Answer to the Exercise on What Do Chinese People Eat for the Winter Solstice?
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 …
What Do Chinese People Eat for the Winter Solstice?
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 …
Two Must-know Grammar Structures of “半(bàn) Half”
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 to the Exercise on Two Must-know Grammar Structures of “半(bàn) Half”
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 …
Nursery Rhyme -滑滑梯(huá huátī) Play On The Slide
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 …
Answer to the exercise on A Chinese Measure Word for the Whole Family – “家(jiā)”
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 …
Learn Chinese Measure Word “家(jiā)”
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 …
The Right Way to Ask Someone’s Age in Mandarin
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)
Answers to the Exercises on The Right Way to Ask Someone’s Age in Mandarin
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 …
Learn Chinese with Chinese Tennis Player, Li Na
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 …
Answer to the exercise on Battle of the “还 (hái)” Phrases: “还有(háiyǒu)” vs. “还是(háishì)”
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.
还有(háiyǒu)
In the Chinese language, …
Battle of the “还 (hái)” Phrases: “还有(háiyǒu)” vs. “还是(háishì)”
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： …
Answers to the Exercises on Is There Any Difference between “哪里(nǎlǐ)” and “哪儿(nǎr)”?
Answer: C
Just as in other languages, Chinese people Talk like a native Chinese speaker using Erhua. Take a FREE 1-on-1 onliput their own local touch on their language. If you listen to them carefully, you will find that for some words, people pronounce them …
Is There Any Difference between “哪里(nǎlǐ)” and “哪儿(nǎr)”?
Please choose the option which has two words whose meanings are not the same. A. 那里(nàlǐ)；那儿(nàr)
B. 花(huā); 花儿(huār)
C. 女孩(nǚhái)；女儿(nǚ’ér)