Numbers
Situation 1
Situation 2
Character
Culture
100

What is number 9 in Chinese? 

九 jiǔ

100

In the afternoon, how would you greet your friends in Chinese?

下午好 - xià wǔ hǎo

100

You want to greet someone with high respect, you would say "__________"

您好 - nǐn hǎo

100

How to read the following characters in Chinese, what do they mean and how to use them in complete sentences? 

- 我

- 我的

- 我是

- 我们

- 我 - wǒ - I

- 我的 - wǒ de - my

- 我是 - wǒ shì - I'm

- 我们 - wǒ men - we

100
Why Chinese is called 中国 (zhōng guó)?

the Central Kingdom

200

What is number 27 in Chinese? 

二十七 èr shí qī

200

In the morning, how would you greet your friends in Chinese? 

早上好 - zǎo shàng hǎo

200

On your way out of the class, what would you say to 郑老师 (zhèng lǎo shī)? 

再见 - zài jiàn

200
What are the differences between the following characters:

- 她

- 他

- 她 - tā - she

- 他 - tā - he

200

Identify the location of “The Great Wall”, and explain its function in the Chinese history.

the Great Wall along the northern borders for defense against nomadic tribes.

300

What is number 100 in Chinese?

一百 yī bǎi

300
It's someone's birthday today, what would you say to him/her?

生日快乐 - shēng rì kuài lè

300

Your friend just gave you a gift for the holiday, what would you say to him/her? 

谢谢 - xiè xie

300

What are the similarities of the following characters? What does the similar part symbolize in Chinese language?

- 她

- 妈

- 姐

- 妹  

女 － female 

300

How Chinese people who speak different dialects communicate with each other?

In writing.

400
What is number 106 in Chinese?

一百零六 yī bǎi líng liù

400

In Chinese, you want to find out tomorrow's date, you would say "___________"

明天是几月几号？- míng tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào

明天是几月几日？- míng tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì

400

In Chinese, you want to find out day after tomorrow's day of the week, you would say "___________"

后天星期几？- hòu tiān xīng qī jǐ

400

What is the pronunciation of character 们, and what is the function of character 们 ？ Give examples to explain.  

们 - men - indicate plural form of pronoun and any noun that to do with people 

eg. 

他 - tā - he, 他们 - tā men - they

我 - wǒ - I, 我们 - wǒ men - we

500

What is number 1,000 in Chinese?  

一千 yī qiān

500

You want to find out which year someone was born, you would say "___________"

你哪年出生？nǐ nǎ nián chū shēng

500

You want to find out when someone's birthday is, you would say "____________"

你的生日是几月几日？- nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì

你的生日是几月几号？- nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào

500

What are the similarities of the following characters? What is it called? What does the similar part symbolize in Chinese language?

- 浴

- 洒

- 洗

- 浪  

氵- radical - water

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