Yoyo Chinese review 1

Question 1

You came early

Answer 1

Nǐ lái de hěn zǎo （Note no past tense marker with this de structure; you can’t use le bc you aren’t emphasizing the completion of the action, you’re emphasizing the manner in which it was done)

Question 2

I came earlier than you.

Answer 2

wǒ bǐ nǐ lái de zǎo （You drop hěn in comparison sentences)

Question 3

You speak well

Answer 3

Nǐ shuō de hěn hǎo (the hěn here is not mandatory but makes the sentence sound smoother)

Question 4

You speak Chinese well

Answer 4

Nǐ (shuō) zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo

Question 5

Are you used to it?

Answer 5

Nǐ xí bù xí guàn？

Question 6

She is a smart girl

Answer 6

Tā shì cōngmíng de nǔháizi

Question 7

To look vs to see

Answer 7

Kàn vs kàn dào OR kàn jiàn

Question 8

I finished my homework

Answer 8

Wǒ zùo wán gōng kè le

Question 9

I don’t speak as well as you

Answer 9

Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ shuō de hǎo. (For negative comparisons, replace bǐ with méiyǒu, and drop hěn in comparison sentences)

Question 10

My heavy book

Answer 10

Wǒ hěn zhòng de shū

Question 11

All my books

Answer 11

Wǒ suǒyǒu de shū

Question 12

All cats are cute

Answer 12

Sǔoyǒu de māo dōu hěn kě’ài

Question 13

I need to speak more chinese with Chinese people

Answer 13

Wǒ xūyào duō hé zhōngguórén shuō zhōngwén

Question 14

House

Answer 14

Fángzi

Question 15

Kind hearted

Answer 15

Shàn liáng

Question 16

Usually (3 ways)

Answer 16

Píng shí, tóng cháng, yì bān

Question 17

But (3 ways)

Answer 17

Kě shì
dàn (shì）
bú guò

Question 18

About how long does it take to fly from Beijing to Shanghai?

Answer 18

Cóng běijīng dào shànghǎi zuò fēi jī dà yūe yào duō cháng shí jiān

Question 19

About ten minutes (4 ways)

Answer 19

Shí fēn zhōng zuǒ yòu (zuǒ yòu goes after number and measure word) OR dà yuē shí fēn zhōng OR dà gài shí fēn zhōng OR chà bù duō shí fēng zhòng

Question 20

As long as I have time, I’ll come

Answer 20

Zhǐ yào wǒ yǒu shíjiān，wǒ jiù hùi lái