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Mini-Test Answer: Yes

Jul. 8, 2011

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)

The right answer for this online Mandarin course is A.

     Nǐ xiǎng hē píjiǔ ma?
A: 你 想     喝 啤酒 吗?
     Would you like to drink some beer?

     Wǒ xiǎng hē yìdiǎnr.
B: 我    想    喝 一点儿。
    I would like to drink a little.

Grammar points in this online Chinese course: “一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) a little”

1. “一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) a little” is a phrase to indicate a small quantity of something.

For example:

Wǒ chīle yìdiǎnr mǐfàn.
我    吃了 一点儿  米饭。
I ate a little rice.

2. “一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) a little” is also used after adjectives to express that the degree is low.

For example: Kuài yìdiǎnr, wǒmen yào chídào le.
快     一点儿,我们     要    迟到   了。
A little faster! We will be late! 

 

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Hi
“Heavenly Stems” means “天干 (tiāngān)” and “Earthly Branches” means “地支 (dìzhī). “They are used to count time in ancient China. But now people seldom use them. You may just see them in some ancient books.

i will to come to china , how can i do for that?

what are the ‘Heavenly Stems’
‘Earthly Branches’??
I do often see these words and the related phrses.
What are they??

Hi
I think some basic Chinese is needed. Try to learn something that can help you in daily communication, such as greeting, ordering and so on. Maybe you can take some online Chinese lessons. If you are interested, just feel free to contact us.

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