Words 04

Question 1

生日

Answer 1

shēngrì
birthday

Question 2

电话

Answer 2

diànhuà
phone

Question 3

看书

Answer 3

kàn shū
to read a book

Question 4

工作

Answer 4

gōngzuò
work

Question 5

接

Answer 5

jiē
to receive, accept

Question 6

问

Answer 6

wèn
to ask

Question 7

运动场

Answer 7

yùndòng chǎng
sports ground

Question 8

开始

Answer 8

kāishǐ
to start

Question 9

已经

Answer 9

yǐjīng
already

Question 10

长

Answer 10

cháng
long

Question 11

公司

Answer 11

gōngsī
workplace, company

Question 12

介绍

Answer 12

jièshào
to introduce, recommend

Question 13

球

Answer 13

qiú
ball

Question 14

出生的

Answer 14

chūshēng de
born

Question 15

毕业的

Answer 15

bìyè de
graduated

Question 16

结婚的

Answer 16

jiéhūn de
got married

Question 17

上上个星期

Answer 17

the week before last

Question 18

下下个星期

Answer 18

the week after the next

Question 19

后天

Answer 19

the day after tomorrow, übermorgen

Question 20

大后天

Answer 20

überübermorgen, in two days’ time

Question 21

前天

Answer 21

qiántiān
the day before yesterday, vorgestern

Question 22

大前天

Answer 22

vorvorgestern, two days ago

Question 23

大大后天

Answer 23

überüberübermorgen, in three days’ time

Question 24

大大前天

Answer 24

vorvorvorgestern, three days ago

Question 25

号码

Answer 25

hàomǎ
number

Question 26

自我介绍

Answer 26

zìwǒ jièshào
self-introduction

Question 27

近 ≠ 远

Answer 27

jìn ≠ yuǎn
near ≠ far
Both 近 and 远 have the way/path element in them.
近 (jìn): looks like a shelter, associating closeness. By contrast, 远 (yuǎn) has a pronunciation similar to 元 (yuán), the currency. The п suggests an element of distance. The third-tone down-and-up movement might be reminiscent of ocean waves and travelling long distances.