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Chinese Test: I Have Good News!

Intermediate Level 中级 (zhōngjí)

Conversation:                    Gàosu nǐ ge hǎo xiāoxi, nǐ xiān cāicai ba.            Mary: 告诉 你 个 好 消息,你 先    猜猜 吧。 I have good news! Can you guess what it is?

                    Bié màiguānzi le, gǎnjǐn shuō ba. Wang Hong: 别 卖关子    了, 赶紧    …

Chinese Test: Is it “good” or “bad?”

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)

Conversation:                Qīn’ài de, shíyī wǒmen qù Shànghǎi hǎobuhǎo?        Wife: 亲爱 的,十一 我们    去   上海         好不好?

                Hǎo, dōu tīng nǐ de. Husband: 好, 都   听   你 的。

What does “好不好(hǎobuhǎo)” mean here?

A. Good B. Bad C. Alright?/OK?

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Mini-Test Answer: Alright?/OK?

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)

The right answer for the test is C. Alright?/OK?

Translation:

               Qīn’ài de, shíyī wǒmen qù Shànghǎi hǎobuhǎo? Wife: 亲爱  的,十一 我们    去 上海         好不好?

Dear, how about going to Shanghai on Oct. 1st?                 Hǎo, dōu tīng nǐ de. Husband: 好,都 听   …

Mini-test Answer: She is online.

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)

The right answer for the test is A. She is online.

Translation:              Nǐ zuìjìn QQ zàixiàn ma? Lily: 你最近 QQ  在线     吗? Have you been on QQ recently?

         Zài a, búguò wǒ yìbān dōu yǐnshēn. Mary: 在啊,不过 我   一般   都     隐身。 …

Mini-Test Answer: 更 (gèng)

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)

The correct answer for this Chinese quiz is A: 更 (gèng).

Translation:      

        Kàn, hǎo měi de yuèliang a! Girl: 看,好 美 的    月亮       啊! Look! The moon is so beautiful!

         Nǐ bǐ yuèliang gèng měi. Boy: 你比 月亮     更     美。 You …

Mini-Test Answer: cháng

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)

The correct answer for this Chinese quiz is “A. cháng”.

Analysis:

“长” is a polyphone, which means it can be pronounced either as “cháng“ or “zhǎng.”

When “长” is pronounced as “cháng“, it is an adjective meaning “long.” For example: “长发 …

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