Mandarin Essentials

Answer to the difference between “也(yě)” and “还(hái)”

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Correct Answer: B In Chinese, both “还(hái)” and “也(yě)” can be used as adverbs in the latter part of a compound sentence to indicate “also.” However, they do not have the exact same meaning, nor are they interchangeable. Today we are going to learn the difference between these two words and focus on how to use them correctly.…

The difference between “也(yě)” and “还(hái)”

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Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. In the following dialogue two friends are ordering food in a café. Zhāng Míng: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào yí kuài dàngāo, ___ yào yì bēi kāfēi. 张        明：  你  好，我  要  一  块    蛋糕，  ___ 要  一 杯  咖啡。 Lǐ Xīn: Wǒ _____yào yí kuài dàngāo.…

Answer to the Exercise on Chinese monetary measure word

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Correct Answer: C

Basically, there are three measure word units for Chinese currency in spoken Chinese: “块(kuài) Chinese yuan,” “毛(máo) dime or ten cents,” and “分(fēn) cent.” “分(fēn) cent” is not used as much these days because of inflation. Therefore, now the two major units in oral Chinese are “块(kuài)” and “毛(máo).”…

“No Zuo No Die”- Is this English or Mandarin?

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“No zuo no die!” Chinese young netizens are always saying this on the internet these days. This phrase was even recorded in “The Urban Dictionary,” an American web-based dictionary of 

, and more than 4,000 “thumbs” were given to it. However, as a native English speaker, you might be pretty confused when you see this phrase and may ask, “Is this English?”…

Answers to the Exercise on Correct Ways to Say “A Little Bit” in Mandarin

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Correct Answer: B “一点儿(yìdiǎnr)” is a Chinese measure word which means “a little.” “有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr)” is an adverb which also means “a little.” These are two very simple Chinese words, however, Mandarin beginners often get confused by them because their English translations are identical. Can you tell me what’s wrong with the sentence: “牛肉一点儿贵(niúròu yìdiǎnr guì)?”…

Chinese Test: Correct Ways to Say “A Little Bit” in Mandarin

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Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Anna: Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng? Anna: 今天    天气    怎么样？ John: Jīntiān_____ lěng. Nǐ duōchuān____yīfu. John: 今  天 _____  冷。  你 多    穿 _____衣服。 A. 一点儿(yìdiǎnr), 一点儿(yìdiǎnr)

B. 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr), 一点儿(yìdiǎnr)

C. 一点儿(yìdiǎnr), 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr)

D. 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr), 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr)

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Back to The difference between “公园(gōngyuán)”and “员工(yuángōng)”

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Correct Answer: A The pronunciations of “公园(gōngyuán)” and “员工(yuángōng)” are similar. However, their meanings are completely different. “公园(gōngyuán),” as a place word, means “park.” It can be used as a subject or an object and used with prepositions such as “在(zài), in or at.”

Examples:

Zhè shì yígè měilì de

gōngyuán

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The difference between “公园(gōngyuán)” and “员工(yuángōng)”

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Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Peter and Alan meet Mike when they are jogging through the park. Alan: Mike, zhè shì Peter, wǒ de hǎo péngyou. Alan: Mike，这是Peter，我的好朋友。 Peter, zhè shì Mike, wǒ men gōngsī de xīn_____. Peter，这是Mike，我们公司的新_____ 。 Peter: Nǐhǎo Mike, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.…

Answer to the Test about How to Use the Mandarin Words “我们(wǒmen)” and “咱们(zánmen)”

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Correct Answer: A In Chinese, both “我们(wǒmen)” and “咱们(zánmen)” can be used to indicate “we” or “us”. And they are similar in usage. Both of them can be used as a subject and an object.

Examples:

Wǒ men míngtiān qù běijīng. 我   们    明天        去 北京。

We will go to Beijing tomorrow.…

Answer to I have finished it! 

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Correct Answer: C How do you express the completion of a certain action? In the Chinese language, you can use the following structure to show that something is finished: Subject+V+完(wán)+了(le). In this structure, “了(le)” itself is a quite flexible and subtle auxiliary word which is usually used after the verb to indicate that the action has already happened.…

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