Answer to Video Lesson: I Love Dim Sum!
Answers:
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C <<Back to Video Lesson: I Love Dim Sum!…
Video Lesson: I Am Building My Muscles!
Exercises in the Video:
1. Bié chàng le! Wǒ kànshū ne. 1. 别唱了!我看书呢。 Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please choose the best answer. A. He was going to sing. B. He had finished reading. C. He was reading at …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Am Building My Muscles!
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: I Am Building My Muscles!…
Answer to Similar But Different! How Well Do you Know These Chinese Characters?
Answers: 1. B 2. A; A 3. A 4. B; B
Analysis:
A. 土 (Tǔ)
B. 士 (Shì)
Xiǎo Lǐ zhèngzài gōngdú bóshì xuéwèi. 小李正在攻读博士学位。 Xiao Li is studying for her doctorate.
Wǒ shì ge tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de Zhōngguórén. 我是个土生土长的中国人。 I am a native Chinese.
Zhè …
Similar But Different! How Well Do You Know These Chinese Characters?
I. Please choose the best option to fill the blanks.
A. 土 B. 士
Xiǎo Lǐ zhèngzài gōngdú bó ( ) xuéwèi. 1. 小李正在攻读博（ ）学位。 Xiao Li is studying for her doctorate.
Wǒ shì ge ( ) shēng ( ) zhǎng de Zhōngguórén. 2. 我是个（ …
Clear up Your Confusion About Using Chinese Comparative Structures Now
Making a correlation between two things you want to say in Chinese often results in nothing but confusion. While the term “more” is often used in English to describe an increase, looking a bit further into this world, which can bring a deeper understanding of …
Answer to Clear up Your Confusion About Using Chinese Comparative Structures Now
Answer: 1. B
Analysis:
我越来越喜欢你了。 (Wǒ yuè lái yuè xǐ huān nǐ le.)
我越来越觉得你是对的。 (Wǒ yuè lái yuè jué de nǐ shì duì de.)
“我越来越学习汉语了 (Wǒ yuè lái yuè xuéxí hànyǔ le)” is wrong, because “学习汉语 (xuéxí …
Video Lesson: You’ve Lost Some Weight!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Anna, wǒmen zài dǎ bàn ge xiǎoshí bɑ. A: Anna，我们再打半个小时吧。 B: We have played for two hours without any rest! Wǒ lèi le. Xià cì bɑ. B: We have played for two hours without any rest! 我累了。下次吧。 Which of …
Answer to Video Lesson: You’ve Lost Some Weight!
Answers:
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A <<Back to Video Lesson: You’ve Lost Some Weight!…
Answer to Using Current Events to Learn Chinese Emotions
Answers: 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B
Analysis:
担心 (Dānxīn) worry; feel anxious
欢喜 (Huānxǐ) joy
痛心 (Tòngxīn) pained; distressed; grieved
可怕 (Kěpà) awful; terrible; horrible
Zuówǎn, Bālíshèngmǔyuàn fāshēng dàhuǒ, zhēn ràng rén tòngxīn. 1. 昨晚，巴黎圣母院发生大火，真让人痛心。 Last night, there was a big fire …
Using Current Events to Learn Chinese Emotions
1. Please choose the best option to fill the blanks. (Each can only be used once.)
A. 担心 (Dānxīn)
B. 欢喜 (Huānxǐ)
C. 痛心 (Tòngxīn)
D. 可怕 (Kěpà)
Zuówǎn, Bālíshèngmǔyuàn fāshēng dàhuǒ, zhēn ràng rén ______ . 1. 昨晚，巴黎圣母院发生大火，真让人 ______。
Answer to Learn Better Chinese from These Amusing Misinterpretations
Answers: 1. B 2. A
Analysis:
I. Yínháng dòngjié le tā de suǒyǒu cáichǎn. 银行冻结了他的所有财产。 The bank froze all of his property.
很 (Hěn) very
银 (Yín) silver; relating to currency or money; silver-colored
退 (Tuì) retreat; drawback; cause to move back; remove; cancel
狠 …
Learn Better Chinese from These Amusing Misinterpretations
During the process of Mandarin Learning, it’s quite common to run into confusing problems that create humorous situations. In that case, we will introduce some learning points through the jokes. Although they are fun to read about, they also serve as good cautionary stories to …
Video Lesson: How Long Does It Take to Get from Hong Kong to Beijing by Air?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Nǐ zhīdào cóng tǐyùguǎn dào yīyuàn zěnme zǒu ma? A: 你知道从体育馆到医院怎么走吗？ B: Bǔhǎoyìsi, Marc. Wǒ bù zhīdào. B: 不好意思，Marc。我不知道。 Which of the following statements is most likely to be true according to the dialogue? Please choose the best answer. …
Answer to The Ultimate Chinese Question Everyone Asks, Answered at Last
Answers: 1. C 2. A 3. B
Analysis:
Zhè dào shùxué tí nǐ huì zuò ma? #1 这道数学题你会做吗? Can you do this math problem?
Grammar note:
(Yes-no questions with “ma”) The particle “吗 (ma)” is a simple way to form questions in Chinese. By placing …
The Ultimate Chinese Question Everyone Asks, Answered at Last
1. Please choose the best option to fill in the blanks.
A. 呢 (Ne)
B. 吧 (Ba)
C. 吗 (Ma)
Zhè dào shùxué tí nǐ huì zuò ______ ? I. 这道数学题你会做 ______ ?
Zhè dào shùxué tí zěnme zuò ______ ? II. 这道数学题怎么做 ______ ?…
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Answer to The Quick Guide to Binge-Learn Mandarin Chinese Through TV Shows
Answer: 1. C
Analysis:
Dialogue:
Lì Li: Zuìjìn yǒu yí bù jiào zuò xiǎo biélí de diànshìjù hěn búcuò, tuījiàn nǐ kàn kan. 丽丽：最近有一部叫做小别离的电视剧很不错，推荐你看看。 Lili: There was a good TV show called A Love for Separation recently. Recommend it to you.
Xiǎo Xīn: Hǎo de, …
The Quick Guide to Binge-Learn Mandarin Chinese Through TV Shows
Here we are going to introduce 3 TV shows that are recommended for Chinese language learners. Not only does it train your ear for listening skills but you also get to be exposed to Chinese culture as well. This is a great way to create …