Language Quiz

Starter level quiz about the Chinese language.
1. 三月八日 sān yuè bā rì is how you would write which date?
8th March
3rd March
9th July

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

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

4. xīn means what in English?
Water
Love
Heart

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

6. How would you say four tickets in Chinese?
四张票 sì zhāng piào
四朝 sì zhāo
四钟票 sì zhōng piào
airport, people, queue
Queue for airport desk for Chinese New Year flights Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

7. If you want to attract the attention of a waiter what do you say?
什么 shén me
服务员 fú wù yuán
同志 tóng zhì
restaurant, food, people, Sichuan
A traditional Sichuan chafing dish lunch at Jiezi, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

8. The Chinese character for heaven or sky is what?
tiān
tài
tián
kite, skyscraper, park, people
Flying kites in a city park

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

10. 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 after the verb
Add at the end of the sentence

11. Which word can you use to ask someone to wait
děng
zhù
dōng
airport, people, queue
Queue for airport desk for Chinese New Year flights Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

13. How do you express 1,000,000 in Chinese?
百万 bǎi wàn
十万 shí wàn
wàn
abacus
Chinese abacus

14. Xiǎo means what in English?
child
big
small or young

15. What is the word for friend in Chinese?
朋友 péng yǒu
兴友 xīng yǒu
朋有 péng yǒu
Guizhou, miao, children
Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

16. What is the Chinese word for green?
绿
silk
Bolts of Chinese silk

17. 晚上 wǎn shàng refers to which time of day?
Lunchtime
Evening
Night
Ming dynasty, Beijing, sacred way, elephant

18. How would you say the year 2008 in Chinese?
两零零八年 liǎng líng líng bā nián
两零八年 liǎng 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

19. Yesterday is what in Chinese
来年 lái nián
上月 shàng yuè
昨天 zuó tiān
Forbidden City, tower, architecture
Wall and Moat with corner guard post defend the Forbidden City, Beijing

20. How do you bid someone welcome in Chinese?
欢迎 huān yíng
再见 zài jiàn
时候 shí hòu
language, school , children
Teaching Chinese. Traditional characters for 'what is your name'
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