L2 U39 L2

Question 1

[A] is a rather new word that only recently in these past few years has become popular in China

Answer 1

[A] shì yí ge bǐjiào xīn de, zuìjìn zhèxiē nián cái zài zhōngguó liúxíng de cí

Question 2

Overseas student

Answer 2

Liúxuéshēng

Question 3

She’s only forty years old, that isn’t considered old

Answer 3

Tā zhǐyǒu sìshí suì, bú suàn lǎo

Question 4

Returned student / sea turtle

Answer 4

Hǎiguī

Question 5

Returned student waiting for a job / kelp

Answer 5

Hǎidài

Question 6

I can’t tell by hearing what the difference is between these two words

Answer 6

Wǒ tīngbùchūlái zhè liǎng ge cí de qūbié

Question 7

What is the difference between cats and dogs in terms of personality?

Answer 7

Māo hé gǒu xìnggé shàng yǒu shénme qūbié

Question 8

She has been studying abroad in the US for a few years now

Answer 8

Tā zài měiguó liúxué le hǎo jǐ nián le

Question 9

The car is only 2000 US dollars, that’s not considered expensive

Answer 9

Zhè liàng chē jiù liǎng qiān měiyuán; bú suàn(shì) guì

Question 10

To wait for employment

Answer 10

Dàiyè

(Děngdài jiùyè)

Question 11

To return to one’s country (2 ways)

Answer 11

Huíguó
Guīguó

Question 12

To be called, to be known as

Answer 12

Jiàozuò

Question 13

As the saying goes

Answer 13

Súhuà shuō

Question 14

Proverb

Answer 14

Súyǔ
Súhuà (proverb, common saying)

Question 15

Proverb meaning, “A girl changes quickly
from childhood to womanhood”

Answer 15

Nǚ dà shí bā biàn

Question 16

The old (former) me (2 ways)

Answer 16

Yǐqián de wǒ
Céngjīng de wǒ

Question 17

the 10-year old me

Answer 17

Shí suì de wǒ

Question 18

You’re so immature

Answer 18

Nǐ tài bù chéngshú le

Question 19

He gave up his old job in order to go to college; now he is still awaiting employment

Answer 19

Tā wéi le shàng dàxué ér fàngqì le yǐqián de gōngzuò; xiànzài hái zài dàiyè

Question 20

Up until now

Answer 20

Dào xiànzài wéizhǐ