Learn Mandarin Chinese Pinyin and Writing System 2

Question 1

What does the water radical (氵) suggest about a character?

Accepted Answer

The character relates to water or liquids

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The character relates to fire

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The character relates to food

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The character relates to plants

Question 2

How many basic strokes are in Chinese writing?

Accepted Answer

8

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3

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5

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12

Question 3

What is Zhuyin (注音符号), also called Bopomofo?

Accepted Answer

A phonetic alphabet used mainly in Taiwan

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A Cantonese writing system

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A simplified character set

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A classical writing style

Question 4

How many characters does an educated Chinese person typically know?

Accepted Answer

2,000–4,000

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500–1,000

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8,000–10,000

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Over 20,000

Question 5

What is the HSK (汉语水平考试)?

Accepted Answer

The official Mandarin proficiency test for non-native speakers

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A dialect proficiency test

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A tone recognition exam

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A character writing competition

Question 6

What does the mouth radical '口 (kǒu)' suggest in a character?

Accepted Answer

The character relates to speech, eating, or mouth-related actions

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The character relates to movement

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The character relates to music

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The character relates to thought