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Mandarin Chinese Language Trivia Quiz

This quiz should be easy for any beginning Chinese student. If you don't study Chinese, these simple terms may be of interest to you as well. Ni ruguo jiang Zhongwen yinggai meiyou wenti. Jia you!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,771

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4014

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: gibbysgab (8/10), Guest 49 (0/10), Guest 168 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is a common way to greet people in Chinese? Hint

Ni Hao ma?

Ni hen piaoliang.

Wo ai ni!

Wo yao shang cesuo.

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Question 2 of 10

2. How do people usually answer the phone in Chinese? Hint

Hao

Hai

Long

Wei

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Question 3 of 10

3. How do you say 'thank you' in Chinese? Hint

Chou Dou Fu

Bu xie

Xie xie

Feng zi

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following words has not been transliterated into Chinese? Hint

Sofa 'Sha fa'

Motor 'Mo Tuo'

Coffee 'Ka Fei'

Basketball 'Ba Si Ke Bo'

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you want to show special affection toward another person, how would you express this feeling? Hint

Ni shi huai ren.

Wo hen ni.

Wo ai ni.

Ni chu qu.

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you want to eat at a restaurant, be sure to go to which of these places? Hint

Le Se Tong

Tu Shu Guan

Ban Gong Shi

Fan Guan

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Yi, Er, San, Si, Wu'....what comes next? Hint

Jiu

Liu

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Chinese, there are different ways of referring to each type of family member (i.e. older brother, grandmother on your mother's side, etc.).

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. In case you were wondering, the name 'Beijing' means what? Hint

Rice Pot

Northern Capital

Peaceful City

Near The Wall

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Question 10 of 10

10. Goodbye, thanks for taking this quiz....or in Chinese you would say what? Hint

Zai Jian

Sayonara

Adios

Ciao

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Oct 17 2024 : gibbysgab: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is a common way to greet people in Chinese?

Answer: Ni Hao ma?

'Ni hao ma?' means 'How are you?' roughly....you ought not use the other three choices.

2. How do people usually answer the phone in Chinese?

Answer: Wei

This is pronounced 'way'. When you are in China and Taiwan, you'll hear it constantly as people walk by you with cell phones!

3. How do you say 'thank you' in Chinese?

Answer: Xie xie

'Xie xie' is pronounced approximately 'shay shay'.

4. Which of the following words has not been transliterated into Chinese?

Answer: Basketball 'Ba Si Ke Bo'

Basketball is actually 'lan qiu' in Chinese. Though it's not a transliteration, the two characters together do mean 'basket' and 'ball'.

5. If you want to show special affection toward another person, how would you express this feeling?

Answer: Wo ai ni.

'Wo ai ni' translates as, 'I love you'. The other 3 phrases, well, let's just say...you won't be getting any kisses following their utterance.

6. If you want to eat at a restaurant, be sure to go to which of these places?

Answer: Fan Guan

A 'fan guan' is a restaurant....they don't serve food at a trash can ('le se tong'), an office ('ban gong shi') or a library ('tu shu guan')...at least not regularly!

7. 'Yi, Er, San, Si, Wu'....what comes next?

Answer: Liu

You were counting, and 'liu' is Chinese for six!

8. In Chinese, there are different ways of referring to each type of family member (i.e. older brother, grandmother on your mother's side, etc.).

Answer: True

One of the joys of learning Chinese is figuring out all the terms for relatives!

9. In case you were wondering, the name 'Beijing' means what?

Answer: Northern Capital

'Beijing' means 'northern capital' as opposed to 'Nanjing', which is the southern capital.

10. Goodbye, thanks for taking this quiz....or in Chinese you would say what?

Answer: Zai Jian

'Zai Jian' and 'xie xie', I hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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