Boya Chinese elem. II 3

Question 1

mister / sir

Answer 1

先生

xiān sheng

Question 2

to get lost / to stray / wander off

Answer 2

走散

zǒu sàn

Question 3

soon / before long，

She came to China not long ago.

Answer 3

不久

bù jiǔ,

她刚来中国不久

tā gāng lái zhōng guó bù jiǔ

Question 4

to grow

Answer 4

长

zhǎng

Question 5

meter,

kilometer

Answer 5

米

mǐ

公里

gōng lǐ

Question 6

roughly / about / aproximately,

She’s roughly 23/24 years old

Answer 6

大概

dà gài,

她大概二十三四岁

tā dà gài èr shí sān sì suì

Question 7

When did you lose each other?,

2:30 in the afternoon or so.

Answer 7

你们什么时候走散？

nǐ men shén me shí hou zǒu sàn？

下午两点半左右

xià wǔ liǎng diǎn bàn zuǒ yòu

Question 8

Don’t worry!

Answer 8

别召集！

bié zhào jí

Question 9

to find (someone or thing)

Answer 9

找到

zhǎo dào

Question 10

certainly / surely / absolutely,

We will certainly help you find your friend!

Answer 10

一定

yī dìng，

我们一定帮你找到你朋友！

wǒ men yī dìng bāng nǐ zhǎo dào nǐ péng you

Question 11

Yesterday, Sept. 5th, at (around) 5 o’clock in the afternoon or so, I ran into Max.

Answer 11

昨天九月五日下午五点钟左右， 我遇到 Max.

zuó tiān jiǔ yuè wǔ rì xià wǔ wǔ diǎn zhōng zuǒ yòu wǒ yù dào Max.

Question 12

Sports field

Answer 12

操场

cāo chǎng

Question 13

to lose / mislay,

I lost my red backback

Answer 13

丢

diū,

我丢了我红色背包。

wǒ diū le wǒ hóng sè bēi bāo

Question 14

Inside the duffel bag there are several pens and also several exercise books.

Answer 14

旅行包里面有几支笔， 还有几个本子。

lǚ xíng bāo lǐ miàn yǒu jǐ zhī bǐ, hái yǒu jǐ ge běn zi

Question 15

to pick up (from the ground) / collect,

to pick up / find a backpack

(that was left by someone)

Answer 15

拾

shí,

拾到一个背包

shí dào yī gè bēi bāo

到 after a verb indicates the result of an action

Question 16

two versions of “or” :

• one for questions, one for statements

–>

Are you going or is he?,

Today, I’ll wear either pants or jeans.

Answer 16

你去还是他去？

nǐ qù hái shi tā qù

今天我穿裤子或者牛仔裤。

jīn tiān wǒ chuān kù zi huò zhě niú zǎi kù

Question 17

to contact / get in touch with someone,

He will contact my parents.

Answer 17

联系

lián xì,

他去联系我父母

tā qù lián xì wǒ fù mǔ

Question 18

to make a call,

personally / in person，

You can make a call or contact him in person.

Answer 18

打电话，

dǎ diàn huà

亲自,

qīn zì

你可以打电话或者亲自联系他。

nǐ kě yǐ dǎ diàn huà huò zhě qīn zì lián xì tā

Question 19

to be grateful, thankful,

I am very grateful for your help,

I am extremely thankful / Thank you so much!

Answer 19

感激， 感谢

gǎn jī， gǎn xiè，

我很感激你的帮助，
wǒ hěn gǎn jī nǐ de bāng zhù,

非常感谢！

fēi cháng gǎn xiè

Question 20

Anna is German.

Answer 20

安娜是德国人。

ān nà shì dé guó rén

Question 21

a thing

Answer 21

寻，

wù

same meaning as

东西， 品， 货

dōng xī， pǐn， huò

Question 22

a notice / post / announcement

Answer 22

启事

qǐ shì

Question 23

Lost and found / notice for lost items

Answer 23

寻物启事

xún wù qǐ shì