Zhuōzi ______ fàng zhe yì tái diànnǎo hé yígè bēizi. 桌子______放着一台电脑和一个杯子。
A. 里面 (Lǐmiàn)
B. 外面 (Wàimiàn)
C. 上面 (Shàngmiàn)
D. 下面 (Xiàmiàn)
Challenge a Chinese Mini-Test: Where is the Wife’s Necklace? …
Answer: 1. B
Lisa: Nǐ de qípáo kànqǐlái hǎo piàoliang a! Lisa: 你的旗袍看起来好漂亮啊！ Lisa: Your cheongsam looks so pretty!
Xiǎo Měi: Hāha, nǎ yǒu la. 小美：哈哈，哪有啦。 Xiao Mei: Haha, I don’t deserve it.
项链 (Xiàngliàn) necklace
衣服 (Yīfu) clothes; clothing
发型 (Fàxíng) hairstyle
From the dialogue, we can see that they are talking about “旗袍 (Qípáo) cheongsam,” which is kind of traditional Chinese clothing.…
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Lisa: Nǐ de qípáo kànqǐlái hǎo piàoliang a! Lisa: 你的旗袍看起来好漂亮啊！
Try a Chinese Mini-test to Learn the Chinese Character: “漂亮 (piàoliang)” Xiǎo Měi: Hāha, nǎ yǒu la. 小美：哈哈，哪有啦。
What do they talk about?…
Lì Li: Zhè shuāng shǒutào shì shuí de? 丽丽： 这双手套是谁的？
Xiǎo Fēng: _________________ . 小峰： _________________。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège yánsè. A. 我不喜欢这个颜色。
Tā yǒu diǎnr guì. B. 它有点儿贵。
Answer: 1. C
Lì Li: Zhè shuāng shǒutào shì shuí de? 丽丽： 这双手套是谁的？ Li Li: Whose pair of gloves is this?
Xiǎo Fēng: Shì wǒ māma de. 小峰：是我妈妈的。 Xiao Feng: It’s my mom’s.
Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège yánsè. 我不喜欢这个颜色。 I don’t like that color.
(Chinese Nursery Rhyme – 识颜色 (Shí yánsè) About Colors)
Tā yǒu diǎnr guì.…
Some students often ask what in the world “花 (huā)” really means! “花 (huā)” is one of those words used in all sorts of different contexts with many different meanings.
Of course, there’s the basic meaning of “一束花 (yí shù huā) a bouquet of flowers.”
Then there’s the meaning to “to spend.”…
Answers: 1. C 2. A
For Question 1:
when “花 (huā)” is used as a noun, it refers to flowers, while when “花 (huā)” is used as a verb, it means to spend. Therefore, the correct answer is C.
For Question 2:
Wǒ jīntiān huā le liǎng bǎi kuài qián.…
Answers: 1. A 2. C
Tā bǎ shǒujī nòng diū le. 她把手机弄丢了。 She lost her cell phone.
Shǒujī bèi tā nòng diū le. 手机被她弄丢了。 The cell phone was lost by her.
1. 弄丢 (Nòng diū)
2. 她 (Tā)
3. 了 (Le)
4. 把 (Bǎ)
5. 手机 (Shǒujī)
(Tricky But Essential Grammar: “把 (Bǎ)”)
Lì Li: Kuài diǎnr, diànyǐng jiù yào kāishǐ le. 丽丽：快点儿，电影就要开始了。
Wáng Qīng: Děng ( ), wǒ mǎshàng jiù dào. 王青：等( )，我马上就到。
A. 一个 (Yígè)
B. 一点 (Yìdiǎn)
C. 一下 (Yíxià)
D.…
Xiǎo Míng: “Xiǎo Hóng, nà jiā diàn dōngxi zhìliàng zěnmeyàng a?” 小明：“小红，那家店东西质量怎么样啊？” Xiao Ming: “Xiao Hong, how about the quality of goods at that store?”
Xiǎo Hóng: “Xiāngdāng hǎo, wǒ hái xiǎng zài nà jiā diàn mǎi dōngxi ne.” 小红：“相当好，我还想在那家店买东西呢。” Xiao Hong: “Quite good, I still want to buy something there.”…
东 (Dōng) east
西 (Xī) west
Since “东 (Dōng) east” and “西 (xī) west” are both direction words. Can you guess what “东西 (dōngxī)” means?
Answer: B Analysis: (1) 似乎 (Sìhū) means “as if” and is used more in written language or text. • “似乎 (Sìhū)” can be used to express a judgment or speculation that is not quite certain: “似乎明天要起风。(sìhū míngtiān yào qǐ fēng) It looks like it’s going to be windy tomorrow.”…
Míng Míng: Nǐ néng hé wǒ shuōshuo gǎn’ēnjié ma? 明明：你能和我说说感恩节吗？
(How to Give Thanks to Your Friends in Chinese?) Xiǎo Xīn: Gǎn’ēnjié jiù shì yí gè dà de jiātíng jùhuì. Wǒmen zǒng huì zuò hěnduō hǎochī de shíwù lìrú huǒjī, huǒtuǐ huò nánguā pài.…
Answers: 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B
1. Wǒ měi tiān kāichē qù shàngbān. 我每天开车去上班。 I drive to work every day.
2. Wǒ gānggāng zǒu shén le. 我刚刚走神了。 I just got distracted.
3. Wǒ lái xiàng dàjiā jièshào yíxià, zhè shì wǒ tàitai.…
A. 向 (Xiàng)
B. 健身房 (Jiànshēnfáng)
C. 刚刚 (Gānggāng)
D. 每天 (Měi tiān)
Wǒ _____ kāichē qù shàngbān. 1. 我 _____ 开车去上班。
Wǒ _____ zǒu shén le. 2. 我 _____ 走神了。
Wǒ lái _____dàjiā jièshào yíxià, zhè shì wǒ tàitai.…
Each team represents its own country. In the 2018 World Cup, which national team’s flag are you most familiar with? Please select the country name corresponding to the flag image below. 1. ______
A. 俄罗斯 (Éluósī) B. 日本 (Rìběn)
2. _______
A. 阿根廷 (Āgēntíng) B. 德国 (Déguó)
3.…
Answer: A Analysis: Shōu jiàn rén: Lǐ Níng 收 件 人：李 宁 Receiver: Li Ning
Yóujiàn zhǔtí: Wǒ de shēngrì pàiduì 邮 件 主题：我 的 生 日 派 对 Email Subject: My birthday party
Lǐ Níng, zuìjìn zěnme yàng a? Xià zhōuliù shì wǒ de shēngrì.…
1. Read this email then answer the following question.
A. Wang An’s birthday party B. Birth date C. Li Ning’s birthday party
…Answer: B 暂时 (zànshí): temporary; for the time being; for the present; for a while.
临时 (línshí): temporary; for a short time.
These two words both have a meaning similar to ”temporary”, but there are differences when using them in specific sentences. Differences between “暂时 (zànshí)” and “临时 (línshí)”: 临时 means “at the instant something happens”.…
