Answer to Video Lesson: You Should Pay Your Credit Card Before Next Monday!
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: You Should Pay Your Credit Card Before Next Monday! ” …
Video Lesson: The Holiday Was Too Short!
“矮 ǎi” vs. “短 duǎn.” Both of them mean “short” in English, but they are used quite differently in Chinese.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Mìyuè guò de zěnmeyàng a? B: Tǐng hǎo de, jiùshì … What would she say? Please choose the correct …
HSK 3 Quiz: Learn How to Measure Size
Please choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
Zhè jiàn yīfú bú dà bù xiǎo, wǒ chuān shàng ______ . 1. 这 件 衣服 不 大 不 小，我 穿 上 ______ 。 A. 很松 (hěnsōng)
B. 正好 (zhènghǎo)
Answer to HSK 3 Quiz: Learn How to Measure Size
Answer: B
Analysis:
In the HSK quiz, we need to know the meaning of “不大不小 (bú dà bù xiǎo)” to be able to choose the correct answer: 不大不小 (bú dà bù xiǎo): neither too big nor too little; moderate size.
Example:
Jason yōngyǒu yì jiān …
How Artificial Intelligence Is Proving To Be Smarter Than Us!
Have you heard about the recent discovery of two new planets? We are always discovering new things, including what NASA calls exoplanets, or planets outside of the earth’s solar system. Most recently, NASA and Google have discovered two new planets in a far-away “太阳系 (tài …
10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman (Part I)!
One of the speaking topics that I love to explore, and that is never dull, in my Mandarin Chinese classes is the endless conversation on dating and relationships. Students enjoy comparing the behavior of men and women between cultures and are always curious about how …
Answer to 10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman (Part I)!
Answer: D
Answer Analysis:
“你换发型了。(Nǐ huàn fàxíng le.) You’ve changed your hairstyle.” Most of the time, your wife or girlfriend would feel happy if you found some little changes about her. That means you care and pay more attention to her.
Answer to How Artificial Intelligence Is Proving To Be Smarter Than Us!
Answer: B A facial recognition system is a computer application capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. Google Translate is a multilingual machine translation service developed by Google, to translate text from one …
Learn to Write in Chinese – Basic Chinese Character Strokes
Basic Chinese Character Strokes:
1. 横 hénɡ The Horizontal Stroke
2. 竖 shù The Vertical Stroke
撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
3. 撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
4. 捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
5. 点 diǎn …
Video Lesson: One More Beer! (Part I)
In life, we all have our moments of needing one more of something: “One more beer!” “One more bowl!” “One more time!” “One more gold medal!”
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Fúwùyuán, zài yào yì wǎn miàn. B: Hǎo de! What does the customer …
Answer to Video Lesson: One More Beer! (Part I)
Answers:
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: One More Beer! (Part I)” …
HSK 3 Quiz: Let’s Talk Chinese Speaking Skills!
1. Please choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A: Nǐ yǒu shénme kuàisù _____ kǒuyǔ shuǐpíng de hǎo bànfǎ ma? A：你 有 什么 快速 _____ 口语 水平 的 好 办法 吗？ B: Zhǐyào nǐ jiānchí měitiān hé Zhōngguórén liáotiān, nǐ jiù yídìng …
Answer to HSK 3 Quiz: Let’s Talk Chinese Speaking Skills!
Answer: A Analysis: 提高 (tígāo): v. increase; improve; raising.
改变 (gǎibiàn): v. change.
提倡 (tíchàng): v. advocate.
“提高 (tígāo)+ 水平 (shuǐpíng)” is a common fixed grammatical structure in Chinese. A is the correct answer. A: Nǐ yǒu shénme kuàisù tígāo kǒuyǔ shuǐpíng de hǎo bànfǎ …
Video Lesson: I Love Ice Cream!
Seems like everyone loves ice cream. But ice cream hotpot?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Tài rè le. Wǒ xiǎng chī ge tiántǒng, nǐ yào bu yào? B: Dāngrán yào. What do they want to have according to the dialogue? Please choose the best …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Love Ice Cream!
Answers:
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Love Ice Cream!” …
Feeling Pressure to Get Married? You’re Not the Only One!
Whenever my friends return home for the holidays (in China, that’s the New Year, Spring or Autumn Festival), they always end up calling me and complaining about the same thing: “Jennifer, my mom is at it again–I’m still not married, and she says I should …
Give a Compliment at the Office: How to Address Colleagues with Respect!
Business relationships can be just as influential as personal ones in our daily lives, if you spend a lot of time at work. My fellow teachers and I are constantly interacting with one another, and this makes our lives richer and more fun, and it …
Answer to Feeling Pressure to Get Married? You’re Not the Only One!
Answer:B 英语角 (yīngyǔ jiǎo) English Corner.
相亲角 (xiāngqīn jiǎo) Matchmaking Corner.
汉语角 (hànyǔ jiǎo) Chinese Corner.
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