Learn Mandarin Chinese Numbers and Counting 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you express phone numbers in Mandarin?
- As a single large number
- Digit by digit (Correct answer)
- In groups of four digits
- Only using 'líng' for zeros
Correct answer: Digit by digit
Phone numbers in Mandarin are read digit by digit, similar to how you would spell them out in English.
Question 2: What does '半 (bàn)' mean in the context of telling time?
- Quarter past
- Half (thirty minutes) (Correct answer)
- Five minutes
- An hour
Correct answer: Half (thirty minutes)
'Bàn' (半) means 'half,' so '三点半' (sān diǎn bàn) means 3:30.
Question 3: How do you say '5:15' in Mandarin?
- wǔ diǎn shí fēn
- wǔ diǎn yī kè (Correct answer)
- wǔ shí fēn
- yī kè wǔ diǎn
Correct answer: wǔ diǎn yī kè
'Wǔ diǎn yī kè' (五点一刻) means 5:15, where 'yī kè' means one quarter-hour.
Question 4: Which measure word is used when counting people?
- zhāng
- běn
- tiáo
- gè (Correct answer)
Correct answer: gè
'Gè' (个) is the most common and versatile measure word, used for people and many general objects.
Question 5: How do you say the year '2024' in Mandarin?
- liǎng qiān èr shí sì
- èr líng èr sì nián (Correct answer)
- èr qiān èr shí sì nián
- liǎng líng liǎng sì
Correct answer: èr líng èr sì nián
Years in Mandarin are read digit by digit followed by 'nián,' so 2024 is 'èr líng èr sì nián.'
Question 6: What does '多少 (duōshao)' mean when asking about numbers?
- A few
- How many / how much (Correct answer)
- A lot
- Not enough
Correct answer: How many / how much
'Duōshao' (多少) means 'how many' or 'how much' and is used to ask about quantities and prices.
Learn Mandarin Chinese Numbers and Counting 2
How do you express phone numbers in Mandarin?