Words on the periphery
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Grammar Nazis
Before and After
100
Important
What is 重要 (zhòng yào)?
100
Six Months (漢字）
What is 六個月 (六个月)？
100
To quit half way through something (idiom)
What is 半途而廢 (bàn tú ér fèi)?
100
Among 年， 月， 星期，and 日／天, which are the only time words that do NOT carry the 個/个 measure word?
What is 年 and 日／天？
100
Before my students go to England...
What is 我的學生去英國以前 ／ 我的学生去英国以前。。
200
the same
What is 一樣 (一样) yí yàng?
200
too fast
What is 太快了 (tài kuài le)?
200
What was the biggest issue in China when the Qing Dynasty first started?
What is the flooding of the Yellow River?
200
It is the verb 'to do'? (proper Pinyin and tone)
What is 做 (zuò)?
200
In two weeks, I will come to the United States.
What is 两个礼拜（星期）以后我回来美国。
300
To begin.
What is 开始 (開始)？
300
Telephone
What is 电话 (電話)？
300
These are the years of the Qing Dynasty.
What is 1644 - 1911?
300
What day of the week is it?
What is 今天（是）星期几 (jīn tiān shì xīng qī jǐ)?
300
It was July two months ago
What is 兩個月以前是七月 (两个月以前是七月)？
400
Cell phone (proper Pinyin and Tone)
What is 手機 (手机 - shǒu jī) ?
400
Hello?
What is 喂?
400
In which part of China did the Umbrella Revolution begin? What were some of the reasons why it came about?
What is Hong Kong? Mainland China wanted to control the choices of Hong Kong's next leader.
400
These are the Mandarin equivalents of all 5 question words.
What is 谁？怎么？为什么？什么？ 哪里？
400
12 minutes ago I was in English class.
What is 十二分钟以前，我在英文课里 (yīng wén kèlǐ)？
500
Supermarket
What is 超市 (chāo shì)?
500
Number (phone number)
What is 号码 號碼？
500
Name one island group to which China lays claim.
What is Spratley Islands, Parcel Islands, Diaoyu Island?
500
What is the name of the tense in English that shows that things are continuing to happen.
What is Present Progressive?
500
I will eat after I study French.
What is 吃饭以后我就要学法文 ／ 吃飯以後我就要學法文？
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