Dates
Family
Culture
Food and Drink
Greetings & introduction
100
What does 月 mean?
Moon or month
100
How do you say 'Mum'?
妈妈 （Māmā）
100
What does 中国 literally mean?
Middle country
100
In the character for 'drink' 喝 what does the 'radical' - the bit on the left - represent?
A mouth
100
What's the standard way to say 'Hello' in Chinese?
你好 Nǐ hǎo
200
What does 8日
The 8th (of the month)
200
What does 弟弟 mean?
Younger brother
200
What did Emperor Qin Shi Huang have built underground near his capital city?
The Terracotta Army
200
How do you say 'to eat'?
吃 Chī
200
What does Nǐ hǎo literally mean?
You good
300
What does this say? 4月2日
2nd of April
300
What does this say? 爸爸
Dad
300
What is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar?
Chinese New Year, or 'Spring Festival'
300
What does 鸡蛋 mean？
(Chicken) egg
300
How do you ask someone how they are?
你好吗? Nǐ hǎo ma?
400
How do you say 30th September in Mandarin?
9月30日
400
How do you say 'older sister'
姐姐 (Jiějiě)
400
What food is traditionally associated with birthdays and long-life? Why?
Noodles - because the Chinese characters for 'long and thin' sound like the characters for 'long life'
400
How do you say 'rice' in Chinese?
米饭 Mǐ fàn
400
How do you say "Happy Birthday!"
(祝你) 生日快乐! (Zhù nǐ) shēng rì kuài lè!
500
How do you say: my birthday？
我的生日 （Wǒ de shēngrì）
500
What does this say? 她是我的妹妹
She is my sister
500
Which is the festival most strongly associated with admiring the moon and eating moon cakes?
Mid Autumn Festival
500
How do you say "I don't eat bread"
我不吃面包 Wǒ bù chī miàn bāo
500
How do you say, "Happy New Year!"
新年快乐！ Xīn nián kuài lè!
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