Please help Rose to pick an appropriate gift for her Chinese friend. Zhāng Míng: Shèngdàn jié dào le, nǐ gěi nǐde Zhōng’guó péngyou zhǔnbèi le shénme lǐwù? 张 明： 圣诞 节 到 了，你 给 你的 中国 朋友 准备 了 什么 礼物？ Zhang Ming: Christmas is …
Chǎo luóbo, chǎo luóbo, qiē qiē qiē, mǒ diǎn yóu, sǎ diǎn yán, huó diǎn xiàn. 炒 萝卜，炒 萝卜，切 切 切，抹 点 油， 撒 点 盐，和 点 馅。 Stir-fry the carrots, stir-fry the carrots, and chop them up. Then add some oil and salt to …
Correct Answer: A “冬至(dōngzhì)” is the Winter Solstice Festival, which falls on December 22nd, 2014. It is the day of the year that the sun shines weakest and daylight hours are the shortest. This day has long been a very important holiday in China, and …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Nancy: Dōngzhì chī shénme? Nancy：冬至 吃 什么？ Nancy: What do you eat on the Winter Solstice?
Wáng Lì: Dōngzhì, běifāng chī ____ , nánfāng chī ____. 王 丽：冬至， 北方 吃____， 南方 吃____。 Wang Li: On …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Liú Huá: Nǐ xué Zhōngwén duō jiǔ le? 刘 华：你 学 中文 多 久 了？ Liu Hua: How long have you been learning Chinese? Richard: ____. Richard: Two and a half months. A. 两个半月(liǎng’gè bàn …
Answer: A In the Chinese language, “半(bàn)” can be used to express the meaning of “half.”
The structure is: Number + Measure Word + 半(bàn) + Noun
With this structure, the noun can be a time word, such as “月(yuè) month” or “小时(xiǎoshí) hour.” It …
Pái hǎo duì ya, 排 好 队 呀， Please line up,
Huá huátī, huá huátī. 滑 滑梯， 滑 滑梯。 Let’s play on the slide.
Dàjiā bù tuī yě bù jǐ, 大家 不 推 也 不 挤， We don’t push or shove others,
Bù tuī yě …
Correct Answer: B Measure words are kinds of special Chinese words which can be used before nouns to identify specific objects, similar to the “a slice of” in the term “a slice of pie” in English. One such example of a Chinese measure word is …
Lǐ Huá: Nǐmen yì ___ rén qù nǎr? 李 华： 你们 一___ 人 去 哪儿？ Li Hua: Where will your whole family go? David: Mǎlù duìmiàn xīn kāi le yì ____ cānguǎn, wǒmen qù nàr chīfàn. David：马路 对面 新 开 了 一____ 餐馆， 我们 去 …
Lǎoshī: Nǐ jǐ ___? 老 师：你 几___？ Teacher: How old are you? Xuésheng: Wǒ jiǔ ___. 学 生：我 9___。 Student: I’m 9 years old. A. 年(nián)；岁(suì)
B. 岁(suì)；岁(suì)
C. 岁(suì)；年(nián)
Answer: B
One thing that we certainly cannot control as time goes by is the fact that our age will never stop increasing. Year by year, the number gets higher. generally, we translate the word “year” as “年(nián).” It is used in phrases such as …
Are you familiar with Li Na, a world famous tennis player? She was not only the world tennis champion, but was also glad to teach other foreign athletes how to speak Chinese. Please watch the video below to check out what Li Na has to …
Correct Answer: B
Two Chinese words that often pop up in Chinese conversation are “还有(háiyǒu)” and “还是(háishì).” Although “还有(háiyǒu)” and “还是(háishì)” share the same adverb, “还(hái),” the meanings and usages of the two words are quite different from each other.
In the Chinese language, …
Judy: Wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu chá, ___ kāfēi. Nǐ hē chá ___ hē kāfēi? Judy：我 这里 有 茶， ___咖啡。你 喝 茶 ___ 喝 咖啡？ Judy: I have tea and coffee. Would you like to drink tea or coffee? Lǐ Míng: Wǒ hē chá, xièxie! 李 明： …
