Answer to the Exercise on Similar but Not the Same: “没错(méicuò)” and “不错(búcuò)”

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 …

Answer to the Exercise on When Is It A Good Time to Use “时候(shíhou)” and “时间(shíjiān)”?

Correct Answer: B

1. 时候(shíhou)

“时候(shíhou)” refers to a specific time when something takes place.

Example

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.

Example

The Right Sequence: “以后(yǐhòu)” and “然后(ránhòu)”

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)…

Answer to the Exercise on“以后(yǐhòu)” or “然后(ránhòu)”?

Correct Answer: B

Translation of the Dialogue:

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 …

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