L2 U14 L2

Question 1

Colloquial

Answer 1

Kǒuyǔhuà

Question 2

Bùhǎoyìsi doesn’t sound as serious as duìbuqǐ

Answer 2

“Bùhǎoyìsi” méiyǒu “duìbuqǐ” tīngqǐlái yánzhòng

Question 3

Locals (of a place that you are in when speaking) vs

Locals (of any place, not necessarily the one you’re in now)

Answer 3

Běndìrén vs

Dāngdìrén

Question 4

Xiǎngdào vs xiǎnghǎo

Answer 4

Xiǎngdào - when you remember something you’ve forgotten, or think of something specific
Xiǎnghǎo - to have made a decision or come to a conclusion about something

Question 5

Western style Chinese food

Answer 5

Xīshì zhōngcān

Question 6

Korean barbecue

Answer 6

Hánguó shāokǎo

Question 7

Roast chicken

Answer 7

Kǎojī

Question 8

We’re the only two (people) here

Answer 8

Zhèlǐ jiù wǒmen liǎng ge (rén). Or

Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu wǒmen liǎng ge (rén)

Question 9

Shrimp dumplings are the specialty of Guangdong

Answer 9

Xiājiǎo shì Guǎngdōng de tèsè

Question 10

You already arrived? Then wait a few minutes, I’ll arrive very soon

Answer 10

Nǐ yǐjīng dào le ma? Nà jiù děng jǐ fēnzhōng ba, wǒ hěn kuài jiù dào le

Question 11

Flavor vs taste

Answer 11

Kǒuwèi vs wèidào

Question 12

As for Beijing, the air pollution in the summer is especially bad

Answer 12

Běijīng dehuà xiàtiān de kōngqìwūrǎn tèbié yánzhòng

Question 13

Since dumplings are the specialty of this restaurant, then just order dumplings

Answer 13

Jìrán jiǎozi shì zhè jiā diàn de tèsè, nà jiù diǎn jiǎozi ba

Question 14

A book about history

Answer 14

Yì běn guānyú lìshǐ de shū

Question 15

I’m a pretty picky eater (a fairly strong statement - you’re quite picky!)

Answer 15

Wǒ chīfàn tǐng tiāotì de

Question 16

I’m rather a picky eater/ a bit of a picky eater

Answer 16

Wǒ chīfàn bǐjiào tiāotì (yìdiǎn)

Question 17

She performs very naturally

Answer 17

Tā biǎoyǎn (de?) hěn zìrán

Question 18

Picky about wearing clothes

Answer 18

Chuān yīfu hěn tiāotì

Question 19

I like Sichuan cuisine a bit

Answer 19

Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān sìchuān cài

Question 20

What non-spicy food do you guys have here?

Answer 20

Nǐmen zhè(r) yǒu shénme bú là de cài