{"id":8796,"date":"2023-07-13T16:35:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T08:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8796"},"modified":"2026-10-03T19:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:10:05","slug":"tag-questions-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/13\/tag-questions-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Tag Questions in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"accent sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u5417<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 ma\u3001<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u5417<\/span> h\u01ceo ma &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c\u5417<\/span> x\u00edng ma<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">A tag question is a short question added to the end of a statement, like \u201c\u2026, okay?\u201d or \u201c\u2026, is that alright?\u201d In Chinese, you just say your idea, add a comma, then tag on <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u5417<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 ma, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u5417<\/span> h\u01ceo ma or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c\u5417<\/span> x\u00edng ma.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tag-questions-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Tag questions in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">Tag questions are used to ask permission, make a suggestion, or check that the other person agrees. The tag you pick changes the tone a little.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>Statement + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma \uff1f<\/h3>\n  <p>Used to ask for <strong>permission<\/strong>: \u201cIs it okay if\u2026?\u201d \/ \u201cAm I allowed to\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let me borrow your phone for a moment, is that okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u6fa1<\/span><rt>x\u01d0z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u6fa1<\/span><rt>x\u01d0z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I\u2019ll take a shower first, is that okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d6\u6d88<\/span><rt>q\u01d4xi\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I want to cancel tomorrow\u2019s class, is that okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Same meaning, different word order<\/div>\n    <p>You can also move <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 into the sentence, right before the verb, and keep <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma at the end. The meaning doesn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/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\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u501f<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Can I borrow your phone for a moment?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u6fa1<\/span><rt>x\u01d0z\u01ceo<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d17\u6fa1<\/span><rt>x\u01d0z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Can I take a shower first?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>Statement + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d<\/span> h\u01ceo + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma \uff1f<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d<\/span> h\u01ceo means \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cfine.\u201d With <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma, it asks for <strong>agreement<\/strong>: \u201c\u2026, okay?\u201d It\u2019s the friendliest and most casual of the three.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u9ede<\/span><rt>b\u0101di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u767c<\/span><rt>ch\u016bf\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u70b9<\/span><rt>b\u0101di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53d1<\/span><rt>ch\u016bf\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let\u2019s leave at 8 o\u2019clock tomorrow, okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u676f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u5019<\/span><rt>sh\u00edhou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u676f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Buy me a cup of coffee when you come, okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u6b21<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u6b21<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let\u2019s watch this movie next time, okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>Statement + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c<\/span> x\u00edng + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma \uff1f<\/h3>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c<\/span> x\u00edng literally means \u201cto work\u201d or \u201cto be doable.\u201d With <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma, it asks whether something is <strong>acceptable or doable<\/strong>: \u201c\u2026, can you do that?\u201d It can sound a bit more direct.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9<\/span><rt>z\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Come a bit earlier tomorrow, okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540e<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Call me after work, okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u62dc\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u62dc\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u01d0b\u00e0iy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Give me the report before Monday, okay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udca1 Tiffany\u2019s Two Cents<\/div>\n    <p>To be honest, Chinese speakers don\u2019t separate these three very strictly. There\u2019s a lot of overlap when they\u2019re used as tag questions, so don\u2019t worry too much about picking the \u201cright\u201d one. And I promise the HSK exam won\u2019t test you on choosing between them!<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Quick_Comparison\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Quick Comparison<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"tbl-wrap\"><table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th>Tag<\/th><th>Used to\u2026<\/th><th>Feel<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5\u5417<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0 ma<\/td><td>ask for permission<\/td><td>Polite<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u5417<\/span> h\u01ceo ma<\/td><td>suggest something and ask for agreement<\/td><td>Friendly, casual<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c\u5417<\/span> x\u00edng ma<\/td><td>ask if something is acceptable or doable<\/td><td>More direct<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc The A-not-A version<\/div>\n    <p>Each tag also has an A-not-A form, just like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec b\u00fa sh\u00ec. These sound a little more casual and a little more eager for an answer.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Let\u2019s go hiking tomorrow, okay?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8166<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nn\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef<\/span><rt>k\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8111<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nn\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef<\/span><rt>k\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Can I use your computer for a moment?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8072<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/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\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u58f0<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">Could you be a bit quieter?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udcac How to answer<\/div>\n    <p><strong>Yes:<\/strong> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u554a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u554a<\/span> h\u01ceo a, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span> k\u011by\u01d0, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u884c<\/span> x\u00edng, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u554f\u984c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898<\/span> m\u00e9i w\u00e8nt\u00ed (\u201cno problem\u201d).<\/p>\n    <p><strong>No:<\/strong> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u884c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u884c<\/span> b\u00f9 x\u00edng, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span> b\u00f9 k\u011by\u01d0, or more gently <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u592a\u65b9\u4fbf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u592a\u65b9\u4fbf<\/span> b\u00fa t\u00e0i f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n (\u201cit\u2019s not very convenient\u201d).<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>I\u2019ll sit here, is that okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5750<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Let\u2019s eat Japanese food tonight, okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u83dc<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bnc\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c\u83dc<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bnc\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Speak a little slower, okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Wait for me for ten minutes, okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c<\/span><rt>x\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>I want to open the window, is that okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6236<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <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\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6237<\/span><rt>chu\u0101nghu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Don\u2019t tell him, okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u544a\u8a34<\/span><rt>g\u00e0os\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u544a\u8bc9<\/span><rt>g\u00e0osu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Can I pay by card?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5237\u5361<\/span><rt>shu\u0101k\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5237\u5361<\/span><rt>shu\u0101k\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Let\u2019s go to the movies on Saturday, okay?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Yes-No Questions<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/12\/shi-bu-shi-question\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec b\u00fa sh\u00ec \u2014 \u201cright?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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