Vocabulary
How do you say "photograph" or "picture" in Chinese?
照片 (zhàopiàn)
Which particle is used after a verb to indicate a continuous or stationary status (e.g., "the wall has a picture hanging on it")?
著 ／着 (zhe)
Fill in the blank: "他____着看书。" (He is reading while lying down)
躺 (tǎng)
Translate: "To play the violin."
拉小提琴 (lā xiǎotíqín)
What is the Chinese word for a "performance stage"?
舞台 (wǔtái)
The structure "Verb 1 + 着 + Verb 2" indicates that Verb 1 is the manner in which Verb 2 is performed (e.g., "sitting while eating") Ｔ＆Ｆ
True.
T/F: In Chinese culture, "Face" (面子) refers only to the physical appearance of a person.
False (It refers to social reputation and prestige).
Translate: "The door is open (in a state of being open).
門開著
门开着。(Mén kāizhe.)
This verb means "to place" or "to put" (e.g., placing something on a table).
摆 (bǎi)
How do you say "There are many clothes hanging on the wall" using the existential sentence structure (Place + Verb + 着 + Object)?
牆上掛著很多衣服
墙上挂着很多衣服。
(Qiáng shàng guàzhe hěnduō yīfú.)
Which verb is used for playing instruments like the piano or guzheng (to pluck/strike with fingers)?
彈／弹 (tán)
Translate: "A performance" or "to perform."
表演 (biǎoyǎn)
Translate the term for "traditional Chinese opera.
京剧 (Jīngjù - specifically Beijing Opera) or 戏曲 (xìqǔ)
Use the "除了...以外" structure to say: "Besides Beijing Opera, I also like movies."
除了京剧以外，我也喜欢看电影。(Chúle Jīngjù yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.)
What is the common Chinese idiom used to describe a secret that might be overheard (literally: "walls have ears")?
隔牆有耳
隔墙有耳
(gé qiáng yǒu ěr)
Translate: "She is wearing a very beautiful dress."
她穿着一件很漂亮的衣服。
(Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn hěn piàoliang de yīfú.)
What are the four "Great Classical Novels" mentioned in the cultural section?
红楼梦》(Dream of the Red Chamber), 《西游记》(Journey to the West), 《水浒传》(Water Margin), and 《三国演义》(Romance of the Three Kingdoms).
Correct the word order: 牆／墙， 掛／挂， 照片， 上，著/
着 (Photos are hanging on the wall)
牆上掛著照片
墙上挂着照片。
(Qiáng shàng guàzhe zhàopiàn.)
Complete the sentence with an appropriate result: "那张照片放____。" (That photo is placed [there]).
在那里 (zài nàlǐ) or 着 (zhe)
Translate: "I don't even have one cent" using the "连...都/也" structure.
我连一分钱都没有。(Wǒ lián yī fēn qián dōu méiyǒu.)