笔画　(number of strokes)
Appropriate Responses
拼音　(Pinyin equivalents)
Chinese Culture
Read This Aloud!
100
How many strokes are there in the character “中”?　(answer in Chinese)
四个笔画
100
How do you respond to this: “谢谢”?
“不客气”
100
Write the Pinyin for “中文”　(Chinese)
Zhong1 wen2
100
Which of the following is NOT part of the Chinese zodiac system: pig, tiger, lion, rabbit?
Lion
100
Read this sentence aloud with no mistakes: 我会说汉语。
Wo3 hui4 shuo1 Han4 yu3.
200
How many strokes are there in the character “会”? (answer in Chinese)
六个笔画
200
How do you respond to this: “对不起”?
“没关系”　
200
Write the Pinyin for “美国”　(U.S.A.)
Mei3 guo2
200
What does the Chinese word for "big" （大）look like?
A person standing with legs apart and arms extended
200
Read this sentence aloud with no mistakes: 你说得很好。
Ni3 shuo1 de hen3 hao3.
300
How many strokes are in the character “英”? (answer in Chinese)
八个笔画
300
How should you respond to this question: “请问，你是哪国人”?
我是美国人。
300
Write the Pinyin for “加拿大”　(Canada)
Jia1 na2 da4
300
The Chinese word for family/home （家）is a picture of what?
A pig under a shelter
300
Read this sentence aloud with no mistakes: 小美是澳大利亚人。
Xiao3 mei3 shi4 Ao4 da4 li4 ya4 ren2.
400
How many strokes are in the character “说”? (answer in Chinese)
九个笔画
400
How should you respond to this question: “你是不是中国人”?
Possible answers: “我是中国人”；“我不是中国人“。
400
Write the Pinyin for “澳大利亚”　(Australia)
Ao4 da4 li4 ya4
400
Which of the following was NOT invented by the ancient Chinese: compass, telescope, gunpowder, paper?
Telescope
400
Read this sentence aloud with no mistakes: 小妹妹也是新西兰人吗?
Xiao3 mei4 mei4 ye3 shi4 Xin1 xi1 lan2 ren2 ma?
500
How many strokes are in the phrase, “我会说英文”? (answer in Chinese)
三十四个笔画
500
If you were in China, how should you respond to this: “你的中文说得很好＂?
“哪里！哪里！”　
500
Write the Pinyin for “我会说英文”　(I can speak English)
Wo3 hui4 shuo1 Ying1 wen2
500
Why is the number 8 （八）considered by the Chinese to be a lucky number?
Because it sounds like a Cantonese word meaning "get rich."
500
Read this sentence aloud with no mistakes: 请问，你是日本人吗？
Qing3 wen4, ni3 shi4 Ri4 ben3 ren2 ma?
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