L2 U16 L2

Question 1

Sticky rice dumplings may not look too delicious, but they taste very delicious

Answer 1

Zòngzi kěnéng kànqǐlái bú tài hǎochī, dànshì chīqǐlái fēicháng hǎochī

Question 2

Southerners like to eat salty things

Answer 2

Nánfāngrén ài chī xián de

Question 3

Chinese people think zòngzi will bring good luck to people, because the word “zòng” sounds similar to the word “zhòng”

Answer 3

Zhōngguórén juéde zòngzi huì gěi rén dàilái hǎoyùn, yīnwèi “zòng” zhè ge cí gēn “zhòng” (to be chosen/ to win) tīngqǐlái hěn xiàng

Question 4

Hurry and go find him

Answer 4

Kuài diǎn qù zhǎo tā

Question 5

China’s Lunar New Year is equivalent to the West’s Christmas

Answer 5

Zhōngguó de guònián xiāngdāngyú xīfāng de shèngdànjié

Question 6

Just about (enough)

Answer 6

Chàbùduō le

Question 7

That’s enough

Answer 7

Xíng le

Question 8

We’ve eaten just about enough, let’s pay the bill

Answer 8

Wǒmen chī de chàbùduō le, mǎidān ba

Question 9

Did you finish your work?

Answer 9

Nǐ gōngzuò zuòwán le?

Question 10

Tomorrow we have an important meeting

Answer 10

Míngtiān wǒmen yǒu ge hěn zhòngyào de huìyì

Question 11

Im just about ready

Answer 11

Wǒ zhǔnbèi de chàbùduō le

Question 12

Pleasantly cool

Answer 12

Liángkuài

Question 13

Warm

Answer 13

Nuǎnhuo

Question 14

Cold dish

Answer 14

Liángcài

Question 15

This room is too cool, let’s turn on the heater

Answer 15

Zhè ge fángjiān tài liáng le wǒmen kāi yíxià nuǎnqì ba

Question 16

Sour and spicy cucumber

Answer 16

Suānlàhuángguā

Question 17

To bring up

Answer 17

Tíqí

Question 18

To do something in advance, or early (2 ways)

Answer 18

Tíqián do sth

Zǎoyìdiǎn do sth

Question 19

Today I have to see the doctor, so I have to get off work early

Answer 19

Wǒ jīntiān děi kàn yīshēng suǒyǐ yào tíqián xiàbān

Question 20

To prepare well ahead of time

Answer 20

Tíqián zuòhǎo zhǔnbèi