Chapter 4: 請她回家以後, 給我打電話

Question 1

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

以 後(后)

( ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ )

Answer 1

( ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ )

(MA) afterwards, after

Question 2

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

打 電(电) 話(话)

( ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ )

Answer 2

( ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ )

(VO) to make a phone call

Question 3

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

電(电) 話(话)

( ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ )

( measure words: 部 [ㄅㄨˋ], 通 [ㄊㄨㄥ] )

Answer 3

( ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ )

(N) telephone, call

Question 4

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

喂

( ㄨㄟˊ )

Answer 4

( ㄨㄟˊ )

(P) a common telephone or intercom greeting “hello”

Question 5

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

借

( ㄐㄧㄝˋ )

Answer 5

( ㄐㄧㄝˋ )

(V) to borrow, to lend

Question 6

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

以前

( ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ )

Answer 6

( ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ )

(MA) before, ago, formerly

Question 7

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

大概

( ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ )

Answer 7

( ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ )

(MA) probably

Question 8

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

麻 煩(烦)

( ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙ )

Answer 8

( ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙ )

(SV) to be annoyed;

(V) to bother;

(N) an annoyance, trouble

Question 9

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

煩(烦)

( ㄈㄢˊ )

Answer 9

( ㄈㄢˊ )

(SV) to be vexed, annoyed;

(V) to annoy

Question 10

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

告 訴(诉)

( ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨ˙ )

Answer 10

( ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨ˙ )

(V) to inform, to tell

Question 11

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

過(过)

( ㄍㄨㄛˋ )

Answer 11

( ㄍㄨㄛˋ )

(P) a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience

Question 12

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

記(记) 得

( ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙ )

Answer 12

( ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙ )

(V) to remember

Question 13

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

記(记)

( ㄐㄧˋ )

Answer 13

( ㄐㄧˋ )

(V) to record, to write, to jot down

Question 14

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

中 學(学)

( ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ )

Answer 14

( ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ )

(N) middle school

Question 15

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

又

( ㄧㄡˋ )

Answer 15

(A) again (in the past)

Question 16

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

認(认) 識(识)

( ㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ )

Answer 16

( ㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ )

(V) to recognise, to realise

Question 17

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

認(认) 得

( ㄖㄣˋ ㄉㄜ˙ )

Answer 17

( ㄖㄣˋ ㄉㄜ˙ )

(V) to know, to recognise, to remember something (or somebody) on seeing it.

Question 18

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

次

( ㄘˋ )

Answer 18

( ㄘˋ )

(M) measure word for action or affair’s time

Question 19

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

本 來(来)

( ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ )

Answer 19

( ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ )

(MA) originally

Question 20

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

後(后) 來(来)

( ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ )

Answer 20

( ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ )

(MA) afterwards, later on

Question 21

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

恐怕

( ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ )

Answer 21

( ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ )

(MA) (I’m) afraid that, perhaps, probably

Question 22

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

怕

( ㄆㄚˋ )

Answer 22

( ㄆㄚˋ )

(V) to fear

Question 23

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

決定

( ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ )

Answer 23

( ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ )

(V) to decide

Question 24

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

接

( ㄐㄧㄝ )

Answer 24

( ㄐㄧㄝ )

(V) to receive, to meet, to come into contact with

Question 25

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 見(见) 面 ## Footnote ( ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ )

Answer 25

( ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ) (VO) to meet someone, to see someone

Question 26

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 留 ## Footnote ( ㄌㄧㄡˊ )

Answer 26

( ㄌㄧㄡˊ ) (V) to leave (message, thing, etc.), to stay, to remain

Question 27

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 字 條(条) ## Footnote ( ㄗˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ )

Answer 27

( ㄗˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ) (N) a note, brief note

Question 28

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 號(号) 碼(码) ## Footnote ( ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ) ( measure words: 堆 [ㄉㄨㄟ], 個 )

Answer 28

( ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ) (N) number

Question 29

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 從(从) 前 ## Footnote ( ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ )

Answer 29

( ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ) (MA) formerly, in the past, used to

Question 30

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 洗 ## Footnote ( ㄒㄧˇ )

Answer 30

( ㄒㄧˇ ) (V) to wash

Question 31

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 手 ## Footnote ( ㄕㄡˇ ) ( measure words: 雙(双) [ㄕㄨㄤ], 隻(只) [ㄓ] )

Answer 31

( ㄕㄡˇ ) (N) hand

Question 32

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 高 興(兴) ## Footnote ( ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ )

Answer 32

( ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ) (SV) to be happy

Question 33

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 頭(头) ## Footnote ( ㄊㄡˊ )

Answer 33

( ㄊㄡˊ ) (DEM) first, the top (N) top

Question 34

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 義(义) 大 利 | ( ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ )

Answer 34

( ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ ) (N) Italy

Question 35

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 郵(邮) 差 ## Footnote ( ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ )

Answer 35

( ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ ) (N) mail carrier, postman

Question 36

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ) (MA) afterwards, after

Answer 36

以 後(后) ## Footnote ( ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ )

Question 37

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ) (VO) to make a phone call

Answer 37

打 電(电) 話(话) ## Footnote ( ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ )

Question 38

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ) (N) telephone, call

Answer 38

電(电) 話(话) ## Footnote ( ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ) ( measure words: 部 [ㄅㄨˋ], 通 [ㄊㄨㄥ] )

Question 39

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄨㄟˊ ) (P) a common telephone or intercom greeting "hello"

Answer 39

喂 ## Footnote ( ㄨㄟˊ )

Question 40

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄐㄧㄝˋ ) (V) to borrow, to lend

Answer 40

借 ## Footnote ( ㄐㄧㄝˋ )

Question 41

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ) (MA) before, ago, formerly

Answer 41

以前 ## Footnote ( ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ )

Question 42

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ ) (MA) probably

Answer 42

大概 ## Footnote ( ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ )

Question 43

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙ ) (SV) to be annoyed; (V) to bother; (N) an annoyance, trouble

Answer 43

麻 煩(烦) ## Footnote ( ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙ )

Question 44

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄈㄢˊ ) (SV) to be vexed, annoyed; (V) to annoy

Answer 44

煩(烦) ## Footnote ( ㄈㄢˊ )

Question 45

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨ˙ ) (V) to inform, to tell

Answer 45

告 訴(诉) ## Footnote ( ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨ˙ )

Question 46

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄍㄨㄛˋ ) (P) a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience

Answer 46

過(过) ## Footnote ( ㄍㄨㄛˋ )

Question 47

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙ ) (V) to remember

Answer 47

記(记) 得 ## Footnote ( ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙ )

Question 48

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄐㄧˋ ) (V) to record, to write, to jot down

Answer 48

記(记) ## Footnote ( ㄐㄧˋ )

Question 49

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ) (N) middle school

Answer 49

中 學(学) ## Footnote ( ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ )

Question 50

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄧㄡˋ ) | (A) again (in the past)

Answer 50

又 ## Footnote ( ㄧㄡˋ )

Question 51

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ ) (V) to recognise, to realise

Answer 51

認(认) 識(识) ## Footnote ( ㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ )

Question 52

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄖㄣˋ ㄉㄜ˙ ) (V) to know, to recognise, to remember something (or somebody) on seeing it.

Answer 52

認(认) 得 ## Footnote ( ㄖㄣˋ ㄉㄜ˙ )

Question 53

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄘˋ ) (M) measure word for action or affair's time

Answer 53

次 ## Footnote ( ㄘˋ )

Question 54

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ) (MA) originally

Answer 54

本 來(来) ## Footnote ( ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ )

Question 55

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ) (MA) afterwards, later on

Answer 55

後(后) 來(来) ## Footnote ( ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ )

Question 56

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ ) (MA) (I'm) afraid that, perhaps, probably

Answer 56

恐怕 ## Footnote ( ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ )

Question 57

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄆㄚˋ ) (V) to fear

Answer 57

怕 ## Footnote ( ㄆㄚˋ )

Question 58

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ) (V) to decide

Answer 58

決定 ## Footnote ( ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ )

Question 59

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄐㄧㄝ ) (V) to receive, to meet, to come into contact with

Answer 59

接 ## Footnote ( ㄐㄧㄝ )

Question 60

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ) (VO) to meet someone, to see someone

Answer 60

見(见) 面 ## Footnote ( ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ )

Question 61

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄌㄧㄡˊ ) (V) to leave (message, thing, etc.), to stay, to remain

Answer 61

留 ## Footnote ( ㄌㄧㄡˊ )

Question 62

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄗˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ) (N) a note, brief note

Answer 62

字 條(条) ## Footnote ( ㄗˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ )

Question 63

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ) (N) number

Answer 63

號(号) 碼(码) ## Footnote ( ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ) ( measure words: 堆 [ㄉㄨㄟ], 個 )

Question 64

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ) (MA) formerly, in the past, used to

Answer 64

從(从) 前 ## Footnote ( ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ )

Question 65

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄒㄧˇ ) (V) to wash

Answer 65

洗 ## Footnote ( ㄒㄧˇ )

Question 66

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄕㄡˇ ) (N) hand

Answer 66

手 ## Footnote ( ㄕㄡˇ ) ( measure words: 雙(双) [ㄕㄨㄤ], 隻(只) [ㄓ] )

Question 67

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ) (SV) to be happy

Answer 67

高 興(兴) ## Footnote ( ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ )

Question 68

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄊㄡˊ ) (DEM) first, the top (N) top

Answer 68

頭(头) ## Footnote ( ㄊㄡˊ )

Question 69

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ ) (N) Italy

Answer 69

義(义) 大 利 | ( ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ )

Question 70

# What is the Chinese equivalent of this English phrase or word? ( ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ ) (N) mail carrier, postman

Answer 70

郵(邮) 差 ## Footnote ( ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄞ )