Anna: Zhēn ___ , wǒ chídào le. Anna: 真 ____，我 迟 到 了。 Bob: Méiguānxi, biǎoyǎn háiyǒu sān fēnzhōng cái kāishǐ. Bob: 没 关 系，表 演 还 有 三 分 钟 才 开 始。 …
Answer: B Analysis: Anna: Zhēn bàoqiàn, wǒ chídào le. Anna: 真 抱 歉，我 迟到 了。 Anna: I am so sorry for being late.
Bob: Méiguānxi, biǎoyǎn háiyǒu sān fēnzhōng cái kāishǐ. Bob: 没 关 系，表 演 还 有 三 分 钟 才 开 始。 Bob: …
Are you kidding? Get out of here! No way! A lesson to express doubt or shock in Chinese.
1. A: Chē zěnme hái bù lái? How about we walk back home, Wang Li? B: Shénme? Nǐ kāi wánxiào ba? Tài yuǎn …
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: Are You Kidding? ” …
When talking about how things look, we can use terms such as ”辣眼睛 (làyǎnjīng)”, or “spicy eyes” to describe something awful or we can use a term to rate how good-looking someone or something is using “颜值 (yánzhí)” which is much different from commenting …
Answer: A Analysis: Tā de yánzhí nàme gāo, yídìng yǒu hěnduō rén zhuīqiú. 他 的 颜 值 那 么 高 ，一定 有 很 多 人 追 求。 He is so handsome that there must be a lot of people courting him.
There are some words you hear over and over again once you begin living in China. As a student of Mandarin Chinese, the words may not be so familiar to us as we learn from textbooks and study for our Chinese exams. However, some words …
Answer: B Analysis: Here is the dialogue with the English translation added: Kathy: Wǒ xiǎng xiàng nǐ dǎtīng yíxià Lily de xiāoxī, qǐngwèn nǐ zhīdào tā xiànzài zhù nǎ’r ma? Kathy: 我 想 向 你 打 听 一 下 Lily 的 消 息，请 问 你 …
Xiànzài shì sān diǎn yī ______ , shíjiān hái zǎo. 现 在 是 三 点 一 ______ ，时间 还 早。 A. 刻 (Kè)
B. 时 (Shí)
C. 秒 (Miǎo)
Answer: A Analysis: Xiànzài shì sān diǎn yí kè , shíjiān hái zǎo. 现 在 是 三 点 一 刻， 时间 还 早。 It is three o’clock now. It is still early.
刻 (Kè): carve, engrave; quarter hour.
时 (Shí): time, hour.
秒 (Miǎo): a …
Learning Mandarin Chinese is different from learning other languages such as Italian or French. It is nearly impossible to self-study Mandarin Chinese or learn through books and audio/video resources alone. To effectively learn Mandarin Chinese, you need to immerse yourself into a learning process with …
Do you work really hard for the money you earn? In the West, we have different levels of jobs. We separate them by words like “蓝领 (lánlǐng) blue-collar” and “白领 (báilǐng) white-collar” jobs. In China, there are different types of jobs as well, some harder …
Answer: B
Analysis: Julia: Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo bà mā ná sān wàn kuài mǎi gè xiāngnài’r bāobāo. Julia: 我 想 找 爸 妈 拿 三 万 块 买 个 香 奈儿 包 包。 Julia: I want to get 30,000 Yuan from parents for purchasing a …
This movie is pretty good! The weather is pretty nice! He is pretty humorous! That jacket is pretty cool! See what we are getting at?
1. A: Judy, nĭ de zhōumò zĕnmeyàng? B: Tĭng búcuò de. I watched the Euro Cup. …
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: I’m Doing Pretty Good!” …
Chú le shùxué, wǒ dìdi de ______ chéngjì dōu búcuò. 除 了 数 学，我 弟弟 的 ______ 成 绩 都 不 错。 A. 全部 (Quánbù)
C. 其他 (Qítā)
Answer: C
Chú le shùxué, wǒ dìdi de qítā chéngjì dōu búcuò. 除 了 数 学，我 弟弟 的 其他 成绩 都 不 错。 Except mathematics, my brother’s other scores are good.
全部 (Quánbù): whole; total; all.
其中 (Qízhōng): among; in (which).
其他 (Qítā): other; …
Have you tried Chinese white liquor before? Maotai or Erguotou, which do you prefer?
1. A: David, wǒmen hē shénme? B: … What would David most likely to say according to the dialogue? A. Lái yí gè gōngbǎo jīdīng. B. Wǒ …
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Bottoms up! Cheers!” …
