Answer: C 请客 (Qǐngkè): to entertain guests.
敬酒 (Jìng jiǔ): to propose a toast.
发红包 (Fā hóngbāo): to give red envelopes (with cash inside).
These three activities above are good for building relationships with Chinese people. However, be careful! Never give clocks to Chinese people as a gift.…
Although some of my Mandarin Chinese students sign up for Chinese classes to impress their in-laws, enrich their cultural knowledge or just to exercise their brains, the vast majority of my students become interested in Mandarin Chinese due to its business and career applications. There is probably no other language that will open doors the way that Chinese can.…
1. 丽丽是一个很票亮的女孩。 2. 在一次白助餐晚会上，我吃了好多美味的实物。 3. 杰克母次学习都想偷懒。
…Answers:
票 (piào): ticket.
漂 (piào): fail; end in failure.
漂亮 (piàoliang): smart; beautiful.
“票 (piào)” and “漂 (piào)” are homophones having the same spelling but different meanings and origins. Lìli shì yí gè hěn piàoliang de nǚhái. 丽丽是 一 个 很 漂亮 的 女孩。 Lily is a very beautiful girl.…
Wǒ bú dà xǐhuān zài yóuyǒngchí yóuyǒng, zhǐ ______ qù yí cì. 1. 我 不 大 喜欢 在 游泳池 游泳， 只 ______ 去 一 次。 A. 偶然 (ǒurán)
B. 偶尔 (ǒu’ěr)
C. 偶遇 (ǒuyù)
General Chinese (Beginner Level) General Chinese (Intermediate Level) HSK Test…
Answer: B
“偶然 (ǒurán)” often takes the place of “It just happened that …” in English.
Tā ǒurán fāxiàn le zhè fú huà. 他 偶然 发现 了 这 幅 画。 He discovered the painting by chance.…
_____ shēngbìng, tā wǎn lái le shí jǐ tiān. 1. _____ 生病， 她 晚 来 了 十 几 天。 A. 对于 (Duìyú)
B. 由于 (Yóuyú)
C. 至于 (Zhìyú)
D. 关于 (Guānyú)
HSK Test General Chinese (Beginner Level) General Chinese (Intermediate Level) General Chinese (Advanced Level) …
Answer: B
a. 对于 (Duìyú) = to; for; about; with regard to; towards.
对于 (Duìyú) usually emphasizes the thing that is being pointed to. 对于 (Duìyú) is a preposition. It looks towards the object referred to, and usually the person or object referred to has adopted a certain attitude or has come into some kind of situation.…
Answer: A
a. 下 (Xià) is the “趋向补语 (qūxiàng bǔyǔ) directional complement” here.
Subject + Verb + Directional Complement + Object. 他 (Tā) + 放 (fàng) + 下 (xià) + 电话 (diànhuà)。 b. 住 (Zhù) = to live. In Chinese, 放 (fàng) + 住(zhù) is an incorrect expression.…
Tā fàng ____diànhuà, ná qǐ tíbāo jiù chūqù le. 1. 他 放 ____ 电话，拿 起 提包 就 出去 了。 A. 下 (xià)
B. 住 (zhù)
C. 了 (le)
D. 在 (zài)
Answer: B Tā yǒu liǎng gè ér’zi, dà ér’zi jīnnián shísuì, xiǎo ér’zi jīnnián sān suì. 他 有 两 个 儿子，大 儿子 今年 十岁，小 儿子 今年 三 岁 。 He has two sons, the oldest son is 10 years old this year. The youngest son is three years old this year.…
Tā yǒu liǎng gè ér’zi, dà ér’zi jīnnián shí suì, xiǎo ér’zi jīnnián sān suì. 他 有 两 个 儿子，大 儿子 今年 十 岁，小 儿子 今年 三 岁 。
Which of the following has the correct description about their ages? Dà ér’zi bǐ xiǎo ér’zi dà sān suì.…
Test takers for HSK Level 3 will have to know 617 characters from Levels 1 and 2 (cumulative) and also learn 270 “new” characters for Level 3.
…When my Mandarin Chinese students come to China and study in our program, they often think that the stressful, high-pressure days of test-taking are behind them. Not quite! Mandarin Chinese students have goals to set and reach just as junior high and high school students do.…
Answer: B Tā jiào Lǐ Níng，suǒyǐ “lǐ” shì tā de _____. 他 叫 李 宁， 所以 “李” 是 他 的 ______. His name is Li Ning, so “Li” is his ______. A. 名 (míng) first name
B. 姓 (xìng) last name
C. 家 (jiā) family
Tā jiào Lǐ Níng，suǒyǐ “lǐ” shì tā de xìng.…
Tā jiào Lǐ Níng，suǒyǐ “lǐ”shì tā de _____. 他 叫 李 宁， 所以 “李” 是 他 的 ______. A. 名 (míng) B. 姓 (xìng) C. 家 (jiā)
HSK Test General Chinese (Beginner Level) General Chinese (Intermediate Level) …
Tā lái dào jiàoshì, jīngyà de fāxiàn jiàoshì lǐ yí gè rén dōu méiyǒu.
他 来 到 教室， 惊讶 地 发现 教室 里 一 个 人 都 没有。
Look at the word highlighted in red in the sentence above. Choose the word from the selection that has the most similar meaning:
A.…
Answer: B Tā lái dào jiàoshì, jīngyà de fāxiàn jiàoshì lǐ yī gè rén dōu méiyǒu. 他 来 到 教室， 惊讶 地 发现 教室 里 一 个 人 都 没有。 When he got to the classroom, he was surprised to find that there wasn’t a single person there.…
It’s no secret that international businesses are always looking to hire people who can speak multiple languages. As the Chinese economy has grown rapidly over the past decades, more and more companies are eager to seek employees that can speak Mandarin Chinese. Additionally, international traders and entrepreneurs are increasingly doing business in China and having Mandarin Chinese skills is an enormous advantage for them.…
