In our daily life, we will frequently go the store to buy things. In the process of “买东西(mǎi dōnɡxi) purchasing things” we need will need to communicate with the people who are “卖东西(mài dōngxi) selling things.” We will need to ask the price, …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Gùkè: Lǎobǎn, zhè xiē píng’guǒ zěnme ____? 顾客： 老板， 这 些 苹果 怎么____？ Customer: How much are the apples, sir? Lǎobǎn: Wǔ kuài qián yìjīn. 老板： 五 块 钱 一斤。 Shopkeeper: Five yuan per half …
106th Canton Fair is currently being held in Guangzhou,China. It is also known as China Import and Export Trade Fair, which was founded in the spring of 1957. It is held each spring and autumn in …
Correct Answer: A Weather is very important and has a very big influence on our daily lives. Naturally, we regularly speak about the weather. From study of the following text, you will learn how to talk about the weather in Chinese.
First, if you want …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Lǐ Huá: Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng? 李 华： 今天 天气 怎么样？ Li Hua: What’s the weather like today? Tom： _____________。 Tom: It’s snowy. A. 今天下雪了。(Jīntiān xiàxuě le.)
B. 今天天气下雪了。(Jīntiān tiānqì xiàxuě le.)
C. 今天天气是下雪。(Jīntiān tiānqì shì …
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Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Lǐ Míng: Wǒmen jīntiān qù kàn huòbǐtè rén 3 ba! 李 明： 我们 今天 去 看 《霍比特 人3》吧！ Li Ming: Lets’ go see The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies! Linda: Wǒ ___ kàn …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. If 2015 is your “本命年(běnmìngnián),” what should you do according to the Chinese custom? A. Send some red things to others. B. Wear some red clothes. C. Discard all of the red things you own. …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. When we say someone “有钱就是任性(yǒuqián jiùshì rènxìng),” what do we probably mean? A. The person makes a lot of money through his or her hard work. B. The person does what he or she pleases …
Chinese Food for Mid-Autumn Festival
Moon cake comes from the Yuan Dynasty. During that time, people would not stand the cruel domination taking place, so many people staged uprisings to fight against the Yuan Dynasty rulers. Zhu …
All languages have rules, as does the Chinese language. Westerners will encounter different problems when they learn Chinese, but the most common are often centered on pinyin rules of the Chinese language. For example, many people ask the same question when they learn mandarin: …
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, both “都(dōu)” and “才(cái)” can be used as adverbs of degree to indicate that something happened later than expected. In English, this might be expressed by saying “as late as” or “not until.” However, the usages of these …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Bái Yún: ___bādiǎn le, nǐ zěnme hái méi huílái? 白 云：___ 八点 了，你 怎么 还 没 回来？ Bai Yun: It is already eight o’clock. Why haven’t you come back yet? Daivd: Bàoqiàn, wǒ ___ xiàbān. …
Beginner Chinese Lesson – Shopping Listen Online
Learn how to bargain in a Chinese shop.
Gù Kè: Duō Shăo Qián ? 顾 客 ： 多 少 钱 ？ Fú Wù Yuán: 3 Kuài 。 nĭ yào bu yào ? 服 务 员 ： 3 …
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, both “特色(tèsè)” and “特点(tèdiǎn)” can be used to indicate a distinctive characteristic, trait, specialty, feature, etc. However, their usages are quite different. 1 “特色(tèsè)” “特色(tèsè)”typically refers to a positive defining characteristic that describes a certain “style,” “taste,” “situation,” …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Bruce: Nǐ zhīdào Běijīng yǒu shénme _____ xiǎochī ma? Bruce：你知道 北京 有 什么 _____ 小吃 吗？ Bruce: Do you know a special snack of Beijing? Wáng Lì: Běijīng kǎoyā hěn búcuò. 王 丽：北京 烤鸭 很 …
“拜年(bàinián),” to pay a New Year’s call, is a traditional Chinese custom during the Spring Festival. “拜年(bàinián)” is a way for the Chinese to say goodbye to the current year and ring in the new one, and it provides Chinese people with opportunities to show …
