A Mandarin- 0 Basics VII

Question 0

Sad

Answer 0

nán guò 難過
bēi shāng 悲傷
shāng xīn 傷心

他是難過
我悲傷
你傷心嗎

Question 1

Very dumb
Dumb egg
Very foolish
annoyed / annoying

Answer 1

bèn 笨
bèn dàn 笨蛋
yú chǔn / chǔn 愚蠢
fán 煩

他很笨
你是笨蛋
他很愚蠢 / 他很蠢
你煩什麼 / 他很煩

Question 2

Bull shit / nonsense

Answer 2

fèi huà 廢話

Question 3

Go away!

Answer 3

gǔn (guan) 滾

Question 4

Exactly

Especially / special / very much

Answer 4

jiù shì

tè bié (tu)

Question 5

Actually

Answer 5

qí shí 其實

Question 6

Modest

Don’t be modest

Answer 6

qiān xū 謙虛

Bié qiān xū 別謙虛/ bu yào 不要

Question 7

Very (high degree)

Answer 7

fēi cháng

Question 8

Compared to before better

Answer 8

比以前更好

Question 9

Kind / nice?

Answer 9

hé’ǎi 和愛

Question 10

Xià 下
Shàng 上
qián 前
hòu 後

Answer 10

down / next / later / a little
above / previous / before
before / in front / former
after / behind

Question 11

Good at something

Answer 11

lì hai 厲害

他 VERB 很厲害

Question 12

Ruthless

Answer 12

hěn 狠

他好狠

Question 13

Again, also

Answer 13

yòu 又 / yě 也

他又來了

這個很好, 又便宜
他要買肉又要買魚

Question 14

To be alike, to resemble

Answer 14

xiàng 像

他們長得很像
zhang3

Question 15

Percent
Percent 10
Percent 30
Percent 100

Answer 15

bǎi fēn zhī
bǎi fēn zhī shí/ yī chéng
bǎi fēn zhī sān shí/ sān chéng
bǎi fēn zhī bǎi/ shí chéng

Question 16

Next time
Last time
Every time 
First time
This time
First one

Answer 16

xià cì / xià yī cì 下一次 
shàng yī cì 上一次
měi yī cì 每一次
dì yī ci 第一次
zhè yi cì 這一次
dì yī gè

Question 17

This/last/next (Weekend）
This/last/next (Week)
This/last/next (Month)
This/last/next (Year)

Answer 17

zhè / shàng / xià / (gè zhōu mò)
zhè / shàng / xià / (gè xīng xi / zhōu)
zhè / shàng / xià / (gè yuè)
jīn / qù / míng (nián)

Question 18

One time
First time

I’ve never… (emphasis)
I’ve never…
My first time…
I … two times

I (emphasis) never saw this movie
I never came here
My first time come here
I tried twice

Answer 18

Yī cì 一次
Dì yī cì 第一次

Wǒ (cóng lái) méi yǒu VERB guò NOUN
Wǒ méi VERB guò NOUN
Wǒ dì yī cì VERB NOUN
Wǒ VERB guò liǎng cì

Wǒ (cóng lái) méi yǒu kàn guò zhè ge diàn yǐng
Wǒ méi lái guò zhè lǐ
Wǒ dì yī cì lái zhè lǐ
Wǒ shì guò liǎng cì

Question 19

4 days ago
1 week in ago
3 months ago
2 years ago

4 days later
1 week later
3 months later
2 years later

Answer 19

Sì tiān qián 四天前
Yī gè xīng qí qián 一個星期前
Sān gè yuè qián 三個月前
Liǎng nián qián 兩年前

Sì tiān hòu 四天後
Yī gè xīng qí hòu 一個星期後
Sān gè yuè hòu 三個月後
Liǎng nián hòu 兩年後

Question 20

One day/all day 
All day
All day
Every day
Every day

Answer 20

yī tiān   一天
zhěng tiān 整天
quán tiān 全天
měi tiān 每天
tiān tiān 天天

Question 21

Several times

How many times

Answer 21

jǐ cì

jǐ cì / duō shao cì

Question 22

Nervous

Don’t be nervous

Answer 22

jǐn zhāng
緊張

bié jǐn zhāng. / bu yào jǐn zhāng

Question 23

Not at all (a little all not)

I am not tired at all

Answer 23

yī diǎn dōu bù 一點都不累

wǒ yī diǎn dōu bù lèi
wǒ yī diǎn yě bù lèi

Question 24

Ask Answer I asked if he was hungry, he didn't answer

Answer 24

Wèn 問 Huí dá 回答 Wǒ wèn tā shì bùshì èle, tā méiyǒu huídá 我問他是不是餓了，他沒有回答

Question 25

Soon About to / Need (emphasize)

Answer 25

Kuài yào 快要 Jiu yào 就要

Question 26

Earlier / first He arrived earlier He arrived earlier than I did

Answer 26

xiān 先 Tā xiān dào 他先到 Tā bǐ wǒ xiān dào 他比我先到

Question 27

You only brought this? | You brought enough?

Answer 27

Nǐ zhǐ dài zhège 你只帶這個 | Nǐ dài gòu bù gòu 你帶夠不夠

Question 28

Again One time Please again say one time

Answer 28

zài yī biàn Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn /yi ci 再 一邊 請再說一遍

Question 29

Should / must Shouldn't Not necessary You shouldn't that do There is no need to worry You don't have to go now.

Answer 29

yīng gāi (guy) 應該 bù gāi / bù yīng gāi 不該 bù bì 不必 Nǐ bù gāi nà me zuò Bù bì dān xīn (jīng huāng) Nǐ bù bì qù le

Question 30

How many types Type / sort This type You like what type of car? You like what type of food? You like what type of movie?

Answer 30

jǐ zhǒng (yi) zhǒng / lèi xíng zhè zhǒng nǐ xǐ huan nà (yi) zhǒng chē nǐ xǐ huan nà (yi) zhǒng cài nǐ xǐ huan shén me lèi xíng de diàn yǐng

Question 31

Just | Just now

Answer 31

gāng 剛 gāng cái 剛才 (Gang gang) ??

Question 32

Recently

Answer 32

zuì jìn 最近

Question 33

Often / usually | Not often

Answer 33

cháng / cháng 常 | bù cháng 不常

Question 34

All / both All All Entire / whole

Answer 34

dōu 都 quán dōu 全都 suǒ yǒu / de 所有 quán bù 全部

Question 35

Once (have one time) Once / (also used after a verb, "give it a try")

Answer 35

yǒu yī cì 有一次 yī xià 一下

Question 36

Time I am very busy, don't have time to watch TV

Answer 36

shí jiān 時間 wǒ hěn máng, méi yǒu shí jiān kàn diàn shì

Question 37

Same | Not the same / different

Answer 37

yī yàng 一樣 | bù yī yàng 不一樣

Question 38

Certain / should | Not certain

Answer 38

yī dìng 一定 | bù yī dìng 不一定

Question 39

Total

Answer 39

yī gòng 一共

Question 40

Thought

Answer 40

yǐ wéi

Question 41

Compared to distance (my house compared to library very close) Compared to (I compared to you taller)

Answer 41

lí wǒ jiā lí tú shū guǎn hěn jìn bǐ wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo

Question 42

Strange

Answer 42

qí guài (gwhy)

Question 43

Agree | Not agree

Answer 43

tóng yì | bu tóng yì

Question 44

Pain / hurt

Answer 44

tòng

Question 45

Enough | Not enough

Answer 45

gòu | bù gòu

Question 46

Maybe / might / possible | Impossible

Answer 46

kě néng | bù kě néng

Question 47

Tall Short Fat Thin

Answer 47

gāo ǎi pàng shòu

Question 48

Only have Only like Only want Only need

Answer 48

zhǐ yǒu zhǐ xǐ huan zhǐ xiǎng zhǐ yào

Question 49

Some Some people Someone Sometimes

Answer 49

yǒu de yǒu de rén yǒu rén yǒu shí hou

Question 50

Grocery bag

Answer 50

dài zi

Question 51

``` Still want (want more) Still need (need more) ```

Answer 51

hái xiǎng | hái xiǎng yào

Question 52

Onions / Green Onions

Answer 52

Yáng cōng / cōng

Question 53

Chat (no topic, casual) / talk (with a topic)

Answer 53

liáo tiān / shuō huà

Question 54

Actually / in fact

Answer 54

qí shí

Question 55

Don't be Don't be upset Don't forget Others

Answer 55

bié (bea) bié shēng qì bié wàng le bié rén

Question 56

Give / gave Receive / received take / took Bring / brought

Answer 56

gěi / le shōu / le / dào ná / le / dào dài / le (die)

Question 57

Every day That day Which day

Answer 57

měi tiān (may) nà tiān nǎ yī tiān

Question 58

Comma or period (to pause or end a sentence)

Answer 58

a (uh)

Question 59

Simultaneously Simultaneously eating simultaneously studying

Answer 59

biān (byen) biān chī fàn, biān xué xí

Question 60

``` Old / worn New Clean Dirty Wet Dry ```

Answer 60

``` jiù le xīn de gān jìng (gone) zāng (tsang) shī gān ```

Question 61

Mistake Not bad (not mistake) My mistake I didn't make a mistake

Answer 61

cuò bu cuò wǒ cuò le / wǒ de cuò le wǒ méi cuò

Question 62

Someone Anyone Everyone No one Someone is here to wait for you Anyone can... Everyone knows No one told me

Answer 62

yǒu rén rén hé yī ge rén měi ge rén / dà jiā méi yǒu rén yǒu rén zài zhè lǐ děng dài nǐ rén hé yī ge rén kě yǐ... měi ge rén zhī dào méi yǒu rén gào su wǒ

Question 63

Day of the month Twentieth Today is January 15th

Answer 63

hào èr shí hào jīn tiān shì Yī yuè shí wǔ hào

Question 64

``` Not bad (still alright) Fine (still able to) Not bad (still good) Not bad (not mistake) ```

Answer 64

hái xíng hái kě yǐ hái hǎo bu cuò

Question 65

Speak bad | You spoke bad?

Answer 65

shuō huài huà | nǐ shuō huài huà le ma

Question 66

``` Soon meet Slow walk (safe journey) Keep weight (take care, going on trip or sick) ```

Answer 66

yī huìr jiàn màn zǒu bǎo zhòng

Question 67

Very have meaning (interesting)

Answer 67

hěn yǒu yì si

Question 68

To become I want to become an architect

Answer 68

chéng wéi wǒ xiǎng chéng wéi jiàn zhù shī

Question 69

Problem / issue

Answer 69

máo bìng

Question 70

Some / a few / a little

Answer 70

yī xiē

Question 71

Availability / free time You when have availability I Wednesday have availability

Answer 71

kòng nǐ shén me shí hou yǒu kòng wǒ Xīng qī sān yǒu kòng

Question 72

Plans / appointment Sorry, I already have plans

Answer 72

yuē bàoqiàn, wǒ yǐ jīng yǒu yuē le

Question 73

How many / how much | a few / several

Answer 73

jǐ jǐ ge

Question 74

When / at times When he is at the office, at times he can talk a lot

Answer 74

dāng ... de shí hòu ... dāng tā zài bàn gōng shì, de shí hòu tā huì shuō hěn duō huà

Question 75

For I will for you do

Answer 75

wèi wǒ huì wèi nǐ zuò

Question 76

Day Night

Answer 76

tiān yè

Question 77

``` Other people / others Which people This person Those people These people ```

Answer 77

bié rén nǎ ge rén ??

Question 78

Anxious / worried / nervous Don’t be nervous

Answer 78

zhāo jí / jǐn zhāng bié jǐn zhāng. / bu yào jǐn zhāng