Answer to Video Lesson: If You Love Me, Marry Me!
Answers:
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: If You Love Me, Marry Me! …
Mandarin Essentials
Video Lesson: If You Love Me, Marry Me!
How to use if clause?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Alice, wǒ xiǎnɡ mǎi nà jiàn yīfu, tài piàolianɡ le. B: Shì a, hěn piàolianɡ, rúɡuǒ bú tài ɡuì, jiù mǎi ba! Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please …
Answer to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is with “耍嘴皮子 (shuǎzuǐpízi)”
Answer: B
Analysis:
Li Hua: Nǐ bié zài yì páng shuǎzuǐpízi le, kuài diǎn guòlái bāngmáng ba! 李华：你別在一旁耍嘴皮子了，快点过来帮忙吧！ Li Hua: You don’t just talk on the side. Hurry to come here and help!
Zhang Li: Hǎo ba, wǒ mǎshàng lái! 张丽：好吧，我马上来！ Zhang Li: OK, I’ll …
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is with “耍嘴皮子 (shuǎzuǐpízi)”
In daily conversation, you will hear common phrases that are meant to describe a situation or person but the meaning can easily get lost in the literal translation if you have never heard it before. So today I’ll introduce you to “耍嘴皮子 (shuǎzuǐpízi).” Essentially, it …
Answer to Video Lesson: I’ve Made My Plans for the Weekend!
Answers:
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: I’ve Made My Plans for the Weekend! …
Video Lesson: I’ve Made My Plans for the Weekend!
How to indicate the result of an action?
Exercises in the Video: 1. A: Lǐ Lán, nǐ zài kàn shénme ne? B: Les Miserables. Tài cháng le, wǒ zhōngyú kàn wán le. Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please choose …
Answer to Can’t Decide Where You Want to Go? You Need This Word Pair to Explain It!
Answer： 1. A
Analyis:
Wǒ dǎsuàn qù lǚyóu, yào me qù xīnjiāng , yào me qù yúnnán. 我打算去旅游，要么去新疆，要么去云南。 I’m going to travel, either to Xinjiang or to Yunnan.
“要么 (Yàome) …… 要么 (yàome) ……（either…… or) “ represents selection relationship. “有时 (Yǒushí) ……有时 (yǒushí) ……(sometimes)” are …
Can’t Decide Where You Want to Go? You Need This Word Pair to Explain It!
1. Please choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
Wǒ dǎ suàn qù lǚyóu, ______ qù xīnjiāng, ______ qù yúnnán. 我打算去旅游， ______ 去新疆， ______ 去云南。
A. 要么 (Yàome) …… 要么 (yàome) ……
B. 有时 (Yǒushí) ……有时 (yǒushí) ……
C. 一边 (Yìbiān) …… 一边 …
Answer to For Personal Or Business Purpose: Learn Important Mandarin Chinese Financial Phrases
Answer: A
Answer Analysis:
Lǐ Míng: Xiǎo jūn zěnme la? Tā hǎoxiàng hěn bù kāixīn. 李明：小军怎么啦？ 他好像很不开心。 Li Ming: What happened to Xiao Jun? He seems very unhappy.
Wáng Qīng: Tā zuìjìn mǎi de yì zhī gǔpiào diē le hěnduō. 王青: 他最近买的一只股票跌了很多。 Wang Qing: The …
For Personal Or Business Purpose: Learn Important Mandarin Chinese Financial Phrases
One of the most useful and motivating topics for my Mandarin Chinese students is to talk about important life lessons using Chinese expressions and vocabulary.
So, what life lessons do we talk about?
Popular topics are: renting or buying a home, applying for visas and …
Answer to One of These Characters Could Be Your Soul Mate (Part II)
Answer: 1. A
Analysis:
Lì Lì: Nǐ shǔ shénme shēngxiào? 丽丽: 你属什么 生肖? LiLi: What’s your zodiac?
Xiǎo Hóng: Wǒ shǔ zhū, nǐ ne? 小红: 我属猪，你呢？ Xiao Hong: My zodiac is the pig. How about you?
Lì Lì: Wǒ bǐ nǐ dà, wǒ shǔ gǒu. …
One of These Characters Could Be Your Soul Mate (Part II)
(The picture source: www.photophoto.cn） Here is the second part of the popular ”十二生肖 (shí’èrshēngxiào): Chinese Zodiac” series that you all have been patiently waiting for. If your animal wasn’t included in the last installment, you are sure to find it below. In the last zodiac …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Go to Shanghai Every Two Months!
Answers:
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: I Go to Shanghai Every Two Months! …
Video Lesson: I Go to Shanghai Every Two Months!
Do you know how to express frequency in Mandarin Chinese?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Jenny, nǐ zuìjìn shòu le! B: Wǒ zài jiǎnféi, měi gè xīngqī qù sān cì jiànshēnfáng. Which of the following statements is true according to the dialogue? Please choose …
Answer to The Uses And Rules of the Mandarin Chinese Word “了 (Le)” (Part II)
Answer: 1. C
Answer Analysis:
A: Qiūtiān dào le, yèzǐ dōu luò le. 秋天到了，叶子都落了。 Autumn has arrived, the leaves have fallen.
B: Tiān kuài hēi le, wǒ yě gāi huíjiā le. 天快黑了，我也该回家了。 It’s getting dark. I’d better go home.
C: Gōngsī juédìng pài tā qù …
The Uses And Rules of the Mandarin Chinese Word “了 (Le)” (Part II)
In a previous article, I introduced some common usages and grammar rules of “了 (Le).” And in today’s lesson, Part II, I will introduce three more rules and fixed phrases about it.
There are additional rules to follow when using “了 (le):”
(a) “了
… Answer to Video Lesson: I Bought an IPhone, And Also Bought an IPad Mini!
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1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C <<Back to Video Lesson: I Bought an IPhone, And Also Bought an IPad Mini! …
Video Lesson: I Bought an IPhone, And Also Bought an IPad Mini!
In English, we usually put “too” or “as well” at the end of the sentence. However, in Chinese “还 (hái)” is never put at the end of a sentence, but is put before the intended statement.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Zhào Gāng, nǐ …
Answer to Take a Halloween Seasonal Mandarin Chinese Quiz
Answer: 1. A Analysis:
Xiǎo Hóng: Míngtiān shì wànshèngjié, wǒmen yìqǐ qù shōují tángguǒ ba. 小红: 明天是万圣节，我们一起去收集糖果吧。 Xiao Hong: Tomorrow is Halloween, let’s go to collect some candy.
Xiǎo Míng: Hǎo de, xīwàng jīnnián shōují de tángguǒ bǐ qùnián duō. 小明: 好的，希望今年收集的糖果比去年多。 Xiao ming: I …
Take a Halloween Seasonal Mandarin Chinese Quiz
1. Read the dialogue below and choose the best answer to fill in the blank. Xiǎo Hóng: Míngtiān shì wànshèngjié, wǒmen yìqǐ qù shōují tángguǒ ba. 小红: 明天是万圣节，我们一起去收集糖果吧。
Xiǎo Míng: Hǎo de, xīwàng jīnnián de tángguǒ bǐ qùnián ______. 小明: 好的，希望今年的糖果比去年_____。
A. 多 (Duō)
B. …