Language Quiz

Starter level quiz about the Chinese language.
1. Xiǎo means what in English?
small or young
smile
big

2. What is the Chinese word for walk?
zhī
zǒu
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

3. 三月八日 sān yuè bā rì is how you would write which date?
9th July
8th March
8th August

4. What is the word for friend in Chinese?
朋有 péng yǒu
朋友 péng yǒu
迎友 yíng yǒu
Guizhou, miao, children
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5. Which word can you use to ask someone to wait
děng
xíng
zhù
airport, people, queue
Queue for airport desk for Chinese New Year flights Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

6. How would you say the year 2008 in Chinese?
二零八年 èr líng bā nián
两零零八年 liǎng líng líng bā nián
二零零八年 èr líng líng bā nián
Beijing, Birds nest, stadium
China National Stadium in Beijing used for the Olympic Games. It is also known as the Bird Nest stadium Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

7. How do you express 1,000,000 in Chinese?
千千 qiān qiān
wàn
百万 bǎi wàn
abacus
Chinese abacus

8. The possessive 'your' is expressed how in Chinese?
的你 de nǐ
你㝵 nǐ dé
你的 nǐ de

9. What is the Chinese for south?
nán
西
dōng
feng shui, compass
Division of a traditional Feng Shui compass

10. If you want to attract the attention of a waiter what do you say?
服务员 fú wù yuán
医生 yī shēng
欢迎 huān yíng
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

11. xīn means what in English?
Fewer
Ancient
Heart

12. 晚上 wǎn shàng refers to which time of day?
Day break
Morning
Evening
Tianjin

13. The United States of America is called what in Chinese?
没国 méi guó
买国 mǎi guó
美国 měi guó
Deng Xiaoping, leader
Deng Xiaoping during Sino-American signing ceremony, 1st Jan 1979. Image available under a Creative Commons license .

14. What is the Chinese word for green?
hóng
绿
liù
silk
Bolts of Chinese silk

15. How would you say four tickets in Chinese?
四张票 sì zhāng piào
四票 sì piào
四朝 sì zhāo
airport, people, queue
Queue for airport desk for Chinese New Year flights Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

16. Yesterday is what in Chinese
去年 qù nián
昨天 zuó tiān
来年 lái nián
Forbidden City, tower, architecture
Wall and Moat with corner guard post defend the Forbidden City, Beijing

17. Which character for good fortune is widely seen at Chinese New Year?
fēi
festival, temple, lion dance
Traditional lion dance near a temple

18. To make a sentence to indicate an action is complete as in 'gone'; 'left'; 'bought' what can you do?
Add méi before the verb
Add le before the verb
Add le after the verb

19. The Chinese character for heaven or sky is what?
tiān
广 guǎng
kite, skyscraper, park, people
Flying kites in a city park

20. How do you bid someone welcome in Chinese?
高兴 gāo xīng
朋友 péng yǒu
欢迎 huān yíng
language, school , children
Teaching Chinese. Traditional characters for 'what is your name'
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