Mandarin Essentials

Answer to How to express different levels of understanding: 理解 VS 了解

Answer: 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B

Answer analysis:

1.wǒ xué zhōngwén shì wèile gèng hǎo de liǎojiě zhōngguó wénhuà. 我学中文是为了更好的了解中国文化。 I study Chinese to better understand Chinese culture.

2.zhè jiàn shì shì wǒ zuò cuòle, xīwàng nǐ lǐ jiè yíxià. 这件事是我做错了,希望你理解 一下。 This is my fault, …

An “Interesting” Explanation of “有趣(yǒuqù)” and “有意思(yǒuyìsi)”

“有趣(yǒuqù)” and “有意思(yǒuyìsi)” both mean “funny” or “interesting” in English.

Are their usages exactly the same? Let’s find out today.

(1) When expressing something that arouses curiosity or affection: 有趣(yǒuqù) = 有意思(yǒuyìsi)
Examples:

zhège rén hěn yǒuqù/yǒuyìsi. 这个人很有趣/有意思。 This person is funny/interesting.

tā shuōhuà hěn …

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