名字
问好
国家
语法
文化
100
我姓王。
您贵姓？
100
你好！
你好！
100
我是美国人。
你是哪国的？ 你是哪国人？ 你是美国人吗？ 你是不是美国人？
100
不 and 没
What are the two negators?
100
Family identity is more important than individual identity.
Why do last names come first in Chinese?
200
我叫李友。
你叫什么名字？
200
我很好，你呢？
你好吗？
200
我也是中国人。
我是中国人，你呢？
200
It turns a statement into a question.
What does 吗 do?
200
It starts low and rises.
What is a second tone?
300
他姓王。
他姓什么？
300
我也很好。
我很好，你呢？
300
施老师是美国人。
施老师是哪国人？ 施老师是美国人吗？ 施老师是不是美国人？
300
It connects nouns to nouns.
What does 是 do?
300
It tells you something about the meaning of a character.
What is a radical 偏旁?
400
我的朋友叫王朋。
你的朋友叫什么名字？
400
早！
早！
400
我的老师不是中国人。
你的老师是中国人吗？ 你的老师是不是中国人？
400
呢
What is the particle that means, "And how about...?
400
It lets you guess about the pronunciation of a character.
What is a phonetic 声旁?
500
我也姓王。
我姓王，你呢？
500
The last name comes first, then the first name.
What is the order of first and last names in Chinese?
500
"Beautiful Country"
What does 美国 literally mean?
500
It comes before the verb (adjective/adverb) and can't go at the end of the sentence.
Where does 也 go in a Chinese sentence?
500
The first one becomes a second tone.
What happens when you have two third-tone characters in a row?
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