Answer to Video Lesson: Send Me A Text Message After You Get There! (Part I)
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1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Send Me A Text Message After You Get There! (Part I)” …
What About Chinese Class? Find Out with This HSK 2 Quiz
1. Read the sentence below and answer the question.
Mr Wu: Tóngxuémen, jīntiān de zhōngwén kè jiù shàng dào zhèlǐ. Dàjiā yǒu shénme bùdǒng Mr Wu: 同 学 们，今 天 的 中 文 课 就 上 到 这里。大家 有 什 么 不 懂 de wèntí …
Answer to What About Chinese Class? Find Out with This HSK 2 Quiz
Answer: A Analysis: Mr Wu: Tóngxuémen, jīntiān de zhōngwén kè jiù shàng dào zhèlǐ. Dàjiā yǒu shénme bùdǒng Mr Wu: 同 学 们，今 天 的 中 文 课 就 上 到 这里。大家 有 什 么 不 懂 de wèntí kěyǐ xiàkè lái wèn wǒ. 的 …
4 Incredible Museums You Must Visit in China
Have you visited your local museum lately? Soon you may have the opportunity to do so for free. “国际博物馆日 (Guójì bówùguǎn rì) International Museum Day (IMD)” is an internationally celebrated day on or around 18 May. Each year, museums across the globe are invited to …
Do You Feel Underestimated? Learn How To Use This Word in Chinese
I like to introduce my students to common words used in Mandarin Chinese daily life. It’s important to learn words to use correctly in all kinds of social situations. One such popular Mandarin Chinese vocabulary word is “小看 (xiǎokàn).” What does it mean? Let’s look …
Answer to Do You Feel Underestimated? Learn How To Use This Word in Chinese
Answer: A Analysis: Búyào xiǎokàn wǒ, wǒ lìqì kěshì hěn dà de! 不 要 小 看 我，我力气可 是 很 大 的！ Don’t underestimate me. I can carry a lot of stuff!
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Video Lesson: Sofas and Shafas!
At times, Chinese can sound curiously similar to English. So what’s going on?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Cindy, zhù nǐ shēnɡrì kuàilè! B: Wā…qiǎokèlì! Xièxie. What present does Cindy get at her birthday party? Please choose the best answer. A. Cindy gets beautiful …
Answer to Video Lesson: Sofas and Shafas!
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Answer to 4 Incredible Museums You Must Visit in China
Answer: B Analysis: Shìjiè bówùguǎn rì shì shénme shíhòu? 世 界 博 物 馆 日 是 什 么 时候？ When is the International Museum Day?
“国际博物馆日 (Guójì bówùguǎn rì) International Museum Day (IMD)” is an internationally celebrated day on or around 18 May. So, the …
Watch Out for This Challenging HSK4 Quiz
Please put the sentences in the correct order:
1. Guò le yìhuǐ’r zài kàn biǎo, háishì sì diǎn. 过 了 一会儿 再 看 表， 还 是 四 点。
2. Kàn le kàn shǒubiǎo cái sì diǎn. 看 了 看 手 表 才 四 点。
4. …
Answer to Watch Out for This Challenging HSK4 Quiz
Answer: B Analysis: 4. Jīntiān wǒ xiǎng zǎodiǎn huí jiā. 今 天 我 想 早 点 回 家。 Today I want to go home early.
2. Kàn le kàn shǒubiǎo cái sì diǎn. 看 了 看 手 表 才 四 点。 I read my watch …
A Disappearing Act with “一溜烟 (Yí Liù Yān)”
In English it is common to compare someone running away quickly to a cloud of dust. In Chinese, there’s a similar slang word– “一溜烟 (yí liù yān),” which can be used instead. This word is fast as lightning, leaves smoke trails, and is its own …
Answer to A Disappearing Act with “一溜烟 (Yí liù yān)”
Answer: B Analysis: Tīngshuō xiàozhǎng lái le, Jim yíliùyān jiù pǎo le. 听 说 校 长 来了，Jim一溜烟 就 跑 了。 Hearing the headmaster coming, Jim ran away swiftly.
When Your Brain Is Fevered and Flustered, You May Be “脑子发热 (Nǎozi Fārè)”
It’s always fun to use Mandarin Chinese slang among Chinese friends. When we are joking around together, we often tease each other in a playful manner with “吐槽 (tǔcáo)” and lighten the mood. When we want to be self-deprecating regarding our sudden and impulsive behavior, …
Answer to When Your Brain Is Fevered and Flustered, You May Be “脑子发热 (Nǎozi Fārè)”
Answer: B Analysis: Wǒ dāngshí nǎo zi fārè jiù bǎ tóufǎ quán jiǎn le. 我 当 时 脑 子发热 就 把 头发 全 剪 了。 I was so impulsive that I cut all my hair.
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Video Lesson: Why Me?
Why is the sky blue? Why do flowers bloom? Why do birds sing? … Why do you have so many questions? Let me tell you Why.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Duìbuqǐ, Jill, I’m not going to the movies tomorrow. B: Wèishénme? What did …
Answer to Video Lesson: Why Me?
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Worried About Being Late? Test Yourself with This HSK 3 Quiz
1. Please choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
Anna: Zhēn ___ , wǒ chídào le. Anna: 真 ____，我 迟 到 了。 Bob: Méiguānxi, biǎoyǎn háiyǒu sān fēnzhōng cái kāishǐ. Bob: 没 关 系，表 演 还 有 三 分 钟 才 开 始。 …
Answer to Worried About Being Late? Test Yourself with This HSK 3 Quiz
Answer: B Analysis: Anna: Zhēn bàoqiàn, wǒ chídào le. Anna: 真 抱 歉，我 迟到 了。 Anna: I am so sorry for being late.
Bob: Méiguānxi, biǎoyǎn háiyǒu sān fēnzhōng cái kāishǐ. Bob: 没 关 系，表 演 还 有 三 分 钟 才 开 始。 Bob: …
Video Lesson: Are You Kidding?
Are you kidding? Get out of here! No way! A lesson to express doubt or shock in Chinese.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Chē zěnme hái bù lái? How about we walk back home, Wang Li? B: Shénme? Nǐ kāi wánxiào ba? Tài yuǎn …