{"id":8737,"date":"2023-07-06T22:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8737"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:51:37","slug":"already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/already\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAlready\u201d in Chinese 1 &#8211; y\u01d0j\u012bng and d\u014du"},"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\/07\/06\/already\/#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\/07\/06\/already\/#%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_or_%E9%83%BD_Time_%E4%BA%86\" >\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf or \u90fd + Time + \u4e86<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/already\/#%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_or_%E9%83%BD_Adj_%E4%BA%86\" >\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf or \u90fd + Adj + \u4e86<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/already\/#%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_or_%E9%83%BD_V_%E4%BA%86\" >\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf or \u90fd + V + \u4e86<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/already\/#Negation\" >Negation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/already\/#%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_neg_V_%E4%BA%86\" >\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf + neg + V + \u4e86<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/already\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2c5a77\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Chinese grammar, the words \u5df2<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d93<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ecf<\/span> y\u01d0j\u012bng and \u90fd d\u014du are commonly used to convey the meaning of &#8220;already.&#8221;<\/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:#2c5a77\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When comparing \u5df2<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d93<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ecf<\/span> y\u01d0j\u012bng and \u90fd d\u014du, both indicate that something has already occurred. However, <strong>\u90fd d\u014du adds<\/strong> a stronger emphasis and suggests <strong>the speaker&#8217;s emotional involvement or attitude towards the event. It conveys a sense of surprise, frustration, or even complaint.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_or_%E9%83%BD_Time_%E4%BA%86\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e90ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf or \u90fd + Time + \u4e86<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/07\/le-in-chinese-1\/#\u4e862_Sentence_particle\u4e86\">\u4e86 le<\/a> indicates&nbsp;a new situation or change of state&nbsp;and is always placed&nbsp;at the end of a sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>He&#8217;s already thirty years old, hasn&#8217;t he found a job yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Has he already turned thirty and still hasn&#8217;t found a job?  (surprise)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>It has been raining for a whole week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>It has been raining for a whole week already! (complaint)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">12<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a72<\/span><rt>g\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">12<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8be5<\/span><rt>g\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>It&#8217;s already 12 o&#8217;clock, time to go to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have been waiting for an hour already. (complaint)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_or_%E9%83%BD_Adj_%E4%BA%86\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e90ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf or \u90fd + Adj + \u4e86<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001<\/span><rt>l\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001<\/span><rt>l\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Both parents are getting old, why don&#8217;t you go visit them? (frustration)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001<\/span><rt>l\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u966a<\/span><rt>p\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001<\/span><rt>l\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u966a<\/span><rt>p\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Both parents have already gotten old, spend more time with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This price is already very cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6dbc<\/span><rt>li\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c9<\/span><rt>li\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The coffee you gave me has already cooled down. (complaint)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u71b1<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u70ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have already reheated it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_or_%E9%83%BD_V_%E4%BA%86\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e90ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf or \u90fd + V + \u4e86<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Have you already finished eating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You finished everything? (surprise)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u904e<\/span><rt>t\u014dnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK2<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u8fc7<\/span><rt>t\u014dnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK2<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have already passed HSK2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98fd<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9971<\/span><rt>b\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She has already eaten to fullness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d\u9189<\/span><rt>h\u0113zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/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\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d\u9189<\/span><rt>h\u0113zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He&#8217;s already drunk, don&#8217;t pour him more alcohol. (complaint)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2f5a730f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4e586e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Taiwan, many restaurants offer affordable &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ee3\u99d5\u670d\u52d9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ee3\u9a7e\u670d\u52a1<\/span> d\u00e0iji\u00e0 f\u00faw\u00f9,&#8221; which is similar to having a personal chauffeur for your car. Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;ve had a few drinks and don&#8217;t feel comfortable driving. Instead of risking it or taking a taxi, you can hire a designated driver. They will come to where you are, hop in your car, and drive you home safely. It&#8217;s a convenient and responsible option that ensures you and your car get home without any worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceoy\u00ecsi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I&#8217;m sorry, I already have a boyfriend.<\/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=\"Negation\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2c5a77\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Negation<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B7%B2%E7%B6%93%E5%B7%B2%E7%BB%8F_neg_V_%E4%BA%86\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e90ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5df2\u7d93\/\u5df2\u7ecf + neg + V + \u4e86<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the negative structure is used in Chinese, it can be translated into English as &#8220;not&#8230; anymore&#8221; instead of using the word &#8220;already.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I don&#8217;t love him anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2c5a77\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">Touch<\/span><span class=\"non-mobile\">Hover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I&#8217;ve already told you before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I&#8217;m already married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I 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