Rachel from New York recently told us that her daughter Nancy sang a Chinese song to her: “Shì shànɡ zhǐ yǒu mā ma hǎo, yǒu mā de hái zi xiànɡ kuài bǎo. (世上只有妈妈好，有妈的孩子像块宝。)” After understanding the meaning of the lyrics, the mother was surprised and so moved.…
Answers: 1. E-B-C-A-D 2. A-C-E-B-D 3. B-D-C-A 4. C-D-A-B 5. A-C-D-B-E
Nà hé tánɡ fēi chánɡ tián. 那 盒 糖 非 常 甜。 That box of candy is very sweet.
Analysis: The word “那” means “that”, which is a demonstrative pronoun followed by a noun.…
Every year citizens around the world get the option to celebrate International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, by relaxing. Those who put in the time at work can look back at all the sacrifices they’ve made, all of the meetings, hard days, demotions, perhaps promotions, and everything that comes with having to work for a living.…
April 23rd is World Book Day. On this day 406 years ago, two of the world’s great literary figures, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and William Shakespeare, passed away. Thus, it was a natural choice for the United Nations General Assembly to pay a worldwide tribute to books and their authors on April 23rd.…
Giant pandas are often associated with both wildlife protection (the WWF has used it as an emblem since 1961) and Kung Fu for many Westerners. It is a great national treasure in China as well, symbolizing the delicate spirit, originality, and old culture of the country.…
Children best learn Chinese by absorbing new sounds, tones, and rhythms. This is easily accomplished by exposing them to a show in their target language, but only after they’ve already built a language foundation through real-life interactions with caring and attentive adults. Once your child has been exposed to Chinese and has a handle on the basics with a teacher, you can feel at ease letting them enjoy a TV program.…
Answers: 1. 致使 2. 以致/致使 3. 致使 4. 致使 5. 致使 6. 致使 7. 以致/致使 8. 致使
1. jiā tíng huán jìng de yǐng xiǎng ，zhì shǐ tā bù zài xiāng xìn qīn mì guān xì . 家 庭 环 境 的 影 响， 致 使 她 不 再 相 信 亲 密 关 系。 The influence of her family environment made her no longer believe in intimacy.…
Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 1.Nán: Jīntiān yǒu hànyǔ kè ma? 男： 今天 有 汉语 课 吗？ Boy: Do you have Chinese class today?
Nǚ: Yǒu, xiàwǔ yǒu. 女： 有， 下午 有。 Girl: Yes, there is in the afternoon.…
Answers 1. 你希望去哪个国家旅游？ 2. 玻璃中间被打破了。 3. 他买的这些梨子很甜。 4. 请你在另外一个窗口排队。 5. 儿子同意以后不吃糖了。
1. Answer:
Nǐ xīwàng qù nǎgè guójiā lǚ yóu ? 你 希望 去 哪个 国家 旅游？ Which country would you like to travel to?
Analysis: The verb “希望 (to hope/to wish/to want)” suggests having a certain purpose or a situation in mind.…
Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
1. Nán: Wèi, xiǎolǐ zàijiā ma? 男：喂， 小李 在家 吗？ Boy: Hello, is Xiao Li home?
Nǚ: Tā qù yīyuàn le. 女：她 去 医院 了。 Girl: She’s gone to the hospital.
Topic analysis: This tests students’ understanding of the meaning of the question being asked.…
Answers:
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. B 7.B
“不” is a static negation,“没” is a dynamic negation
1.tā shì yī gè hěn zì bēi de rén，zǒng jué de dà jiā duì tā bù tài yǒu hǎo. 她是一个很自卑的人，总觉得大家对她不太友好。 She is someone with very low self-esteem, and she always feels that everyone is not friendly to her.…
Answers 1. D-A-C-B 2. D-A-C-B 3. D-A-B-C 4. C-D-B-A 5. C-B-D-A
Wǒ yào qù tǐyùguǎn dǎ pīngpāngqiú. 我 要 去 体育馆 打 乒乓球。 I’m going to the gym to play table tennis.
Analysis: The verb “要 (yào)” means “to want” or “to wish”. The verb “去 (qù)” means to go from a place to another, in this case, to the gym.…
Answers: 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A B C
Analysis: 的+Noun, 地+Verb, 得+Adjective 1. jiān dìng de huí dá（dòng cí） 坚定地回答（动词） Answer firmly [Verb]
2. hóng sè de qì qiú（míng cí） 红色的气球（名词） Red balloon [Noun]
3. xiào de kāi xīn（xíng róng cí） 笑得开心（形容词） Smile happily [Adjective]
4.…
Answers 1. B-C-A-D 2. A-C-B-D 3. A-D-B-C 4. A-B-D-C
Wǒmen yìqǐ qù le yí tàng chángchéng. 我们 一起 去 了 一 趟 长城。 We went on a trip to the Great Wall together.
Analysis: “趟 (tàng)” is a quantifier used for the number of trips to and from the Great Wall, and is often used after the verb: 去了一趟 (qù le yí tang).…
Answers 1. C-B-A-D 2. A-D-C-B 3. B-D-A-C 4. D-C-B-A 1. Answer: There is a mountain in the park. Key part analysis: The measure word “坐 (zuò)” is used for larger or fixed objects, in this case, a mountain. Make sure you know your measure words!
Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí zuò shān.…
Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C
1. Nán: Nǐ huà de shì shěn me? 男： 你 画 的 是 什 么？ Male: What did you draw?
Nǚ: ( ) 女: ( ) Female: ( )
A. bái sè de B. xiě wán le C. …
Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 1. Qǐng ān jìng yí xià, dà jiā xiān bǎ zì jǐ de liàn xí zuò wán, 请 安 静 一 下 ， 大 家 先 把 自 己 的 练 习 做 完， rán hòu zài tǎo lùn míng tiān cān guān de shì qíng.…
Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A 1. Zěn me yàng , xí guàn zhè lǐ de shēng huó ma ? 怎 么 样， 习 惯 这 里 的 生 活 吗？ How’s it going, are you used to the life here?…
Answer: (秦 qín)
chūn hé qiū dōu bù rè （dǎ yī zì 打一字） Neither spring nor autumn are hot (give one character) 春和秋都不热（打一字） 日（rì）和火（huǒ）都跟热（rè）有关，于是去掉，组成一个新字，秦（qín）。 日(rì) and 火(huǒ) are both related to 热 (rè), so they are removed to form a new character, 秦(qín).…
Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 1. Tā shēng bìng le,（） téng. 他 生 病 了，（） 疼。 He is sick, his （） hurts.
Nà xiàn zài qù yī yuàn ba. 那 现 在 去 医 院 吧。 Then go to the hospital now.…
