Answer to Video Lesson: The Difference Between 次 (cì) And 遍 (biàn)
Answers:
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A <<Back to Video Lesson: The Difference Between 次 (cì) And 遍 (biàn)…
Answer to Exercise Your Brain With This Chinese Quiz
Answers: 1. A 2. C
Analysis:
Tā bǎ shǒujī nòng diū le. 她把手机弄丢了。 She lost her cell phone.
Shǒujī bèi tā nòng diū le. 手机被她弄丢了。 The cell phone was lost by her.
Note:
How to use “把 (bǎ)” and “被 (bèi)” in a sentence with
… Exercise Your Brain With This Chinese Quiz
Please make a complete sentence by putting the Chinese words below in the correct order.
Question 1:
1. 弄丢 (Nòng diū)
2. 她 (Tā)
3. 了 (Le)
4. 把 (Bǎ)
5. 手机 (Shǒujī)
(Tricky But Essential Grammar: “把 (Bǎ)”)
Which of the following order arrangements
… Answer to How Are East And West Cultures Different? Learning Chinese Through Comics (Part One)
Answer: A
Analysis:
Xiǎo Xīn: Lì Li, nǐ hái yào zuò shénme ya? Wǒ děng nǐ hǎo jiǔ la. 小新：丽丽，你还要做什么呀？我等你好久啦。 Xiao Xin: Li Li, what are you still doing? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.
Lì Li: Zài děng yíxià ma, wǒ …
How Are East And West Cultures Different? Learning Chinese Through Comics (Part One)
Kàn mànhuà, xué zhōngwén
看漫画，学中文
Learn Chinese While Reading Comics (Part One)
It’s tough being a foreigner in a strange country! Not only is the language completely different, but the customs are totally different a lot of the time too.
I’m from Beijing and my …
Answer to Can You Tell What They Mean from These Different Types of Smiley Faces?
Answers: 1. C 2. A
Analysis:
笑声 (Xiàoshēng): laughter
笑话 (Xiàohua): joke
笑容 (Xiàoróng): smile
(Try a Mini-test Answer: Smile)
Kàn le wǒ de chéngjìdān hòu, bàba lòu chū le mǎnyì de xiàoróng. 看了我的成绩单后，爸爸露出了满意的笑容。 After seeing my report card, Dad revealed a satisfied smile.
嘲笑 …
Can You Tell What They Mean from These Different Types of Smiley Faces?
You may not know him, but you must have posted or seen him on social media. His name is Gavin Thomas, a cute 7-year-old American child and at the same time one of the online celebrities in China in recent days.
His smile is a …
Answer to Video Lesson: Is Dragon Your Animal Sign?
Answers:
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: Is Dragon Your Animal Sign?…
Video Lesson: Is Dragon Your Animal Sign?
How to talk about your animal sign in Chinese?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Ellie, nǐ shǔ shénme? B: … What would Ellie say? Please choose the best answer. A. Wǒ shì lóng. B. Wǒ shǔ lóng. C. Wǒ ài lóng. 2. A: Lǐ …
Quiz Time! How to Get Extra Time in Chinese
Read the dialogue and answer the question below.
Lì Li: Kuài diǎnr, diànyǐng jiù yào kāishǐ le. 丽丽：快点儿，电影就要开始了。
Wáng Qīng: Děng ( ), wǒ mǎshàng jiù dào. 王青：等( )，我马上就到。
Please choose the best answer that completes the sentence.
A. 一个 (Yígè)
B. 一点 (Yìdiǎn)
C. …
Answer to Why Do Chinese People Give Apples as Presents on Christmas Eve? (Part Two)
Answer: 1. A
Analysis:
Èr shí sì máo (jiǎo) qián shì duōshǎo qián? 二十四毛（角）钱是多少钱？ How much can 24 dimes be converted into?
Liǎnɡ kuài sì máo qián 两块四毛钱 Two yuan and four dimes
Liǎnɡ bǎi sì shí kuài qián 两百四十块钱 Two hundred and forty yuan…
Why Do Chinese People Give Apples as Presents on Christmas Eve?
A Unique Christmas Gift – 24 Magical Chinese Coins
PartⅠ: 平安夜送苹果 (Píng’ān yè sòng píngguǒ) Give Apples on Christmas Eve
A common Christmas present in China is apples wrapped in beautiful gift wrapping—Christmas with a Chinese flavor. Giving apples on Christmas Eve is an interesting …
Answer to Why Do Chinese People Give Apples as Presents on Christmas Eve? (Part One)
Answers: 1. B 2. C
Analysis:
From the text, we can see that because the Chinese people sending apples on Christmas Eve to wish others safe, and 苹 (píng) and 平 (píng) sounds the same, so Christmas Eve is also called 平安夜 (píng’ānyè).
Answer to A Chinese Song Only for the Most Loved Children
Answers: (1) C (2) A
Analysis:
Yìbān lái shuō, zhǒngzi yào jīngguò shēnggēn, fāyá, kāihuā hé jiēguǒ sì gè guòchéng. 一般来说，种子要经过生根、发芽、开花和结果四个过程。 In general, seeds will undergo four processes including rooting, germination, blossom, and bearing fruits.
果实 (Guǒshí): fruits
花 (Huā): flowers
叶子 (Yèzi): leaves
Above …
A Chinese Song Only for the Most Loved Children
Chinese popular song for Children:“吉祥三宝 (jíxiáng sān bǎo) Sambo Auspicious” “吉祥三宝 (Jíxiáng sān bǎo) sambo auspicious” is a song Buren Bayar wrote to his three-year-old daughter who liked to ask many questions and Buren would answer all of them. Buren said that in his …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Love Chinese Style!
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: I Love Chinese Style!…
Video Lesson: I Love Chinese Style!
How to talk about your favourite music in Chinese?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Xiànzài Zhōngguó fēng hěn huǒ a! Zhōu Jiélún hé Wáng Lìhóng de xīn gē dōu shì Zhōngguó fēng. B: Zhōngguó fēng hǎotīng ma. Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuan Zhōngguó fēng. Which …
Answer to Learn Wisdom from This Chinese Story of Children’s Debate
Answers: 1. B 2. C
Analysis:
Tāmen zài tǎolùn tàiyáng de dàxiǎo wèntí. 他们在讨论太阳的大小问题。 They are discussing the dilemma of the size of the sun.
Tāmen zài tǎolùn tàiyáng jùlí yuǎnjìn de wèntí. 他们在讨论太阳距离远近的问题。 They are discussing whether the sun is far or near to …
Learn Wisdom from This Chinese Story of Children’s Debate
Many Chinese idioms and proverbs have wonderful stories about how they originated. This fable is a classic story from ancient China. It is said to be written by Lie Zi during the Warring States period and holds a great moral that is essential for all …
Answer to How Do We Cry out in Chinese?
Answers: 1. A
Analysis:
Wáng Qīng: Āiya, nǐ yòu cǎi dào wǒ de jiǎo la. 王青： 哎呀，你又踩到我的脚啦。 Wang Qing: Ouch, You stepped on my foot again.
Lì Lì: Bàoqiàn, wǒ búshì gùyì de. 丽丽： 抱歉，我不是故意的。 Li Li: Sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose.
We …