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Please count to ten in Mandarin.

一,二,三,四,五,六,七,八,九,十

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What does 蓝色的马 Lán sè de mǎ mean?

Blue horse

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What does 鼻子Bízǐ mean in Mandarin?

nose

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When talking about mathematics, you should always use...

二 Èr

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Why is the number four considered bad luck?

4 sounds like the word death. 

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What time is it? 三点半 Sān diǎn bàn

3:30

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Which does 白色的狗 Báisè de gǒu mean?

a. yellow duck

b. black sheep

c. white dog

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How do you say "my eyes" in Mandarin?

我的眼睛。Wǒ de yǎnjīng.

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Which means "two people?"

a. 二人 Èr rén

b. 两个人 Liǎng gèrén

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What did Chinese characters originally start out as?

drawings

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How do you say 145 in Mandarin? (mult)

a. 一百四十五 Yībǎi sìshíwǔ

b. 一百四十九 Yībǎi sìshíjiǔ

c. 一百四十 Yībǎi sìshí

d. 三百四十一 Sānbǎi sìshíyī

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please translate: yellow duck

黄色的鸭子 Huángsè de yāzǐ

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What does "我的肚子疼 Wǒ de dùzǐ téng" mean?

My stomach hurts

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Which means "22"?

a. 两十二

b. 二十二

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Can you identify 2/3 of these radicals?

a. 女

b. 山

c. 火

a. woman

b. mountain

c. fire


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How do you say 145 in Mandarin? (mult)

a. 一百四十五 Yībǎi sìshíwǔ

b. 一百四十九 Yībǎi sìshíjiǔ

c. 一百四十 Yībǎi sìshí

d. 三百四十一 Sānbǎi sìshíyī

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How do you say: What do you see? 

你(在)看什么?Nǐ (zài) kàn shénme?

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Please translate: My leg hurts.

我的腿疼。Wǒ de tuǐ téng.

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On which occasion do you NEVER use 两?

a. with measure words

b. for numbers >1000

c. for the year

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Why is it bad luck to give shoes as a gift in Chinese culture?

Shoes = you are walking away from the friendship/relationship 

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How do you say "8:15" in Mandarin?

八点一刻 Bā diǎn yī kè

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Please translate: I see a red bird.

我(在)看红色的鸟。Wǒ (zài) kàn hóngsè de niǎo.

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Which phrase means "I have a fever" in Mandarin?

a. 我的耳朵疼。Wǒ de ěrduǒ téng.

b. 我发烧了。Wǒ fāshāole.

c. 我看医生。Wǒ fāshāole.

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What's the difference between: 两百 Liǎng bǎi vs 二百Èrbǎi


两百 Liǎng bǎi is spoken whereas 二百Èrbǎi is strictly used in math/as a written form

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Which way of saying "I don't know" refers to being unfamiliar with something?

a. 我不知道 Wǒ bù zhīdào

b. 不懂 Bù dǒng

c. 不熟悉 Bù shúxī