Learn the Chinese phrase “女神(nǚshén)” Online
Answers: 1. A 2. C <<Back to “Love Her, Call Her “Goddess!” (Elementary)”
Answers to the Online Chinese Exercises on the Usage of “上(shàng)” and “下(xià)
Answer:
A
“上(shàng)” and “下(xià)” are two basic words in the Chinese language. They are a pair of antonyms. Paired with different words, they can assume different meanings. Let me start by introducing four common usages of these words. First, they can be used to …
Up and down, not always to be taken literally. (Elementary)
Fill in the blanks with the proper Chinese words.
Alice, míngtiān bú __ bān, wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba? Emma: Alice, 明天 不___ 班， 我们 去 看 电影 吧？ Alice, we don’t have work tomorrow, let’s go to watch a movie.
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ míngtiān …
Chinese Nursery Rhym: 小花猫 (Xiǎohuāmāo) The Little Cat
Xiǎohuāmāo 小花猫
The Little Cat Xiǎohuāmāo zhēn měilì. 小花猫 真 美丽。
The little cat is so pretty.
Yìtiāndàowǎn xiàomīmi. 一天到晚 笑眯眯。
It smiles all day long.
Xiǎohuāmāo wǒ ài nǐ. 小花猫 我 爱 你。
Little cat, I love you.
Qǐng nǐ tóng wǒ lái yóuxì. …
Love Her, Call Her “女神 (nǚshén) Goddess!” (Elementary)
Recently, the variety show called The Happy Camp in China launched several episodes of the program centering on the topic “Who is your ‘女神(nǚshén)’?”.
They invited many famous female stars to the show.
One of them was Maggie Q, who plays the lead female role …
Learn Chinese Language From A Chinese Zodiac Song
Shíèr shēngxiāo gē 十二 生肖 歌 The Chinese Zodiac Song
Xiǎolǎoshǔ dǎtóur lái, 小老鼠 打头儿 来， The little rat is the first to come.
Niú bǎ tír tái, 牛 把 蹄儿 抬， The ox lifts up its hoof.
Lǎohǔ huítóu yìshēng hǒu, 老虎 回头 一声 …
How does someone use cause-and-effect conjunctives in Chinese?
Fill in the following blanks with the proper Chinese conjunctives.
Lǐ Míng: Zhāng Lì, nǐ zuìjìn jiàn Hán Méi méiyǒu? 李 明 ：张 丽，你 最近 见 韩 梅 没有？
Li Ming: Zhang Li, have you seen Han Mei recently?
Zhāng Lì: Méiyǒuā, tā qǐngjià le, …
Answers on the SAT Chinese Test about the usage of conjunctive words in Chinese
Answer: C
According to the context, we know that Han Mei hasn’t gone to school for a few days because she was sick. So the conjunctive denoting the cause-and-effect relationship should be used to fill in the blank. Take a look at the options, only …
Are you a “Cat” (even if you are not)? (Elementary)
Chinese Zodiac is called 生肖(shēngxiāo). 生(shēng) means birth and 肖(xiāo) means resemblance. There are twelve animals in 生肖(shēngxiāo). Yet where did this idea come from? A convincing theory maintains that using animals to symbolize years started with the totems used by minorities in ancient China. …
Chinese Story: Little Bear Tells Lies
shuōhuǎng de xiǎoxióng 说谎 的 小熊
The Little Bear That Lied Měilì de dà sēnlín lǐ, yǒu yípiàn jīnhuángsè de xiàngrìkuí. 美丽 的 大 森林 里，有 一片 金黄色 的 向日葵。
In a beautiful forest, there is a section of golden sunflowers.
Ér sēnlín de lìng …
Measure words for Chinese currency
Complete the following conversation with proper Chinese measure words.
Gùkè: Lǎobǎn, píngguǒ duōshǎoqián yìjīn? 顾客：老板， 苹果 多少钱 一斤？ Customer: Boss, how much does 500-grams apples cost?
Láobǎn: Sì ____ qī _____ yìjīn. 老板： 四____ 七 _____ 一斤。 Boss: Four kuai, seven jiao per 500 grams.…
Be Careful When Using “eggs” in Mandarin (Elementary)
Let’s look at a dialogue first.(After taking a math exam, Lily and Wang Xiaohong are walking home together.)
Lily: I stink at math. I’m afraid I didn’t pass the exam.
Li Lei: Don’t worry. Doing your best is what matters. Also, I’m sure you will …
The usage of measure words for Chinese currency
Answers:
块；毛；块；毛；块
Basically, there are three measure word units for Chinese currency in oral Chinese, 分(fēn), 毛(máo), and 块(kuài). In Mandarin, 毛(máo) can be said as 角(jiǎo) and 块(kuài) can be said as 元(yuán). 1块=10毛; 1毛=10分. 分(fēn) is falling into disuse because of inflation. You …
Learn authentic expressions of time in Chinese
Please fill in the blanks with correct Chinese words.
1. -Qǐngwèn, ___ shì jǐyuè jǐhào? 请 问，___ 是 几 月 几 号？
Could you tell me what day it was yesterday?
-___shì qíyuè sìhào. ___ 是 七 月 四 号。
It was July 4th.
2. …
Have you ever sang your own praises for saving 面子(miànzi)? (Elementary)
“We have to choose the best location, hire a French designer, a British butler wearing a wig stands within the building, and looking like a gentleman. When proprietors come, he will say to them “May I help you, Sir?”, no matter how busy he is! …