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Nursery Rhyme-尾巴谣 (Wěibayáo) Ballad Of Tail

24/04/2014 / #BalladOfTail, #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseLearningTipsforKids

Shénme wěiba cháng? 什么尾巴长？

Who has a long tail? Shénme wěiba duǎn? 什么尾巴短？

Who has a short tail? Shénme wěiba xiàng bǎ sǎn? 什么尾巴像把伞？

Whose tail looks like an umbrella? Gǒu de wěiba cháng, 狗的尾巴 …

Answers to the Exercises on What’s Your Love Status? (Ⅲ)

24/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #LoveAndMarriageRelatedWords

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What’s Your Love Status? (Ⅲ)

24/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #LoveStatus

In China, love and marriage are among the hottest topics because for Chinese people, marriage is one of the most important events in one’s life. Most people will go through different stages of love in their life time. What is your love status now? Do …

Answers to Exercise: No Parking Here

24/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #NoParkingHere

Correct Answer: B In Chinese, both “不(bù)” and “别(bié)” have negative meanings that can be used as adverbs. However, these two words have different usages. First, “不(bù)” is used to describe objective fact, such as in “不吃(bùchī), won’t eat,” “不怕(búpà), not afraid of,” “不好(bùhǎo) not …

Chinese Test: No Parking Here!

24/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #MandarinQuiz, #NoParkingHere

Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.

Mike: Lucy, ___ zài zhèlǐ tíngchē. Mike：Lucy，___在这里停.车。

Lucy: Wèishénme? Lucy：为什么？ Mike: Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ tíngchē. Mike：这里禁止停车。 A. 不(bù)

B. 别(bié)

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Ask and Answer Questions About the Length of Time in Chinese

21/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #TimeinChinese

Correct Answer: C In daily communication, Chinese people often ask questions about time. For example, they are interested in how much time it takes for someone to finish a task, how many months somebody needs in order to learn a new language well, etc. Do …

Different ways to ask about the length of time in Chinese

21/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseGrammar, #LengthOfTimeInChinese

Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Mike: Nǐ měitiān huíjiā xūyào______? Mike: 你每天回家需要 ______？ Wáng Wěi: Sānshí fēnzhōng. 王伟：三十分钟。 A. 多长天(duōcháng tiān)

B. 多少天(duōshǎo tiān)

C. 多长时间(duōcháng shíjiān)

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Answers to the Exercises on the Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Kids – The Little Donkey

17/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #PhraseAnswersExercisesChineseNurseryRhyme

Correct Answers: 1. B 2. A

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Nursery Rhyme-The Little Donkey

17/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseLearningTipsforKids, #TheLittleDonkey

小毛驴(xiǎo máolǘ) The Little Donkey

Wǒ yǒu yìzhī xiǎo máolǘ wǒ cónglái yě bù qí. 我有一只小毛驴我从来也不骑。 I have a little donkey but I never tried to ride it.

Yǒu yìtiān wǒ xīnxuèláicháo qí zhe qù gǎnjí. …

Answers to the Exercise on Chinese Grammar – How to express “having to work” in Chinese?

17/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseGrammarExpressHavingToWork, #ChineseVocabulary

Correct Answer: A “要(yào),” as an auxiliary verb, means “should” or “must, ” such as “要写作业(yào xiězuòyè), must do homework,” “要去吃饭(yào qùchīfàn), must go to eat ” etc. Being an auxiliary verb, “要(yào)” should be followed by a verbal phrase. Example Linda: Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒmen …

I have to work tomorrow!

17/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #IHaveToWorkTomorrow

Jason: Rose, Míngtiān wǒmen qù kàndiànyǐng ba? Jason: Rose，明天我们去看电影吧？ Jason: Rose, let’s go to see a movie tomorrow, ok? Rose: Bùxíng, wǒ míngtiān___ shàngbān. Rose: 不行，我明天 ___ 上班。 Rose: I’m sorry, but I have to work tomorrow. A. 要(yào)…

Answers to the Key Learning Points in March, 2014

15/04/2014 / #AnswersLearningPointsMarch2014, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Correct Answers: 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C

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Monthly Mandarin Review (Test) – Key Learning Points in March, 2014

15/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #MandarinReviewTest

We have published 4 issues of newsletter in March, 2014. Have you read all of them? Let’s see how much you have learned from this month’s issues!

1. Asking Questions in Chinese (Elementary)

Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Zhāng Míng: …

Mandarin Test: Difference Between “们(men)” and “大家(dàjiā)”

10/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #DifferenceBetweenMenAndDaJia

Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Jack appeared in a party and said hello to everyone. Jack：Péngyou___,dàjiā___hǎo！ Jack：朋友 ___，大家___好！ Jack: Hi there, everyone! Blare：Nǐhǎo，Jack！ Blare：你好，Jack！ Blare: Hi, Jack! A. 们(men), / B. /, 们(men) C. /, / D. 们(men)，们(men)

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Plural Form of Personal Pronoun

10/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #DifferencesBetweenMenAndDaJia

Correct Answer: A “们(men)”, when used as an auxiliary word, is used after personal pronouns or nouns to indicate their plural forms as in “我们(wǒmen) we,” “他们(tāmen) they,” “同学们(tóngxuémen) classmates,” etc.

Examples:

Wǒmen

qù kàn diànyǐng ba?

我们

去看电影吧？

Shall we go …

Answers to the Exercises on the Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Kids – A Pekinese

02/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseNurseryRhymeforKids, #ChineseVocabulary

Answers:

1. B

2. A

3. A

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Chinese Nursery Rhyme – A Pekinese

02/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseLearningTipsforKids, #ChineseNurseryRhymeAPekInEse

Quizzes 1. What’s the opposite of “大(dà)”？ A. 短(duǎn) B. 小(xiǎo) C. 长(cháng)…

Answers to the Exercises on The Extended Meaning of “奇葩(qípā)”

02/04/2014 / #AnswerstoExercise, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answers: 1. B 2. C

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Popular Words: “奇葩儿子(qípā érzi)”

02/04/2014 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #PopularWords, #PopularWordsQIpaErZi

1. Wang Li met a “奇葩(qípā)” on her way home. That means ___.

A. Wang Li is acquainted with the person

B. Wang Li dislikes the person

C. Wang Li loves the person

2. Zhang Wei’s friends often call him “奇葩(qípā)” ironically. What does it …

The difference between “知道(zhīdào)” and “认识(rènshi)”

02/04/2014 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #TheDifferenceBetweenZhiDaoAndRenShi

Correct Answer: A

In the Chinese language, both “知道(zhīdào)” and “认识(rènshi)” can be used to indicate “to know.” However, they are actually used to express quite different meanings, especially in the two situations below.

Situation 1:

“知道(zhīdào)” someone ≠ “认识(rènshi)” someone

“知道(zhīdào)” someone means that …