Yoyo Chinese 40 (qǐlái, cái）

Question 1

Looks like it’s going to rain today

Answer 1

Kàn qǐlái jīntiān huì xiàyǔ

Question 2

To touch

Answer 2

Mō

Question 3

This sofa feels soft

Answer 3

Zhè ge shāfā mō qǐlái hěn ruǎn

Question 4

This sweater feels comfortable

Lit. This sweater, with regard to wearing, is comfortable

Answer 4

Zhè jiàn máoyī chuān qǐlái hěn shūfu

Question 5

When it comes to reading, he forgets about time

Use qǐlái

Answer 5

Tā kàn qǐ shū lái jiù wàng le shíjiān

Note qǐlái splits V-O verbs like this, but not V-V verbs - like gōngzuò

Question 6

It’s easier said than done

Use qǐlái

Answer 6

Shuō qǐ lái róngyì, zuò qǐ lái nán

Question 7

Now I remember!

(Use qǐlái）

Answer 7

Wǒ xiǎng qǐ lái le

Question 8

Health / healthy

Answer 8

Jiànkāng

Question 9

Mid-autumn festival

Answer 9

Zhōng qiū jié

Question 10

One meal

Answer 10

Yí dùn fàn

Question 11

Reunion meal

Answer 11

Tuán yuán fàn

Question 12

Moon cake

Answer 12

Yuèbǐng

Question 13

How did you celebrate Mid-Autumn festival? （use shì…de structure)

Answer 13

Zhōngqiūjié nǐ shì zěnme guò de?

Question 14

I went home to have a reunion meal with my parents (use the word “péi”)

Answer 14

Huí jiā péi bàmā chī le (yí) dùn tuán yuán fàn

Question 15

Today I got up at 10:00
vs
Today I didn’t get up until 10:00

Answer 15

Wǒ jīntiān shí diǎn qǐ chuáng
Wǒ jīntiān shí diǎn cái qǐ chuáng
(Note you don’t use le with cái…although here the first sentence also just had a time marker and no le)

Question 16

I only drink alcohol on Saturday nights
Vs
On Saturday nights, I only drink alcohol

Answer 16

Wǒ xīngqīliù wǎnshàng cái hējiǔ
vs
Wǒ xīngqīliù wǎnshàng zhǐ hējiǔ

Question 17

He didn’t get married until he was 45 years old

Answer 17

Tā sìshíwǔ suì cái jiéhūn

Question 18

I didn’t start studying Chinese until last year

（use shì…de)

Answer 18

Wǒ shì qù nián cái kāishǐ xué zhōngwén de

Question 19

I will only go if you go (use cái)

You go, and only then will I go

Answer 19

Nǐ qù wǒ cái qù

Question 20

I mainly only eat [them] during the holidays (use cái)

Answer 20

Zhǔyào shì guò jié de shíhou cái chī

Note when zhǔyào is used as a sentence adverb, then it must be joined to the modified sentence with shì

Question 21

the main problem is i don’t like it

Answer 21

Zhǔyào de wèntí shì wǒ bù xǐhuān

Note zhǔyào can be both an adjective (main/major) and an adverb (mainly/primarily)