Conversation: Lee: Ann, What do Chinese people eat during the Mid-autumn Festival? Ann: Moon cake.
Question: How to say “moon cake” in Chinese?
A. 汤圆 (tāngyuán) B. 月饼 (yuèbǐng) C. 粽子 (zòngzi)
Conversation:
Kàn, hǎo měi de yuèliang a! Girl:看， 好 美 的 月亮 啊！ Look, the moon is so beautiful!
Nǐ bǐ yuèliang ___ měi. Boy:你 比月亮 ___ 美。 You are even more beautiful than the moon.
Choose the correct one to …
The correct answer for this Chinese quiz is A: 更 (gèng).
Translation:
Kàn, hǎo měi de yuèliang a! Girl: 看，好 美 的 月亮 啊！ Look! The moon is so beautiful!
Nǐ bǐ yuèliang gèng měi. Boy: 你比 月亮 更 美。 You …
Jiějie de tóufa hěn ___. 姐姐的头发很长。 My sister’s hair is very long.
Choose the correct Chinese Pinyin to fill in the blank.
A. cháng B. zhǎng
The correct answer for this Chinese quiz is “A. cháng”.
Analysis:
“长” is a polyphone, which means it can be pronounced either as “cháng“ or “zhǎng.”
When “长” is pronounced as “cháng“, it is an adjective meaning “long.” For example: “长发 …
Daughter: I like the green skirt. Mom: The red one will be nicer on you. Why not try it on?
Where does the dialogue most likely take place?
A. 服装店 (fúzhuāng diàn) B. 水果店 (shuǐguǒ diàn) C. 超市 (chāoshì)
See …
The right answer is A: 服装店 (fúzhuāng diàn)
Obviously, the dialogue took place in a clothes shop, 服装店 (fúzhuāng diàn) means clothes shop; 水果店 (shuíguǒ diàn) means fruit store; 超市(chāoshì) means supermarket.
Examples:
Nǐ wǎng qián zǒu jiù shì fúzhuāng diàn. …
dǎ) To Hit
Example:
Zhè xiǎo gūniang dǎzì dǎ de hěn hǎo. 这 小 姑娘 打字 打 得 很 好。
The young girl types well. 打车 (dǎchē): v. to take a taxi
Example: Shíjiān láibùjí le, wǒmen dǎchē ba. Mike: 时间 来不及了，我们 …
Take a look at this surprising video to see the soccer stars of Arsenal attempting to speak Chinese. There are two important Chinese learning points in this online Chinese class.
Learning Point #1:
The famous soccer star Szczesny said:
Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ jiào Sīzésīní. 大 …
The right answer for this free online Chinese lesson is B: Just so-so.
Translation:
Nǐ juéde wǒ de xīn qúnzi zěnmeyàng? Wife: 你 觉得 我 的 新 裙 子 怎 么 样？ What do you think of my new dress?
Bù …
The right answer for this online Chinese class is B.
You now know that “Can I help you?” in Chinese is “我能帮你吗? (Wǒ néng bāng nǐ ma?).” In different contexts, people use different Chinese expressions and grammar. If you want to …
Can you guess who most likely said “我能帮你吗 (Wǒ néng bāng nǐ ma?)?” A. The little boy who broke the window. B. The man who saw another person in trouble. C. The old lady who found a 100 Yuan bill on …
A: Will you go on a date this weekend?
B: Of course, I will.
What are the Chinese characters for “go on a date?”
A. 约会 (yuēhuì) B. 会议 (huìyì) C. 外出 (wàichū)
The correct answer for this Chinese test is A: 约会 (yuēhuì)
Analysis:
A: “约会 (yuēhuì)” are the Mandarin characters for “go on a date.”
B: “会议 (huìyì)” are the Mandarin characters for “meeting.”
C: “外出 (wàichū)” are the Mandarin characters for …
Wǒ ___ le wǔ gè píngguǒ. 我 ___ 了 5 个 苹果 I bought 5 apples.
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
A. 买 (mǎi) B. 卖 (mài)
Wǒ mǎile wǔ gè píngguǒ. 我 买了 5 个 苹果。 I bought 5 apples.
Analysis: A. 买 (mǎi) means to buy.
B. 卖 (mài) means to sell.
“买 (mǎi)” and “卖 (mài)” are antonyms. They are a bit tricky to master, …
Key Learning Points (Preview):
K歌 (K gē): v. to sing karaoke
麦霸 (màibà): n. karaoke master
If you’ve been to China before, or just know a lot about modern Chinese culture, then you have probably heard of “K歌 (K gē)” or Karaoke TV, the most …
Watch a funny video here to see a little girl learning to speak Chinese.
In this video, the teacher said, “I like ice cream.” The little girl said: “我喜欢冰淇淋 (Wǒ xǐhuan bīngqílín).” “我喜欢……(Wǒ xǐhuan…)” is the Chinese sentence structure for “I like…”
Here are some …
The right answer is B: 王海涛 (Wáng Hǎitāo)
In many places in the world, a person’s surname follows their given name. For example, “约翰•威尔逊 (Yuēhàn Wēi’ěrxùn).” This is the translation for “John Wilson.” “Wilson” is the surname. But in Chinese, the …
