Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

52 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

3. Answering questions (Use and Structure notes 4.1, 4.3, 4.4)

You will hear a question followed by a short answer. Use the short answer to form the long
answer, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: TA shì shéi? (wI dìdi)

You will say: TA shì wI dìdi.

You will hear the correct response: TA shì wI dìdi.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g)

4. Two kinds of yes-no questions (Use and Structure notes 3.7, 4.9)

You will hear a yes-no question formed with ma. Restate the question as a verb-not-verb
question. Remember that if the verb is yIu, the verb-not-verb question is formed with yIu
méi yIu.

Example:

You will hear: NH yIu mèimei ma?

You will say: NH yIu méi yIu mèimei?

You will hear the correct response: NH yIu méi yIu mèimei?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) ( h) (i) (j)

5. Asking verb-not-verb questions (Use and Structure notes 3.7, 4.9)

You will hear a statement. Ask the corresponding question using the verb-not-verb form, as
in the example.

Example:

You will hear: WI yIu dìdi.

You will say: NH yIu méi yIu dìdi?

You will hear the correct response: NH yIu méi yIu dìdi?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) ( h) (i) (j)

6. Confirming assumptions (Use and Structure notes 4.3, 4.4, 4.8)

You will hear an assumption that ends in ba. You will reply by confirming the assumption,
as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: Zhè shì nH de zhàopiàn ba.

You will say: Duì. Zhè shì wI de zhàopiàn.

You will hear the correct response: Duì. Zhè shì wI de zhàopiàn.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h)