{"id":8509,"date":"2023-06-16T14:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T06:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T05:59:44","slug":"may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/16\/may\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;May&#8221; in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/16\/may\/#1Structure\" >1Structure<\/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\/06\/16\/may\/#2Common_Mistakes\" >2Common 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\/06\/16\/may\/#3Practice\" >3Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"odc-article\">\n<style>\n  .odc-article{\n    --ink:#2b2620 !important;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248 !important;\n    --paper:#ffffff !important;\n    --paper-deep:#f5f8f4 !important;\n    --gold:#4d7c5f !important;\n    --gold-deep:#3e6b52 !important;\n    --amber:#2f6b4f !important;\n    --jade:#3e6b57 !important;\n    --jade-soft:#e9f1ec !important;\n    --red:#a5301f 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Use it to say that something is likely or might be true.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/May-in-Chinese-%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD-keneng.png\" alt=\"May in Chinese \u53ef\u80fd k\u011bn\u00e9ng\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng goes right after the subject and before the verb or adjective, just like &#8220;may&#8221; or &#8220;probably&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng + V \/ Adj<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It may rain tomorrow.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u9ad4<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8212\u670d<\/span><rt>sh\u016bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5192<\/span><rt>g\u01cenm\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u4f53<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8212\u670d<\/span><rt>sh\u016bfu<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I may have caught a cold. I&#8217;m not feeling well.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751c<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5fc3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceox\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cd6<\/span><rt>t\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751c<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5fc3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceox\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cd6<\/span><rt>t\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This coffee may be too sweet. I accidentally put in too much sugar.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b7<\/span><rt>l\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It may be cold tonight, so dress a bit warmer.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>Negative: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> b\u00f9 k\u011bn\u00e9ng vs. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd\u4e0d<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng b\u00f9<\/h3>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Where <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 goes changes the meaning<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 <strong>before<\/strong> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng means &#8220;impossible.&#8221; It&#8217;s a strong, certain &#8220;no way&#8221;:<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s impossible for me to like learning English.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 <strong>after<\/strong> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng means &#8220;may not.&#8221; It&#8217;s only a guess:<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/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\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">He may not come anymore.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Questions<\/h3>\n  <p>Add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma at the end, or use the A-not-A form <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011b b\u00f9 k\u011bn\u00e9ng.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Is it possible for him to lend me money?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef<\/span><rt>k\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003<\/span><rt>k\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK3<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef<\/span><rt>k\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003<\/span><rt>k\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK3<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you think it&#8217;s possible for me to pass HSK 3?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">To say &#8220;he may not come,&#8221; put <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> b\u00f9 k\u011bn\u00e9ng means &#8220;it&#8217;s impossible,&#8221; which is a much stronger claim.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span> k\u011bn\u00e9ng goes before the verb, not at the end of the sentence.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>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>He may be busy, so he didn&#8217;t see your message.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0a\u606f<\/span><rt>x\u00f9nx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>He was probably asleep, so he didn&#8217;t answer your call.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>He probably doesn&#8217;t love you anymore, so he&#8217;s sleeping next to me.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u908a<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u8fb9<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>The teacher may be late today.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9072\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdf\u5230<\/span><rt>ch\u00edd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>That&#8217;s impossible!<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01\n      <\/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>She may not like this gift.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u7269<\/span><rt>l\u01d0w\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>Could he be at home now?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/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>We might go to Taiwan next year.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5e74<\/span><rt>m\u00edngni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/22\/future\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Expressing the future \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f1a<\/span> hu\u00ec &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8981<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8981<\/span> y\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Yes-No Questions \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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