Answer to Video Lesson: Bon Voyage!
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1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: Bon Voyage!” …
Mandarin Essentials
Ready to Break a World Record? Do It With Rice!
In China, the most popular food you can find is definitely rice. We consume so much of it every year that it’s hard to keep up with the demand. This year, the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center has recognized Yuan Longping, a …
Learn How to Pay Out of Your Own Pocket in Chinese!
My favorite moments in the virtual classroom are when I see my students learn a new word and I can see the light-bulb go off in their heads. They become excited that they can use it in a sentence and in daily life immediately. This …
Answer to Learn How to Pay Out of Your Own Pocket in Chinese!
Answer: C The correct structure of “掏腰包 (tāo yāobāo)” should be: “Somebody+掏腰包 = 掏+somebody’s +腰包” So A and B are correct. Zhè gè lǐwù shì Mike tāo yāobāo fù de qián. 这 个 礼物 是 Mike 掏 腰包 付 的 钱。 Mike paid for the …
Answer to Ready to Break a World Record? Do It With Rice!
Answer: B
Answer analysis:
破坏 (pòhuài): to destroy.
打破 (dǎpò): to break .
创造 (chuàngzào): to create .
In this example, “打破 (dǎpò)” is the most appropriate word to match the sentence.
Further Reading
Olympic Lingo in Chinese The Hangzhou G20 summit: know “峰会 (fēnghuì)” …
Video Lesson: Greetings
Now that you are going to see a Chinese friend you haven’t seen for a while. How do you greet him besides saying Ni hao? How do you show your genuine warmness and respond your friend’s greetings?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Ellie, hǎo …
Answer to Video Lesson: Greetings
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1. A 2. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Greetings” …
Video Lesson: Delicious or Disgusting?
Lots of people love Chinese food. Maybe you do too. Oh, well…let’s look at some controversies first.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Annie, nǐ xǐhuan chī chòu dòufu ma? B: Wǒ bù xǐhuan chòu de dōngxi. What does Annie think about the stinky tofu? …
Answer to Video Lesson: Delicious or Disgusting?
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1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Delicious or Disgusting?” …
Learn Mandarin Chinese “抓瞎 (zhuāxiā)” For When You’re Thrown Off!
Often in my Mandarin Chinese classes, I like to challenge the students to use their Mandarin Chinese in creative ways while problem solving. We engage in friendly debates and I give them tricky riddles or show them confusing images and problems that encourage students to …
Answer to Learn Mandarin Chinese “抓瞎 (zhuāxiā)” For When You’re Thrown Off!
Answer: C Answer Analysis: 抓瞎 (zhuāxiā) is used for times when you feel puzzled and not prepared. It generally is used for times when things are not going your way, such as in answers A, B and D. Answer C is the correct answer because …
Video Lesson: What Do You Think of Sun Xiaomei?
How to start a conversation with a girl? Ask her the questions and let her do the talking: What do you think of that restaurant? What do you think of the new movie? What do you think of new iPhone? And finally, what do you …
Answer to Video Lesson: What Do You Think of Sun Xiaomei?
Answers:
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: What Do You Think of Sun Xiaomei?” …
Video Lesson: Seriously, Who Cares!
You may have seen people who are either carefree or holding an indifferent attitude to almost everything. In this lesson, we will learn two authentic expressions regarding such characteristics.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Lìli, nǐ yào mǎi zhèime duō yīfu, zhèi xiē yīfu …
Answer to Video Lesson: Seriously, Who Cares!
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1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: Seriously, Who Cares! ” …
View Point of China (I)
From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face the bleak prospect of “丢饭碗 (diū fàn wăn) losing one’s jobs” as a global “经济衰退 (jīng jì shuāituì) recession” starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through …
Ready for the Future? Learn About Face Recognition Technology “刷脸 (shuāliǎn)”
Have you heard about “刷脸 (shuāliǎn) Face Recognition” technology? It is beginning to become a popular and exciting development in China. Recently, during the celebration of National Day, a Kentucky Fried Chicken KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou Vientiane City utilized this new technology. Customers would go …
Answer to Ready for the Future? Learn About Face Recognition Technology “刷脸 (shuāliǎn)”
Answer: B 刷脸 (shuāliǎn): facial recognition.
刷牙 (shuāyá): brush teeth.
刷卡 (shuākǎ): punch the card.
Zǎoshang liù diǎn de shíhou, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng xǐliǎn shuāyá le. 早上 六 点 的 时候， 我 就 起床 洗脸 刷牙 了。 I got up and washed my face and …
Answer Key – Disagree? Join the Debate and Learn “唱反调 (chàng fǎndiào)”!
Answer: C
Answer Analysis:
Answer C, The USA and China signing a new trade agreement would mean that all parties involved are in agreement and no one takes an opposing viewpoint. Answers A, B and D all illustrate occasions where your words or behavior represent …
Wife, Tiger? What’s The Difference?
You never know what someone is going to say in Chinese class! I have a million fun memories of moments with my students. But one of my favorite moments was a few years ago when a student of mine, a man in his 30s, was …