{"id":8779,"date":"2023-07-11T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T09:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2026-08-16T11:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:51:48","slug":"although-suiran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/11\/although-suiran\/","title":{"rendered":"Although in Chinese &#8211; Su\u012br\u00e1n"},"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 ' ><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\/11\/although-suiran\/#1_Structure\" >1 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\/11\/although-suiran\/#%E9%9B%96%E7%84%B6_suiran%E8%99%BD%E7%84%B6_suiran_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E6%98%AF_danshi%E4%BD%86%E6%98%AF_danshi_%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF_keshi%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF_keshi_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF\" >\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n \u22ef\u22ef\uff0c\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec \/ \u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec \u22ef\u22ef<\/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\/11\/although-suiran\/#%E9%9B%96%E7%84%B6_suiran%E8%99%BD%E7%84%B6_suiran_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF%EF%BC%8C%E9%82%84%E6%98%AF_haishi%E8%BF%98%E6%98%AF_haishi_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF\" >\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n \u22ef\u22ef\uff0c\u9084\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec\u8fd8\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec \u22ef\u22ef<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/07\/11\/although-suiran\/#2_Common_Mistakes\" >2 Common Mistakes<\/a><\/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\/11\/although-suiran\/#3_Practice\" >3 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    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class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#4d7c5f;\">HSK 2<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\">\u2014 &#8220;Although&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span> is the most common way to say &#8220;although&#8221; in Chinese. It usually opens the sentence or clause, and \u2014 unlike English, where &#8220;but&#8221; is optional \u2014 Chinese always needs a matching <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span>, or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span> later in the sentence.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #dfe9e1 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #dfe9e1 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/although-in-Chinese-\u96d6\u7136\u867d\u7136-suiran-.png\" alt=\"Although in Chinese \u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span> pairs with two different follow-ups depending on what you want to say: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span> for a straightforward contrast, or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span> to show that the second clause holds true anyway, despite the first.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#4d7c5f !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#4d7c5f;border:1.5px solid #4d7c5f;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span> is flexible about where it sits: it can open the whole sentence, or slot in right after the subject \u2014 both are natural, and the choice mostly comes down to emphasis or flow. You can see both patterns across the examples below.<\/p>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2f6b4f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%9B%96%E7%84%B6_suiran%E8%99%BD%E7%84%B6_suiran_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%86%E6%98%AF_danshi%E4%BD%86%E6%98%AF_danshi_%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF_keshi%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF_keshi_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span> \u22ef\u22ef\uff0c<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span> \u22ef\u22ef<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#4a5d48 !important;\">This means &#8220;although\u2026, but\u2026&#8221;. In English, the &#8220;but&#8221; can often be dropped \u2014 in Chinese, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span> or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span> is required to mark the contrast.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u751f<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u751f<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Although you are my mother, you cannot decide my life.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Even though he is American, he speaks Chinese very well.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u85a6<\/span><rt>tu\u012bji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u9986<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u8350<\/span><rt>tu\u012bji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Even though that restaurant isn&#8217;t cheap, it&#8217;s highly recommended by many people.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee3\u8868<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ibi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u610f<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee3\u8868<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ibi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u610f<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Just because I didn&#8217;t say anything doesn&#8217;t mean I agree.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58d3\u529b<\/span><rt>y\u0101l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u85aa\u6c34<\/span><rt>x\u012bnshu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u538b\u529b<\/span><rt>y\u0101l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u85aa\u6c34<\/span><rt>x\u012bnshu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Although the new job has a lot of pressure, the salary is much higher.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Google<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5\u9846<\/span><rt>k\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f<\/span><rt>x\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4f86<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u9986<\/span><rt>c\u0101ngu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Google<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5\u9897<\/span><rt>k\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f<\/span><rt>x\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17<\/span><rt>x\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u6765<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Although that restaurant has a 5-star rating on Google, it&#8217;s a paid review.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Cultural Note: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6d17\u8a55\u50f9 x\u01d0 p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6d17\u8bc4\u4ef7 x\u01d0 p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/span><\/div>\n    <p>Checking Google reviews before trying a restaurant or shop is standard practice in Taiwan, and some businesses have found a workaround: offer a discount in exchange for a 5-star review. Since Google lets a review be edited or deleted, a batch of glowing new ratings can bury or push out older complaints \u2014 a practice locals nickname <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6d17\u8a55\u50f9 x\u01d0 p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6d17\u8bc4\u4ef7 x\u01d0 p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/span>, literally &#8220;washing the reviews.&#8221; It&#8217;s a good reminder to read a few reviews in detail rather than trusting the star average alone.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2f6b4f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%9B%96%E7%84%B6_suiran%E8%99%BD%E7%84%B6_suiran_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF%EF%BC%8C%E9%82%84%E6%98%AF_haishi%E8%BF%98%E6%98%AF_haishi_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96d6\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u867d\u7136 su\u012br\u00e1n<\/span> \u22ef\u22ef\uff0c<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span> \u22ef\u22ef<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#4a5d48 !important;\">This means &#8220;although\u2026, still\u2026&#8221;. It shows that even though the first clause is true, the second clause or result holds anyway.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71b1<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u4f86<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ed<\/span><rt>r\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u6765<\/span><rt>ch\u016bl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9\u513f<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nr<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Although it&#8217;s very hot today, there are still many people out having fun.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u9a57<\/span><rt>j\u012bngy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u011bnh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u0101och\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9810\u7b97<\/span><rt>y\u00f9su\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u9a8c<\/span><rt>j\u012bngy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u011bnh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u51fa<\/span><rt>ch\u0101och\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9884\u7b97<\/span><rt>y\u00f9su\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Even though you have great work experience, we still feel it&#8217;s a bit beyond our budget.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64fa\u721b<\/span><rt>b\u01ceil\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6446\u70c2<\/span><rt>b\u01ceil\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Although I find English hard to learn, I still can&#8217;t just give up on it.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Slang Note: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u64fa\u721b b\u01ceil\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6446\u70c2 b\u01ceil\u00e0n<\/span><\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u64fa\u721b b\u01ceil\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6446\u70c2 b\u01ceil\u00e0n<\/span> is casual Taiwanese slang for deliberately coasting \u2014 putting in the bare minimum, or checking out of a responsibility entirely rather than trying to fix it. It&#8217;s broader than &#8220;being lazy&#8221;: it carries a note of &#8220;I know this is a mess and I&#8217;m choosing not to deal with it,&#8221; and gets used for anything from schoolwork to relationships to a losing sports team that&#8217;s stopped trying.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fad\u8077<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u616e<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5be6<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fcd<\/span><rt>r\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u4f86<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8981<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengy\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9e\u804c<\/span><rt>c\u00edzh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8651<\/span><rt>k\u01ceol\u01dc<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5b9e<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fcd<\/span><rt>r\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u6765<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Although I often think about quitting, considering the reality, I still hold back and do nothing.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u725b\u5ea7<\/span><rt>J\u012bnni\u00fazu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b\u5403<\/span><rt>\u00e0ich\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ce8\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u6750<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nc\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u725b\u5ea7<\/span><rt>J\u012bnni\u00fazu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231\u5403<\/span><rt>\u00e0ich\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ce8\u91cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eab\u6750<\/span><rt>sh\u0113nc\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">As a Taurus, although I love eating, I still watch my figure.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#4d7c5f !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#4d7c5f;border:1.5px solid #4d7c5f;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">In English, &#8220;but&#8221; is optional after &#8220;although.&#8221; In Chinese, it isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u751f<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u751f<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u751f<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba\u751f<\/span><rt>r\u00e9nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">English can drop &#8220;but&#8221; after &#8220;although,&#8221; but Chinese always needs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span>, or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span> to mark the contrast \u2014 leaving it out makes the sentence feel incomplete.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Which one \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u662f h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/span>?<\/div>\n    <p>The choice depends on what kind of contrast you&#8217;re making. For a plain &#8220;but,&#8221; see the site&#8217;s dedicated breakdown of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f46\u662f d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u662f k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/span>, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u904e b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8fc7 b\u00fagu\u00f2<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/07\/but\/\">&#8220;But&#8221; in Chinese \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#4d7c5f !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#4d7c5f;border:1.5px solid #4d7c5f;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Although I have a different opinion from yours, your ideas are also very good.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u6cd5<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u6cd5<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although my stomach hurts a little, I don&#8217;t want to cancel the appointment.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u809a\u5b50<\/span><rt>d\u00f9zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75db<\/span><rt>t\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d04\u6703<\/span><rt>yu\u0113hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u809a\u5b50<\/span><rt>d\u00f9zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75db<\/span><rt>t\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ea6\u4f1a<\/span><rt>yu\u0113hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although you say it&#8217;s okay, I still feel very sorry.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u95dc\u4fc2<\/span><rt>m\u00e9igu\u0101nx\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62b1\u6b49<\/span><rt>b\u00e0oqi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u5173\u7cfb<\/span><rt>m\u00e9igu\u0101nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62b1\u6b49<\/span><rt>b\u00e0oqi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although it&#8217;s raining, we still want to go out.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although the coffee is expensive, it&#8217;s really delicious.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoh\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although he&#8217;s tired, he still finished his homework.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u5b8c<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u5b8c<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although I don&#8217;t have money, I am very happy.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u4e50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>Although this dress is pretty, it&#8217;s too small.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6f02\u4eae<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0oliang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">09<\/span>Although the weather is cold, the children still want to play outside.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/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\">\u5b69\u5b50\u5011<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/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\">\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73a9\u513f<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nr<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">10<\/span>Although he&#8217;s busy, he still calls his mom every day.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>d\u01cedi\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>d\u01cedi\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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    \n    <a class=\"row\" 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