Learning Tips

Question 1

She ask me to cook.

Answer 1

tā ràng wǒ zuò fàn。

他让我做饭。

Question 2

厉害（lìhai）

Answer 2

severe/serious（degree)

Awesome/impressive

Question 3

I thought you would come but you didn’t.

Answer 3

wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ hùi lái，kěshì nǐ méi lái。
我以为你会来，可是你没来。

When you wrongly thought something, use yǐ wéi

Question 4

You have to rest.

Answer 4

nǐ děi xiū xi

你得休息。

Question 5

I visited the White House yesterday.(observer/tourist)

Answer 5

zuótīan wǒ cān guān le bái gōng。

昨天我参观了白宫。

Question 6

Don’t be angry.

Answer 6

bié shēng qì

别生气

Question 7

You look pretty.

Answer 7

nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn piào liang

你看起来很漂亮。

Question 8

He’s annoying.

He’s unlikeable.

Answer 8

tā hěn tǎo yàn。

他很讨厌

Question 9

He’s indeed busy, he hasn’t slept for two days.

Answer 9

tā shì hěn máng，tā liǎng tiān méi shùijiào le.

他是很忙，他两天没睡觉了。

Question 10

I’m going to visit you tonight(visit a friend)

Answer 10

jīntīan wǎnshàng wǒ zhǎo nǐ wán(r).

今天晚上我找你玩儿。

Question 11

我不回中国

vs

我不回中国了

vs

我没回中国。

Answer 11

I’m not going back to China.

I originaly planned to go to China, I changed my mind, won’t go back anymore.

I didn’t go back to China.

Question 12

You make me very sad.

Answer 12

nǐ ràng wǒ hěn nán guò。

你让我很难过。

Question 13

I don’t have to work tomorrow.

Answer 13

wǒ míngtīan búyòng shàng bān。

我明天不用上班。

Question 14

I haven’t slept for two days.

Answer 14

wǒ liǎng tīan méi shùi jiào。

我两天没睡觉。

Question 15

She is sick

Answer 15

tā bìng le.

她 病了

Question 16

Let me think.

Answer 16

ràng wǒ xǐang xiang

让我想想。

Question 17

He’s a horrible person.

Answer 17

tā zhè ge rén hěn zāo gāo。

他这个人很糟糕。

Question 18

I hate rain.

Answer 18

我讨厌下雨。

wǒ tǎo yàn xià yǔ。

Question 19

I have one boy and two girls.

(Lit.)I have one son and two daughters.

Answer 19

wǒ yǒu yí ge ér zi hé liǎng ge nǚ ér。

我有一个儿子和两个女儿。

Question 20

I’ve been learning Chinese for two years.

Answer 20

wǒ xué zhōng wén xué le liǎng nián le.

我学中文学了两年了。

Question 21

Thanks a lot.

Answer 21

fēicháng gǎn xiè！

非常 感谢！

Question 22

I didn’t know you could speak chinese!（what a surprise!)

Answer 22

nǐ hùi shuō zhōngwén a.

你会说中文啊！

Question 23

我们都不知道

Answer 23

wǒmen dōu bù zhīdào:

We all don’t know(nobody knows)

Question 24

My mother told me my dog was sick.

Answer 24

wǒ de māma gàosu wǒ wǒ de gǒu bìng le.
我的妈妈告诉我我的狗病了。

Use gàosu when informing someone about something

Question 25

Call me when you get home.

Answer 25

nǐ huí jīa yǐ hòu gěi wǒ dǎ dìan huà。

你回家 以后 给我 打电话

Question 26

I like this movie, so I want to watch it again.

Answer 26

wǒ xǐ hūan zhè ge diànyǐng，suǒ yǐ wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yí biàn。

我喜欢这个电影，所以我想再看一遍。

Question 27

He does not allow me to go.

Answer 27

tā bú ràng wǒ qù.

他不让我去。

Question 28

Do you like feminine women?

Answer 28

nǐ xǐhūan wēnróu de nǚrén ma?

你喜欢温柔的女人吗？

Question 29

I’ve been living in China for two years.

Answer 29

wǒ zài zhōng guó zhù le liǎng nián le.

我在中国住了两年了。

Question 30

2/3

Answer 30

sān fēnzhī èr

三分之二

Question 31

Have fun(play happily)

Answer 31

wán de kāi xīn

玩得开心

Question 32

I learned Chinese for two years.

In the past

Answer 32

wǒ xué zhōng wén xué le liǎng nían.

我学中文学了两年了。

Question 33

Can I pay with credit card?

Answer 33

wǒ kěyǐ yòng xìnyòngkǎ fùqián ma?

我可以用信用卡付钱吗？

Question 34

It sounds beautiful

Answer 34

tīng qǐ lái hěn hǎo tīng。

听起来很好听。

Question 35

I ate a lot.

Answer 35

wǒ chī le hěn dūo。

我 吃了 很多。

Question 36

Chinese people eat with chopsticks.

Answer 36

中国人用筷子吃饭

zhōngguó rén yòng kùaizi chīfàn。

Question 37

Tom is a lot taller than Billy. (3 possibilities)

Answer 37

Tom bǐ Billy gāo hěn duō。

Tom bǐ Billy gāo de duō.

Tom bǐ Billy gāo duō le.

Question 38

I lived in China for two years.

Answer 38

wǒ zài zhōng guó zhù le liǎng nián。

我在中国住了两年。

Question 39

He does not want you to know.

Answer 39

tā bù xiǎng ràng nǐ zhī dào。

他不想让你知道。

Question 40

You look a bit tired.

Answer 40

nǐ kàn qǐ lái yǒu diǎn lèi。

你看起来有点累。

Question 41

She is very sick.

Answer 41

tā bìng de hěn yán zhòng
他病得很严重
tā bìng de hěn lì hai
她病得很厉害。

Question 42

I’m going to visit my parents this weekend.

Answer 42

zhè ge zhōumò wǒ yào qù kàn wǒ de fù mǔ。

这个周末我要去看我的父母。

Question 43

I like this movie, so I watched it again.

Answer 43

wǒ xǐ huān zhè ge diàn yǐng，suǒ yǐ wǒ yòu kàn le yí biàn.

我喜欢这个电影， 所以我又看了一遍。

Question 44

I can say it in Chinese.

Answer 44

我可以用中文说。

wǒ kěyǐ yòng zhōngwén shūo。

Question 45

Where did you go just now? （a short while ago/just now)

Answer 45

nǐ gāng cái qù nǎ lǐ le?

你刚才去哪里了？

Question 46

4/5

Answer 46

五分之四

wǔ fēnzhī sì

Question 47

我们没都去过中国

Answer 47

wǒmen méi dōu qù guò zhōng guó。

We, not all, have been to china before.

Question 48

Bob is very good with computer.

Answer 48

Bob diàn nǎo hěn lìhai。

Bob 电脑很厉害。

Question 49

I want you to study Chinese.

Answer 49

wǒ xǐang ràng nǐ xué zhōng wén。

我想让你学中文。

Question 50

温柔

Answer 50

wēnróu：adj to describe a soft, gentle and sweet women

Question 51

He just came back.

Answer 51

tā gāng húi lái。

他刚回来

Question 52

I thought you liked me.

Answer 52

wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ xǐ hūan wǒ。

我以为你喜欢我。

Question 53

Do you have my book?

Answer 53

wǒ de shū zài nǐ nàlǐ ma?

我的书在你那里吗？

Question 54

我们不都知道

Answer 54

wǒmen bù dōu zhīdào：

We not all know(some do, some don’t)

Question 55

You can speak chinese, right?

Answer 55

nǐ hùi shūo zhōng wén ba?

你会说中文吧！

Question 56

I like it a lot.

Answer 56

wǒ fēicháng xǐ hūan。

我 非常 喜欢。

Question 57

Where are you from？

Answer 57

nǐ cóng nálǐ lái？
你从哪里来？

nǐ shì nálǐ rén？
你是哪里人？

nǐ shì nǎ guó rén？
你是哪国人？

Question 58

30%

Answer 58

bǎi fēnzhī sān shí。

百 分之 三十

Question 59

She told me to call her.

Answer 59

tā ràng wǒ gěi tā dǎ dìanhuà。她让我给她打电话。

Tell somebody to do something or ask somebody to do something. Use ràng

Question 60

She is an impressive women.

Answer 60

tā shì yí gè hěn lìhai de nǚrén。

他是一个很厉害的女人。

Question 61

I haven’t spoken chinese for two years.

Answer 61

wǒ liǎng nían méi shuō zhōng wén le.
我两年没说中文了。

time duration + haven’t done sth + le

Question 62

Godfather is an interesting movie.

Answer 62

Godfather zhè ge diànyǐng hěn yǒu yì si.

Godfather 这个电影很有意思。