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Chinese Phrases Trivia Quiz

You are travelling to China and do not speak much Chinese. You will go through your arrival and first day in China and learn some basic and important Chinese phrases for non-Chinese speakers.

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

Author
geowhiz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,235

Updated
Dec 02 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1129

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Question 1 of 10

1. You get off the plane and see your ride to your hotel. You then say "Ni hao" What did you just say? Hint

How are you?

Thanks

Hello

Good bye

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Question 2 of 10

2. Your driver then says he will take you to your hotel. You reply "Xie xie". What did you tell him? Hint

Hello

Cat

Good bye

Thanks

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Question 3 of 10

3. After you get to your hotel, you say to your driver "Zai jian". What did you say? Hint

Good bye

Thank you

Hello

my dog

4. The person at the hotel starts speaking in Cantonese and you cannot understand her so you say (unfortunately for the employee, in Mandarin) "Shenme?" What have you said to the hotel employee? Hint

How?

Where?

What?

Why?

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Question 5 of 10

5. The lady keeps speaking Cantonese, so you try to make her understand your problem. You respond "Wo bu dong". What have you said to her now? Hint

Stop!

My name is...

I do not understand

That is mine

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Question 6 of 10

6. The lady still will not speak English or Mandarin, so you say "Ting!". What does this mean? Hint

You

Why?

What?

Stop!

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Question 7 of 10

7. After that fiasco you decide it will be easier to tell people "Wo shi mei guo ren" when introducing yourself to them. What are you telling them? Hint

Where is the bathroom?

Do you speak Chinese?

How do I get to...

I'm an American

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Question 8 of 10

8. In China you are finding your Chinese to be worse than you thought it was, so you decide to open your conversations by asking "Ni shuo ying wen ma?". What are you asking people? Hint

Where is the bathroom?

Is that yours?

How can I find...?

Do you speak English?

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Question 9 of 10

9. You are looking at a map and see some words that you recognize when you are trying to find directions to the Beijing Olympic Stadium. These words are "Yi, er, san, si, wu" What did you recognize? Hint

you, me, he, they, she

water, soda, coffee, tea, lemonade

who, what, when ,where, why

one, two, three, four, five

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Question 10 of 10

10. Street vendors and shop owners around Beijing can be really pesky. You want to order some Chinese food from one of them, so you ask for "mi fan" What are you ordering? Hint

Rice

Mongolian Beef

Roast Duck

Dumplings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You get off the plane and see your ride to your hotel. You then say "Ni hao" What did you just say?

Answer: Hello

"Ni hao" is the polite way to greet someone in Chinese, and is pronounced like "knee how".

2. Your driver then says he will take you to your hotel. You reply "Xie xie". What did you tell him?

Answer: Thanks

"Xie xie" is pronounced a little like "shay shay".

3. After you get to your hotel, you say to your driver "Zai jian". What did you say?

Answer: Good bye

"Zai jian" is pronounced like "zI (z sound then I) g-yan".

4. The person at the hotel starts speaking in Cantonese and you cannot understand her so you say (unfortunately for the employee, in Mandarin) "Shenme?" What have you said to the hotel employee?

Answer: What?

"What" is always a helpful term to know in Chinese, when you do not understand what is being said. It is pronounced like "shen muh".

5. The lady keeps speaking Cantonese, so you try to make her understand your problem. You respond "Wo bu dong". What have you said to her now?

Answer: I do not understand

"Wo bu dong" means "I do not understand" or "I do not know what you are saying"; always important if you do not speak Cantonese. It is pronounced like "woa boo dong".

6. The lady still will not speak English or Mandarin, so you say "Ting!". What does this mean?

Answer: Stop!

"Ting" means stop or halt. The word shows the importance of using the correct tone when speaking Chinese, because the word "ting" can also mean "hall", "listen" and "tin" (among other things) if spoken with a different tone.

7. After that fiasco you decide it will be easier to tell people "Wo shi mei guo ren" when introducing yourself to them. What are you telling them?

Answer: I'm an American

If you tell people in China that you are American, they are more likely to reply to you in English. The phrase is pronounced something like "woa shi may guo ren".

8. In China you are finding your Chinese to be worse than you thought it was, so you decide to open your conversations by asking "Ni shuo ying wen ma?". What are you asking people?

Answer: Do you speak English?

This is how you ask if someone speaks English, always important if you cannot speak Chinese. It is pronounced like "knee shwoa ying when ma".

Answer: one, two, three, four, five

It is always helpful to recognize numbers and know how to count to five. These words sound like "e, r, san, si, woo".

10. Street vendors and shop owners around Beijing can be really pesky. You want to order some Chinese food from one of them, so you ask for "mi fan" What are you ordering?

Answer: Rice

This means rice in general. Interestingly, "fan" can also mean "meal" or "food"; so even in the Chinese language they say rice is the basic food of life. "Mi fan" is pronounced similarly to "me fun".

Source: Author geowhiz

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