Chapter 2

Question 1

yǒu

Answer 1

有 to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be

Question 2

gē

Answer 2

哥 elder brother

Question 3

hé

Answer 3

和 and / together with / with / sum / union / peace / harmony

Question 4

hái

Answer 4

还 still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

Question 5

zhī

Answer 5

只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

Question 6

hēi

Answer 6

黑 black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / (loanword) to hack (computing)

Question 7

gǒu

Answer 7

狗 dog

Question 8

huā

Answer 8

花 flower / blossom / CL: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time)

Question 9

māo

Answer 9

猫 cat

Question 10

fù

Answer 10

父 father

Question 11

qīn

Answer 11

亲 parent / one’s own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss

Question 12

míng

Answer 12

名 name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

Question 13

mǔ

Answer 13

母 female / mother

Question 14

máng

Answer 14

忙 busy / hurriedly / to hurry / to rush

Question 15

gāo

Answer 15

高 high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

Question 16

pàng

Answer 16

胖 fat / plump

Question 17

tóng

Answer 17

同 like / same / similar / together / alike / with

Question 18

piào

Answer 18

漂 elegant / polished

Question 19

liàng

Answer 19

亮 bright / clear / resonant / to shine / to show / to reveal

Question 20

běn

Answer 20

本 roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc / originally

Question 21

yīng

Answer 21

英 brave / United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國｜英国

Question 22

zì

Answer 22

字 letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個｜个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Question 23

kàn

Answer 23

看 to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger)

Question 24

zhè

Answer 24

这 this / these / (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

Question 25

fáng

Answer 25

房 house / room / CL: 間｜间 / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines)

Question 26

jiān

Answer 26

间 between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

Question 27

yuán

Answer 27

园 land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation

Question 28

fēi - cháng

Answer 28

非 - 常 unusual / extraordinary / extreme / very / exceptional

Question 29

zhāng

Answer 29

张 to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

Question 30

zhuō

Answer 30

桌 table

Question 31

liǎng

Answer 31

两 two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern)

Question 32

bǎ

Answer 32

把 to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful

Question 33

yǐ

Answer 33

椅 chair

Question 34

chuáng

Answer 34

床 bed / couch / classifier for beds / CL: 張｜张

Question 35

méi

Answer 35

没 (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not

Question 36

nà

Answer 36

那 that / those / then (in that case)