{"id":8547,"date":"2023-06-18T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8547"},"modified":"2026-09-06T23:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:00:05","slug":"hen-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/18\/hen-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Adverbs for degree 1"},"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 class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/18\/hen-chinese\/#1_Structure_Feel\" >1 Structure &amp; Feel<\/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\/18\/hen-chinese\/#2_Common_Mistake\" >2 Common Mistake<\/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\/18\/hen-chinese\/#3_Practice\" >3 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"odd-grammar-post\">\n<style>\n  \/* \u5c08\u5c6c\u7bc4\u570d\u8a2d\u5b9a\uff0c\u4fdd\u8b77\u4f60\u7684 WordPress \u4e3b\u984c\u4e0d\u88ab\u5e72\u64fe *\/\n  #odd-grammar-post {\n    --ink: #2b2620 !important;\n    --ink-soft: #5a5248 !important;\n    --paper: #ffffff !important;\n    --paper-deep: #fff9ec !important;\n    --gold: #d69e00 !important;\n    --gold-deep: #a67c00 !important;\n    --amber: #b8860b !important;\n    --jade: #cc9900 !important;\n    --jade-soft: #fff8e0 !important;\n    --red: #a5301f !important;\n    --line: #f5e8c0 !important;\n    --radius: 14px !important;\n    \n    background: var(--paper) !important;\n    color: var(--ink) !important;\n    font-family: 'Inter', 'Noto Sans TC', sans-serif !important;\n    line-height: 1.75 !important;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;\n    margin: 0 auto !important;\n    max-width: 760px !important; 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margin: 0 0 6px !important;\n  }\n  #odd-grammar-post .related-grammar .row {\n    display: flex !important; align-items: baseline !important; gap: 12px !important;\n    padding: 18px 0 !important; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line) !important;\n    text-decoration: none !important; color: var(--ink) !important;\n  }\n  #odd-grammar-post .related-grammar .row:last-child { border-bottom: none !important; }\n  #odd-grammar-post .related-grammar .row:hover .title { color: var(--gold) !important; }\n  #odd-grammar-post .related-grammar .arrow { color: var(--jade) !important; font-weight: 700 !important; font-size: 17px !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; }\n  #odd-grammar-post .related-grammar .title { font-size: 17px !important; color: var(--ink) !important; }\n  #odd-grammar-post .related-grammar .level { font-size: 14px !important; color: var(--ink-soft) !important; }\n<\/style>\n\n  <div class=\"topbar\">\n    <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n    <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft) !important;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;\">HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n      <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">\u975e\u5e38 f\u0113ich\u00e1ng \u30fb \u5f88 h\u011bn \u30fb \u771f zh\u0113n<\/span> <span class=\"accent\">\u2014 Basic Degree Adverbs<\/span><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"hero-sub\">Adjectives in Chinese almost never stand alone \u2014 they need a degree adverb in front of them. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u771f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u771f<\/span> zh\u0113n are the first three you&#8217;ll meet, and each one carries a different feeling.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-main\">\n    <div class=\"lede-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Adverbs-for-degree-1.png\" alt=\"\u975e\u5e38 f\u0113ich\u00e1ng \u5f88 h\u011bn \u771f zh\u0113n degree adverbs\">\n      <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1 !important;\">They all get translated as &#8220;very&#8221; in dictionaries, but <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn is actually the neutral, low-key default \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng carries real emphasis, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u771f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u771f<\/span> zh\u0113n adds a genuine, exclamatory tone.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure_Feel\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> Structure &amp; Feel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">The pattern is always Subject + Adverb + Adjective. What changes is the weight each adverb adds.<\/p>\n\n    <table class=\"compare-table\">\n      <tbody><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Feel<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn<\/td>\n        <td>Neutral, default<\/td>\n        <td>Often required just to make a statement sound complete \u2014 not necessarily strong &#8220;very&#8221;<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/td>\n        <td>Strong emphasis<\/td>\n        <td>Closer to &#8220;extremely&#8221; \u2014 a real, marked degree<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u771f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u771f<\/span> zh\u0113n<\/td>\n        <td>Genuine, exclamatory<\/td>\n        <td>Adds a sense of surprise or sincerity \u2014 &#8220;really \/ truly&#8221;<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n    <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn \u2014 The Neutral Default<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b80\u5355<\/span><rt>ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Chinese is simple.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m busy.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span> f\u0113ich\u00e1ng \u2014 Strong Emphasis<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9913<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u997f<\/span><rt>\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m very hungry.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7c\u7a1a<\/span><rt>y\u00f2uzh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7c\u7a1a<\/span><rt>y\u00f2uzh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">My dad is very childish.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u771f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u771f<\/span> zh\u0113n \u2014 Genuine &amp; Exclamatory<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b28<\/span><rt>b\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b28<\/span><rt>b\u00e8n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re really dumb.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ea5\u7576\u52de<\/span><rt>m\u00e0id\u0101ngl\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ea6\u5f53\u52b3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0id\u0101ngl\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">McDonald&#8217;s in Taiwan is really delicious.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n      <div class=\"callout-label\">FYI<\/div>\n      <p>McDonald&#8217;s in Taiwan (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ea5\u7576\u52de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ea6\u5f53\u52b3<\/span> m\u00e0id\u0101ngl\u00e1o) has a reputation for being a cut above the usual fast food \u2014 think fresh fruit cups, yogurt, and low-fat milk alongside the classics, plus a stronger push on local sourcing and food quality in recent years.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistake\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> Common Mistake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">A plain &#8220;Subject + Adjective&#8221; sentence without any adverb sounds unnaturally curt in Chinese \u2014 almost like an implied comparison. \u5f88 h\u011bn is often required just to make the sentence feel complete, even without strong &#8220;very&#8221; meaning.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n      <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n        <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"row right-row\">\n        <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n        <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"why\">Without an adverb, &#8220;Subject + Adjective&#8221; reads like a pointed comparison (&#8220;I&#8217;m busy \u2014 unlike you&#8221;). Adding <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f88<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f88<\/span> h\u011bn softens it back into a plain, neutral statement.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">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\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>I&#8217;m very happy today.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>This bag is very heavy.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>She&#8217;s tired.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>I&#8217;m extremely nervous.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>This movie is extremely boring.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7121\u804a<\/span><rt>w\u00fali\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e0\u804a<\/span><rt>w\u00fali\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>My grandmother is extremely healthy.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5976\u5976<\/span><rt>n\u01ceinai<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>You&#8217;re really smart!<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8070\u660e<\/span><rt>c\u014dngm\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u806a\u660e<\/span><rt>c\u014dngm\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>This song is really nice.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9996<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u807d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceot\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9996<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b4c<\/span><rt>g\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u542c<\/span><rt>h\u01ceot\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"practice\"><div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>Taipei is really beautiful.<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f<\/span><rt>zh\u0113n<\/rt><span 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