Answer to Video Lesson: My Treat!
Answers:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: My Treat!” …
Which Chinese Character Would You Use to Sum Up 2017?
Each year we are seeing Chinese become more and more popular, all around the world, but especially in Asian countries. As 2017 is done, Asian countries have chosen a Chinese “Character of the Year” that best sums up their dominant life and cultural stories of …
Answer to Which Chinese Character Would You Use to Sum Up 2017?
Answers: B a. 北 (běi)；b. 路 (lù)
Common structure:
往 (wǎng) + position nouns (东 dōng, 西 xī, 南 nán, 北 běi) + 走 (zǒu). 往 (wǎng): toward; in the direction of.
走 (zǒu): to walk; to go.
Example:
Tā wǎng dōng zǒu qù. 他 …
What to Never Say to a Chinese Woman: Here Are the 10 Worst Expressions (Part II)!
In a previous article, I introduced a popular speaking topic that I explore in my Mandarin Chinese classes with curious students: 10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman. In Part I, I introduced the first 5 expressions that Chinese women hate to …
Answer to What to Never Say to a Chinese Woman: Here Are the 10 Worst Expressions (Part II)!
Answer: A
Answer Analysis:
“晚上好！(Wǎnshàng hǎo!) = Good evening!” It is a polite greeting in the evening when many people are ready to talk or chat. Therefore, A is the correct answer. Answers B and C are insincere and impersonal, as you learned in the …
Video Lesson: You Should Pay Your Credit Card Before Next Monday!
Hurry up! The flower shop closes before 5 P.M.! You should pay your rent before next Sunday! I’ll arrive before 6:30! Learn how to express “before a certain time” in this lesson.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: When should we arrive for the party? …
Video Lesson: The Holiday Was Too Short!
“矮 ǎi” vs. “短 duǎn.” Both of them mean “short” in English, but they are used quite differently in Chinese.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Mìyuè guò de zěnmeyàng a? B: Tǐng hǎo de, jiùshì … What would she say? Please choose the correct …
HSK 3 Quiz: Learn How to Measure Size
Please choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
Zhè jiàn yīfú bú dà bù xiǎo, wǒ chuān shàng ______ . 1. 这 件 衣服 不 大 不 小，我 穿 上 ______ 。 A. 很松 (hěnsōng)
B. 正好 (zhènghǎo)
Answer to HSK 3 Quiz: Learn How to Measure Size
Answer: B
Analysis:
In the HSK quiz, we need to know the meaning of “不大不小 (bú dà bù xiǎo)” to be able to choose the correct answer: 不大不小 (bú dà bù xiǎo): neither too big nor too little; moderate size.
Example:
Jason yōngyǒu yì jiān …
How Artificial Intelligence Is Proving To Be Smarter Than Us!
Have you heard about the recent discovery of two new planets? We are always discovering new things, including what NASA calls exoplanets, or planets outside of the earth’s solar system. Most recently, NASA and Google have discovered two new planets in a far-away “太阳系 (tài …
10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman (Part I)!
One of the speaking topics that I love to explore, and that is never dull, in my Mandarin Chinese classes is the endless conversation on dating and relationships. Students enjoy comparing the behavior of men and women between cultures and are always curious about how …
Answer to 10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman (Part I)!
Answer: D
Answer Analysis:
“你换发型了。(Nǐ huàn fàxíng le.) You’ve changed your hairstyle.” Most of the time, your wife or girlfriend would feel happy if you found some little changes about her. That means you care and pay more attention to her.
Answer to How Artificial Intelligence Is Proving To Be Smarter Than Us!
Answer: B A facial recognition system is a computer application capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. Google Translate is a multilingual machine translation service developed by Google, to translate text from one …
Learn to Write in Chinese – Basic Chinese Character Strokes
Basic Chinese Character Strokes:
1. 横 hénɡ The Horizontal Stroke
2. 竖 shù The Vertical Stroke
撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
3. 撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
4. 捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
5. 点 diǎn …
Video Lesson: One More Beer! (Part I)
In life, we all have our moments of needing one more of something: “One more beer!” “One more bowl!” “One more time!” “One more gold medal!”
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Fúwùyuán, zài yào yì wǎn miàn. B: Hǎo de! What does the customer …
Answer to Video Lesson: One More Beer! (Part I)
Answers:
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: One More Beer! (Part I)” …
HSK 3 Quiz: Let’s Talk Chinese Speaking Skills!
1. Please choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A: Nǐ yǒu shénme kuàisù _____ kǒuyǔ shuǐpíng de hǎo bànfǎ ma? A：你 有 什么 快速 _____ 口语 水平 的 好 办法 吗？ B: Zhǐyào nǐ jiānchí měitiān hé Zhōngguórén liáotiān, nǐ jiù yídìng …
Answer to HSK 3 Quiz: Let’s Talk Chinese Speaking Skills!
Answer: A Analysis: 提高 (tígāo): v. increase; improve; raising.
改变 (gǎibiàn): v. change.
提倡 (tíchàng): v. advocate.
“提高 (tígāo)+ 水平 (shuǐpíng)” is a common fixed grammatical structure in Chinese. A is the correct answer. A: Nǐ yǒu shénme kuàisù tígāo kǒuyǔ shuǐpíng de hǎo bànfǎ …