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Question 1

How do you express the year 2024 in Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are acceptable

Answer

Years in Mandarin are read digit by digit: '二零二四年 (èr líng èr sì nián)', and both phrasings are commonly accepted.

Question 2

What measure word is used with months in Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

yuè (月) — months are stated directly as '几月'

Answer

Months in Mandarin are expressed using numbers directly before '月 (yuè)', e.g., 'yī yuè' = January, 'èr yuè' = February.

Question 3

How do you say 'the day after tomorrow' in Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

hòutiān (后天)

Answer

'Hòutiān (后天)' means the day after tomorrow; 'dàhòutiān' is the day after that (three days from now).

Question 4

In Mandarin, when stating a full date (year, month, day), which order is used?

Accepted Answer

Year → Month → Day

Answer

Mandarin dates follow the order Year → Month → Day, from largest to smallest unit.

Question 5

What does 'shàng ge xīngqī (上个星期)' mean?

Accepted Answer

Last week

Answer

'上个星期' means last week — '上 (shàng)' here means 'previous' or 'last'.

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