{"id":7133,"date":"2023-04-28T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T06:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7133"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:44:31","slug":"cai-harder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/cai-harder\/","title":{"rendered":"Harder &#8211; \u624d c\u00e1i 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 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/cai-harder\/#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\/04\/28\/cai-harder\/#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\/04\/28\/cai-harder\/#3_%E6%89%8D%E6%89%8D_vs_%E5%B0%B1%E5%B0%B1\" >3 \u624d\u624d vs \u5c31\u5c31<\/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\/28\/cai-harder\/#4_Practice\" >4 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    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var(--line);\n    vertical-align:top;\n  }\n  .compare-table th{\n    font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#ffffff;background:#6E4FA3;\n  }\n  .compare-table th:first-child{border-top-left-radius:8px;}\n  .compare-table th:last-child{border-top-right-radius:8px;}\n  .compare-table td:first-child{font-weight:700;color:var(--amber);white-space:nowrap;}\n  .compare-table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:var(--paper-deep);}\n  .compare-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none;}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#6E4FA3;\">HSK 6<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#4E3670;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i \u2014 &#8220;Harder&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i can be used to express that something happened harder, later, or with more effort than expected. It&#8217;s often used to emphasize the delay or unexpectedness of a certain event or situation.<\/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 #E4DAF0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #E4DAF0 !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\/04\/\u624d-cai-Chinese-Grammar.png\" alt=\"\u624d c\u00e1i Chinese Grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">The first clause names the effort \u2014 how many tries, how long the wait, how much struggle \u2014 and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i introduces the payoff, marking it as later or harder-won than you&#8217;d hope.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#6E4FA3 !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:#6E4FA3;border:1.5px solid #6E4FA3;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:#7C5AAD !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\">Unexpected Statement + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i + Result<\/h3>\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\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5e7e\u500b<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def\u4eba<\/span><rt>l\u00f9r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u5230<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u78ba<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngqu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u5411<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u51e0\u4e2a<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def\u4eba<\/span><rt>l\u00f9r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u5230<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u786e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngqu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u5411<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I had to ask several passersby before I got the right directions.<\/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\">\u6539<\/span><rt>g\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f01\u5283\u66f8<\/span><rt>q\u01d0hu\u00e0sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede\u982d<\/span><rt>di\u01cent\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u610f<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539<\/span><rt>g\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f01\u5212\u4e66<\/span><rt>q\u01d0hu\u00e0sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u5934<\/span><rt>di\u01cent\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u610f<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I revised the proposal five times before the boss finally nodded in agreement.<\/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\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u5927<\/span><rt>h\u011bnd\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529b\u6c23<\/span><rt>l\u00ecq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u53f0<\/span><rt>n\u00e0t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u4e0a<\/span><rt>b\u0101nsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a13<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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\">\u5f88\u5927<\/span><rt>h\u011bnd\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529b\u6c14<\/span><rt>l\u00ecq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u53f0<\/span><rt>n\u00e0t\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u4e0a<\/span><rt>b\u0101nsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u697c<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He had to use a lot of strength before he managed to carry that fridge upstairs.<\/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\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5435<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5e7e\u6b21<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u67b6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9054\u6210<\/span><rt>d\u00e1ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5171\u8b58<\/span><rt>g\u00f2ngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5435<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u51e0\u6b21<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoj\u01d0c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u67b6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fbe\u6210<\/span><rt>d\u00e1ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5171\u8bc6<\/span><rt>g\u00f2ngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">We had several arguments before we finally reached an agreement.<\/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\">\u8a66<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u6b21<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u904e<\/span><rt>t\u014dnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bd5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u6b21<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u8fc7<\/span><rt>t\u014dnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He tried many times before passing the HSK test.<\/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\">\u5176\u5be6<\/span><rt>q\u00edsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u505a<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u6b21<\/span><rt>s\u0101nc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/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\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5176\u5b9e<\/span><rt>q\u00edsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u505a<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u6b21<\/span><rt>s\u0101nc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/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\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I actually redid it three times before I had this site now.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Point<\/div>\n    <p>If you want to express that something happens easier than expected, you should use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span> ji\u00f9 instead.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#6E4FA3 !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:#6E4FA3;border:1.5px solid #6E4FA3;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;\">Most errors come from reaching for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span> ji\u00f9 when the sentence is actually about extra effort, or misplacing <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i before the effort clause instead of the result clause.<\/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\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span> ji\u00f9 signals something happened faster or more easily than expected, so pairing it with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span> h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng (many calls) contradicts that ease. For something that took more effort than expected, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i is correct.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\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\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u500b<\/span><rt>li\u01cengge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b\u5230<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4e2a<\/span><rt>li\u01cengge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1\u5230<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u500b<\/span><rt>li\u01cengge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b\u5230<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4e2a<\/span><rt>li\u01cengge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1\u5230<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i has to sit directly before the result clause it&#8217;s introducing \u2014 right before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u898b\u5230\u91ab\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c1\u5230\u533b\u751f<\/span> (finally saw the doctor) \u2014 not before the effort clause that names how long it took.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#6E4FA3 !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_%E6%89%8D%E6%89%8D_vs_%E5%B0%B1%E5%B0%B1\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#6E4FA3;border:1.5px solid #6E4FA3;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Same slot in the sentence, opposite direction \u2014 one marks a struggle, the other marks how easy it turned out to be.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span> ji\u00f9<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Meaning<\/td>\n      <td>Harder, later, or with more effort than expected<\/td>\n      <td>Easier, sooner, or with less effort than expected<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Structure<\/td>\n      <td>Effort \/ delay clause + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624d<\/span> c\u00e1i + result<\/td>\n      <td>Minimal effort clause + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31<\/span> ji\u00f9 + result<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Tone<\/td>\n      <td>Struggle, delay, sometimes relief or frustration<\/td>\n      <td>Ease, surprise at how simple it was<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Example<\/td>\n      <td><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:16px;line-height:2.2;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539<\/span><rt>g\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f01\u5283\u66f8<\/span><rt>q\u01d0hu\u00e0sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede\u982d<\/span><rt>di\u01cent\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u610f<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539<\/span><rt>g\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f01\u5212\u4e66<\/span><rt>q\u01d0hu\u00e0sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u5934<\/span><rt>di\u01cent\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u610f<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;font-size:16px;line-height:2.2;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u901a<\/span><rt>y\u00ect\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u901a<\/span><rt>y\u00ect\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#6E4FA3 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#6E4FA3;border:1.5px solid #6E4FA3;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/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 failed many times before I succeeded now.<\/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\">\u5931\u6557<\/span><rt>sh\u012bb\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u6b21<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u529f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngg\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5931\u8d25<\/span><rt>sh\u012bb\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u6b21<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u529f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngg\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">02<\/span>I dated a lot of guys before I found my husband now.<\/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\">\u4ea4\u5f80<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ow\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u751f<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea4\u5f80<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ow\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u751f<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">03<\/span>She saved her salary for 30 years before she finally bought a house.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b58<\/span><rt>c\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">30<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u85aa\u6c34<\/span><rt>x\u012bnshu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u5230<\/span><rt>m\u01ceid\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6512<\/span><rt>z\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">30<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u8d44<\/span><rt>g\u014dngz\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u5230<\/span><rt>m\u01ceid\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">04<\/span>He called me many times before I finally answered.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>ji\u0113q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a\u901a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014dt\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>ji\u0113q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>I practiced for two years before I could play this song well.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9996<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8sh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f48\u597d<\/span><rt>t\u00e1nh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u9996<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8sh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f39\u597d<\/span><rt>t\u00e1nh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">06<\/span>We waited in line for three hours before we finally got in.<\/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\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6392<\/span><rt>p\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u500b<\/span><rt>s\u0101nge<\/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\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032\u53bb<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6392<\/span><rt>p\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u4e2a<\/span><rt>s\u0101nge<\/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\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb\u53bb<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>He explained it five times before I finally understood.<\/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\">\u89e3\u91cb<\/span><rt>ji\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u61c2<\/span><rt>t\u012bngd\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u91ca<\/span><rt>ji\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>w\u01d4c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u61c2<\/span><rt>t\u012bngd\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">08<\/span>I searched the whole house before I finally found my keys.<\/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\">\u627e\u904d<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceobi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngg\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u904d<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceobi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngg\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u5230<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceod\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span 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class=\"rb\">\u6eff\u610f<\/span><rt>m\u01ceny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u6587<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2w\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539<\/span><rt>g\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u6b21<\/span><rt>s\u00ecc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ee1\u610f<\/span><rt>m\u01ceny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/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\">10<\/span>I studied all night before I finally passed the exam.<\/div>\n    <div 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