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数字 Numbers
礼节 Customs
生词 Voc.
历史History
教育 Education
100
¥13905怎么说？
一万三千九百零五块
100
中国的文房四宝是什么 (4 treasures of study )？
笔、墨、纸、砚。
100
怎么说 "how is he looking"?
他长得怎么样？
100
中国的哪两条河对中国人来说很重要？
黄河和长江
100
在中国，mandatory education 要几年？
九年
200
中国有几个 minority groups?
a) 三十六个 b) 四十六个 c) 五十六个 d) 六十六个
200
过年的时候，为什么“福”字要upside down?
福“倒” (upside down) and 福“到” (to arrive)
200
怎么写：“I like to first do homework, then go play."
我喜欢先做功课，然后去玩。
200
Name the last dynasty in China;
清朝.
200
为什么 China Town 叫‘唐人街’？ 为什么中文叫‘汉语'？
Because China was extremely prosperous during both Tang and Han dynasty in history.
300
今年是哪一年？什么年？
2012年，龙年
300
中国人过生日的时候，为什么要吃面条（long noodles）？
For longevity!
300
怎么说：It is too expensive! Can it be a little cheaper?
太贵了！能不能便宜点儿？
300
Why was the Great Wall built? What purposes does it serve?
To protect China from northern invasions by various nomadic groups. It serves military purposes.
300
为什么中文节目上都有字幕？How come all the Chinese shows have Chinese subtitles?
1 For people who has hearing problems; 2 For people who speak another dialect rather than Mandarin Chinese. (characters are the same)
400
在中国，什么是好数字？什么是不好的数字？
八好，四不好。
400
在中国，哪两种饮料不能少？
茶和酒
400
怎么写：“I have a fever since yesterday.”
我从昨天开始发烧。
400
Name the first emperor of China in ancient times and three accomplishments.
Qin Shi Huang. 1) Unification of the economy. 2) Unification of the language system. 3) Continued to work on the Great Wall.
400
汉字有大概两万个。How many does one need to know to read the newspaper?
3,500-4,000字
500
中国有十四个邻国 (neighboring countries). 请说四个。
N. Korea, Russia, Nepal, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Pakistan, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Tajikistan, Bhutan, Afghanistan.
500
如果你跟中国人在吃饭的时候，there's only one piece of food left in the dish. 你应该做什么？What would/should you do?
Never take the last piece!
500
请说出十种形状。
三角形、正方形、长方形、菱形、椭圆形、圆形、多边形、五角星行、五边形、六边形、梯形、半圆行。
500
Name the "four great inventions" of China.
1) Paper-making 2) Compass 3) Printing 4) Gunpowder
500
Name the four areas of education in order to be an "academic" in Ancient China.
琴、棋、书、画 musical instrument, chess, calligraphy and painting