Video Lesson: What Time Is It? Part 2
Exercises in the Video: 1. A: We are going to be late for Lisa’s wedding! B: Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? B：现在几点？ A: Shí’èr diǎn líng wǔ. . A：十二点零五。 B:We are already five minutes late. Which of the followings is most likely to be true? Please choose …
Answer to Chinese Travel Guide for Golden Week, Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Answer: 1. C
Analysis:
Xiǎo Měi: Lì li, Guóqìngjié nǐ dǎsuàn qù gànshénme? 小美：丽丽，国庆节你打算去干什么？ Xiao Mei: Li Li, what are you going to do on the National Day?
Lì Li: Wǒ xiǎng dài wǒ bàmā chūqù lǚyóu! 丽丽：我想带我爸妈出去旅游！ Li Li: I want to take my …
Chinese Travel Guide for Golden Week, Don’t Leave Home Without It!
In China, there is usually a week-long National Day holiday that’s aptly called “黄金周 (Huángjīn Zhōu) Golden Week”. Most people choose to travel during this mini-break so a “travel guide” is necessary if you want to take this opportunity to visit some of the special …
Answer to A Popularly Used Chinese Internet Buzzword For ”Cool”
Answer: 1. A
Analysis:
Mike: Bob zhǐ yòng le bàntiān de shíjiān jiù bǎ zhègè yóuxì wán tōngguān le. Mike：Bob只用了半天的时间就把这个游戏玩通关了。 Mike: Bob only used half a day to go through all levels of the game.
Lucy: Wa! Tā zhēnshì gè yìnghé wán jiā. Lucy：哇！他真是个硬核玩家。 Lucy: …
A Popularly Used Chinese Internet Buzzword For ”Cool”
Have you ever seen a live performance, that was so magnificent and energetic, that it almost seemed like the floor itself was jumping? Musicians, athletes, and people who exhibit extraordinary traits are usually considered hardcore, cool and awesome. In an internet-centric world, it would only …
Hot News: A Trouble Maker in Grain – Nezha 哪吒 (Nézhā)
Jìnrì, Nézhā yǐjīng chuàngzào le chāoguò èr shí yì de guónèi piàofáng. 近日，哪吒已经创造了超过20亿的国内票房。 Recently, Nezha earned more than 2 billion yuan from movie-goers. Zhè bù diànyǐng yuánzì Zhōngguó de xiǎoshuō Fēngshényǎnyì, 这部电影源自中国的小说《封神演义》。 The film comes from the Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods. Wài …
How to Score a Job Teaching English in China
China is famous over the world for its culture, cooking, and fantastic sceneries. The number of travelers in China has been increasing drastically. Especially in recent years, more and more foreigners have come to China to study Chinese, see beautiful settings, and eat local delicacies. …
Answer to How to Score a Job Teaching English in China
Answer: 1. B
Analysis:
Xiǎo Wáng: Nǐ qù Zhōngguó lǚyóu ma? 小王：你去中国旅游吗？ Xiao Wang: Are you traveling to China?
Lì Li: Shì de, búguò bù wánquán shì. 丽丽：是的，不过不完全是。 Li Li: Yes, but not exactly.
Xiǎo Wáng: Shénme yìsi? 小王：什么意思？ Xiao Wang: What do you mean?…
Video Lesson: What Time Is It? Part I
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: When are you going to give the presentation? B: Jiǔ diǎn. I’m so nervous now. B：九点。 I’m so nervous now. A: Relax! You still have some time. Xiànzài shì bā diǎn sìshí fēn. . A：Relax! You still have some …
Answer To Want To Learn Chinese Mid-autumn Festival?
Answer: 1. B
Analysis:
Xiǎo Míng: Jīntiān shì gè hǎo rìzi. 小明：今天是个好日子。 Xiao Ming: Today is a great day.
Xiǎo Hóng: Ó? Jīntiān guò shénme jié? 小红：哦？今天过什么节？ Xiao Hong: Oh? What festival is it today?
Xiǎo Míng: Zhōng qiū jié. 小明：中秋节。 Xiao Ming: Mid-Autumn Festival.…
Want To Learn Chinese Mid-autumn Festival? Take This HSK Quiz
1. Read the dialogue and answer the question below.
Xiǎo Míng: Jīntiān shì gè hǎo rìzi. 小明：今天是个好日子。
Xiǎo Hóng: Ó? Jīntiān guò shénme jié? 小红：哦？今天过什么节？
Xiǎo Míng: Zhōng qiū jié. 小明：中秋节。
What does ‘中秋节 (Zhōng qiū jié)’ mean according to the dialogue?
A. New Year’s …
中文课堂分享：如何让青少年学生不依赖游戏高效地学习中文？
由于少儿这个教学对象的特殊性，现在大部分对外汉语教师上课会用游戏将课堂变得生动有趣，吸引学生注意力，让学生积极参与中文课堂学习。游戏确实是少儿课堂中引导孩子学习必不可少的一部分，但是过多的游戏带入课堂却并没有达到提高孩子中文水平的目标，反而让孩子课堂上更加依赖游戏，对没有游戏的中文课堂产生抵触情绪甚至开始厌恶中文学习。再加上孩子们对新鲜事物总是充满好奇心，一个游戏玩一段时间也会觉得枯燥无聊。在上过大量的少儿汉语课之后，我总结出以下一些科学高效的方法，让青少年学生不依赖多样化地游戏课堂，也能高效地学好中文。…
Answer to Easily Learn the Differences Among Carpet, Blanket, and Quilt In Chinese
Answers: 1. B 2. A 3. C
Analysis:
地毯 (Dìtǎn) means carpet.
被子 (Bèizi) means quilt.
毛毯 (Máotǎn) means blanket.
1. We can use context clues in the sentence such as “小孩子 (xiǎo háizi)”, which means “child” to learn that the child in the picture …
Easily Learn the Differences Among Carpet, Blanket, and Quilt In Chinese
I. Please look at the picture carefully, then choose the best option to fill in each blank.
Nàgè xiǎo háizi zài _____ lǐ tōu xiào. 1. 那个小孩子在 _____ 里偷笑。
Fángjiān lǐ de _____ xūyào qīnglǐle. 2. 房间里的 _____ 需要清理了。
Answer to Believe It or Not, These 4 Popular Homophones Are Often Mispronounced
Answer: 1. A
Analysis:
Tā nà shuāng zōngsè de yǎnjīng hěn mírén. 她那双棕色的眼睛很迷人 Her brown eyes are very charming.
There are various measure words that correlate with matching nouns in Chinese. In this sentence, the Chinese measure word is “双 (shuāng)”, being normally matched with …
Believe It or Not, These 4 Popular Homophones Are Often Mispronounced
Let’s face it. Some aspects of speaking an entirely new language can often be confusing. But Chinese language takes the meaning of “confusing” to a whole new level of challenge, especially as far as it’s homophones are concerned. Pinyin is used to distinguish among the …
Video Lesson: Can You Help Me?
Exercise in the video:
1. A: Jiějie, nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma? A：姐姐， 你能帮我吗？ B: Dāngrán, Becky. B：当然，Becky. Which of the followings is true? Please choose the best answer. A. Becky is asking for help from her sister. B. Becky will help her sister. C. …