Answer to Video Lesson: Are You Kidding?
Answers:
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: Are You Kidding? ” …
When They’re Very Charming Use This Chinese Word
When talking about how things look, we can use terms such as ”辣眼睛 (làyǎnjīng)”, or “spicy eyes” to describe something awful or we can use a term to rate how good-looking someone or something is using “颜值 (yánzhí)” which is much different from commenting …
Answer to When They’re Very Charming Use This Chinese Word
Answer: A Analysis: Tā de yánzhí nàme gāo, yídìng yǒu hěnduō rén zhuīqiú. 他 的 颜 值 那 么 高 ，一定 有 很 多 人 追 求。 He is so handsome that there must be a lot of people courting him.
Learn “打听 (Dǎtīng)” for When You Need to Ask a Question
There are some words you hear over and over again once you begin living in China. As a student of Mandarin Chinese, the words may not be so familiar to us as we learn from textbooks and study for our Chinese exams. However, some words …
Answer to Learn “打听 (Dǎtīng)” for When You Need to Ask a Question
Answer: B Analysis: Here is the dialogue with the English translation added: Kathy: Wǒ xiǎng xiàng nǐ dǎtīng yíxià Lily de xiāoxī, qǐngwèn nǐ zhīdào tā xiànzài zhù nǎ’r ma? Kathy: 我 想 向 你 打 听 一 下 Lily 的 消 息，请 问 你 …
Practice Telling Time with This HSK Quiz
1. Please choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
Xiànzài shì sān diǎn yī ______ , shíjiān hái zǎo. 现 在 是 三 点 一 ______ ，时间 还 早。 A. 刻 (Kè)
B. 时 (Shí)
C. 秒 (Miǎo)
Answer to Practice Telling Time with This HSK Quiz
Answer: A Analysis: Xiànzài shì sān diǎn yí kè , shíjiān hái zǎo. 现 在 是 三 点 一 刻， 时间 还 早。 It is three o’clock now. It is still early.
刻 (Kè): carve, engrave; quarter hour.
时 (Shí): time, hour.
秒 (Miǎo): a …
The Confucius Scholarship: Study Mandarin Chinese in China This Year
Learning Mandarin Chinese is different from learning other languages such as Italian or French. It is nearly impossible to self-study Mandarin Chinese or learn through books and audio/video resources alone. To effectively learn Mandarin Chinese, you need to immerse yourself into a learning process with …
Got Some Hard-Earned Money?
Do you work really hard for the money you earn? In the West, we have different levels of jobs. We separate them by words like “蓝领 (lánlǐng) blue-collar” and “白领 (báilǐng) white-collar” jobs. In China, there are different types of jobs as well, some harder …
Answer to Got Some Hard-Earned Money?
Answer: B
Analysis: Julia: Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo bà mā ná sān wàn kuài mǎi gè xiāngnài’r bāobāo. Julia: 我 想 找 爸 妈 拿 三 万 块 买 个 香 奈儿 包 包。 Julia: I want to get 30,000 Yuan from parents for purchasing a …
Video Lesson: I’m Doing Pretty Good!
This movie is pretty good! The weather is pretty nice! He is pretty humorous! That jacket is pretty cool! See what we are getting at?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Judy, nĭ de zhōumò zĕnmeyàng? B: Tĭng búcuò de. I watched the Euro Cup. …
Answer to Video Lesson: I’m Doing Pretty Good!
Answers:
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: I’m Doing Pretty Good!” …
Test Your Sentence Structure Knowledge with This HSK Quiz
1. Please choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
Chú le shùxué, wǒ dìdi de ______ chéngjì dōu búcuò. 除 了 数 学，我 弟弟 的 ______ 成 绩 都 不 错。 A. 全部 (Quánbù)
C. 其他 (Qítā)
Answer to Test Your Sentence Structure Knowledge with This HSK Quiz
Answer: C
Analysis:
Chú le shùxué, wǒ dìdi de qítā chéngjì dōu búcuò. 除 了 数 学，我 弟弟 的 其他 成绩 都 不 错。 Except mathematics, my brother’s other scores are good.
全部 (Quánbù): whole; total; all.
其中 (Qízhōng): among; in (which).
其他 (Qítā): other; …
Video Lesson: Bottoms up! Cheers!
Have you tried Chinese white liquor before? Maotai or Erguotou, which do you prefer?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: David, wǒmen hē shénme? B: … What would David most likely to say according to the dialogue? A. Lái yí gè gōngbǎo jīdīng. B. Wǒ …
Answer to Video Lesson: Bottoms up! Cheers!
Answers:
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Bottoms up! Cheers!” …
Interesting Chinese Slang to Use for Everything
So you are learning to speak Mandarin. That’s great! But can you speak with native Chinese people? The first step to doing so is to use a little slang or at least be able to understand when you hear it in conversation. Today’s slang word …
Answer to Interesting Chinese Slang to Use for Everything
Answer: B Here’s why: Anna: Wǒ yìdiǎn’r dōu bù xǐhuān wǒmen lǎobǎn! Anna: 我 一 点 儿 都 不 喜欢 我 们 老 板！ Anna: I don’t like our boss at all!
Jack: Wèishénme? Jack: 为 什 么？ Jack: Why?
Anna: Tā jīngcháng bǎ gōngzuò …
Take a Chill Pill! How to Set Others at Ease in Chinese
In English we have the saying, “Take a chill pill!” This can be slightly derogatory, but it also can encourage others to relax a bit when they are being too up-tight. In Chinese we have a phrase that very much relates to this meaning. It …