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Quiz about Mandarin Chinese 101 Greetings and Family

Mandarin Chinese 101: Greetings and Family Quiz

If you want to learn Mandarin Chinese, here is one place to start. By the end of the quiz you should be able to greet people you meet in Chinese as well as introducing your family. :)

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

Author
Vy_lette

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,166

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1807

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Question 1 of 10

1. When I first meet someone, what would I say to them in Chinese? Hint

ni bu hao

wo hen hao

ni ne

ni hao

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Question 2 of 10

2. After you ask how someone is doing, their response to you is: 'Wo hen hao'. What have they said to you? Hint

I'm dying

I'm very happy

I'm very sad

I'm very well

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Question 3 of 10

3. As with any language, to be more polite, you can add thank you to your responses. How would you say 'thank you' in Chinese? Hint

Bu ke qi

jie jie

a li ga to

xie xie

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Question 4 of 10

4. To introduce yourself you say 'Wo de ming zi shi _(your name)_'. After saying this, to ask the person you are speaking to what their name is, what would you say? Hint

Ni ne?

Any of these can be used.

Ni jiao shen me ming zi?

Ni de ming zi shi shen me?

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Question 5 of 10

5. I just told someone: 'Wo de peng you jiao Harry". What did I just call Harry? Hint

My friend

My husband

My brother

My sister

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'She is my aunt.' How would say this in Chinese? Hint

Ta shi wo de a yi.

Ta shi wo de jie jie.

Ta shi wo de shu shu.

Ta shi wo de ma ma.

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Wo de ba ba he ma ma xi huan wo'. What have I just told you? Hint

My dad and mom don't like me.

My dad and mom like me.

My sisters like me.

My brothers like me.

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Question 8 of 10

8. How would you say 'cousin' in Chinese? Hint

All of the listed is correct.

Biao ge

Tang di

Tang mei

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ge ge, di di, jie jie. Logically, which one have I left out? Hint

Ba ba

Ma ma

A yi

Mei mei

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or False: Chinese names are different to Western names in the sense that they put their last name first.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When I first meet someone, what would I say to them in Chinese?

Answer: ni hao

Directly translated, 'ni hao' means 'you good' which is a general greeting like 'hello'. To ask someone 'How are you?', say 'Ni Hao Ma'. Other answers: 'Ni bu hao' means: 'You're not good'. 'Ni ne' means: 'What about you?' And, 'Wo hen hao' means: 'I'm very good'.

2. After you ask how someone is doing, their response to you is: 'Wo hen hao'. What have they said to you?

Answer: I'm very well

'I'm not good' is 'Wo bu hao'. 'I'm sad' translates to 'Wo hen shang xin'. 'I'm very happy' is 'Wo hen gao xing'.

3. As with any language, to be more polite, you can add thank you to your responses. How would you say 'thank you' in Chinese?

Answer: xie xie

'Jie jie' means 'sister'. 'Bu ke qi' means 'you're welcome'. 'A li ga to' is actually 'thank you' in Japanese.

4. To introduce yourself you say 'Wo de ming zi shi _(your name)_'. After saying this, to ask the person you are speaking to what their name is, what would you say?

Answer: Any of these can be used.

'Ni ne' means 'What about you?'. Both 'Ni jiao shen mo ming zi' and 'Ni de ming zi shi shen mo' mean 'What is your name?'. To break it down: Wo = Me or I, Ming zi = Name, Shi = is, Ni = You, jiao = Call(ed), shen me = what, and de = possessive; adjectival suffix.

5. I just told someone: 'Wo de peng you jiao Harry". What did I just call Harry?

Answer: My friend

'Brother' is 'ge ge' (older) or 'di di' (younger). 'Sister' is 'jie jie' (older) or 'mei mei' (younger). 'Husband' is 'Zhang fu'.

6. 'She is my aunt.' How would say this in Chinese?

Answer: Ta shi wo de a yi.

'Ta' means 'him' or 'her'. 'Ta shi wo de shu shu' means 'He is my uncle'. 'Ta shi wo de jie jie' means 'She is my older sister'. And, 'Ta shi wo de ma ma' means 'She is my mother'.

7. 'Wo de ba ba he ma ma xi huan wo'. What have I just told you?

Answer: My dad and mom like me.

'Xi huan' means 'like' and, 'he' means 'and'. How can any parent not like their child?

8. How would you say 'cousin' in Chinese?

Answer: All of the listed is correct.

'Tang mei' is 'paternal younger female cousin'. 'Biao ge' is 'maternal older male cousin'. The 'mei' and 'ge' can also be replaced with 'jie' and 'di' to represent 'older female cousin' or 'younger male cousin'.

9. Ge ge, di di, jie jie. Logically, which one have I left out?

Answer: Mei mei

'Ge ge' means 'older brother', 'di di' means 'younger brother', 'jie jie' means 'older sister'. So I have left out 'younger sister' which is 'mei mei'. 'Ba ba' is 'father', 'Ma ma' is 'mother', and 'A yi' means 'aunt'.

10. True or False: Chinese names are different to Western names in the sense that they put their last name first.

Answer: True

Chinese names usually use one character for their last name and two characters for their given name. When translating foreign names to Chinese some people use just the first syllable of their last name. Example: 'Harry Potter' could be translated to 'Bo Ha Li'.

Source: Author Vy_lette

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