{"id":9476,"date":"2023-08-31T23:58:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9476"},"modified":"2026-08-15T01:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:28:54","slug":"again-chinese-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/31\/again-chinese-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Again&#8221; in Chinese Grammar"},"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\/08\/31\/again-chinese-grammar\/#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\/08\/31\/again-chinese-grammar\/#S_%E5%86%8D_zai_V\" >S + \u518d z\u00e0i + V<\/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\/08\/31\/again-chinese-grammar\/#S_%E5%86%8D_zai_V_%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%83%E5%85%92%E4%B8%80%E4%BC%9A%E5%84%BF%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%9B%E9%BB%9E%E5%85%92%E7%82%B9%E5%84%BF\" >S + \u518d z\u00e0i + V + \u4e00\u4e0b\/\u4e00\u6703\u5152\u4e00\u4f1a\u513f\/\u4e00\u4e9b\/\u9ede\u5152\u70b9\u513f<\/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\/08\/31\/again-chinese-grammar\/#S_%E5%8F%88_you_V\" >S + \u53c8 y\u00f2u + V<\/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\/08\/31\/again-chinese-grammar\/#2_Practice\" >2 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#f5f8f4;\n    --gold:#4d7c5f;\n    --gold-deep:#3e6b52;\n    --amber:#2f6b4f;\n    --jade:#3e6b57;\n    --jade-soft:#e9f1ec;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    --line:#dfe9e1;\n    --radius:14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper);\n    color:var(--ink);\n    font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC', sans-serif;\n    line-height:1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n  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.reason{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:400;font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC',sans-serif;display:inline-block;margin-top:4px;}\n  .practice .answer{\n    margin-top:10px;\n    display:none;\n  }\n  .practice.revealed .answer{display:block;}\n  .practice .answer .reason{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:4px;}\n  .practice .answer .key{font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:var(--amber);margin-right:6px;}\n  .practice .hint{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:8px;}\n\n  .cta-strip{\n    margin-top:56px;padding:26px;border-radius:var(--radius);\n    background:#e9f2ec;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);text-align:center;\n  }\n  .cta-strip p{color:var(--ink-soft);opacity:1;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:14.5px;}\n  .cta-strip a.btn{\n    display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;\n    padding:11px 26px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;\n  }\n\n  .related-grammar{margin-top:48px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}\n  .related-grammar h4{\n    font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#4d7c5f;margin:0 0 6px;\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row{\n    display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;\n    padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row:last-child{border-bottom:none;}\n  .related-grammar .row:hover .title{color:#4d7c5f;}\n  .related-grammar .arrow{color:#8a9b6e;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;flex-shrink:0;}\n  .related-grammar .title{font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);}\n  .related-grammar .level{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div 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\">\u518d z\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u518d z\u00e0i<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\">and<\/span> <span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53c8 y\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53c8 y\u00f2u<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#4a5d48;\">\u2014 &#8220;Again&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\u518d z\u00e0i and \u53c8 y\u00f2u both translate to &#8220;again&#8221; in English, but they point in opposite directions in time \u2014 one looks ahead to a repeat that hasn&#8217;t happened yet, the other looks back at one that already has.<\/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\/08\/again-in-chinese.png\" alt=\"Again in Chinese Grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">Use \u518d z\u00e0i for a repeat that&#8217;s still ahead of you \u2014 a request, a plan, an instruction. Use \u53c8 y\u00f2u for a repeat that has already happened, often paired with \u4e86 le at the end of the sentence. \u53c8 y\u00f2u can also describe a hypothetical repeat when it comes before an optative verb like \u60f3 xi\u01ceng or \u8981 y\u00e0o.<\/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\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2f6b4f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%86%8D_zai_V\"><\/span>S + \u518d z\u00e0i + V<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#4a5d48 !important;\">Works in imperative sentences too. If there&#8217;s an optative verb, \u518d z\u00e0i always goes right after it \u2014 this marks something that&#8217;s happened before and may happen again in the future.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b3<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><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\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re wrong. Please say it again. <em>(An imperative sentence)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728\u5bb6<\/span><rt>z\u00e0iji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728\u5bb6<\/span><rt>z\u00e0iji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She&#8217;s not home today, come back again tomorrow.<\/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\">\u7d55\u5c0d<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><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><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7edd\u5bf9<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I will never go back to that restaurant again.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a5f\u6703<\/span><rt>j\u012bhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u673a\u4f1a<\/span><rt>j\u012bhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Give you another chance.<\/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<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a66\u8a66<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bd5\u8bd5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you want to try again?<\/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\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f8\u4fe1<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b28\u86cb<\/span><rt>b\u00e8nd\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76f8\u4fe1<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ngx\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b28\u86cb<\/span><rt>b\u00e8nd\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ll be a fool to trust you again.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64a5<\/span><rt>b\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u865f\u78bc<\/span><rt>h\u00e0om\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a\u865f<\/span><rt>k\u014dngh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u67e5\u660e<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1m\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64a5<\/span><rt>b\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62e8<\/span><rt>b\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7\u7801<\/span><rt>h\u00e0om\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a\u53f7<\/span><rt>k\u014dngh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u67e5\u660e<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1m\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540e<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62e8<\/span><rt>b\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The number you dialed is not in service. Please verify it and try again.<\/div>\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=\"S_%E5%86%8D_zai_V_%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%83%E5%85%92%E4%B8%80%E4%BC%9A%E5%84%BF%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%9B%E9%BB%9E%E5%85%92%E7%82%B9%E5%84%BF\"><\/span>S + \u518d z\u00e0i + V + \u4e00\u4e0b\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u6703\u5152<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4f1a\u513f<\/span>\/\u4e00\u4e9b\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede\u5152<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#4a5d48 !important;\">This means keep doing something a little longer, or do a bit more of it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u804a<\/span><rt>li\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u804a<\/span><rt>li\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let&#8217;s chat a bit more.<\/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<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684\u4e8b<\/span><rt>de sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684\u4e8b\u513f<\/span><rt>de sh\u00ecr<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Tell me more about Taiwan.<\/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<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6703\u5152<\/span><rt>y\u00echu\u01d0r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u99ac\u4e0a<\/span><rt>m\u01cesh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49<\/span><rt>d\u011bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4f1a\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00echu\u01d0r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a6c\u4e0a<\/span><rt>m\u01cesh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Please wait a moment; the food will be ready soon.<\/div>\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=\"S_%E5%8F%88_you_V\"><\/span>S + \u53c8 y\u00f2u + V<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#4a5d48 !important;\">Points at something that happened before and is happening again now, usually with \u4e86 le at the end. \u53c8 y\u00f2u can also mark a hypothetical repeat \u2014 if there&#8217;s an optative verb (\u60f3 xi\u01ceng, \u8981 y\u00e0o, \u5e0c\u671b x\u012bw\u00e0ng), \u53c8 y\u00f2u goes right before it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b3<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6b21<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6b21<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/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\">\u4e0a\u6b21<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6b21<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You were wrong last time, and you&#8217;re wrong again this time.<\/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\">\u8aaa\u904e<\/span><rt>shu\u014dgu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5728\u5bb6<\/span><rt>b\u00fa z\u00e0iji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">\u8bf4\u8fc7<\/span><rt>shu\u014dgu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5728\u5bb6<\/span><rt>b\u00fa z\u00e0iji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I told you she wasn&#8217;t home today, so why did you come again?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9189<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9189<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">If I want to go to that restaurant again, then I must be drunk. <em>(hypothetical)<\/em><\/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<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a19<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a97<\/span><rt>pi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t try to deceive me again.<\/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<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6b21<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/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\">\u8fd9\u6b21<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Did you forget your wallet this time too?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>d\u00ec w\u01d4 c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9580<\/span><rt>J\u012bnm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u7cb1\u9152<\/span><rt>g\u0101oli\u00e1ngji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d\u9189<\/span><rt>h\u0113zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e94\u6b21<\/span><rt>d\u00ec w\u01d4 c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u95e8<\/span><rt>J\u012bnm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u7cb1\u9152<\/span><rt>g\u0101oli\u00e1ngji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d\u9189<\/span><rt>h\u0113zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This is the fifth time he&#8217;s had Kinmen Kaoliang liquor, and he&#8217;s drunk again.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi fyi-media\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/800x-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor\">\n    <div class=\"fyi-body\">\n      <div class=\"callout-label\">Cultural Note: \u91d1\u9580\u9ad8\u7cb1\u9152 J\u012bnm\u00e9n G\u0101oli\u00e1ngji\u01d4<\/div>\n      <p>Kaoliang liquor comes from Kinmen, a small Taiwanese island near the coast of mainland China, and it&#8217;s distilled from sorghum rather than rice. It&#8217;s known for being strong \u2014 commonly in the high-30s to 60%+ ABV range \u2014 with an earthy, slightly peppery flavor. It shows up often at Taiwanese banquets and toasts, and older or limited-edition bottles are sometimes collected for their packaging as much as what&#8217;s inside.<\/p>\n    <\/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_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;\">2<\/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>I&#8217;ve decided to learn a new language again.<\/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\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u7684<\/span><rt>x\u012bnde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span><rt>y\u01d4y\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u7684<\/span><rt>x\u012bnde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bed\u8a00<\/span><rt>y\u01d4y\u00e1n<\/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>I gave up learning languages again because of my busy work schedule.<\/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\">\u56e0\u70ba<\/span><rt>y\u012bnw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u68c4<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span><rt>y\u01d4y\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56e0\u4e3a<\/span><rt>y\u012bnw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u5f03<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bed\u8a00<\/span><rt>y\u01d4y\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\">03<\/span>I&#8217;d like to add a bit more sugar.<\/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\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cd6<\/span><rt>t\u00e1ng<\/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\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cd6<\/span><rt>t\u00e1ng<\/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>Come find me again when you&#8217;re free.<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a<\/span><rt>k\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a<\/span><rt>k\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/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>Could you say that one more time?<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/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>He got the answer wrong again.<\/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\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54<\/span><rt>d\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/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\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54<\/span><rt>d\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/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>Let&#8217;s stay a bit longer.<\/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\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85<\/span><rt>d\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85<\/span><rt>d\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/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>You overslept again this morning.<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u904e\u982d<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecgu\u00f2t\u00f3u<\/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\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u8fc7\u5934<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecgu\u00f2t\u00f3u<\/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>Once you finish this, do it again from the start.<\/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\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e\u982d<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ngt\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece\u5934<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ngt\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\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\">10<\/span>If you&#8217;re late again, I&#8217;ll be really upset.<\/div>\n    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