Chapter 12a

Question 1

几

Answer 1

jǐ
a few / how many

Question 2

海马

Answer 2

hǎi mǎ
seahorse

Question 3

忙

Answer 3

máng
busy

Question 4

孩子

Answer 4

hái zi
child

Question 5

翅膀

Answer 5

chì bǎng
wing

Question 6

左右

Answer 6

zuǒ yòu
left, right

Question 7

爸爸为了工作已有几天早出晚归了。

Answer 7

bà ba wèi le gōng zuò yǐ yǒu jǐ tiān zǎo chū wǎn guī le 。
Dad has been leaving early and coming home late for several days for work.

Question 8

海马在水里快乐地游来游去。

Answer 8

hǎi mǎ zài shuǐ lǐ kuài lè dì yóu lái yóu qù 。
The seahorse swims happily in the water.

Question 9

放学回家后，我忙着帮妈妈做家务。

Answer 9

fàng xué huí jiā hòu ， wǒ máng zhe bāng mā ma zuò jiā wù 。
After coming home from school, I was busy helping my mother with housework.

Question 10

堂姐的孩子已经五岁了。

Answer 10

táng jiě de hái zi yǐ jīng wǔ suì le 。
My cousin’s child is five years old.

Question 11

爸爸问我去草场干什么。

Answer 11

bà ba wèn wǒ qù cǎo chǎng gàn shén me 。
Dad asked me what I was doing in the field.

Question 12

我的钱包不见了，怎么办呢？

Answer 12

wǒ de qián bāo bù jiàn le ， zěn me bàn ne ？
My wallet is missing, what should I do?

Question 13

这只小鸟的翅膀受伤了，飞不起来。

Answer 13

zhè zhǐ xiǎo niǎo de chì bǎng shòu shāng le ， fēi bù qǐ lai 。
The bird’s wings were injured and could not fly.

Question 14

爸爸把两盆花一左一右分别放在门外。

Answer 14

bà ba bǎ liǎng pén huā yī zuǒ yī yòu fēn bié fàng zài mén wài 。
Dad placed two pots of flowers, one on the left and one on the right, outside the door.

Question 15

父亲节那天，我做了一张卡送给爸爸。

Answer 15

fù qīn jié nà tiān ， wǒ zuò le yī zhāng kǎ sòng gěi bà ba 。
On Father’s Day, I made a card for my dad.