Language Quiz

Starter level quiz about the Chinese language.
1. What is the Chinese word for green?
liù
绿
silk
Bolts of Chinese silk

2. 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

3. xīn means what in English?
Heart
Love
Ancient

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

5. What is the word for friend in Chinese?
迎友 yíng yǒu
朋有 péng yǒu
朋友 péng yǒu
Guizhou, miao, children
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6. How would you say the year 2008 in Chinese?
两零零八年 liǎng líng líng bā nián
二零八年 èr 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. What is the Chinese word for walk?
xīng
zǒu
children
A group of children walking home from school in Pengzhou, Sichuan Copyright © Dreamstime see image license

8. Yesterday is what in Chinese
去年 qù nián
昨天 zuó tiān
上午 shàng wǔ
Forbidden City, tower, architecture
Wall and Moat with corner guard post defend the Forbidden City, Beijing

9. 晚上 wǎn shàng refers to which time of day?
Evening
Lunchtime
Day break
Shanxi, Sui dynasty, sculpture

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

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

12. The United States of America is called what in Chinese?
买国 mǎi guó
中国 zhōng 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 .

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

14. How would you say four tickets in Chinese?
四钟票 sì zhōng piào
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

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

16. How do you bid someone welcome in Chinese?
高兴 gāo xīng
时候 shí hòu
欢迎 huān yíng
language, school , children
Teaching Chinese. Traditional characters for 'what is your name'

17. The possessive 'your' is expressed how in Chinese?
你的 nǐ de
没有 méi yǒu
他的 tā de

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

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

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