Level 1 Part 1 Lesson 2-1

Question 1

那

Answer 1

nà

that

pronoun

Question 2

的

Answer 2

de

a possessive or descriptive particle.

To indicate a possessive relationship, the particle 的 appears between the “possessor” and the “possessed”. To that extent, it is equivalent to the “ ‘s” structure in English. for example: 老师的名字 (lǎoshī de míngzì) = teacher’s name. The particle 的 )de) is often omitted in colloquial speech after a personal pronoun and before the kinship term. Therefore, we say “王鹏的妈妈” (Wáng péng de māmā, Wang Peng’s mother) but “我妈妈” (w, my mother, my mother).

particle

Question 3

照片

Answer 3

zhàopiàn

picture; photo

noun

Question 4

这

Answer 4

zhè

this

pronoun

Question 5

爸爸

Answer 5

bàba

father, dad

noun

Question 6

妈妈

Answer 6

māmā

mother, mom

noun

Question 7

个

Answer 7

gè / ge

measure word for many common everyday objects

There are over one hundred measures words in Chinese, but you may hear only two or three dozen in everyday speech. Many nouns are associated with special measure words, which often bear a relationship to the meaning of the given noun.
个 (gè / ge) is the single most common measure word in Chinese. It is also sometimes used as a substitute for other measure words.

measure word

Question 8

女

Answer 8

nǚ

female

adjective (a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun)

Question 9

孩子

Answer 9

háizǐ

child

noun

Question 10

谁

Answer 10

shéi

who

question particle (a word or grammatical marker that turns a statement into a question)

Question 11

他

Answer 11

tā

pronoun (a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).

Question 12

姐姐

Answer 12

jiějiě

elder sister

noun

Question 13

男

Answer 13

nán

male

adjective (a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun)

Question 14

弟弟

Answer 14

dìdì

younger brother

noun

Question 15

他

Answer 15

tā

he, him

pronoun (a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).

Question 16

大哥

Answer 16

dàgē

eldest brother

noun

Question 17

儿子

Answer 17

érzǐ

son

noun

Question 18

有

Answer 18

yǒu

to have; to exist

verb
有 (yǒu) is always negated with 没 (méi) instead of 不 (bù)

Question 19

女儿

Answer 19

nǚ’ér

daughter

noun

Question 20

没

Answer 20

méi

not

adverb (a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb)

Question 21

高文中

Answer 21

gāo wénzhōng

(a personal name: a character in the textbook)

Question 22

高

Answer 22

gāo

(a surname) tall; high