Sound Structure
L1-3
L4-6
L7-8
L9-10
100

What are the six simple finals?

a, o, e, i, u, ü

100

金中一是哪国人?

他是韩国人。

100

What is the meaning of “拿个本子”?

“to take a notebook”

100

How do you respond to "对不起"?

"没关系"

100
Translate "Excellent!" into Chinese.

太好了!

200

How many tones in Chinese? 

Six tones: first tone (yī shēng), second tone (èr shēng), third tone (sānshēng), fourth tone (sìshēng), half third tone (bànsānshēng) and neutral tone (qīngshēng)
200

谁是英国人?(大卫,马丁,安娜)

安娜

200

make a sentence using 跟 and 宿舍

example:

我跟朋友一起在宿舍看电影。

200

Where does "一下儿" go in this sentence?

我有个问题,我想A去B问C老师。

我有个问题,我想去问一下儿老师。

200

Translate "not yet" into Chinese.

还没呢。

300

In reading Chinese, When do we read the third tone into a “half-third” tone?

When a third-tone syllable is followed by a first, second, fourth, or neutral tone, it is pronounced as a half third tone.

300

When do we use 两 instead of 二?

Use 两 (liǎng) before measure words

Pattern: 两 + measure word + noun

300

Make a sentence using 不过 and 旧

Example: 

那是一家旧书店,不过,也有新书。

300

Say nine location words.

Examples:

上边/下边;左边/右边;前边/后边;里边/外边;中间;

东边/西边;南边/北边;东南/西南;东北/西北;旁边

300

Make a sentence using verb 了

Examples:

昨天我上了课了。

昨天我上了三节课。

昨天我下了课去体育馆了。

我昨天去学校见了一个朋友。

400

What happens when two third tones come together?

first becomes second tone (e.g., nǐ hǎo → ní hǎo)

400

Translate the sentence below into Chinese:

- Are there many students in your section?

你们班的学生多不多?

or, 你们班有很多学生吗?

400

make a sentence using 以后 and 再

Example:

A:你吃饭了吗?

B:没有,我下课以后再吃饭。

400

Complete this sentence using 有,是 or 在:


图书馆后边_____我的宿舍。

图书馆后边是我的宿舍。

400

Translate this sentence into Chinese:

"While eating, they met a new friend who came from China."

吃饭的时候,他们认识了一位从中国来的新朋友。

500

How many major dialects in Chinese?

The 7 major Chinese dialect groups:

  • Mandarin (官话 / 北方话)
    • Most widely spoken (about 70% of population)
    • Includes Standard Mandarin (Putonghua)
  • Wu (吴语)
    • Spoken in Shanghai, Zhejiang
    • Example: Shanghainese
  • Yue (粤语)
    • Cantonese is the most famous variety
    • Spoken in Guangdong, Hong Kong
  • Min (闽语)
    • Spoken in Fujian, Taiwan
    • Includes Hokkien, Teochew
  • Xiang (湘语)
    • Spoken in Hunan
  • Hakka (客家话)
    • Spoken by Hakka communities across China
  • Gan (赣语)
    • Spoken in Jiangxi province
500

Make a sentence using 有的 and 预习。

Examples:

有的学生预习,有的学生不预习。

有的时候预习,有的时候不预习。

500

What Chinese proverb do people use when making casual but firm plans with friends, meaning “we will definitely meet and wait for each other”?

 “不见不散”

500

Combined the following two sentences into one using "每"

1. 左边的教室里有学生。2. 右边的教室里没有学生。

不是每个教室里都有学生。

500

Translate this sentence into Chinese:

"He writes Chinese characters really fast and well, but I write them slowly and not very well."

他汉字写得又快又好,我写得又慢又不好。