Characters
Sentences
Festivals
Trivia
Zodiac Animals
100
This character symbolizes the year of the horse. (write on board)
What is 马？
100
我叫Marina。
你叫什么名字？
100
Many of the Chinese festivities is based on this calendar (this way of keeping track of time).
What is the Lunar Calendar?
100
This vibrant Chinese New Year show is accompanied by drums and cymbals.
What is a Lion Dance?
100
This is the third animal in the Chinese Zodiac cycle.
What is 虎？
200
This character means "spring".
What is 春？
200
今天星期二。
今天星期几？
200
We eat this delicious sweet dessert for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is a Mooncake?
200
These four items are collectively known as the Four Treasures of Chinese Calligraphy.
What are Brush, Ink, Paper and Ink Stone?
200
This animal year is between the year of the 鸡 and 猪.
What is 狗？
300
This character has the same meaning as 二。
What is 两？
300
你住在哪儿？
我住在Toronto.
300
This festival is celebrated on the last day of Chinese New Year.
What is the Lantern Festival?
300
These are the four great inventions by people in ancient China.
What are gun powder, paper, compass and printing?
300
Ms. He was born in this animal year.
What is 兔？
400
This character, when combined with 少， means "how much".
What is 多？
400
我的生日是一月一号。
你的生日是几月几号？
400
The dates of 2014 that include the entire duration of Chinese New Year celebration?
What is Jan.30th to Feb. 14th?
400
This is the unit of currency in China.
What is 元?
400
This animal rhymes with 猴.
What is 狗？
500
This character we learned contains 12 strokes!
What is 期？
500
416-484-6533.
你的电话号码是多少？
500
This is the name of the monster who comes down from the mountain every Chinese New Year day to EAT the villagers.
What is 年？
500
When wishing someone a happy _____ (occasion) in Mandarin, the sentence ends with this phrase.
What is kuài lè (快乐）?
500
This animal was dominant in the year 2000.
What is 龙？
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