Chinese "Meet and Greet" (Lesson 1)

Question 1

叫

Answer 1

jiào◊ name, call, designate, summon; be called/named

Question 2

贵姓

Answer 2

guìxìng {formal-polite} ◊ your (honourable) surname

Question 3

問候

Answer 3

wènhòu ◊ give one’s regards to

Question 4

问候

Answer 4

qǐngwèn ◊ (polite way to address sb before asking a question) excuse me, may I ask…

Question 5

介紹

Answer 5

jièshào ◊ introduce, present; introduction

Question 6

自己

Answer 6

zìjǐ ◊ oneself ◊ by oneself (i.e., without other people) ◊ one’s own

Question 7

名字

Answer 7

míngzi ◊ given name, personal name ◊ name

Question 8

姓

Answer 8

xìng ◊ surname, family or clan name

Question 9

美國人

Answer 9

Měiguórén ◊ an American; Americans (person[s] from America)

Question 10

中國人

Answer 10

hōngguórén ◊ the Chinese; a Chinese (i.e. a person from China)

Question 11

你呢?

Answer 11

Nǐ ne?

Question 12

你叫什么名字?

Answer 12

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

Question 13

你姓什么?

Answer 13

Nǐ xìng shénme?

Question 14

我来自美国

Answer 14

Wǒ láizì Měiguó. - I’m from USA

Question 15

读书是我的爱好之一。

Answer 15

dúshū shì wǒde àihào zhīyī.-One of my hobbies is reading.

Question 16

很高兴见到您。

Answer 16

hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nín. -it’s nice to meet you.

Question 17

我二十五岁了

Answer 17

Wǒ èrshíwǔ suìle- I am 25 years old

Question 18

小姐

Answer 18

Xiǎojiě- miss

Question 19

什么

Answer 19

Shénme- what

Question 20

李

Answer 20

Lǐ- fmaily name- plum

Question 21

王

Answer 21

Wáng- family name- king

Question 22

马

Answer 22

Mǎ- question word- also horse

Question 23

人

Answer 23

Rén- person

Question 24

中国

Answer 24

Zhōngguó- China

Question 25

美国

Answer 25

Měiguó- USA

Question 26

纽约

Answer 26

Niǔyuē- New York

Question 27

圣地亚哥

Answer 27

Shèngdìyàgē- San Diego

Question 28

很高兴认识你

Answer 28

Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ- nice to meet you

Question 29

我也很高兴认识你.

Answer 29

Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.- nice to meet you too

Question 30

也

Answer 30

yě ◊ also, too, as well

Question 31

好

Answer 31

hǎo ◊ good, nice, fine

Question 32

吃

Answer 32

chī ◊ eat, take/have a meal, dine

Question 33

錯

Answer 33

cuò ◊ false, wrong, mistaken, erroneous

Question 34

對

Answer 34

duì ◊ true, toward, to, facing, regarding