Answer To Video Lesson: To Be Or Not To Be?
Answers:
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: To Be Or Not To Be?” …
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Make Learning Mandarin Chinese Your New Year’s Resolution
Western traditions, especially those involving holidays and events such as weddings, are becoming more popular in China these days. One thing some people are now doing for fun is making a “New Year’s Resolution”, just as those in other countries have done for years. The start of a whole new year is a good time to make the effort to improve your life and plan a better future.…
Answer to Make Learning Mandarin Chinese Your New Year’s Resolution
Answer: B
Analysis:
Jack: Bob, nǐ de xīnnián jìhuà shì shénme? Jack: Bob,你 的 新年 计划 是 什么？ Jack: Bob, what is your New Year’s Resolution?
Bob: Wǒ xiǎng yào yuèdú shí běn zhōngwén xiǎoshuō. Bob: 我 想 要 阅读 10 本 中文 小说。 Bob: I want to read ten Chinese novels.…
Incentive to “Stay on”: Learn About China’s Year-End Bonus!
Chinese New Year is coming. The “年终奖 (niánzhōng jiǎng) year-end bonus” has recently become a hot topic in China. At the end of each year, what people most often talk about is the “年终奖 (niánzhōng jiǎng) year-end bonus”. After a year of hard work, getting a “年终奖 (niánzhōng jiǎng) year-end bonus” is both comforting and encouraging to the staff.…
Answer to Incentive to “Stay on”: Learn About China’s Year-End Bonus!
Answer: B
Analysis:
Jack: Lily, nǐmen gōngsī fā niánzhōng jiǎng le ma? Jack: Lily, 你们 公司 发 年终 奖 了 吗？ Jack: Lily, did your company give you the year-end bonus?
Lily: Biétíle! Wǒmen gōngsī jīnnián xiàoyì bùhǎo, shénme dōu méi fā. Nǐ ne? Lily: 别提了！我们 公司 今年 效益 不好， 什么 都 没 发。你 呢？ Lily: Don’t bring it up.…
Video Lesson: Laba Festival
Laba Festival is on December 8th in the lunar calendar. People eat Laba congee and make green garlic. Sounds interesting? You don’t want to miss this lesson.
Exercise in the Video:
1. A: Jīntiān shì làbā, wǒmen chī shénme? B: … What would she say? Please choose the best answer. A.…
Do You Have Backstage Support? Learn This Chinese Word “后台 (Hòutái)”
Do you feel like you have people to back you up on a daily basis, in daily life? In Mandarin Chinese we have a special word for such sentiment, and the word is: “后台 (hòutái)”
In reality the word “后台 (hòutái)” has two different meanings when we use it in a sentence.…
Answer to Do You Have Backstage Support? Learn This Chinese Word “后台 (Hòutái)”
Answer: B A: Nǐ gěi wǒ děngzhe, wǒ yídìng bú huì fàng guò nǐ. A：你 给 我 等着， 我 一定 不 会 放 过 你。 A: You wait! I won’t let you get away.
B: nǐ kě bié luàn lái, wǒ kě shì yǒu hòutái de rén.…
At the “Top of Your Game”? You Might be a “高手 (Gāoshǒu)”!
None of us like to start a new learning process just to end up being average in the end. We all wish to become “masters” at what we do. I began learning Mandarin Chinese nearly two years ago. While I’m still far from being a master of Chinese, I do strive daily to meet the task.…
Answer to At the “Top of Your Game”? You Might be a “高手 (Gāoshǒu)”!
Answer: C
Answer Analysis:
Passing the HSK Level 1 in two years is a bit of a slow pace. Also, getting married doesn’t necessarily mean you are a “master” or “expert” in a field. However, Answer C, you won a championship in the world swimming competition, shows that you have reached the top level and can be considered a master, or “高手 (gāoshǒu)” in the water!…
Video Lesson: My Treat!
Chinese people are big on treating people to dinner. It is common for Chinese to go to dinner or lunch together and vie to be the one to pay the bill. This lesson helps you understand this aspect of Chinese culture.
Exercises in the Video:
1.…
Answer to Video Lesson: My Treat!
Answers:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: My Treat!” …
Which Chinese Character Would You Use to Sum Up 2017?
Each year we are seeing Chinese become more and more popular, all around the world, but especially in Asian countries. As 2017 is done, Asian countries have chosen a Chinese “Character of the Year” that best sums up their dominant life and cultural stories of the past 12 months.…
Answer to Which Chinese Character Would You Use to Sum Up 2017?
Answers: B a. 北 (běi)；b. 路 (lù)
Common structure:
往 (wǎng) + position nouns (东 dōng, 西 xī, 南 nán, 北 běi) + 走 (zǒu). 往 (wǎng): toward; in the direction of.
走 (zǒu): to walk; to go.
Example:
Tā wǎng dōng zǒu qù. 他 往 东 走 去。 He goes in an eastward direction.…
What to Never Say to a Chinese Woman: Here Are the 10 Worst Expressions (Part II)!
In a previous article, I introduced a popular speaking topic that I explore in my Mandarin Chinese classes with curious students: 10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman. In Part I, I introduced the first 5 expressions that Chinese women hate to hear, from “多喝热水。(Duō hē rèshuǐ.)”…
Answer to What to Never Say to a Chinese Woman: Here Are the 10 Worst Expressions (Part II)!
Answer: A
Answer Analysis:
“晚上好！(Wǎnshàng hǎo!) = Good evening!” It is a polite greeting in the evening when many people are ready to talk or chat. Therefore, A is the correct answer. Answers B and C are insincere and impersonal, as you learned in the article today!…
Video Lesson: You Should Pay Your Credit Card Before Next Monday!
Hurry up! The flower shop closes before 5 P.M.! You should pay your rent before next Sunday! I’ll arrive before 6:30! Learn how to express “before a certain time” in this lesson.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: When should we arrive for the party? B: Bā diǎn bàn yǐqián. When should the two arrive for the party?…
Video Lesson: The Holiday Was Too Short!
“矮 ǎi” vs. “短 duǎn.” Both of them mean “short” in English, but they are used quite differently in Chinese.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Mìyuè guò de zěnmeyàng a? B: Tǐng hǎo de, jiùshì … What would she say? Please choose the correct answer. A.…