Answer to Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!
Answers:
1. A 2.B 3.A 4.B 5. A <<Back to “Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!” …
How Are Mandarin Students Reacting to the WannaCry Virus in China?
Sometimes, the job of a Mandarin Chinese teacher in China is to help students deal with day-to-day obstacles in life. This week, many of my students are freaking out over the new computer virus called WannaCry that is affecting individuals and organizations around the world. …
What It Means If You Are the Blind Cat in A Chinese Idiom
It was a lovely summer’s day where I just couldn’t say inside.
The beautiful riverside park near my home was calling me. In an unexpected twist that caused the perfect day, I ran into some of my old students playing badminton on the courts.
There …
Answer to What It Means If You Are the Blind Cat in A Chinese Idiom
Answer: D The Chinese idiom “瞎猫碰上了死耗子 (Xiāmāo pèng shàng le sǐ hàozi)” means “blind luck.” So, the answer D is correct as a person winning unexpectedly is a kind of blind luck.
Learn more commonly used Chinese idioms:
Answer to How Are Mandarin Students Reacting to the WannaCry Virus in China?
Answer: C
Answer analysis:
The Chinese name given to the WannaCry virus is a literal translation of the function that its creators intended. 勒索 (lèsuǒ) means “blackmail” or “extort” and 病毒 (bìngdú) means “virus” and can be used for both digital viruses and also a …
Video Lesson: “Don’t Do It”! Warn Your Friends in Mandarin Chinese
When someone is doing something either annoying or dangerous, how do you stop him?
Exercise in the Video:
1. A: Jane, wǒmen qù zhèi ge fànguǎn chīfàn, hǎo ma? B: Bié qù zhèi ge fànguǎn chī. Bù hǎo chī. What does Jane mean? A. She …
Slow or Speedy? 龟速 (Guīsù) and 神速 (Shénsù)?
I’m writing about two simple and useful words in Mandarin Chinese that you can use on a daily basis to describe things that are fast or slow. These terms, “龟速 (guīsù) slow” and “神速 (shénsù) fast”, I learned when reading and discussing Children’s stories in …
Answer to Slow or Speedy? 龟速 (Guīsù) and 神速 (Shénsù)?
Answer: C
Answer Analysis:
龟速 (guīsù), literally meaning “turtle speed” is used as common, daily language in China. 龟速 (guīsù) is used impatiently to describe such events as slow service or Internet speeds creeping at a sluggish speed.
Video Lesson: Body Parts (Part II)
In today’s Mandarin Chinese lesson, Teacher Becky introduces the the parts of the face and gives useful examples of how these parts can be used in a sentence (and also how the Chinese traditionally find them attractive!). Let’s take a look:
Exercises in the Video:
… Learn 背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō) and It’s Fascinating Origin Story!
We all decided it would be really funny to prank our teacher for April Fool’s Day. We had painted Easter Eggs as an activity with some local children and they were sitting in the window of our classroom. We thought it would be hilarious to …
Answer to Learn 背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō) and It’s Fascinating Origin Story!
Correct Answer 1. C The term “背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō)” means “to take the blame for others” so the answer is C. <<Back to “Learn 背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō) and It’s Fascinating Origin Story!”…
Answer to Test Yourself for the HSK 3 with This Chinese Quiz!
Answer: B Tā yǒu liǎng gè ér’zi, dà ér’zi jīnnián shísuì, xiǎo ér’zi jīnnián sān suì. 他 有 两 个 儿子，大 儿子 今年 十岁，小 儿子 今年 三 岁 。 He has two sons, the oldest son is 10 years old this year. The youngest son …
Test Yourself for the HSK 3 with This Chinese Quiz!
Read the sentence below and answer the question.
Tā yǒu liǎng gè ér’zi, dà ér’zi jīnnián shí suì, xiǎo ér’zi jīnnián sān suì. 他 有 两 个 儿子，大 儿子 今年 十 岁，小 儿子 今年 三 岁 。
Question:
Which of the following has the correct …
Answer Key – HSK Test Guide and Preparation
Answer: B
Answer Analysis:
Test takers for HSK Level 3 will have to know 617 characters from Levels 1 and 2 (cumulative) and also learn 270 “new” characters for Level 3.
…Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot!
Hot? Cold? How do you feel?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Jill, do you want to have a cup of coffee? B: … What would Jill most likely to say? Please choose the best answer. A. Yeah, with ice! Wǒ bú rè. B. Yeah, …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot!
Answers:
1. C 2. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot! ” …
HSK Test Guide and Preparation
When my Mandarin Chinese students come to China and study in our program, they often think that the stressful, high-pressure days of test-taking are behind them. Not quite! Mandarin Chinese students have goals to set and reach just as junior high and high school students …
Learn the Perfect Chinese Song for Mother’s Day
妈妈我要亲亲你 (Māmā wǒ yào qīnqīn nǐ) Mom, I want to kiss you Mother’s day is coming and it is a day for many people to show their appreciation towards mothers. So how are you planning to celebrate Mother’s Day? How about learning this Chinese song!…