Answer to Video Lesson: I Strongly Recommend It!
Answers:
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Strongly Recommend It!” …
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Video Lesson: I Strongly Recommend It!
How does one make recommendations in Chinese? I recommend you to watch this lesson.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Xiānsheng, nín hǎo! Nín xiǎng mǎi shénme? B: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ chángcháng chūchāi, xūyào yì tái bǐjìběn diànnǎo. A: Nà wǒ tuījiàn nín mǎi Mackbook …
Answer to Basic Chinese Conversation: Take a Quiz and See if You Understand
Answer analysis:
1. C
Nǐ de zhè jiàn xīn yīfu duōshǎo qián mǎi de? 你的这件新衣服多少钱买的？ How much is this new dress?
600 duō kuài, yǒu diǎn’er guì. 600多块，有点儿贵。 More than 600 yuan, a little expensive.
2. D
Wǒmen zhǔnbèi chīfàn le, nǐ dìdi ne? 我们准备吃饭了，你弟弟呢？ …
Basic Chinese Conversation: Take a Quiz and See If You Understand
Please place the four pieces of dialogue, A, B, C, and D, into proper order to complete the dialogue.
Nǐ tīngshuō guò huāmùlán de gùshì ma? A. 你听说过花木兰的故事吗？(Click here to know who is “花木兰 Hua Mulan?”)
Nǐ zhīdào zěnme qù diànyǐngyuàn ma? B. 你知道怎么去电影院吗？
Nǐ …
Answer to How Do the Heart and Liver Represent Your “Darling?” Learn “心肝宝贝 (Xīngān bǎobèi)!”
Answer: A Analysis: 宝贝 (Bǎobèi) = darling.
宝物 (Bǎowù) = treasure.
珍珠 (Zhēnzhū) = pearl.
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How Do the Heart and Liver Represent Your “Darling?” Learn “心肝宝贝 (Xīngān bǎobèi)!”
Can you imagine that your eye has an apple in it?
And, can you imagine that this same apple in your eye represents a person you are extremely fond of?
Well, sometimes expressions are a bit hard to understand, just like “the apple of my …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Want to Reserve a Room!
Answers:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Want to Reserve a Room!” …
Video Lesson: I Want to Reserve a Room!
Planning on a trip to China? Which hotel room is better? Single room or double? Check in today or tomorrow? Learn how to book a hotel room in Chinese.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Nín hǎo, Běijīng Guójì Jiǔdiàn. Qǐng wèn yǒu shénme kěyǐ …
Answer to Test Your Might with This Chinese Quiz
Answer analysis: 1. D Wǒ jiào xiǎo chén, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. 我叫小陈，很高兴认识你。 My name is Xiao Chen and I am very happy to meet you.
Xiǎo chén, nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào xiǎo lín. 小陈，你好！我叫小林。 Xiao Chen, hello! My name is Xiaolin.
2. C
Píngguǒ …
Test Your Might with This Chinese Quiz
Fill in the blanks by selecting correct words given in the bracket.
A. 没关系 (Méiguānxi)
B. 买 (Mǎi)
C. 红 (Hóng)
D. 认识 (Rènshi)
1. A: Wǒ jiào xiǎo chén, hěn gāoxìng ( ) nǐ. A: 我叫小陈，很高兴（ ）你。
B: Xiǎo chén, nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào …
Answer to “喝墨水 (Hē Mòshuǐ) Drink Ink?” This Phrase Might Not Mean What You Think!
Answer: B Analysis: Tā méi hē guò jǐ nián mòshuǐ. 他没喝过几年墨水。 He has not studied for a few years.
Structure：
Hē + guò + mòshuǐ 喝 +过+ period+ 墨水: means learned for a while. 吃 (Chī): eat.
喝 (Hē): drink.
咬 (Yǎo): nip; bite; snap.…
“喝墨水 (Hē Mòshuǐ) Drink Ink?” This Phrase Might Not Mean What You Think!
In China primary education is tuition-free. According to the Ministry of Education, we have a 99% attendance rate. After graduating primary school students do pay a small tuition fee during middle and high school.
In China test scores are very important. Many, many years ago …
Answer to Video Lesson: How About Having a Drink Together Tonight?
Answers:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: How About Having a Drink Together Tonight?” …
Video Lesson: How About Having a Drink Together Tonight?
Do you have any plans tonight? Why don’t we do something together?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Wáng Yīng, jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ yǒu shìr ma? Yìqǐ qù diàoyú zěnmeyàng? B: Xíng a. Qù nǎ’r diào? Which of the following statements is true according to …
Answer to Test Your Knowledge of Daily Chinese Vocabulary with This Quiz!
Answer analysis:
1. C
Tā shēngbìng le, dùzi téng. 她生病了，肚子疼 。 She is sick and has a stomachache.
Nà xiànzài qù yīyuàn ba. 那现在去医院吧。 Go to the hospital now.
个子 (Gèzi): stature.
兔子 (Tùzi): rabbit.
肚子(Dùzi): belly.
2. A
Nǐ Xíguàn Zhōngguó de shēnghuó ma? …
Test Your Knowledge of Daily Chinese Vocabulary with This Quiz!
Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the blank in the sentence.
1. Amy: Tā shēngbìng le, ( ) téng. Amy: 她生病了，( ) 疼。
Tony: Nà xiànzài qù yīyuàn ba. Tony: 那现在去医院吧。
A. 个子 (Gèzi)
B. 兔子 (Tùzi)
C. 肚子(Dùzi)
2. Amy: Nǐ …
Answer to The Difference Between “Things” in Chinese
Answer: B Analysis: 东西 (Dōngxi): people and animal.
事情 (Shìqing): affair; matter.
事故 (Shìgù): accident.
Qǐng nǐ búyào zàishuō nà jiàn bù hǎo de shìqingle. 请你不要再说那件不好的事情了。 Please don’t mention that bad thing anymore.
In Chinese, there are some fixed Chinese quantifiers and nouns, such as: …
The Difference Between “Things” in Chinese
In English the word “thing” is quite vague and can imply animate and inanimate objects as well as concepts and general life transactions. For example if I were to say, “The thing is, that thing I was thinking about made me drop the thing.” It …
Answer to Video Lesson: Beautiful but Dangerous
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1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: Beautiful but Dangerous” …
Video Lesson: Beautiful but Dangerous
“Darling, you have no house, no car and no fancy ring. But… I still love you.”
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Lǐ Lán, kàn, zhèi fù ěrhuán piào bú piàoliɑng? B: Suīrán tǐng piàoliɑng de, dànshì yǒu diǎn’r guì. What does Li Lan mean? …