Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot!
Hot? Cold? How do you feel?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Jill, do you want to have a cup of coffee? B: … What would Jill most likely to say? Please choose the best answer. A. Yeah, with ice! Wǒ bú rè. B. Yeah, …
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Answer to Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot!
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Video Lesson: This Set of Furniture Looks Beautiful
A set of text books, a suit of clothes, a dinner set, a set of furniture…Learn a new measure word for a set of things in this lesson.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Rachel, we have a meeting with our customer tomorrow. Please wear …
Answer to Video Lesson: This Set of Furniture Looks Beautiful.
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: This Set of Furniture Looks Beautiful” …
Answer to Video Lesson: Body Parts
Answers:
1.C 2.B <<Back to “Video Lesson: Body Parts” …
Video Lesson: Body Parts
I was wearing high heels all day! My feet hurt!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: These gloves have just arrived in the store. You can try them on. B: They’re too big for me. Wŏ de shŏu hěn xiǎo. Which of following is true …
Video Lesson: How to Say “No?”
Your friend asks you to a concert, but you have other plans. How can you tell him“no?”
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Lily, wǒmen qù KTV hǎo ma? B: Wǒ yào gōngzuò, bùnéng qù. What does Lily mean? Please choose the best answer. A. …
Answer to Video Lesson: How to Say “No?”
Answers:
1.B 2.B 3.B 4.C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: How to Say No?” …
Share the Same Hometown? You Are My 老乡 (lǎoxiāng)!
As a student of Mandarin Chinese and a native English speaker, there are some things that fascinate me in comparing our two languages. One of these fascinations are the words that have no equivalent between the two languages. Some English words that don’t translate to …
Video Lesson: Asking for Opinions
Madonna’s performance in the Super Bowl was awesome. What do YOU think?
Exercise in the Video:
A: Laura, the Italian food in this restaurant is delicious. Nǐ juéde ne? B: Wǒ jué de búcuò. Which of the followings is true? Please choose the best answer. …
Video Lesson: I’m So Glad!
Guess what? I got a job offer from Google! I’m very happy!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Guess what? I have finally closed the deal with Disney! Wǒ hěn gāoxìng! B: Gōngxǐ nǐ, Bella! Which of the following sentences best describes how Bella is …
Answer to Video Lesson: I’m So Glad!
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1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I’m So Glad!” …
Video Lesson: I Have a Pair of Earrings.
Your dress is nice, but I think you need a pair of earrings to match your outfit.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: What can I do for you? B: … What would she say? Please choose the best answer. Wǒ yào yì tào yǎnjìng. …
Answer to Can You Put These Radicals Together to Form Characters?
Answers: 1.竞 (Jìng): compete; contest; strong; powerful.
Stroke Order:
2.阔 (Kuò)：wide, rich, broad.
Stroke Order:
3.染 (Rǎn): acquire (a bad habit, etc.); soil; contaminate.
Stroke Order:
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Can You Put These Radicals Together to Form Characters?
According to the Pinyin given in each question, take the character parts (A, B etc.) and put them together into a character that goes along with the Pinyin.
Example:
Pinyin— Hàn: A. 又 B. 氵
Answer:
汉 (Hàn): Chinese, name of a dynasty, Han.
Stroke …
“Pretending Garlic?” Useful Chinese Saying!
“Don’t play dumb!” This English phrase has a Chinese equivalent that, although its meaning is the same, has a very different literal translation with unique origins. The Chinese “装蒜 (zhuāngsuàn)” literally means “to pretend garlic” which may sound kind of funny in English. It is …