Language Quiz

Starter level quiz about the Chinese language.
1. Which word can you use to ask someone to wait
dāng
lái
děng
airport, people, queue
Queue for airport desk for Chinese New Year flights Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

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

3. 晚上 wǎn shàng refers to which time of day?
Afternoon
Evening
Day break
Guizhou, mountains, view

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

5. How would you say four tickets in Chinese?
四朝 sì zhāo
五张票 wǔ zhāng piào
四张票 sì zhāng piào
airport, people, queue
Queue for airport desk for Chinese New Year flights Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

6. How do you bid someone welcome in Chinese?
先生 xiān shēng
时候 shí hòu
欢迎 huān yíng
language, school , children
Teaching Chinese. Traditional characters for 'what is your name'

7. Xiǎo means what in English?
eight
small or young
big

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

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

10. How would you say the year 2008 in Chinese?
二零零八年 èr líng líng bā nián
二千八年 èr qiān bā nián
两零零八年 liǎng 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

11. The possessive 'your' is expressed how in Chinese?
你的 nǐ de
没有 méi yǒu
你㝵 nǐ dé

12. 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 at the end of the sentence
Add le after the verb

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

14. 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

15. xīn means what in English?
Heart
Fewer
Star

16. What is the word for friend in Chinese?
迎友 yíng yǒu
平友 píng yǒu
朋友 péng yǒu
Guizhou, miao, children
Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

17. What is the Chinese word for green?
bái
liù
绿
silk
Bolts of Chinese silk

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

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

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