Language
Culture
Chinese History
Idioms/Slang
Pop Culture
100

The main tones in Mandarin Chinese.

What are the four tones 四声?

100

A gift given to children during the Chinese New Year, often with small amounts of money.

What is a red envelope 红包?

100

The best known emperor in Chinese history who is guarded by the Terracotta Soldiers.

Who is Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇?

100

Chinese idiom meaning "so-so".

What is 马马虎虎?

100

The Chinese equivalent of TikTok.

What is Douyin 抖音?

200

外卖

What is the Chinese word for delivery/takeout food?

200
This food is traditionally eaten during Chinese New Year because of its resemblance to ancient Chinese money.

What are dumplings 饺子?

200

A famous structure that was built and expanded over centuries to help defend against invasions from the north.

What is the Great Wall of China 长城?

200

Chinese idiom meaning "inevitable" or "as it should be".

What is 理所当然?

200

A messaging and social media platform that is widely used in Mainland China.

What is Wechat 微信?

300

网红

What is the Chinese word for influencer/internet celeb?

300

This color is traditionally associated with royalty and prosperity in Chinese culture.

What is gold/yellow?

300

The philosophy that Laozi 老子 is known for.

What is Taoism 道?

300

Chinese idiom meaning "extremely messy"

What is 乱七八糟?

300

Taiwanese musician who sang in Mandarin, Hokkien, Japanese, Cantonese, etc. Best known for the 1977 classic 《月亮代表我的心》

Who is Teresa Teng 邓丽君?

400

随便

What is the Chinese word for "whatever"?

400

This is the name of the major Chinese cuisines that exist today.

What are the Eight Great Traditions 八大菜系?

400

The dynasty is famous for its porcelain, including the blue-and-white style.

What is the Ming Dynasty明朝?

400

Chinese slang equivalent to "the GOAT"

What is YYDS 永远的神?
400

Chinese singer best known for her 1990s Cantopop hits, including Fragile Woman《容易受傷的女人》, and for starring in Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express

Who is Faye Wong 王菲?

500

The measure word for a meal.

What is 顿?

500

The author of the Chinese classic Journey to the West 《西游记》

Who is Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩?

500

The capital of Imperial China during the Tang dynasty.

What is Xi'an/Chang'an?

500

Chinese idiom that refers to a narrow-minded person. (Hint- frogs)

What is 井底之蛙?

500

This 2016 Chinese sci-fi novel became internationally famous after its English translation and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

What is The Three-Body Problem 《三体》?

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