Chapter 7 - Studying Chinese

Question 1

说话

Answer 1

shuō huà

to talk

Question 2

话

Answer 2

huà

word
speech

Question 3

上个

Answer 3

shàng ge

the previous one

Question 4

得

Answer 4

de

a structural particle

Question 5

复习

Answer 5

fùxí

to review

Question 6

写

Answer 6

xiě

to write

Question 7

字

Answer 7

zì

character

Question 8

慢

Answer 8

màn

slow

Question 9

枝

Answer 9

zhī

measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects such as pens, rifles, etc

Question 10

笔

Answer 10

bǐ

pen
pencil
writing brush

Question 11

张

Answer 11

zhāng

measure word for flat objects, paper, pictures, etc

Question 12

纸

Answer 12

zhǐ

paper

Question 13

教

Answer 13

jiāo

to teach

Question 14

怎么

Answer 14

zěnme

how
how come

Question 15

懂

Answer 15

dǒng

to understand

Question 16

真

Answer 16

zhēn

really

Question 17

哪里

Answer 17

nǎli

where

Question 18

预习

Answer 18

yùxí

to preview

Question 19

学

Answer 19

xué

to study
to learn

Question 20

第

Answer 20

dì

prefix for ordinal numbers

Question 21

语法

Answer 21

yǔfǎ

grammar

Question 22

容易

Answer 22

róngyì

easy

Question 23

生词

Answer 23

shēngcí

new words
vocabulary

Question 24

词

Answer 24

cí

words

Question 25

多

Answer 25

duō many much

Question 26

汉字

Answer 26

Hànzì Chinese characters

Question 27

难

Answer 27

nán difficult hard

Question 28

做饭

Answer 28

zuò fàn to cook to prepare a meal to do the cooking to cook rice

Question 29

平常

Answer 29

píngcháng usually

Question 30

早

Answer 30

zǎo early

Question 31

这么

Answer 31

zhème so this

Question 32

晚

Answer 32

wǎn late

Question 33

早上

Answer 33

zǎoshang morning

Question 34

功课

Answer 34

gōngkè homework schoolwork

Question 35

大家

Answer 35

dàjiā everybody

Question 36

上课

Answer 36

shàng kè ``` to go to a class to start a class to be in class ```

Question 37

开始

Answer 37

kāishǐ to begin to start beginning

Question 38

念

Answer 38

niàn to read aloud

Question 39

课文

Answer 39

kèwén text of a lesson

Question 40

录音

Answer 40

lùyīn soudn recording to record

Question 41

学习

Answer 41

xuéxí to study to learn

Question 42

帅

Answer 42

shuài handsome

Question 43

酷

Answer 43

kù cool

Question 44

铅笔

Answer 44

qiānbǐ pencil

Question 45

钢笔

Answer 45

gāngbǐ fountain pen

Question 46

毛笔

Answer 46

máobǐ writing brush

Question 47

圆珠笔

Answer 47

yuánzhūbǐ ballpoint pen

Question 48

本子

Answer 48

běnzi notebook

Question 49

练习本

Answer 49

liànxíběn exercise book workbook

Question 50

课本

Answer 50

kèběn textbook

Question 51

字典

Answer 51

zìdiǎn dictionary

Question 52

简体字

Answer 52

jiǎntǐzì simplified characters

Question 53

繁体字

Answer 53

fántǐzì | ``` traditional characters lit. complex characters ```

Question 54

文房四宝

Answer 54

wénfáng sìbào Four Treasure of the Studio

Question 55

笔

Answer 55

bǐ writing brush (one of the Four Treasures)

Question 56

墨

Answer 56

mò ink stick (one of the Four Treasures)

Question 57

纸

Answer 57

zhǐ paper (one of the Four Treasures)

Question 58

砚

Answer 58

yàn ink stone (one of the Four Treasures)

Question 59

宣纸

Answer 59

xuānzhǐ traditional paper used for writing and painting

Question 60

宣城

Answer 60

Xuānchéng most famous place of production of traditional paper

Question 61

端砚

Answer 61

duānyàn type of ink stone from Guangdong

Question 62

歙砚

Answer 62

shèyàn type of ink stone from Anhui