Answer: B
In the HSK quiz, we need to know the meaning of “不大不小 (bú dà bù xiǎo)” to be able to choose the correct answer: 不大不小 (bú dà bù xiǎo): neither too big nor too little; moderate size.
Jason yōngyǒu yì jiān …
A: Nǐ yǒu shénme kuàisù _____ kǒuyǔ shuǐpíng de hǎo bànfǎ ma? A：你 有 什么 快速 _____ 口语 水平 的 好 办法 吗？ B: Zhǐyào nǐ jiānchí měitiān hé Zhōngguórén liáotiān, nǐ jiù yídìng …
Answer: A Analysis: 提高 (tígāo): v. increase; improve; raising.
改变 (gǎibiàn): v. change.
提倡 (tíchàng): v. advocate.
“提高 (tígāo)+ 水平 (shuǐpíng)” is a common fixed grammatical structure in Chinese. A is the correct answer. A: Nǐ yǒu shénme kuàisù tígāo kǒuyǔ shuǐpíng de hǎo bànfǎ …
Rose and Jenny are talking about Jack, the new staff member, in the lounge. Rose: Nǐ juéde Jack zěnmeyàng? Rose: 你 觉得 Jack 怎么样？ Rose: What do you think of Jack?
Jenny: Jack shì gè réncái, jīnglǐ hěn shǎngshí tā! Jenny: Jack …
Answer: D
人才(réncái) : talented person
Jack shì gè réncái, jīnglǐ hěn shǎngshí tā! Jack 是 个 人才，经理 很 赏识 他！ Jack is a talented person, and the manager thinks highly of him.
Tāmen gōngsī xiànzài xūyào hěnduō guǎnlǐ réncái. 他们 公司 …
Answer: C 请客 (Qǐngkè): to entertain guests.
敬酒 (Jìng jiǔ): to propose a toast.
发红包 (Fā hóngbāo): to give red envelopes (with cash inside).
These three activities above are good for building relationships with Chinese people. However, be careful! Never give clocks to Chinese people …
Although some of my Mandarin Chinese students sign up for Chinese classes to impress their in-laws, enrich their cultural knowledge or just to exercise their brains, the vast majority of my students become interested in Mandarin Chinese due to its business and career applications. There …
1. 丽丽是一个很票亮的女孩。 2. 在一次白助餐晚会上，我吃了好多美味的实物。 3. 杰克母次学习都想偷懒。
…Answers:
票 (piào): ticket.
漂 (piào): fail; end in failure.
漂亮 (piàoliang): smart; beautiful.
“票 (piào)” and “漂 (piào)” are homophones having the same spelling but different meanings and origins. Lìli shì yí gè hěn piàoliang de nǚhái. 丽丽是 一 个 很 漂亮 …
Wǒ bú dà xǐhuān zài yóuyǒngchí yóuyǒng, zhǐ ______ qù yí cì. 1. 我 不 大 喜欢 在 游泳池 游泳， 只 ______ 去 一 次。 A. 偶然 (ǒurán)
B. 偶尔 (ǒu’ěr)
C. 偶遇 (ǒuyù)
Answer: B
“偶然 (ǒurán)” often takes the place of “It just happened that …” in English.
Tā ǒurán fāxiàn le zhè fú huà. 他 偶然 发现 了 这 幅 画。 He discovered the painting …
_____ shēngbìng, tā wǎn lái le shí jǐ tiān. 1. _____ 生病， 她 晚 来 了 十 几 天。 A. 对于 (Duìyú)
B. 由于 (Yóuyú)
C. 至于 (Zhìyú)
D. 关于 (Guānyú)
HSK Test General Chinese (Beginner Level) General Chinese (Intermediate Level) General …
Answer: B
a. 对于 (Duìyú) = to; for; about; with regard to; towards.
对于 (Duìyú) usually emphasizes the thing that is being pointed to. 对于 (Duìyú) is a preposition. It looks towards the object referred to, and usually the person or object referred …
Answer: A
a. 下 (Xià) is the “趋向补语 (qūxiàng bǔyǔ) directional complement” here.
Subject + Verb + Directional Complement + Object. 他 (Tā) + 放 (fàng) + 下 (xià) + 电话 (diànhuà)。 b. 住 (Zhù) = to live. In Chinese, 放 (fàng) + …
Tā fàng ____diànhuà, ná qǐ tíbāo jiù chūqù le. 1. 他 放 ____ 电话，拿 起 提包 就 出去 了。 A. 下 (xià)
B. 住 (zhù)
C. 了 (le)
D. 在 (zài)
Answer: B Tā yǒu liǎng gè ér’zi, dà ér’zi jīnnián shísuì, xiǎo ér’zi jīnnián sān suì. 他 有 两 个 儿子，大 儿子 今年 十岁，小 儿子 今年 三 岁 。 He has two sons, the oldest son is 10 years old this year. The youngest son …
Tā yǒu liǎng gè ér’zi, dà ér’zi jīnnián shí suì, xiǎo ér’zi jīnnián sān suì. 他 有 两 个 儿子，大 儿子 今年 十 岁，小 儿子 今年 三 岁 。
Which of the following has the correct …
Test takers for HSK Level 3 will have to know 617 characters from Levels 1 and 2 (cumulative) and also learn 270 “new” characters for Level 3.
…When my Mandarin Chinese students come to China and study in our program, they often think that the stressful, high-pressure days of test-taking are behind them. Not quite! Mandarin Chinese students have goals to set and reach just as junior high and high school students …
Answer: B Tā jiào Lǐ Níng，suǒyǐ “lǐ” shì tā de _____. 他 叫 李 宁， 所以 “李” 是 他 的 ______. His name is Li Ning, so “Li” is his ______. A. 名 (míng) first name
B. 姓 (xìng) last name
C. 家 (jiā) family…
