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Answers on HSK level practice about the usage of Chinese measure words
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; …
Answers to the Online Chinese Exercises on the Usage of “上(shàng)” and “下(xià)
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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 …
Up and down, not always to be taken literally. (Elementary)
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 …
Love Her, Call Her “女神 (nǚshén) Goddess!” (Elementary)
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 …
How does someone use cause-and-effect conjunctives in Chinese?
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, …
Are you a “Cat” (even if you are not)? (Elementary)
Chinese Zodiac is called 生肖(shēngxiāo). 生(shēng) means birth and 肖(xiāo) means resemblance. There are twelve animals in 生肖(shēngxiāo). Yet where did this idea come from? A convincing theory maintains that using animals to symbolize years started with the totems used by minorities in ancient China. …
Measure words for Chinese currency
Complete the following conversation with proper Chinese measure words.
Gùkè: Lǎobǎn, píngguǒ duōshǎoqián yìjīn? 顾客：老板， 苹果 多少钱 一斤？ Customer: Boss, how much does 500-grams apples cost?
Láobǎn: Sì ____ qī _____ yìjīn. 老板： 四____ 七 _____ 一斤。 Boss: Four kuai, seven jiao per 500 grams.…
Be Careful When Using “eggs” in Mandarin (Elementary)
Let’s look at a dialogue first.(After taking a math exam, Lily and Wang Xiaohong are walking home together.)
Lily: I stink at math. I’m afraid I didn’t pass the exam.
Li Lei: Don’t worry. Doing your best is what matters. Also, I’m sure you will …
The usage of measure words for Chinese currency
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块；毛；块；毛；块
Basically, there are three measure word units for Chinese currency in oral Chinese, 分(fēn), 毛(máo), and 块(kuài). In Mandarin, 毛(máo) can be said as 角(jiǎo) and 块(kuài) can be said as 元(yuán). 1块=10毛; 1毛=10分. 分(fēn) is falling into disuse because of inflation. You …
Learn authentic expressions of time in Chinese
Please fill in the blanks with correct Chinese words.
1. -Qǐngwèn, ___ shì jǐyuè jǐhào? 请 问，___ 是 几 月 几 号？
Could you tell me what day it was yesterday?
-___shì qíyuè sìhào. ___ 是 七 月 四 号。
It was July 4th.
2. …
Have you ever sang your own praises for saving 面子(miànzi)? (Elementary)
“We have to choose the best location, hire a French designer, a British butler wearing a wig stands within the building, and looking like a gentleman. When proprietors come, he will say to them “May I help you, Sir?”, no matter how busy he is! …
Learn how to convey authentic expressions of time in Chinese
1. Answer: 昨天(zuótiān) According to its translation, “昨天(zuótiān)” should be filled in the blank. Some commonly used expressions concerning “天(tiān)” in Chinese are as follows:
qiántiān zuótiān jīntiān mínɡtiān hòutiān 前天 昨天 今天 明天 后天 the day before yesterday yesterday today tomorrow the day after…Explanations about conjunctive words in Chinese
1. Answer: B It’s common knowledge that “地球有吸引力(dìqiú yǒu xīyǐnlì) the earth has a gravitational force, and “因为(yīnwèi)……所以(suǒyǐ)……” is a way to express causal connection in Chinese.
2. Answer: A
After understanding the whole sentence, we know that 马可(Mǎkě) is a bilingual expression. So the …