{"id":7033,"date":"2023-04-23T12:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T04:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7033"},"modified":"2023-04-23T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T06:49:56","slug":"lateness-cai-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/lateness-cai-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Lateness \u624d c\u00e1i Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 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 style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/lateness-cai-grammar\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/23\/lateness-cai-grammar\/#S_Time_word_%E6%89%8D_cai_V\" >S + Time word + \u624d c\u00e1i + V<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/04\/23\/lateness-cai-grammar\/#Common_Mistake\" >Common Mistake<\/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\/2023\/04\/23\/lateness-cai-grammar\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#734c78\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>\u624d c\u00e1i has the function of indicating an occurrence that happened later or slower than expected. It can also be used to express \u201cas late as&#8221; or &#8220;not until&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#734c78\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_Time_word_%E6%89%8D_cai_V\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#946f99\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S + Time word + \u624d c\u00e1i + V<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5011<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u6982<\/span><rt>d\u00e0g\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u4eec<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u6982<\/span><rt>d\u00e0g\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Sorry, you go ahead and eat first! I probably won&#8217;t arrive until around 8 o&#8217;clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He won&#8217;t come to Taiwan until next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u9ede<\/span><rt>c\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">30<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u4eba<\/span><rt>k\u00e8r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u70b9<\/span><rt>c\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">30<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There are many customers now, so it will take 30 minutes for the meal to be ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">28<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5b78<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7562\u696d<\/span><rt>b\u00ecy\u00e8<\/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\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">28<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5b66<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd5\u4e1a<\/span><rt>b\u00ecy\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Why did you graduate from college at 28? <br>(People usually graduate from college at 22 to 24, so 28 is later than I&nbsp;expected.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u544a\u8a34<\/span><rt>g\u00e0os\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u544a\u8bc9<\/span><rt>g\u00e0osu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Why you hadn&#8217;t told me it&#8217;s your birthday till now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d95<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d76<\/span><rt>g\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u76f4<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I was trying to catch upon<em>&nbsp;<\/em>the report yesterday, so didn&#8217;t sleep until 3 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time words can be omitted when the context is clear to both the listener and the speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby> <br>You&#8217;ve just arrived, and the movie has already started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u525b<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e79\u561b<\/span><rt>g\u00e0nm\u00e1<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u521a<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u561b<\/span><rt>g\u00e0nm\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Why did you only say it now? You were quiet when everyone was asking a while ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#74578f0d;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#685877\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>&#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e79\u561b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u561b<\/span> g\u00e0nm\u00e1&#8221; is a super common colloquial expression in Taiwan Chinese that can be used in two different ways depending on the context. Here are some examples:<br><strong>Expressing why:<\/strong><br>\u2022 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e79\u561b\u9019\u9ebc\u665a\u9084\u4e0d\u7761\u89ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u561b\u8fd9\u4e48\u665a\u8fd8\u4e0d\u7761\u89c9<\/span>\uff1fg\u00e0nm\u00e1 zh\u00e8me w\u01cen h\u00e1i b\u00fa shu\u00ecji\u00e0o? &#8211; Why aren&#8217;t you sleeping yet so late?<br>\u2022 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e79\u561b\u4e0d\u8a66\u8a66\u770b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u561b\u4e0d\u8bd5\u8bd5\u770b<\/span>\uff1fg\u00e0nm\u00e1 b\u00fa sh\u00ecsh\u00ec k\u00e0n? &#8211; Why don&#8217;t you give it a try?<br><strong>Expressing do what:<\/strong><br>\u2022 \u4f60\u5728<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e79\u561b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u561b<\/span>\uff1f n\u01d0 z\u00e0i g\u00e0nm\u00e1? &#8211; What are you doing? <br>\u2022 \u4f60\u9031\u672b\u6253\u7b97<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e79\u561b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u561b<\/span>\uff1f n\u01d0 zh\u014dum\u00f2 d\u01cesu\u00e0n g\u00e0nm\u00e1? &#8211; What do you plan to do on the weekend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you want to express earliness, you should use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/16\/jiu-earliness\/\">\u5c31 ji\u00f9<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Mistake\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#734c78\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Common Mistake<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not add \u4e86<sub>2<\/sub> le with \u624d c\u00e1i, that&#8217;s the rule. Don&#8217;t ask me why. If you really want to soften the sentence, you can add \u5462 ne at the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He didn&#8217;t get married until he was 70 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">70<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/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\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">70<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby> \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">70<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">70<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby> \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#734c78\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">Touch<\/span><span class=\"non-mobile\">Hover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f You just know it now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/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\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I&#8217;ve just left the house, so I might be late. Sorry about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u525b\u525b<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u9580<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521a\u521a<\/span><rt>g\u0101ngg\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u95e8<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f You&#8217;re only seeing this website now, which is a bit late, but not too late. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7db2\u7ad9<\/span><rt>w\u01cengzh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b97<\/span><rt>su\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f51\u7ad9<\/span><rt>w\u01cengzh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46<\/span><rt>d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b97<\/span><rt>su\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a<\/span><rt>w\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#734c78\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Other \u624d c\u00e1i related posts:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/cai-chinese-grammar\/\">\u624d c\u00e1i Chinese Grammar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/a2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point:\u624d c\u00e1i has the function of indicating an occurrence that happened later or slower than expected. It can also be used to express \u201cas late as&#8221; or &#8220;not until&#8221; in English. Structure S + Time word + \u624d c\u00e1i + V \u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601db\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi\uff0c \u4f60\u5011n\u01d0men\u5148xi\u0101n\u5403ch\u012b\u5427ba\uff01 \u6211w\u01d2\u5927\u6982d\u00e0g\u00e0i\u516bb\u0101\u9ededi\u01cen\u624dc\u00e1i\u6703hu\u00ec\u5230d\u00e0o\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601db\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi\uff0c \u4f60\u4eecn\u01d0men\u5148xi\u0101n\u5403ch\u012b\u5427ba\uff01 \u6211w\u01d2\u5927\u6982d\u00e0g\u00e0i\u516bb\u0101\u70b9di\u01cen\u624dc\u00e1i\u4f1ahu\u00ec\u5230d\u00e0oSorry, you go ahead and eat first! 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