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Answer to the Exercise on Don’t Be Rude! Count People the Right Way Using “个(gè),” “位 (wèi)” and “口(kǒu)”
Correct Answer: B In the Chinese language, different measure words are used along with different nouns. Today, we will help you learn three measure words for counting people which are “个(gè),” “位(wèi),” and “口(kǒu).” All of them are used in the same format: numeral + …
Answer to How to Express Your Opinion in Chinese
Correct Answer: A
Translation of the Dialogue:
Duì bù qǐ, wǒ chídào le, wǒ yǐwéi jīntiān shì xīngqī liù. 对 不 起，我 迟到 了，我 以为 今天 是 星期 六。 Sorry I’m late. I thought today was Saturday.
Answer to “赞(zàn)!” – Use This Mandarin Word to Compliment Someone
Correct Answer: B
Translation of the Dialogue:
Zhè běn shū tài zàn le! 这 本 书 太 赞 了！ The book is really great!
<<Back to “’赞(zàn)!’- Use This Mandarin Word to Compliment Someone”
Answer to the Exercise on “一点儿 (yìdiǎnr)” or “有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr)”
Correct Answer: C
Translation of the Dialogue:
Qǐng màn yìdiǎnr, nǐ shuō de yǒudiǎnr kuài. 请 慢 一点儿，你 说 得 有点儿 快。 Please slow down a bit. You’re speaking a little fast.
Answer to “how much is it?”
Correct Answer: A
Translation of the Dialogue:
Wáng Lì: Linda, nǐ de qúnzi zhēn piàoliang! Duōshǎo qián? 王 丽：Linda，你的 裙子 真 漂亮！ 多少 钱？ Wang Li: Linda, your dress is so beautiful! How much was it?
Sān bǎi duō. Linda：三 百 多。 It was over …
Answer to the Exercise on a Chinese Moment: The Difference between “一下(yíxià)” and “一会儿(yíhuìr)”
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, there are two sentence structures which are often used in people’s daily conversations. They are “verb + 一下(yíxià)” and “verb + 一会儿(yíhuìr).” In these sentence structures, both “一下(yíxià)” and “一会儿(yíhuìr)” have similar meanings indicating how long the action …
Answer to the Quiz on Mandarin Time Words
Correct Answer: D As you may know, today is “
今天(jīntiān)
” in Chinese. However, if you want to talk about a recent day in the past, like yesterday or the day before yesterday, how can you express that? Or how can you talk about …
Answer to the Exercise on Where Do You Learn Chinese?
Correct Answer: A People often mention locations and place names in their daily communication. However, how do we go about describing where we are or where something takes place in Chinese? And in what order should we use those place words? Chinese place names are …
Answer to the Difference Between “出门(chūmén)” and “出家(chūjiā)”
Correct Answer: A Although the two phrases “
出门(chūmén)
” and
“出家(chūjiā)
” seem similar, their usage expresses different meanings. Having said that, which one do you think you should choose when you want to express the action of “going out,” as in “leaving the …
Answer to the Exercise on How Tall Are You?
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, “多(duō)” can be used as an adjective meaning “many/ much/ a lot”, etc.
Examples
Chāoshì lǐ de rén zhēn duō a! 超市 里 的 人 真 多 啊！ There are so many people in the supermarket!
Tom zuótiān …