Today is the Children’s Day. Many countries in Asia celebrate this day.
“儿童节 (Értóng jié): Children’s Day”, is officially known as International Children’s Day. However, The holiday is officially called “六一国际儿童节 (Liùyī guójì értóng jié)”, which translates to “June 1 International Children’s Day” in Chinese. …
Answers:B
谁还不是个宝宝呢 (shuí hái bùshì gè háizi ne)” means I am a baby, used to describe young people who are not technically kids anymore want to be a baby and don’t want to grow up.So answers A and C is not correct.
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Answers: 1. B
A.
is for celebrating family reunions
B.
is to ward off evil spirits from younger family members
C.
is reckoned as a threat to “Nian” monster
D.
What do red envelopes, dumplings, and spring cleaning have in common? The Chinese New Year, of course! The new year follows the lunar calendar and is also called the Spring Festival. This year, 2020, it will be on January 25 so if you have the …
Answer: 1. A
According to the passage, From then on, people regarded the day when Shun memorialized Yao as the beginning of the year and the first day of the lunar calendar as “元旦 (Yuándàn)” So, the answer is A.
In ancient China, people called the first day of the calendar “元旦 (Yuándàn).” “元 (Yuán)” means “beginning” or “start” and “旦 (dàn)” means “day.” The character “旦 (Dàn)” is composed of “日 (rì)” and “一 (yī)”. “日 (Rì)” is the Chinese character for the sun …
Answer: 1. C
From the text, we can see that this tradition sprouted from the similarities in pronunciation of “苹 (píng)” in “苹果 (píngguǒ)” and “平 (píng)” in “平安 (píng’ān)”. Thus Chinese people see an apple as a symbol of safety and peace and …
1. A: Ellie, jīntiān shì Duānwǔjié. Kàn! Zhè shì shénme? A: Ellie，今天是端午节。看！这是什么？ B: …… B: …… What would she say? Please choose the best answer. A. Jiǎozi. A. 饺子 B. Zòngzi. B. 粽子 C. Yuánxiāo. C. 元宵
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Answers: 1. B 2. C
I. 白蛇传 (BáiShé Zhuàn) Legend of Lady White Snake
II. Xiǎo Xīn: Nǐ zhīdào qīxī jié de yóulái ma? 小新：你知道七夕节的由来吗？ Xiao Xin: Do you know the origin of the Double Seven Festival?
Xiǎo Hóng: Dāngrán le, qīxī jié yuán …
In the first part of this two-part article, we learned about the stories of “孟姜女哭长城 (Mèng Jiāng Nǚ Kū ChángChéng) Lady Meng Jiang’s Bitter Weeping” and “梁山伯与祝英台 (Liáng Shānbó Yǔ Zhù Yīngtái) The Butterfly Lovers.” While in today’s second half, we will go over the …
Answer: 1. C
Xiǎo Xīn: Míng ming, yìqǐ qù chī lán zhōu lāmiàn ba. 小新：明明， 一起去吃兰州拉面吧。 Xiao Xin: Ming, let’s go to eat Lanzhou noodles.
Míng ming: Bǐ qǐ lán zhōu lāmiàn, wǒ gèng xiǎng chī shā xiàn xiǎochī. 明明：比起兰州拉面，我更想吃沙县小吃。 Ming Ming: I would …
Here is the second part of the popular “Top 3 Chinese Street Foods You Have to Try” series that you all have been patiently waiting for. If you want to know more about Chinese street foods favorites, you are sure to find it below.
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Answer: 1. B
Xiǎo Hóng: Zhè tiáo kùzi tài guì la, wǒ zuìduō zhǐnéng chū yì bǎi yuán. 小红: 这条裤子太贵啦，我最多只能出100元。 Xiao Hong: This pair of trousers is too expensive. I can give you no more than 100 yuan.
Shòuhuòyuán: Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen jùjué huán jià. …
Bargaining is an art and may be very helpful in daily life. At least, it is so often used in most markets and back-street clothes shops. And when you want to bargain over the price with the salesman. “卖家 (mài jiā) The seller” usually use …
Answer: 1. C
兰州拉面 (Lán zhōu lāmiàn) Lanzhou Noodles
沙县小吃 (Shā xiàn xiǎochī) Shaxian Snack
津市牛肉粉 (Jīn shì niúròu fěn) Jinshi Beef Noodles
Xiǎo Míng: Jīntiān zhōngwǔ nǐ dǎsuàn chī shénme ya? 小明：今天中午你打算吃什么呀？ Xiao Ming: What are you going to eat at noon today?…
As you probably know, the Chinese are food-obsessed people. The topic of conversation often turns to food and most social and business events will take place over a banquet meal, or a simple late-night “大排档 (dàpáidàng) food stand.” But, did you know which kind of …
Answer: 1. A
生日快乐 (Shēngrì kuàilè) Happy Birthday
大吉大利 (Dàjídàlì) Good Fortune And Good Luck
岁岁平安 (Suì suì píng’ān) Peace All Year Round
Therefore, we can see that the correct answer is A.
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Answer: 1. A
Xiǎo Míng: Nǐ xǐhuan dǎ májiàng ma? 小明: 你喜欢打麻将吗？ Xiao Ming: Do you like playing Mahjong?
Xiǎo Hóng: Bù, wǒ zuìjìn gèng xǐhuan dǎ pūkè. 小红：不，我最近更喜欢打扑克。 Xiao Hong: No, I prefer to play poker in recent days.
Therefore, we can see …
You may know that “麻将 (májiàng) Mahjong” is the most common form of entertainment during Chinese Spring Festival, but do you know why the Chinese are so keen to play Mahjong instead of other leisure activities like poker?
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