Answers to mini test

1. Answer: A

大() is an adjective meaning big and its antonym is small which in Chinese is 小(xiǎo). So the correct answer for this test question is A. The choice 水(shuǐ) means water.

Examples:

Tāde yǎnjing hěn dà.
她的      眼睛     很   大。

Her eyes are big.

xiǎo

Tāde fángzi hěn xiǎo.
他的     房子   很    小。

His house is small.

shuǐ

Shuǐlǐ yǒu yú.
水里     有   鱼。

There are fish in the water.

2. Answer: B

上(shàng) and 下(xià) have the opposite meaning in the Chinese language . 上(shàng) is a verb meaning to “go to do something”. For example, 上班(shàngbān: go to work), 上课(shàngkè: go to class). 下(xià) means to “finish doing something”. For example, 下班(xiàbān: get off work), 下课(xiàkè: class is over). 王(wáng) means king and it’s also used as a Chinese last name.

Examples:

wáng

Wǒ xìng wáng.
我      姓      王。

My family name is Wang.

上课: shàng

Wǒ jīntiān bú shàngkè.
我     今天    不     上课。

I don’t have to go to class today..

下班xiàbān

Nǐ  jǐdiǎn xiàbān?
你   几点     下班?

What time do you finish work?

3. Answer: A

左(zuǒ) in the Chinese language means left and 右(yòu) is right. For example, 左手(zuóshǒu: left hand), 右手(yòushǒu: right hand), 左边(zuǒbiān: left side), and 右边(yòubiān: right side). 有(yǒu) is similar in meaning to “have.”

For example:

yǒu

Tā yǒu yíliàng chē.
他   一辆      车。

He has a car.

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yìběn shū.
桌子        上     一本    书。

There is a book on the desk.

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