Answers to exercises on toothbrushing
Answers: 1. B 脚 (jiǎo) means foot, 牙齿 (yáchǐ) means tooth. 2. C teeth means 牙齿 (yáchǐ), brush means 刷子 (shuāzi)
Video Lesson: Give Me A Discount, OK?
Bargaining sometimes can be similar to warfare. If you want to win, you need some weapons. Watch Video Answers…
Answer to Learn the Finesse of Asking Age in Chinese
Answer: C or D Technically answer C is the most formal and polite way to ask someone’s age. Answer D is more informal but also polite and is used with people you are more familiar with. If you are asking someone who is much older …
Learn the Finesse of Asking Age in Chinese
There are different ways to ask someone their age in Chinese and depending on which version you use, you might end up offending someone! Try the quiz below to see if you understand the finesse of asking someone’s age in Chinese. Choose the correct answer …
Video Lesson: Keep a Good Outlook: Learn “Good Luck!” in Chinese!
Your best friend finally got enough courage to propose to his girlfriend. What are you going to say? Maybe… “Good luck!” Watch Video Answers …
Chinese Idiom: 得寸进尺 If You Give Someone an Inch, They Will Take a Mile.
“得寸进尺 (décùnjìnchǐ)” means that if you give someone an inch, they will take a mile. Nowadays, people usually use this expression to describe someone who is very greedy.
Key Learning Point (Preview):
得寸进尺(décùnjìnchǐ) If give someone an inch, he will take a mile.
Idiom Story:…
Video Lesson: You Are Insane! (Beginner)
Your friend did something silly. Express your feeling in a lighthearted way. Watch Video Answers…
Single in China: It’s a Dog’s Life
To be single is to be like an abandoned pup. Melodramatic, huh? In China, there’s a popular term for this unpleasant state of affairs: 单身狗 (dānshēnɡǒu), which translates to “single dog.”
“单身狗 (dānshēnɡǒu) Single dog” is an Internet slang. It refers to people who are …
Video Lesson: Don’t call me “xiǎojiě!” OK?
Your Chinese female friends felt offended when you called them “xiǎojiě.” But why? Watch this video and find out the answer. …
Chinese Idiom: 半途而废 (bàntú’érfèi) To Give Up Halfway (Beginner)
Key Learning Points (Preview): 回家 (huíjiā): v.
to go home
然后 (ránhòu): adv. then/after that
Listen to the whole story:
Wèiguó yǒu gè jiào Yuè Yángzǐ de rén dào yuǎnfāng qù xúnshī qiúxué. 魏 国 有 个 叫 乐 羊子 的 人 到 远方 去 …
Four Taboo Chinese Wedding Gift Ideas (Intermediate)
Love is in the air, and if you’re like many people, that means you’ve got one or two wedding invitations headed straight for your mailbox. As if deciding what to gift newlyweds isn’t hard enough, in China there are some culture-specific taboos. You’ll want to …
Answer to The Secret Behind Telling Time with “前(qián) before”
Answer: C
时间段+前 (a period of time + before)
When using “a period of time+前(qián),” for example, “1个月前(yí gè yuè qián),” it means that the time the speaker is taking about is one month prior to when they are speaking, the translation would be “one …
The Secret Behind Telling Time with “前(qián) before”
Depending on where the character “前(qián) before” is placed in the sentence can change the meaning. For example, 时间段+前 (a period of time + before) vs 前+时间段 (before + a period of time). Try the quiz below to see if you can figure out the …
Answer to Tips to Make Chinese Unforgettable
Correct Answers 1. C 2. A <<Back to “Tips to Make Chinese Unforgettable”
Tips to Make Chinese Unforgettable
When learning Chinese, especially when you are not in China, you need a method to help you make the Chinese stick. One way to do that is to make Chinese feel like it is essential to your every day life, as it would be in …
Chinese Story: The Ant and the Dove (Beginner)
蚂蚁报恩 (Mǎyǐ bào’ēn) The Ant and the Dove
Key Learning Points (Preview): 蚂蚁 (mǎyǐ) n. ant
咬 (yǎo)v. to bite
Xiàtiān, yǒu yìzhī mǎyǐ bèi fēng guādàole chítáng lǐ. 夏天， 有 一只 蚂蚁 被 风 刮到了 池塘 里。 In summer, an ant fell into a …