In the Chinese language, many words, when combined with other words, will have different meanings. Today, let’s talk about the word “卖(mài).”
Generally, “卖(mài)” means “to sell,” usually we have “卖菜(mài cài) sell vegetables,” “卖报纸(mài bàozhǐ) sell the newspaper” “卖书(mài shū) sell books” etc.
Examples:
Tā zài jiēshang mài bàozhǐ.…
Answer: B
In the Chinese language, there are four main tones and one neutral tone (or, as some say, five tones). The four main tones are first tone, second tone, third tone and forth tone. And in some situations, the tones will change according to specific rules.…
(At a party) Zhāng Wěi: Mike, zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou, Liú Lì. 张 伟：Mike，这 是 我 的 好 朋友， 刘 丽。 Zhang Wei: Mike, this is my good friend, Liu Li. Mike：___ ！ What would Mike most probably say? Please choose the correct pronunciation.…
1. Answer: C “哪(nǎ)” in Chinese is an interrogative pronoun that means “where.” It can be used to ask directions and with the word “儿(er)” or “里(lǐ).” For example: Nǐ qù nǎr/nǎ lǐ? 你 去 哪儿/哪里？
Where are you going? 2. Answer: B “谁(shéi)” is also an interrogative pronoun which means “who.”…
(On the phone) Zhāng Lì: Wéi, Jack, nǐ zài ___? Nǐ hé ___ zài yìqǐ? 张 丽：喂，Jack，你在_1_？你 和 _2_ 在一起？ Zhāng Lì: Hello, Jack. Where are you? Who are you with? Jack: Duìbuqǐ, nǐ shuō ___? Jack：对不起，你 说 _3_？ Jack: I’m sorry. What did you say?…
In the Chinese language, the number 9 has the same pronunciation as “久(jiǔ)” which means “long lasting.” Therefore, 9, 99 or 999 (or more 9s) can all be used to express the wish that beautiful things will last long, for example love, friendship, happiness and so on.…
Answer: B
In this Chinese test, it is easy for us to get rid of answer C. 好(hǎo). In Annie’s response, there is a disjunctive conjunction “但是(dànshì),” which means “but.” Annie said the holiday was very good, then she added, “但是(dànshì)……” which means there would be a transition in the meaning, so it is wrong to put”好(hǎo)” here.…
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Annie, nĭ de jiàqī zěnmeyànɡ? Joe：Annie, 你 的 假期 怎么样？ Annie, how was your holiday?
Hěn hǎo, dànshì tài___le. Annie：很 好， 但是 太___了。 Very good, but it was too short.
A. 矮(ǎi)
B. 短(duǎn)
C. 好(hǎo)
HSK Test General Chinese (Beginner Level) General Chinese (Intermediate Level) …
One of my friends, Xiao Li is getting married soon in October. We are going to give her a “红包(hóngbāo)” as a wedding gift. In China, it is a tradition to give people who are getting married a “红包(hóngbāo)” as a kind of celebration and contribution to his/her wedding.…
Let’s look at a little story first:
Shùxué kǎoshì kuài dào le, Lily fēicháng dānxīn, 数学 考试 快 到 了, Lily 非常 担心，
The math exam is coming, and Lily is very worried about it.
yīnwèi tā píngshí xuéxí shùxué jiù hěn chīlì. 因为 她 平时 学习 数学 就 很 吃力。
Because she is finding it to be very difficult.…
Fill in the blank with the proper measure words in Chinese.
Yí ( ) píngguǒ 1. 一（ ）苹果 an apple
Liǎng ( ) láohǔ 2. 两（ ）老虎 two tigers
Yì ( ) zhuōzi 3. 一（ ）桌子 a table
Sān ( ) miànbāo 4. 三（ ）面包 three pieces of bread
A.…
1. Answer: C
“个(gè)” is a measure word in Chinese used before a noun which does not have a fixed measure word of its own. Usually, the noun can be people, time, fruit, or containers. For example, 三个星期(sāngè xīngqī), three weeks; 四个小时(sìgè xiǎoshí), four hours; 一个人(yí gè rén) a person.…
Answer:
A
“上(shàng)” and “下(xià)” are two basic words in the Chinese language. They are a pair of antonyms. Paired with different words, they can assume different meanings. Let me start by introducing four common usages of these words. First, they can be used to express the state of some activity at a specified time.…
Fill in the blanks with the proper Chinese words.
Alice, míngtiān bú __ bān, wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba? Emma: Alice, 明天 不___ 班， 我们 去 看 电影 吧？ Alice, we don’t have work tomorrow, let’s go to watch a movie.
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ míngtiān yŏu shì.…
Recently, the variety show called The Happy Camp in China launched several episodes of the program centering on the topic “Who is your ‘女神(nǚshén)’?”.
They invited many famous female stars to the show.
One of them was Maggie Q, who plays the lead female role in Naked Weapon and Nikita.…
Fill in the following blanks with the proper Chinese conjunctives.
Lǐ Míng: Zhāng Lì, nǐ zuìjìn jiàn Hán Méi méiyǒu? 李 明 ：张 丽，你 最近 见 韩 梅 没有？
Li Ming: Zhang Li, have you seen Han Mei recently?
Zhāng Lì: Méiyǒuā, tā qǐngjià le, hǎojǐtiān méi lái xuéxiào le.…
