Wān wān de yuè ér xiǎo xiǎo de chuán, 弯 弯 的 月 儿 小 小 的 船， The curved moon and the small ship,
Xiǎo xiǎo de chuán ér liǎngtóu jiān. 小 小 的 船 儿 两头 尖。 Both ends of the small ship …
All kinds of colors (color words in Chinese)
make our world vivid and beautiful. Like in English, there are also many color words in Chinese, and “黑(hēi)” is one of them. “黑(hēi)” is an adjective that can be used to describe something that …
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, there are two sentence structures which are often used in people’s daily conversations. They are “verb + 一下(yíxià)” and “verb + 一会儿(yíhuìr).” In these sentence structures, both “一下(yíxià)” and “一会儿(yíhuìr)” have similar meanings indicating how long the action …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Rose: Jack lái le ma? Rose：Jack 来 了 吗？ Rose: Has Jack come? Zhāng Wěi : Wǒ kàn ___. Tā hái méi lái. 张 伟： 我 看___。 他 还 没 来。 Zhang Wei: Let me …
Correct Answer: D As you may know, today is “
” in Chinese. However, if you want to talk about a recent day in the past, like yesterday or the day before yesterday, how can you express that? Or how can you talk about …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Jīntiān shì xīngqīsān, ___ shì xīngqīyī, ___ shì xīngqīwǔ. 今天 是 星期三， ___ 是 星期一， ___ 是 星期五。 Today is Wednesday. The day before yesterday was Monday. The day after tomorrow will be Friday. A. …
Qiǎo qiǎo shǒu qiǎo qiǎo shǒu, 巧 巧 手， 巧 巧 手， The clever hands, the clever hands,
zhǎngzhe shígè xiǎo zhǐtou 长着 十个 小 指头。 have ten fingers.
Nǐ bāng wǒ lái wǒ bāng nǐ, 你 帮 我 来 我 帮 你， We help …
As a Mandarin newbie, the two simple Chinese words “婆婆(pópo)” and “妈妈(māma)” may be familiar to you. “婆婆(pópo)” means mother-in-law and “妈妈(māma)” means mother. However, when these two Chinese words are combined, they create the word “婆婆妈妈(pópomāmā).” Do Chinese people use it to refer to …
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After finishing the Chinese crossword puzzle we will have learned five Chinese greetings. They are:
“你好！(Nǐhǎo!) Hello!” is one of the most frequently used greetings in China. On most occasions when …
Please fill in the blanks in order to make Chinese greetings out of the available words.
Huánghuār huáng, hónghuār hóng. 黄花儿 黄， 红花儿 红。 The yellow flowers are yellow and the red flowers are red.
Hónghuār huánghuār hóng yòu huáng. 红花儿 黄花儿 红 又 黄， The red flowers and the yellow flowers are red and yellow.
Huánghuār hónghuār huáng yòu …
Wáng Lì: Nǐ zài nǎlǐ xué Zhōngwén? 王 丽：你 在 哪里 学 中文？ Wang Li: Where do you learn Chinese? Jack: _________. Which of the following sentences is correct? Wǒ zài Běijīng xué Zhōngwén. A. 我 在 北京 学 中文。
Wǒ xué Zhōngwén zài Běijīng. …
Correct Answer: A People often mention locations and place names in their daily communication. However, how do we go about describing where we are or where something takes place in Chinese? And in what order should we use those place words? Chinese place names are …
The picture above shows two types of girls faced with a fierce dog. One of them is scared and hiding behind a boy while the other tames it, which demonstrates a typical image of a “女汉子 (nǚhànzi).” This has become a popular catchphrase in recent …
Correct Answer: A Although the two phrases “
” and
” seem similar, their usage expresses different meanings. Having said that, which one do you think you should choose when you want to express the action of “going out,” as in “leaving the …
