What's the measure word for vehicles?
What's the measure word for a building?
栋 (一栋楼)
Please pronounce 出租汽车
Please pronounce "适应“。
Which of the following sentences are correct?
1. 我大一。 2. 我是大一年级。
3. 我是一年级的学生。
Both 1 and 3 are correct
When talking about a student’s year in school, you can say 一年级 or 大一, but you cannot say 大一年级. 一年级 means “first grade/year,” while 大一 means “the first year of college.” 大一, 大二, 大三, 大四 are used for college students, while 一年级, 二年级, 三年级, 四年级 can be used more generally for students at different levels of education.
How do you say "more than two hours" in Chinese?
学校餐厅的菜不好吃,也不难吃。
According to the statement above, he thinks the food at the school dining hall is ______.
他觉得学校餐厅的菜________。
1.特别好 2.一般 3. 不怎么样 4.不好吃
Please rewrite this sentence using the vocabulary “比较”.
住在西校园比住在东校园方便。
住在西校园比较方便。
Is this sentence correct? Why?
我常常帮忙他练习中文。
S1 帮S2. + (do something)
S1 给S2 帮忙 (do something)
S1帮S2的忙
Which of the following phrases is correct?
1.两个年
2.两个天
3.两个星期
Some common time units in Chinese, such as 年 (year), 天 (day), and 分钟 (fēnzhōng, minute), already function as measure words, so they do not need an additional measure word like 个.
Is this sentence correct? Why?
我今天考试的时候一般紧张。
一般 (Adj.) = ordinary, average, just so-so;used by itself to give an overall evaluation. Topic/S+(很/非常)一般。这家餐馆的菜很一般。
一般 (Adv.) = generally, usually; describes a usual habit or situation, not the degree of an adjective. S+一般+VP
我一般早上八点起床。
Please translate this sentence into Chinese using “层” and “楼”.
This is a three-story building, and I live on the second floor.
这栋楼有三层(楼),我住在二楼。
层(céng): measure word for stories of a building.
一楼 (“first floor”), 二楼 (“second floor”), 几楼 (“which floor?”). In commercial or public buildings, such as shopping malls and office buildings, you may also hear 一层、二层、三层, or the more formal 第一层、第二层、第三层.
你为什么上杜dù克kè大学?(Please use 再说 to answer the question)
杜克大学是很好的大学,再说,我爸爸妈妈也很想让我上杜克大学。
再说 is used to provide further clarification or elaboration(informal). Both statements should be related to each other.
Clause 1, 再说 + Clause 2 (note that 也 is often used in the second part)
你为什么搬到校外住?(Please use 又……又…… to answer the question)
我的宿舍又小又旧。校外的公寓又省钱又安全。
又 + Adj. + 又 + Adj. (both...and...)
Adjectives are usually both positive or both negative. When they differ in length, the shorter adjective usually comes first: 又快又方便.
Please complete the dialogue with the provided words.
A🤩: 这个周末我们去看电影怎么样?
B😒:对不起,______________。(恐怕;过几天)
恐怕不行/恐怕我这个周末没有时间。我们过几天去看电影吧
Please translate the sentence into Chinese.
There are two washing machines in this room. Next to the door is a new dryer.
这个房间里有两台洗衣机。门的旁边是一台新的烘干机。
有 tells us what exists in a place, similar to the English “there is/are” structure, while 是 identifies what is in a specific location.
Which of the following sentences is not grammatically correct?
我是昨天来学校的。
我是跟妈妈一起去的那个饭馆。
我们是吃中国菜的。
我们是开车去的那个饭馆。
是……的 is used when you are singling out details for emphasis--in a question or a statement (emphasizes who 谁, when什么时候, manner 怎么, or where 哪儿)
Please translate the following sentences into Chinese, using either 了 or 是……的 as appropriate.
I heard that you went to Taiwan last month. Who did you go with? What did you do there?
我听说你上个月去了台湾。你是跟谁一起去的?你们玩了什么?/你们玩什么了?
Make three sentences describing people or objects in the classroom. Use a different “verb + 着” expression in each sentence.
e.g. 教室里放着四张桌子。
V + 着 usually describes a state or position. Common verbs include: 放 (be placed), 坐 (be seated), 站 (be standing), 挂 (be hanging), 摆 (be arranged/placed), etc.
Please explain the differences between “着急、紧张、担心” and provide examples of their usage.
着急 → anxious because something is urgent / needs to be solved
快迟到了,我很着急。
紧张 → nervous before or during an important event
明天要考试了,我有点儿紧张。
担心 → worried that something bad may happen
我妈妈生病了,我很担心她。