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">half<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u842c<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e07<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">10,000<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Special case in China: y\u0101o<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e03<\/span> q\u012b can sound alike, so in mainland China <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b is often read as y\u0101o when giving phone numbers, hotel room numbers, and 3-digit bus numbers.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">123<\/span><rt>y\u0101o\u00b7\u00e8r\u00b7s\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">123<\/span><rt>y\u0101o\u00b7\u00e8r\u00b7s\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My room number is 123.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3%E4%B8%8D%E4%B8%8D_bu\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 follows the same idea as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b, but it only has two forms.<\/p>\n  <h3>Stays b\u00f9: before a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd tone<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"wgrid\">\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">not good<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">don&#8217;t know<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">can&#8217;t<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Becomes b\u00fa: before a 4th tone<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"wgrid\">\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">don&#8217;t want<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">won&#8217;t \/ can&#8217;t<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wcard\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><div class=\"en\">is not<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udca1 FYI<\/div>\n    <p>Many dictionaries and textbooks always write the original tones, y\u012b and b\u00f9, and leave the change to you. On this site we mark the tone you actually say, so you&#8217;ll see y\u00ec, y\u00ed, and b\u00fa in our examples.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">In months, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b is an ordinal (&#8220;month one&#8221;), so it stays y\u012b even before the 4th tone.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">After <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7b2c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7b2c<\/span> d\u00ec, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b means &#8220;first&#8221; and stays y\u012b.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"hl\">b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec is a 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 must change to b\u00fa.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Try to read the following words:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odc-listen\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"odc-audio\" aria-label=\"Play audio\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/%E4%B8%80.m4a\">\u25b6<\/button><span class=\"odc-listen-label\">Listen: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b words<\/span><\/div>\n  <p class=\"drill\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:2.2;background:var(--paper-deep) !important;border:1px solid var(--line) !important;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px !important;margin:10px 0 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> ti\u0101n\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> w\u00e8i\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> zh\u012b\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> ti\u00e1o\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> w\u00e0n\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> di\u01cen\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> t\u00e1i\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> f\u0113n\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> b\u011bn\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> ge\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> b\u0113i\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> d\u00e0i\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> zh\u00ed\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> zh\u01d2ng\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> f\u00e8n\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u00e0ng<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odc-listen\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"odc-audio\" aria-label=\"Play audio\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/%E4%B8%8D.m4a\">\u25b6<\/button><span class=\"odc-listen-label\">Listen: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 words<\/span><\/div>\n  <p class=\"drill\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:2.2;background:var(--paper-deep) !important;border:1px solid var(--line) !important;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px !important;margin:10px 0 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> y\u00e0o\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> xi\u01ceng\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> zh\u012bd\u00e0o\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> d\u01d2ng\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> q\u00f9\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> l\u00e1i\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> shu\u00ecji\u00e0o\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u01d0huan<\/span>\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> d\u00e0\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> xi\u01ceo\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> ch\u00e1ng\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> du\u01cen\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> p\u00e0ng\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> sh\u00f2u\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> n\u00e9ng\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> hu\u00ec<\/p>\n\n  <p>Now pick the correct tone for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 in each word.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"quiz-wrap\" id=\"yibuQuiz\">\n    <div class=\"quiz-progress\">Question 1 of 34<\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (day)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5929<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5929<\/span> ti\u0101n is 1st tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (person (polite))<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f4d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f4d<\/span> w\u00e8i is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ed.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> ((animals))<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ea<\/span> zh\u012b is 1st tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u689d<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6761<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> ((long things))<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u689d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6761<\/span> ti\u00e1o is 2nd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u842c<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e07<\/span><rt>w\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (ten thousand)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07<\/span> w\u00e0n is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ed.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (a little)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9<\/span> di\u01cen is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0<\/span><rt>t\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> ((machines))<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53f0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f0<\/span> t\u00e1i is 2nd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (minute \/ point)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5206<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5206<\/span> f\u0113n is 1st tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> ((books))<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672c<\/span> b\u011bn is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> ((general))<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge is a light tone that was originally 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ed.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (cup)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u676f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u676f<\/span> b\u0113i is 1st tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u888b<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u888b<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (bag)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u888b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u888b<\/span> d\u00e0i is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ed.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4<\/span><rt>zh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u76f4<\/span><rt>zh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (always)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u76f4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76f4<\/span> zh\u00ed is 2nd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a2e<\/span><rt>zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79cd<\/span><rt>zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (kind)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7a2e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u79cd<\/span> zh\u01d2ng is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ec.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4efd<\/span><rt>f\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4efd<\/span><rt>f\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (portion)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4efd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4efd<\/span> f\u00e8n is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ed.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"yi2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (same)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi1\">y\u012b<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi2\">y\u00ed<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"yi4\">y\u00ec<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6a23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6837<\/span> y\u00e0ng is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span> y\u012b becomes y\u00ed.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (want)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8981<\/span> y\u00e0o is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00fa.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (want to)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60f3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60f3<\/span> xi\u01ceng is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (may)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef<\/span> k\u011b is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (know)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u77e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u77e5<\/span> zh\u012b is 1st tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u61c2<\/span><rt>d\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (understand)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u61c2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u61c2<\/span> d\u01d2ng is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (go)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53bb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53bb<\/span> q\u00f9 is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00fa.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (come)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i is 2nd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (sleep)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7761<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7761<\/span> shu\u00ec is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00fa.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (like)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c<\/span> x\u01d0 is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u4fbf<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u4fbf<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (convenient)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9<\/span> f\u0101ng is 1st tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu2\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (big)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5927<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5927<\/span> d\u00e0 is 4th tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00fa.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"bu4\">\n      <p class=\"quiz-prompt\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"quiz-mean\"> (small)<\/span><\/p>\n      <div class=\"quiz-options\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu4\">b\u00f9<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"bu2\">b\u00fa<\/button><\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f<\/span> xi\u01ceo is 3rd tone, so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 becomes b\u00f9.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div 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