Answer to the exercise on “哥们儿(gēmenr)”- Bros Are Like Brothers
Correct Answer: C
Wáng Míng hé tā de gēmenr yìqǐ hējiǔ qù le. 王 明 和 他 的 哥们儿 一起 喝酒 去 了。 Wang Ming went out for drinks with his buddies. <<Back to “’哥们儿(gēmenr)’- Bros Are Like Brothers”
Correct Answer: C
Wáng Míng hé tā de gēmenr yìqǐ hējiǔ qù le. 王 明 和 他 的 哥们儿 一起 喝酒 去 了。 Wang Ming went out for drinks with his buddies. <<Back to “’哥们儿(gēmenr)’- Bros Are Like Brothers”
Correct Answer: B In the Chinese language “比(bǐ)” means “to compare.” People often need to make comparisons to explain that something is better, faster, stronger, and so on. So how can we do this in Chinese? Read on to learn some typical sentence structures used …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Bǐ qǐ Běijīng, tā ___ xǐhuan Shànghǎi. 比 起 北京,他 ___ 喜欢 上海。 Compared to Beijing, he likes Shanghai more. A. 最(zuì)
B. 更(ɡèng)
C. 还(hái)
D. 多(duō)
Correct Answer: C In the Chinese language, the two Chinese words “就(jiù)” and “才(cái)” have a lot of similarities when it comes to usage. For example, both “就(jiù)” and “才(cái)” can be used as adverbs and they can be placed before verbs to express a …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Lucy: Nǐ zěnme xiànzài ___ lái? Lucy:你 怎么 现在 ___ 来? Lucy: Why are you coming so late? Lǐ Míng: Duìbuqǐ, wǒ wǔdiǎn ___ chūmén le, kěshì lùshàng dǔchē. 李 明: 对不起, 我 5点 ___ …
Rose: Nǐmen xuéxiào zhēn dà! Yǒu ___ xuéshēng? Rose:你们 学校 真 大!有 ___ 学生? Rose: Your school is so big! How many students are there?
Wáng Jié: Wǔqiān duō gè. 王 杰:5000 多 个。 Wang
Correct Answer: A In the Chinese language, both “没(méi)” and “不(bù)” can be used as negative adverbs meaning “not” or “no.”
However, if they used in conjunction with the same word, “错(cuò) wrong,” as in “没错(méicuò)” and “不错(búcuò),” their actual meanings are quite different from …
Are you a Facebook user? If so, you must know of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook. However, you may not be aware that he is also a good Chinese speaker. His wife is American-born Chinese, so he has been learning Chinese for …
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Lǐ Lì: Nǐ dàizi lǐ shì shénme dōngxi? Shì xīn mǎi de màozi ma? 李 丽:你 袋子 里 是 什么 东西? 是 新 买 的 帽子 吗? Li Li: What is in your bag? Is …
Correct Answer: B Chinese people tend to put a lot of importance on numbers and they like to associate different numbers with various meanings. For example, Chinese people have come up with an interesting holiday associated with the day November 11th (11.11). This holiday is …
Correct Answer: B
“时候(shíhou)” refers to a specific time when something takes place.
Chīfàn de shíhou búyào shuōhuà. 吃饭 的 时候 不要 说话。 Don’t talk when you’re eating.
When asking “什么时候 (shénme shíhou),” the question is asking about a particular time.
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Lǐ Méi: Wǒ mínɡtiān yào qù Běijīng chūchāi. 李 梅:我 明 天 要 去 北京 出差。 Li Mei: I will go to Beijing on business tomorrow. Zhào Liàng: Nǐ yào qù duō chánɡ ___? Shénme …
Xiǎolóngxiā shì Zhōngguó de rénqì měishí. 小龙虾 是 中国 的 人气 美食。
What can we know from the above sentence? A. Crawfish is very popular in China. B. Crawfish can improve Chinese people’s breathing. C. Crawfish is unpopular with Chinese people. Not sure about the …
Please fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Nancy: Nǐ xiàbān ___zuò shénme? Nancy:你 下班 ___ 做 什么? Zhāng Míng: Wǒ xiān mǎicài, ___ zuò wǎnfàn. 张 明: 我 先 买菜,___ 做 晚饭。 A. 然后 (ránhòu); 以后 (yǐhòu)
B. 以后(yǐhòu); 然后(ránhòu)
C. 然后(ránhòu); 然后(ránhòu)…
Correct Answer: B
Zhè jiā diàn zhènɡzài dǎzhé, wǒmen qù táo diǎn hǎo dōnɡxi ba. 这 家 店 正在 打折,我们 去 淘 点 好 东西 吧。 This shop is having a discount. Let’s go buy something. <<Back to “Bargain Shopping with …
Correct Answer: B
Nancy: Nǐ xiàbān yǐhòu zuò shénme? Nancy:你 下班 以后 做 什么? Nancy: What will you do after you get off work? Zhānɡ Mínɡ: Wǒ xiān mǎicài, ránhòu zuò wǎnfàn. 张 明: 我 先 买菜, 然后 做 晚饭。 Zhang …