Lesson 2

Question 1

是

Answer 1

shì
to be; to be so
that is so; yes; right

Question 2

張

Answer 2

zhāng
to extend
(M) for paper, table etc.
a common surname

Question 3

華

Answer 3

huá
flowery
short for China 中華
a surname

Question 4

同

Answer 4

tóng

same; alike

Question 5

志

Answer 5

zhì
ambition; will
同志 comrade

Question 6

這

Answer 6

zhè, zhèi

this

Question 7

中

Answer 7

zhōng
middle; centre; amidst
short for China 中國

Question 8

國

Answer 8

guó
country; nation; state
of the state; national

Question 9

人

Answer 9

rén

human being, man, person, people

Question 10

叫

Answer 10

jiào
to call; to shout; to cause to
to be called

Question 11

老

Answer 11

lǎo
old; elderly
always; keep… -ing

Question 12

北

Answer 12

běi

north, northern

Question 13

京

Answer 13

jīng
capital
北京 Peking

Question 14

愛

Answer 14

ài
to like; to love
like to; love to

Question 15

姓

Answer 15

xìng
surname
to be surnamed

Question 16

王

Answer 16

wáng
king
a common surname

Question 17

名

Answer 17

míng

name, given name; fame

Question 18

字

Answer 18

written character; monosyllabic word

Question 19

英

Answer 19

yīng
flower; brave
short for U.K 英國

Question 20

小

Answer 20

xiǎo

small; little; young (of age); low (of voice)

Question 21

上

Answer 21

shàng
to amend, mount; to go to
up; top; upper; above

Question 22

海

Answer 22

hǎi
sea
上海 Shanghai

Question 23

姐

Answer 23

jiě

elder sister 姐姐

Question 24

那

Answer 24

nà, nèi
that
in that case

Question 25

先

Answer 25

xiān

first; previously

Question 26

生

Answer 26

shēng
to give birth to, be born
raw, unripe; unfamiliar

Question 27

太

Answer 27

tài
too, excessively
太太 Mrs; wife

Question 28

橋

Answer 28

qiáo
to reside abroad
華橋 overseas Chinese

Question 29

美

Answer 29

měi
beautiful, pretty
short for America

Question 30

噢

Answer 30

o

Oh!

Question 31

進

Answer 31

jìn

to enter; to advance

Question 32

吧

Answer 32

ba

particle of suggestion

Question 33

甚

Answer 33

shén

what

Question 34

麽

Answer 34

me, mo

suffix (in 甚麽 ‘what’; 這麽 ‘so, in this manner’, etc.)

Question 35

地

Answer 35

dì

earth; ground; land; fields

Question 36

方

Answer 36

fáng
square
direction; region
a surname

Question 37

問

Answer 37

wèn

to ask; to enquire (a question)

Question 38

貴

Answer 38

guì
your (honorific)
expensive, dear

Question 39

夫

Answer 39

fū

man; husband

Question 40

哪

Answer 40

nǎ, něi

which

Question 41

誰

Answer 41

shéi, shuí

who, whom