Video Lesson: I Laughed So Hard That My Stomach Hurt.
Your Chinese friend was so funny that you couldn’t stop laughing after hearing his jokes.
1. A: Lái, Wáng Zǒng, gān le zhè yì bēi! B: Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ bù néng zài hē le!… What would she say? Please choose the …
Get The Number Right with This HSK 3 Quiz
A: 你家的 _____ 是多少? B: 83330007. A. 电话
B. 地址
C. 楼层
Answer to Get The Number Right with This HSK 3 Quiz
Answer: A Analysis: Nǐ jiā de diànhuà shì duōshǎo? A: 你 家 的 电话 是 多少? What’s your home phone number?
B: 83330007. 电话 (Diànhuà): telephone, phone.
地址 (Dìzhǐ): address.
楼层 (Lóucéng): storey, floor.
Run 100m in Under 10 Seconds? No problem! Learn “一口气 (Yìkǒuqì)”
The phrase “一口气 (yìkǒuqì)” is one I use a lot when I’m talking to friends and family about people I admire. Do you like to watch sports? Have you seen any athletes who can finish a competition in one go without stopping? Wanna know how …
Answer to Run 100m in Under 10 Seconds? No problem! Learn “一口气 (yìkǒuqì)”
Answer: A
The most common structure to use with this phrase is: Someone + 一口气 + verb (+ 了 + Obj.) Therefore, the correct location to insert the phrase “一口气” is in spot number 1. Tā yìkǒuqì chuī miè le làzhú. 他 一口气 吹 …
Order a Ride: How the Didi App Changed Travel in China!
There is one thing that almost all Mandarin Chinese language students here in China have in common: we don’t have our own personal cars. Owing a car in China and being licensed to drive is a complicated and expensive process.
Plus, the public transportation such …
Video Lesson: Are You OK?
You look upset, what happened to you? Is everything OK? Learn to express your concerns in Chinese.
1. A: Xiaomei, please pass me the tissue box. B: … What would Xiaomei probably say? Please choose the best answer. A. Nǐ zài …
Answer to Video Lesson: Are You OK?
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An Apple a Day Keeps The Doctor Away! Take This HSK 4 Quiz
Please put the sentences in the correct order: 1. 还可以治疗感冒
2. 经常吃苹果不但可以减肥
3. 你知道苹果对人有什么好处吗
A. 1-3-2 B. 3-1-2 C. 3-2-1 D. 1-2-3
…Answer to An Apple a Day Keeps The Doctor Away! Take This HSK 4 Quiz
Answer: C
Nǐ zhīdào píngguǒ duì rén yǒu shénme hǎochù ma? 3. 你 知道 苹果 对 人 有 什么 好处 吗? Do you know what the benefits of apples to people are?
Jīngcháng chī píngguǒ búdàn kěyǐ jiǎnféi, 2. 经常 吃 苹果 不但 可以 …
Answer Key – IB Exam in Chinese A (Standard Level):春 (Chūn) Spring
1. 根据问题需要写出两部分答案,切勿只回答一个部分的问题: 第一部分:不好。 第二部分:“偷偷地”写出了春草悄然而生的情景,给人不知不觉的感觉。“钻”形象地表现了春草冲破土层的劲,让人看到了小草顽强的生命力。这两个词运用拟人的修辞手法,赋予小草以人的情感,表现出可爱和趣味的特点,让人喜爱。如果用括号里的词做替换则失去了原本语言的生动和趣味性,让描述变得乏味和单调。(学生也可以根据这个答题思路开放性作答。)
2. 该问题的答案也由两个部分的内容组成: 第一部分:从触觉的角度来描写春风。 第二部分:写出了春风和煦、温暖、轻柔的特点。
3. 该问题的答案有三个需要回答的内容: 第一部分:“仿佛”表示“好像”、“似乎”的意思。 第二部分:“仿佛”是不能删掉的。 第三部分:这句话是从闻到花的甜味联想到果实累累,虚写了诱人的丰收美景图,是想象中的场景。如果删掉,就变成真实存在的画面,改变了作者原本想要表达的意思,不符合实际。(学生也可以根据这个答题思路开放性作答。)
…Take Your Chinese to the Next Step: Tips on Writing Chinese Characters
In a recent lesson, I shared with you some of my classroom tips for practicing your Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. In today’s lesson, I will do the same, but with another essential aspect of the Chinese language, the enriching act of writing Chinese characters. Usually, …
IB Exam in Chinese A (Standard Level):春 (Chūn) Spring
阅读朱自清的《春》选段,完成1-3题。
小草偷偷地从土里钻出来,嫩嫩的,绿绿的。园子里,田野里,瞧去,一大片一大片满是的。坐着,趟着,打两个滚,踢几脚球,赛几趟跑,捉几回迷藏。风轻悄悄的,草软绵绵的。 桃树、杏树、 梨树,你不让我,我不让你,都开满了花赶趟儿。红的像火,粉的像霞,白的像雪。花里带着甜味儿,闭了眼,树上仿佛已经满是桃儿、杏儿、梨儿!花下成千成百的蜜蜂嗡嗡地闹着,大小的蝴蝶飞来飞去。野花满地是:杂样儿,有名字的,没名字的,散在草丛里像眼睛,像星星,还眨呀眨的。 “吹面不寒杨柳风”,不错的,像母亲的手抚摸着你。 风里带来些新翻的泥土气息,混着青草味儿,还有各种花的香都在微微润湿的空气里酝酿。鸟儿将窠巢安在繁花嫩叶当中,高兴起来了,呼朋引伴地卖弄清脆的喉咙,唱出宛转的曲子,与轻风流水应和着。牛背上牧童的短笛,这时候也成天嘹亮地响。 1.将下列句子中加点的字换成括号中的字好不好?为什么? 小草偷偷地(慢慢地)从土里钻(长)出来。 答: 2.请阅读文中的画线句子,请回答作者是从哪个角度来描写春风的?写出了春风的什么特点? 答: 3.文章中写到“花里带着甜味儿;闭了眼,树上仿佛已经满是桃花、杏儿、梨儿”,这一句中的“仿佛”是什么意思?它能否删掉?为什么? 答:
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Fresh Out of The Oven! Take This Youth Chinese Test
1. Please choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
Zhèr de bāozi hěn hǎochī, nǐ yào chī _____ gè? A: 这儿 的 包子 很 好吃,你 要 吃 _____ 个?
Wǒ yào chī liù gè. B: 我 要 吃 6 个。
A. 什么 (Shénme)…
Answer to Fresh Out of The Oven! Take This Youth Chinese Test
Answer: B
Analysis: 什么 (Shénme): what.
几 (Jǐ): a few; several; some. (几个 jǐ gè how many?).
怎么 (Zěnme): how.
几点 (Jǐ diǎn): what time.
Zhèr de bāozi hěn hào chī, nǐ yào chī jǐ gè? A: 这儿 的 包子 很 好吃,你 要 吃 几 个? The steamed stuffed buns are delicious here. …
Video Lesson: Lantern Festival
Winter Solstice, New Year’s Day, Little Chinese New Year, Spring Festival… What’s next?
1. A: Amy, nǐ zài nǎr? B: Wǒ zài Sānlǐtún kàn huādēng! Nǐ lái ma? When did this conversation most likely occur? Please choose the best answer. A. …
Answer to Video Lesson: Lantern Festival
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Lantern Festival” …