{"id":7721,"date":"2023-05-19T14:16:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7721"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:42:11","slug":"bie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/bie\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Don&#8217;t&#8221; in Chinese \u522b bi\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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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<div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/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:#FCB900;\">HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#8a6300;\">\u5225 bi\u00e9<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\u5225 bi\u00e9 is how Mandarin tells someone not to do something \u2014 or to stop doing something they&#8217;re already doing.<\/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 #e7e2d6 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #e7e2d6 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/22Dont22-in-Chinese-\u522b-bie.png\" alt=\"\u5225 bi\u00e9\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">The good news: \u5225 bi\u00e9 almost always works the same way \u2014 put it right before the verb (or adjective) you want someone to avoid or stop. Add \u4e86 at the end when the action is already happening and you want it to stop.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !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_%E5%88%A5_bie_V_or_SV\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#FCB900;border:1.5px solid #FCB900;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> \u5225 bi\u00e9 + V or SV<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">\u5225 bi\u00e9 tells someone not to start doing something. It sits right in front of the verb or adjective \u2014 no extra grammar needed.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t run.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u591a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u591a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t eat too much.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t be nervous.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8ab2<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bfe<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t speak English in Chinese class.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><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><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u591a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a\u591a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t overthink.<\/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><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><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><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e<\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e<\/span><rt>m\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I know I&#8217;m beautiful, but don&#8217;t love me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88dd\u849c<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ngsu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88c5\u849c<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ngsu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t play innocent!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udcac \u5225\u88dd\u849c bi\u00e9 zhu\u0101ngsu\u00e0n<\/div>\n    <p>Literally &#8220;don&#8217;t act like garlic&#8221; \u2014 used to tell someone to stop pretending they don&#8217;t know something they actually do. The phrase comes from a story about officials who tricked an emperor with narcissus flowers standing in for garlic plants he expected to see. Ever since, \u88dd\u849c has meant faking ignorance to get away with something.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !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_%E5%88%A5_bie_V_%E4%BA%86\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#FCB900;border:1.5px solid #FCB900;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> \u5225 bi\u00e9 + V + \u4e86<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Add \u4e86 le at the end and \u5225 bi\u00e9 shifts meaning slightly: instead of &#8220;don&#8217;t start,&#8221; it becomes &#8220;stop&#8221; \u2014 asking someone to cut off something already in progress.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Stop talking.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54ed<\/span><rt>k\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Stop crying.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Stop eating.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5435<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5435<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Stop making noise.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Stop studying! Chinese is too difficult!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout mistake\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\u26a0\ufe0f Common mistake \u2014 commands need \u5225, not \u4e0d<\/div>\n    <p>\u4e0d b\u00f9 states a fact or a stance (&#8220;I don&#8217;t ___&#8221;); it doesn&#8217;t work as a command. To tell someone not to do something, you need \u5225 bi\u00e9.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">\u4e0d states a fact, not a command \u2014 for &#8220;don&#8217;t,&#8221; you need \u5225 bi\u00e9.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#FCB900;border:1.5px solid #FCB900;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Don&#8217;t touch that.<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u78b0<\/span><rt>p\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u78b0<\/span><rt>p\u00e8ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/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>Stop yelling.<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/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>Don&#8217;t be afraid.<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6015<\/span><rt>p\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/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>Don&#8217;t forget to bring your passport.<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8b77\u7167<\/span><rt>h\u00f9zh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62a4\u7167<\/span><rt>h\u00f9zh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/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>Stop playing games, it&#8217;s already midnight.<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u904a\u6232<\/span><rt>y\u00f3ux\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e38\u620f<\/span><rt>y\u00f3ux\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/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>Don&#8217;t worry about me.<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u64d4\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62c5\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/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>Stop laughing!<\/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\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/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>Don&#8217;t be late tomorrow.<\/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\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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