Answer to Can You Match These Chinese Sentences.
Answers: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A
Analysis:
1. Zhè zhī māo hěn kěài. 这只猫很可爱。 The cat is very cute.
(What It Means If You Are the Blind Cat in a Chinese Idiom?) 2. Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ tiàowǔ ma? 你可以教我跳舞吗？ …
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Can You Match These Chinese Sentences?
Please match the Chinese sentences below with the corresponding pictures.
1. Zhè zhī māo hěn kěài. 1. 这只猫很可爱。 ( )
2. Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ tiàowǔ ma? 2. 你可以教我跳舞吗？ ( )
3. Wǒ xiǎngyào yì bēi kāfēi. 3. 我想要一杯咖啡。 ( )
4. Nǐ xǐhuān shāokǎo …
Answer to Beware of a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: the Ancient Lesson of “笑里藏刀 (Xiào Lǐ Cáng Dāo)”
Answer: C Analysis: After reading the article, you should know that “笑里藏刀 (Xiào lǐ cáng dāo)” means to hide a dagger in a smile — with the murderous intent behind one’s smile.
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Beware of a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: the Ancient Lesson of “笑里藏刀 (Xiào Lǐ Cáng Dāo)”
When I first decided to learn Mandarin Chinese, it was mostly because of China’s rising economy and all the business opportunities between China and western countries. However, once I began the language learning process, I became much more interested in Chinese culture and history…
Answer to Chinese Grammar Hack: The Many Uses And Rules of “了 (Le)” (Part I)
Answer: A Analysis: A: tā xiǎngniàn tā de dàxué shēnghuó. 她想念她的大学生活。 (the correct expression) She missed her college life.
B: Tā qù le dòngwùyuán. 他去了动物园。 He went to the zoo.
C: Tā mǎi le yì tiáo wéijīn. 她买了一条围巾。 She bought a scarf.
In the first …
Chinese Grammar Hack: The Many Uses And Rules of “了 (Le)” (Part I)
Chinese grammar is famously simple. However, some grammatical aspects are still difficult for my Mandarin Chinese students. In this lesson, I will help you understand one of these tricky aspects that you are likely to see on tests such as the HSK. What’s so …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Have Been to Maldives Twice!
Answers:
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A <<Back to Video Lesson: “I Have Been to the Maldives Twice” …
Video Lesson: I Have Been to Maldives Twice!
I’ve been to Shanghai twice. I want to go there one more time. I saw Magic Mike once. I don’t want to watch it again. We discussed it 3 times. And we still need to discuss it two more times. Learn a special measure word …
Answer to Mandarin Chinese Conversation: Arrange These Sentences into the Correct Order
Answer: D Analysis: 3. Níhǎo, qǐngwèn xūyào shénme? 3. 你好, 请问需要什么? 3. Hello, what can I do for you?
2. Wǒ yào yífèn hàn bǎo hé yì bēi kělè. 2. 我要一份汉堡和一杯可乐. 2. I want a hamburger and a glass of coke.
4. Zài zhé’r chī, …
Mandarin Chinese Conversation: Arrange These Sentences into the Correct Order
Please use the following sentences to form a complete conversation with the correct order of sequence:
1. Zài zhèlǐ chī. 1. 在这里吃.
2. Wǒ yào yífèn hàn bǎo hé yì bēi kělè. 2. 我要一份汉堡和一杯可乐.
3. Níhǎo, qǐngwèn xūyào shénme? 3. 你好, 请问需要什么?
4. Zài zhé’r …
Video Lesson: The Bride’s Beautiful, Isn’t She? (Part II)
The bride’s beautiful, isn’t she? Pretty cool, isn’t it? Let’s learn how to use “吧 (ba)” to indicate suppositions.
Exercises in the Video:
1. Ellie: Amy, is this you in the picture? Amy: Yes, it was taken while I was sky diving last summer. Hěn …
Answer to Commonly Used Chinese Word Pairs Part II
Answer: C Analysis: Hěnduō rén yìbiān zǒulù, yìbiān wán shǒujī. 很多人一边走路，一边玩手机。 Many people play with their cell phones while walking.
Are You Super Cute, Even in Chinese?
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 to Are You Super Cute, Even in Chinese?
Answer: C Analysis: A and B will make people feel very cute. So C is the correct answer.
Commonly Used Chinese Word Pairs Part II
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 to Do You Have the Heart of a Wolf? Learn This Chinese Idiom
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.
Do You Have the Heart of a Wolf? Learn This Chinese Idiom
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 to Hobby Conversation Quiz of the Day
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 …
Hobby Conversation Quiz of the Day
1. Choose the best answer and fill the blank in the sentence.
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)