Mandarin Essentials
Answers to the Online Chinese Exercises on the Difference between “短(duǎn)” and “矮(ǎi)”
Answer: B
In this Chinese test, it is easy for us to get rid of answer C. 好(hǎo). In Annie’s response, there is a disjunctive conjunction “但是(dànshì),” which means “but.” Annie said the holiday was very good, then she added, “但是(dànshì)……” which means there would …
What’s the Difference between “短(duǎn)” and “矮(ǎi)?”
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Annie, nĭ de jiàqī zěnmeyànɡ? Joe：Annie, 你 的 假期 怎么样？ Annie, how was your holiday?
Hěn hǎo, dànshì tài___le. Annie：很 好， 但是 太___了。 Very good, but it was too short.
A. 矮(ǎi)
B. 短(duǎn)
C. 好(hǎo)…
6 is More Than a Number in the Eyes of Chinese People (Lucky Number, PartⅠ)
One of my friends, Xiao Li is getting married soon in October. We are going to give her a “红包(hóngbāo)” as a wedding gift. In China, it is a tradition to give people who are getting married a “红包(hóngbāo)” as a kind of celebration and …
Have you ever “吃” (eat) pains? (Advanced)
Let’s look at a little story first:
Shùxué kǎoshì kuài dào le, Lily fēicháng dānxīn, 数学 考试 快 到 了, Lily 非常 担心，
The math exam is coming, and Lily is very worried about it.
yīnwèi tā píngshí xuéxí shùxué jiù hěn chīlì. 因为 她 …
How to use measure words in Chinese?
Fill in the blank with the proper measure words in Chinese.
Yí ( ) píngguǒ 1. 一（ ）苹果 an apple
Liǎng ( ) láohǔ 2. 两（ ）老虎 two tigers
Yì ( ) zhuōzi 3. 一（ ）桌子 a table
Sān ( ) miànbāo 4. 三（ ）面包 …
Answers on HSK level practice about the usage of Chinese measure words
1. Answer: C
“个(gè)” is a measure word in Chinese used before a noun which does not have a fixed measure word of its own. Usually, the noun can be people, time, fruit, or containers. For example, 三个星期(sāngè xīngqī), three weeks; 四个小时(sìgè xiǎoshí), four hours; …
Answers to the Online Chinese Exercises on the Usage of “上(shàng)” and “下(xià)
Answer:
A
“上(shàng)” and “下(xià)” are two basic words in the Chinese language. They are a pair of antonyms. Paired with different words, they can assume different meanings. Let me start by introducing four common usages of these words. First, they can be used to …
Up and down, not always to be taken literally. (Elementary)
Fill in the blanks with the proper Chinese words.
Alice, míngtiān bú __ bān, wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba? Emma: Alice, 明天 不___ 班， 我们 去 看 电影 吧？ Alice, we don’t have work tomorrow, let’s go to watch a movie.
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ míngtiān …
Love Her, Call Her “女神 (nǚshén) Goddess!” (Elementary)
Recently, the variety show called The Happy Camp in China launched several episodes of the program centering on the topic “Who is your ‘女神(nǚshén)’?”.
They invited many famous female stars to the show.
One of them was Maggie Q, who plays the lead female role …
How does someone use cause-and-effect conjunctives in Chinese?
Fill in the following blanks with the proper Chinese conjunctives.
Lǐ Míng: Zhāng Lì, nǐ zuìjìn jiàn Hán Méi méiyǒu? 李 明 ：张 丽，你 最近 见 韩 梅 没有？
Li Ming: Zhang Li, have you seen Han Mei recently?
Zhāng Lì: Méiyǒuā, tā qǐngjià le, …
Are you a “Cat” (even if you are not)? (Elementary)
Chinese Zodiac is called 生肖(shēngxiāo). 生(shēng) means birth and 肖(xiāo) means resemblance. There are twelve animals in 生肖(shēngxiāo). Yet where did this idea come from? A convincing theory maintains that using animals to symbolize years started with the totems used by minorities in ancient China. …
Measure words for Chinese currency
Complete the following conversation with proper Chinese measure words.
Gùkè: Lǎobǎn, píngguǒ duōshǎoqián yìjīn? 顾客：老板， 苹果 多少钱 一斤？ Customer: Boss, how much does 500-grams apples cost?
Láobǎn: Sì ____ qī _____ yìjīn. 老板： 四____ 七 _____ 一斤。 Boss: Four kuai, seven jiao per 500 grams.…
Be Careful When Using “eggs” in Mandarin (Elementary)
Let’s look at a dialogue first.(After taking a math exam, Lily and Wang Xiaohong are walking home together.)
Lily: I stink at math. I’m afraid I didn’t pass the exam.
Li Lei: Don’t worry. Doing your best is what matters. Also, I’m sure you will …