{"id":9535,"date":"2023-09-06T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9535"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:25:58","slug":"genben-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/genben-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Emphasize a negation\u00a02 &#8211; g\u0113nb\u011bn"},"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\" 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/genben-grammar\/#1_Structure\" >1 Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/genben-grammar\/#2_Lets_Compare\" >2 Let&#8217;s Compare<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/genben-grammar\/#3_%E4%B8%A6%E5%B9%B6_bing_vs_%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC_genben\" >3 \u4e26\u5e76 b\u00ecng vs \u6839\u672c\u6839\u672c g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/genben-grammar\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" 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5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u2014 Emphasizing a Negation<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn is an adverb used to emphasize a negative view or a sense of impossibility \u2014 highlighting that something is fundamentally lacking, or simply cannot be.<\/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\/09\/\u6839\u672c-genben-chinese-grammar.png\" alt=\"\u6839\u672c g\u0113nb\u011bn emphasizing a negation Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">Where <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e26<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e76<\/span> b\u00ecng adds a mild sense of &#8220;not, in fact,&#8221; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn goes further \u2014 conveying a strong sense of negation or skepticism, often carrying disbelief.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;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:16px !important;\">S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn + V<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u5dde<\/span><rt>Ji\u0101zh\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u50f9<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74\u8f15\u4eba<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1nq\u012bngr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><rt>m\u01ceib\u00f9q\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u5dde<\/span><rt>Ji\u0101zh\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u4ef7<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74\u8f7b\u4eba<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1nq\u012bngr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><rt>m\u01ceibuq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The housing prices in California are so high that young people simply can&#8217;t afford to buy a house.<\/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\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u8fa6\u6cd5<\/span><rt>m\u00e9ib\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u6c7a<\/span><rt>ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u529e\u6cd5<\/span><rt>m\u00e9ib\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u51b3<\/span><rt>ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This problem cannot be solved at all.<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u4e0d\u61c2<\/span><rt>t\u012bngb\u00f9d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u4e0d\u61c2<\/span><rt>t\u012bngbud\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You simply don&#8217;t understand what I&#8217;m saying.<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u8b58<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u8bc6<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t know you at all; who are you, anyway?<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u904e<\/span><rt>q\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/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\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u904a\u7684<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u8fc7<\/span><rt>q\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/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\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u6e38\u7684<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He has never been to China \u2014 why are you asking him about traveling to China?<\/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\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I work overtime every day; I really just don&#8217;t have the time to learn Chinese.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u904a<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u91d1<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u90fd\u662f<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1n d\u014du sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5b50<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nz\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u652f\u4ed8<\/span><rt>zh\u012bf\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u6e38<\/span><rt>l\u01day\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u91d1<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u90fd\u662f<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1n d\u014du sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5b50<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nz\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u652f\u4ed8<\/span><rt>zh\u012bf\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Traveling to Shanghai nowadays doesn&#8217;t require cash at all \u2014 it&#8217;s all electronic payments.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">FYI<\/div>\n    <p>Shanghai has gone all-in on digital living \u2014 everyday tasks are managed through smartphones, especially with electronic payment options like Alipay and WeChat Pay. Most people haven&#8217;t used cash in ages, and if you do want to pay in cash, bring exact change since businesses may not have any on hand.<\/p>\n    <p>When dining out, it&#8217;s common to order by scanning a QR code found at the corner of the table. That pulls up the full menu linked to your table number \u2014 you can place orders, calculate the bill, and often pay directly through the same system. So if you&#8217;re a tourist without WeChat or Alipay, ordering can get pretty inconvenient.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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_Lets_Compare\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Let&#8217;s Compare<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u8b58<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u8bc6<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t know you at all; who are you, anyway?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Emphasizing the impossibility.<\/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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u8b58<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/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\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u8bc6<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230\u5e95<\/span><rt>d\u00e0od\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I don&#8217;t know you; who are you?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Just a fact \u2014 no added emphasis.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I work overtime every day; I really just don&#8217;t have the time to learn Chinese.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Emphasizing the impossibility.<\/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\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u73ed<\/span><rt>ji\u0101b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I work overtime every day; I don&#8217;t have the time to learn Chinese.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Just a fact \u2014 no added emphasis.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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_%E4%B8%A6%E5%B9%B6_bing_vs_%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC_genben\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e26<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e76<\/span> b\u00ecng vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Both <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e26<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e76<\/span> b\u00ecng and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn emphasize a negation, but they sit at different intensities \u2014 the choice depends on how strongly you want to make your point.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>No Emphasis<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e26<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e76<\/span> b\u00ecng<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Sentence<\/td>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u4e0d\u662f\u58de\u4eba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u4e0d\u662f\u574f\u4eba<\/span><\/td>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u4e26\u4e0d\u662f\u58de\u4eba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u5e76\u4e0d\u662f\u574f\u4eba<\/span><\/td>\n      <td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ed6\u6839\u672c\u4e0d\u662f\u58de\u4eba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ed6\u6839\u672c\u4e0d\u662f\u574f\u4eba<\/span><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Feel<\/td>\n      <td>Straightforward negation<\/td>\n      <td>Mild contrast \u2014 &#8220;not, in fact&#8221;<\/td>\n      <td>Strong disbelief \u2014 &#8220;not at all&#8221;<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Translation<\/td>\n      <td>He is not a bad person.<\/td>\n      <td>Contrary to what you&#8217;d think, he&#8217;s not a bad person.<\/td>\n      <td>He is absolutely not a bad person.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Quick Way to Remember<\/div>\n    <p>Reach for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e26<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e76<\/span> b\u00ecng when you&#8217;re gently correcting an assumption. Reach for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6839\u672c<\/span> g\u0113nb\u011bn when you want to shut the idea down entirely, with a sense of disbelief.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !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=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/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>Chinese is really not that difficult; you can learn it in just one year.<\/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\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u96e3<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5e74<\/span><rt>y\u00ecni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6703\u4e86<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9hu\u00ec le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u96be<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea\u8981<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5e74<\/span><rt>y\u00ecni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u4f1a\u4e86<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9hu\u00ec 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\">02<\/span>How is that possible? You&#8217;re simply lying.<\/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\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8b0a<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8c0e<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/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;m not lying; it&#8217;s just that you simply don&#8217;t trust me.<\/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\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8b0a<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8c0e<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1<\/span><rt>x\u00ecn<\/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\">04<\/span>This kind of thing simply doesn&#8217;t exist.<\/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\">\u9019\u7a2e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b58\u5728<\/span><rt>c\u00fanz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u79cd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u60c5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b58\u5728<\/span><rt>c\u00fanz\u00e0i<\/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>He doesn&#8217;t understand any of this at all.<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u61c2<\/span><rt>b\u00f9d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u61c2<\/span><rt>b\u00f9d\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8xi\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>I don&#8217;t have any interest in this job at all.<\/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\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\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\">07<\/span>This company has no plans to expand at all.<\/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\">\u9019\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64f4\u5f35\u7684<\/span><rt>ku\u00f2zh\u0101ng de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a08\u756b<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6269\u5f20\u7684<\/span><rt>ku\u00f2zh\u0101ng de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba1\u5212<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/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 don&#8217;t need to worry about this at all.<\/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\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64d4\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9700\u8981<\/span><rt>x\u016by\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62c5\u5fc3<\/span><rt>d\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\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\">09<\/span>She&#8217;s never even heard of this restaurant.<\/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\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u904e<\/span><rt>t\u012bnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u8fc7<\/span><rt>t\u012bnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/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>This kind of price is simply unreasonable.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" 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