Grammar
Simplified Characters
Traditional Characters
Definition
Tones
100
Is 也 before or after 都?
也 is always before 都 in a sentence
100
Definition: to come (used before a verb to indicate that one is about to do something) Please write the simplified character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
来 lai2
100
Definition: friend. Please write the traditional character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
朋友 peng2you3 or peng2you0
100
What is the definition of 一下?
一下 means a brief action that is used after a verb
100
Traditional Character: 來. Please write the pinyin with the correct tone marks over the right vowels.
lai2 (tone mark over the "a")
200
What order does it have to be for it to mean "none"? What order does it have to be to mean "not all" (some do, some don't)? 都不 or 不都?
都不 means none and 不都 means not all (some do, some don't)
200
Definition: two. Please write the simplified character and pinyin with tone marks on your board
两 liang2
200
This traditional character is used after a verb to indicate a brief action. Please write the traditional character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
一下 yi2xia4
200
What is the definition of 介紹? (both the definition for when it is used as a noun and when it is used at a verb)?
When it is used as a verb, the definition is "to introduce". When it is used as a noun, the definition is "introduciton".
200
Traditional Character: 兩. Please write the pinyin with the correct tone marks over the right vowels.
liang3 (tone mark over the "a")
300
Where is 常 placed in a sentence?(Before the predicate or after?) What does it have to refer to?
It is placed before a predicate in a sentence and refers to things or people already mentioned in the sentence.
300
Definition: to introduce, introduction. Please write the simplified character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
介绍 jie4shao4
300
Definition: often, frequently. Please write the traditional character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
常 chang2
300
What is the definition of 個 ? What is it used for? Pencils? Books?
個 is the most commonly used measure word that is used for people, buildings, characters, etc.
300
Traditional Characters: 都 and 有. Please write the pinyin with the correct tone marks over the right vowels.
dou1 (tone mark over the "o") you3 (tone mark over the "o") or you0 (no tone marks)
400
Where is 幾 placed in a sentence? (What order is the measure word, question word, and the noun in?)
In a sentence, the question word is first, then the measure word, and then the noun.
400
Definition: (most commonly used measure word for people, buildings, characters, etc.) Please write the simplified character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
ge4 个
400
Definition: with. Please write the traditional character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
跟 gen1
400
What is the definition of 常 ? What is the definition for 都?
常 means "often, frequently" 都 means "all, both"
400
Traditional Character: 一下. Please write the pinyin with the correct tones over the right vowels.
yi2xia (tone mark over the "i" and "a")
500
If there are more than one adverb in a sentence, what order would they be in?
The order would be 也, 都, 常 or 也, 都, 很
500
Definition: how many. Please write the simplified characters and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
ji3 几
500
Definition: how many. Please write the traditional character and pinyin with tone marks on your board.
幾 ji3
500
What is the definition of 來, 幾, and 跟?
來 means "to come" and is used before a verb to indicate that one is about to do something. 幾 is a question word that means "how many". 跟 is a preposition that means "with".
500
Traditional Character: 介紹. Please write the pinyin with the correct tones over the right vowels.
jie4shao4 (tone mark over the "e" and "a")
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