Just like with English, Mandarin has evolved a lot since the use of the internet. We have a lot of slang words whose meanings started as something and ended up as something entirely different because of the way it’s used in messaging and online. One …
Answer: C Analysis: A and B will make people feel very cute. So C is the correct answer.
If you want to evolve your spoken Chinese beyond baby talk, it is necessary to be able to improve how you express your thoughts. One way to do this is to use “因果关系 (yīnguǒ guānxì) cause and effect relation.” Let’s explore more commonly associated words …
Answer: A Analysis: “狼心狗肺 (Lángxīngǒufèi)” describes a kind of person who is lacking empathy or kindness as someone who has the heart of a wolf and the lung of a dog. Frank is obviously lacking in these qualities. So, the answer is A.
There are words that we use in Chinese mostly on dramas or TV shows because their meaning is pretty negative for daily life.
This Chinese idiom phrase is one of those that I have never actually used when talking to a person, but I hear …
Answer: B Analysis: 篮球 (Lánqiú): basketball (How to Say “play basketball” in Chinese?)
足球 (Zúqiú): soccer; football
羽毛球 (Yǔmáoqiú): badminton
Mom: Zhème wǎn le, nǐ qù nǎ lǐ le? Mom: 这么晚了，你去哪里了? Mom: It’s so late. Where did you go?
Jack: Wǒ hé tóngxué qù tī …
Mom: Zhème wǎn le, nǐ qù nǎ lǐ le? Mom: 这么晚了，你去哪里了?
Jack: Wǒ hé tóngxué qù tī ( ) le. Jack: 我和同学去踢( )了。
A. 篮球 (Lánqiú)
B. 足球 (Zúqiú)
C. 羽毛球 (Yǔmáoqiú)
Answer: A Analysis: “国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) National Day,” lasting for seven days, besides the Spring Festival, is the longest holiday of the year. During this holiday, people try to relax themselves and seek for entertainment, so this holiday week is also referred to as “黄金周 …
国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) n. National Day
黄金周 (Huángjīn zhōu) n. golden week 爬山 (Páshān) v. mountain hiking 阅兵仪式 (Yuèbīng yíshì) n. the military parade October first is “国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) National Day” in China, and commemorates the establishment of present-day China. …
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: The Traffic in Beijing Is Terrible!” …
Have you ever been shocked by the poor quality of something? Have you been frustrated by how people act? Do you want to know how to express your disappointment in Chinese?
1. A: Becky, wǒmen jīntiān wèishénme yào kāi zhèige huì? …
Answer: C Analysis: 电影 (Diànyǐng): movie; film
电视剧 (Diànshìjù): TV series; TV show
音乐 (Yīnyuè): music
Nǐ xǐhuān shénme lèixíng de yīnyuè? 你喜欢什么类型的音乐? What kind of music do you like?
Wǒ xǐhuān tīng lán diào, yě xǐhuān tīng juéshì. 我喜欢听蓝调，也喜欢听爵士。 I like listening to the …
A: Nǐ xǐhuān shénme lèixíng de ( )? A: 你喜欢什么类型的 ( )？
B: Wǒ xǐhuān tīng lán diào, yě xǐhuān tīng juéshì. B: 我喜欢听蓝调，也喜欢听爵士。
A. 电影 (Diànyǐng)
B. 电视剧 (Diànshìjù)
C. 音乐 (Yīnyuè)
Answer: C Analysis: “音乐发烧友 (Yīnyuè fāshāoyǒu)”
It means music fans who have intense enthusiasm and affection for music. From the sentences above, we can’t infer that Tom is necessarily a big appreciator of music. So the correct answer is C.
Do you have one of those friends who is just obsessed with something she likes? What about a friend who does nothing but talks about their favorite TV show?” In Chinese, we have a specific slang phrase for this type of manic love for something. …
Answer: A Analysis: Chōuyān búdàn duì zìjǐ shēntǐ yǒuhài, érqiě huì yǐngxiǎng tārén jiànkāng. 抽烟不但对自己身体有害，而且会影响他人健康。 Smoking is not only harmful to the individual but also affects the health of others.
Welcome to part I of commonly used word pairs. This is one of the best ways to improve your Chinese and help your speaking sound more native. Let’s look at various “递进关系 (dìjìn guānxì) progressive relationships” and “转折关系 (zhuǎnzhé guānxì) transition relationships” between words. These …
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: I Hear Thunder But Don’t See Any Rain! (Part II)” …
If you’re biking, you have to be sick of the wind. If you’re driving, you must hate that dense morning fog. If you’re flying, you must worry about lightning and thunder. Could we just have some nice weather for a change?
Answer: C Analysis: 吃月饼 (Chī yuèbǐng): eat mooncakes
赏月 (Shǎngyuè): admire the moon
吃饭 (Chīfàn): have a meal
(The origin of “中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival.”) Nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguórén rúhé qìngzhù zhōngqiūjié ma? 你知道中国人如何庆祝中秋节吗？ Do you know how Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Tāmen chángcháng zài …
