Answer To Video Lesson: To Be Or Not To Be?
Answers:
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: To Be Or Not To Be?” …
Make Learning Mandarin Chinese Your New Year’s Resolution
Western traditions, especially those involving holidays and events such as weddings, are becoming more popular in China these days. One thing some people are now doing for fun is making a “New Year’s Resolution”, just as those in other countries have done for years. The …
Answer to Make Learning Mandarin Chinese Your New Year’s Resolution
Answer: B
Analysis:
Jack: Bob, nǐ de xīnnián jìhuà shì shénme? Jack: Bob,你 的 新年 计划 是 什么？ Jack: Bob, what is your New Year’s Resolution?
Bob: Wǒ xiǎng yào yuèdú shí běn zhōngwén xiǎoshuō. Bob: 我 想 要 阅读 10 本 中文 小说。 Bob: …
Incentive to “Stay on”: Learn About China’s Year-End Bonus!
Chinese New Year is coming. The “年终奖 (niánzhōng jiǎng) year-end bonus” has recently become a hot topic in China. At the end of each year, what people most often talk about is the “年终奖 (niánzhōng jiǎng) year-end bonus”. After a year of hard work, getting …
Answer to Incentive to “Stay on”: Learn About China’s Year-End Bonus!
Answer: B
Analysis:
Jack: Lily, nǐmen gōngsī fā niánzhōng jiǎng le ma? Jack: Lily, 你们 公司 发 年终 奖 了 吗？ Jack: Lily, did your company give you the year-end bonus?
Lily: Biétíle! Wǒmen gōngsī jīnnián xiàoyì bùhǎo, shénme dōu méi fā. Nǐ ne? Lily: …
Alone in Class? Take This HSK Quiz to Test Your Vocab
1. Please read the sentence below and answer the question accordingly. Xiǎoměi shì wǒ de
tóngchuāng
hǎoyǒu. 小美 是 我 的
同窗
好友。
Which of the following has the most similar meaning to “同窗 (tóngchuāng)”? A. 同事 (tóngshì)
B. 同学 (tóngxué)
C. 同志 (tóngzhì)
Answer to Alone in Class? Take This HSK Quiz to Test Your Vocab
Answer: B 同 (tóng): same, alike.
同事 (tóngshì): colleague; fellow worker
同学 (tóngxué): classmate.
同志 (tóngzhì): comrade.
同窗 (tóngchuāng): schoolmate, schoolfellow.
If you know the meanings of these four words above, it is clear that B is the correct answer.
Video Lesson: Laba Festival
Laba Festival is on December 8th in the lunar calendar. People eat Laba congee and make green garlic. Sounds interesting? You don’t want to miss this lesson.
Exercise in the Video:
1. A: Jīntiān shì làbā, wǒmen chī shénme? B: … What would she say? …
Do You Have Backstage Support? Learn This Chinese Word “后台 (Hòutái)”
Do you feel like you have people to back you up on a daily basis, in daily life? In Mandarin Chinese we have a special word for such sentiment, and the word is: “后台 (hòutái)”
In reality the word “后台 (hòutái)” has two different meanings …
Answer to Do You Have Backstage Support? Learn This Chinese Word “后台 (Hòutái)”
Answer: B A: Nǐ gěi wǒ děngzhe, wǒ yídìng bú huì fàng guò nǐ. A：你 给 我 等着， 我 一定 不 会 放 过 你。 A: You wait! I won’t let you get away.
B: nǐ kě bié luàn lái, wǒ kě shì yǒu hòutái …
At the “Top of Your Game”? You Might be a “高手 (Gāoshǒu)”!
None of us like to start a new learning process just to end up being average in the end. We all wish to become “masters” at what we do. I began learning Mandarin Chinese nearly two years ago. While I’m still far from being a …
Answer to At the “Top of Your Game”? You Might be a “高手 (Gāoshǒu)”!
Answer: C
Answer Analysis:
Passing the HSK Level 1 in two years is a bit of a slow pace. Also, getting married doesn’t necessarily mean you are a “master” or “expert” in a field. However, Answer C, you won a championship in the world swimming …
Video Lesson: My Treat!
Chinese people are big on treating people to dinner. It is common for Chinese to go to dinner or lunch together and vie to be the one to pay the bill. This lesson helps you understand this aspect of Chinese culture.
Exercises in the Video:
… Answer to Video Lesson: My Treat!
Answers:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: My Treat!” …
Which Chinese Character Would You Use to Sum Up 2017?
Each year we are seeing Chinese become more and more popular, all around the world, but especially in Asian countries. As 2017 is done, Asian countries have chosen a Chinese “Character of the Year” that best sums up their dominant life and cultural stories of …
Answer to Which Chinese Character Would You Use to Sum Up 2017?
Answers: B a. 北 (běi)；b. 路 (lù)
Common structure:
往 (wǎng) + position nouns (东 dōng, 西 xī, 南 nán, 北 běi) + 走 (zǒu). 往 (wǎng): toward; in the direction of.
走 (zǒu): to walk; to go.
Example:
Tā wǎng dōng zǒu qù. 他 …
What to Never Say to a Chinese Woman: Here Are the 10 Worst Expressions (Part II)!
In a previous article, I introduced a popular speaking topic that I explore in my Mandarin Chinese classes with curious students: 10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman. In Part I, I introduced the first 5 expressions that Chinese women hate to …
Answer to What to Never Say to a Chinese Woman: Here Are the 10 Worst Expressions (Part II)!
Answer: A
Answer Analysis:
“晚上好！(Wǎnshàng hǎo!) = Good evening!” It is a polite greeting in the evening when many people are ready to talk or chat. Therefore, A is the correct answer. Answers B and C are insincere and impersonal, as you learned in the …
Video Lesson: You Should Pay Your Credit Card Before Next Monday!
Hurry up! The flower shop closes before 5 P.M.! You should pay your rent before next Sunday! I’ll arrive before 6:30! Learn how to express “before a certain time” in this lesson.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: When should we arrive for the party? …