L2 U27 L4

Question 1

Chéngyǔ meaning “to live together until old age, to grow old together”

Answer 1

Báitóuxiélǎo

Question 2

Everything went smoothly

Answer 2

Yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì

Question 3

I want to make him feel at ease

Answer 3

Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā fàngxīn

Question 4

…so good that it’s just like we’re sisters

Answer 4

Hǎo de jiù xiàng qīn jiěmèi yíyàng

Question 5

Every time I go back (to my home country), I always make sure to see her

Answer 5

Měi cì huí guó wǒ yídìng huì qù kànkan tā

Question 6

I want to send a letter to China

Answer 6

Wǒ yào jì xìn dào zhōngguó

Question 7

It’s best if you write both Chinese and English

Answer 7

Zuì hǎo shì zhōngwén yīngwén dōu xiě

Question 8

Even though (2 ways)

Answer 8

Suīrán
Jǐnguǎn

Question 9

So it was like we grew up together (use xiāngdāngyú)

Answer 9

Suǒyǐ xiāngdāngyú wǒmen shì yìqǐ zhǎng dà de

Question 10

Today we learned what to call someone whom you have a really close relationship with

Answer 10

Jīntiān wǒmen liǎojiědào le rúhé chēnghū yí ge gēn nǐ de guānxi hěn qīnmì de rén

Question 11

Older female cousin on mom’s side
(Bridget)

Answer 11

Biǎojiě

Question 12

Younger male cousin from dad’s side
(Jack)

Answer 12

Tángdì

Question 13

Even though she lives in China now, she still returns to her home country every year during Christmas to celebrate the holiday together with her family

Answer 13

Jǐnguǎn tā xiànzài jūzhù zài zhōngguó le, dànshì tā réngrán měinián shèngdànjié de shíhou huíguó gēn jiārén yíkuài(r) guò jié

Question 14

Dear

Answer 14

Qīnài

Question 15

Biological mother

Answer 15

Qīn mā

Question 16

Stepmother

Answer 16

Hòu mā

Question 17

She is just like my younger sister (by blood)

Answer 17

Tā jiù xiàng wǒ de qīn mèimei yíyàng

Question 18

Now she lives in Shenzhen, China

Answer 18

Xiànzài zhù zài zhōngguó shēnzhèn

Question 19

Despite the rain, she still went to the park and did yoga

Answer 19

Jǐnguǎn xiàyǔ, tā réngrán qù gōngyuán zuò yújiā le

Question 20

She studies dance in the building right in front of me

Answer 20

Tā zài wǒ qiánmian de nàge lóu lǐ xué tiàowǔ