口语 I (Characters' names)

Question 1

美

Answer 1

měi

beautiful / good / very satisfactory/ to be pleased with oneself/ USA

Question 2

汉

Answer 2

hàn

Chinese (language)/ Han ethnic group/ the Han dynasty/ man

Question 3

娜

Answer 3

nà
phonetic na, used in girl’s names

nuó
elegant / graceful

Question 4

李

Answer 4

lǐ

plum / surname Li

Question 5

雪

Answer 5

xuě

snow / snowfall / to have the appearance of snow / to wipe away, off or out / to clean / surname Xue

Question 6

吉

Answer 6

jí

surname Ji / abbr. for Jilin Province / lucky / giga (10^9)

Question 7

米

Answer 7

mǐ

rice / meter (classifier) / surname Mi

Question 8

马

Answer 8

mǎ

horse / knight in Western chess / surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia

Question 9

丁

Answer 9

dīng

surname Ding / fourth in order / butyl (chemistry) / cubes (of food)

Question 10

朴

Answer 10

piáo
surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak, or Bak)

pǔ
plain and simple

Question 11

大

Answer 11

dà
big / large / great / huge / major / wide / eldest / deep / oldest

dài
(大夫 - doctor)

Question 12

中

Answer 12

zhōng
China / Chinese / surname Zhong / in / middle/ among / center / during / while (doing sth) / within / (dialect) OK / all right

zhòng 
to win (a prize, a lottery) / to be hit by / to suffer

Question 13

友

Answer 13

yǒu

friend