Questions II

Question 1

Yesterday, what did you study?

Answer 1

ni men zuò tiān xué xí shen me le?

Question 2

What are you studying today?

Answer 2

ni men jīn tiān zài xué xí shén me?

Question 3

What will you study tomorrow?

Answer 3

ni men míng tiān yào xué xí shén me?

Question 4

When did you guys play tennis?

Answer 4

ni men shì shén me shí hou da wang qiú de?

Question 5

Did the children play soccer today?

Answer 5

zhè xiē hái zi jīn tiān tī zú qiú le ma?

Question 6

Where is mom going?

Answer 6

mā ma yào qù na li?

Question 7

Where has mom gone?

Answer 7

mā ma qù na li le?

Question 8

When did you go to work?

Answer 8

ni shì shén me shì hou qù shàng bān de?

Question 9

When did you go to school?

Answer 9

ni men shì shén me shí hou qù xué xiào de?

Question 10

Where did you go today?

Answer 10

ni jīn tiān qù na li le?

Question 11

Where did you go last week?

Answer 11

ni men shàng ge xīng qī qù na li le?

Question 12

Excuse me, what do these words mean?

When reading, for instance a sign

Answer 12

qing wèn, zhè ge cí shì shén me yì si?

Question 13

Excuse me, what does this sign mean?

Answer 13

qing wèn, zhè ge biāo zhì shì shén me yì si?

Question 14

What does this mean?

ie, what does a written phrase mean?

Answer 14

zhè shì shén me yì si?

Question 15

What does “ti yù chang” mean?

Answer 15

ti yù chang shì shén me?

Question 16

That means “stadium”.

Answer 16

zhè jiù shì “ti yù chang.”

Question 17

He understands the meaning of this writing.

Answer 17

tā dong zhè xiē yì si.

Question 18

She does not understand the meaning of the writing.

Answer 18

tā bù dong zhè xiē yì si.

Question 19

I understand the meaning of this word.

Answer 19

wo dong zhè ge cí de yì si.

Question 20

I understand the meaning of these words.

Answer 20

wo bù dong zhè xiē cí de yì si.

Question 21

I understand the contents of this book.

Answer 21

wo dong zhè ge ben shū de yì si.

Question 22

I don’t understand the meaning of this sign. What does the sign mean?

Answer 22

wo bù dong zhè ge biāo zhì de yì si. zhè ge biāo zhì shì shén me yì si?

Question 23

I didn’t understand you. Can you please say that again?

Answer 23

wo méi tīng dong. qing ni zài shuō yí cì, ke yi ma?

Question 24

What do you need?

When answering, “excuse me.”

Answer 24

you shén me shì?

Question 25

What do you do? (What is your job?)

Answer 25

ni zuò shén me gōng zuò?

Question 26

Where do you work? (What type of place do you work at, not where do you drive to work)

Answer 26

ni zài na li gōng zuò.