{"id":8685,"date":"2023-06-28T11:35:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T03:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8685"},"modified":"2023-06-25T13:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T05:51:26","slug":"age-sui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/age-sui\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Age Expression &#8211; Su\u00ec"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/age-sui\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/age-sui\/#S_Number_%E6%AD%B2%E5%B2%81_sui\" >S + Number + \u6b72\/\u5c81 su\u00ec<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/age-sui\/#Question\" >Question<\/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\/06\/28\/age-sui\/#Common_Mistakes\" >Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c4c8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Chinese, the word <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span> su\u00ec is used to express age. It specifically refers to the number of years one has lived or their age in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c4c8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_Number_%E6%AD%B2%E5%B2%81_sui\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7272a9\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S + Number + \u6b72\/\u5c81 su\u00ec<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In Chinese, the word \u6b72 su\u00ec is considered a measure word, so there is no need for a linking verb like \u662f sh\u00ec between numbers and \u6b72 su\u00ec. Also, you should not use the measure word \u500b ge before \u6b72 su\u00ec since it would be redundant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My younger brother is 15 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c38\u9060<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ngyu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">18<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c38\u8fdc<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ngyu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">18<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I&#8217;m forever 18 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My dog is seven and a half years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68f5<\/span><rt>k\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a39<\/span><rt>sh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u767e<\/span><rt>w\u01d4b\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68f5<\/span><rt>k\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6811<\/span><rt>sh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u767e<\/span><rt>w\u01d4b\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This tree is 1,500 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">55<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5e74<\/span><rt>j\u012bnni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">55<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Is your mother also 55 years old this year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">19<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">19<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I am not 19 years old yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I&#8217;m not a three-year-old child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#3329910f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c4c8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>The Chinese expression &#8220;\u6211\u4e0d\u662f\u4e09<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span>\u5c0f\u5b69&#8221; actually translates to &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t born yesterday&#8221; in English. It is a figurative phrase commonly used to indicate that the speaker is not na\u00efve, gullible, or easily fooled. It implies that the speaker is mature, experienced, and capable of understanding or seeing through certain situations or deceitful behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Question\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c4c8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Question<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Chinese culture, directly asking someone&#8217;s age is generally considered impolite. However, it is acceptable to ask about someone&#8217;s age in certain situations where it is relevant, such as when filling out official forms or determining eligibility for certain activities or services. There are few ways to ask people&#8217;s age in Chinese? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Asking animals and people><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>How old are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Asking elder people like grandpa or grandma><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt>  <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>How old are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e9a<\/span><rt>g\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e9a<\/span><rt>g\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>How old are you? (very polite)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;In hospital><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u751f<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5<\/span><rt>r\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u751f<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5<\/span><rt>r\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What is your date and year of birth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Asking people age in Taiwan (informal)><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74\u6b21<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1nc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74\u6b21<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1nc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What year were you born in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#3329910f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c4c8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>For this question, you need to answer in Taiwan Minguo Year. Taiwan has our own calendar system known as the Minguo calendar. In the Minguo calendar, the year is counted from the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) in 1912. For example, the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar would be referred to as the 112th year of the Republic of China (\u6c11<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd<\/span>112\u5e74) in the Minguo calendar. It is commonly used in Taiwan for official purposes, such as on government documents and in some traditional contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4c4c8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Common Mistakes<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember the word <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span> su\u00ec is considered a measure word, so there is no need for a linking verb like \u662f sh\u00ec between numbers and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span> su\u00ec. Also, you should not use the measure word <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6b72<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c81<\/span> su\u00ec since it would be redundant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/a1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word \u6b72\u5c81 su\u00ec is used to express age. 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