Chinese 202 Review questions, April 3, 1997--ANSWER KEY
| 1 | Confucius had a great influence {on Chinese philosophy}. | Kong3zi3 {dui4 Zhong1guo2 zhe2xue2} you3 hen3 da4 de ying3xiang3. |
| 2 | I always spend New Year {with my family}. | Wo3 chang2chang2 {gen1 wo3 jia1li3 ren2} guo4-nian2. |
| 3 | The country {with the greatest population in the world} is China. | {Shi4jie4 shang ren2kou3 zui4 duo1* de} guo2jia1 shi4 Zhong1guo2
OR Zhong1guo2 shi4 {shi4jie4 shang ren2kou3 zui4 duo1 de} guo2jia1. *Not "da4"; in Chinese we say "ren2kou3 duo1". |
| 4 | This year I can't spend New Year {with my family}; I'm too far {from home}. | Jin1nian2 wo3 bu4 neng2 {gen1 jia1li3 ren2} guo4-nian2;
wo3 {li2* jia1} tai4 yuan3 (le).
*Learn "li2 X hen3 yuan3" as a unit; no other coverb will do here. |
| 5 | No matter [how many books you read], the test will still be very difficult. | Bu4guan3* [ni3 kan4 duo1shao3 shu1], kao3shi4 hai2 hui4 hen3
nan2.
*"Wu2lun4" is a somewhat more formal alternative to "bu4guan3". |
| 6 | No matter [how fast I read], I won't be able [to read all those books]. | Bu4guan3 [wo3 kan4-shu1 kan4 de duo2(ma) kuai4]*, nei4
xie shu1 wo3 bu4neng2 [dou1 kan4].
*Other choices: [wo3 shu1 kan4 de duo2(ma) kuai4] [wo3 kan4 de duo2(ma) kuai4] (since "shu1" can be inferred from context) |
| 7 | Beginning with the Ming2 dynasty, Chinese writers began [to write a new kind of fiction\. | Cong2 Ming2 chao2 kai1shi3*, Zhong1guo2 zuo4jia1 jiu4 kai1shi3
[xie3 yi4zhong3 xin1 de xiao3shuo1] le.
*Or: "Cong2 Ming2 chao2 qi3, ..." |
| 8 | The writer {who had the greatest influence on him} was Tolstoy (Tuo1'er3si1tai4). | {Dui4 ta1 zui4 you3 ying3xiang3 de} zuo4jia1 shi4 Tuo1'er3si1tai4. |
| 9 | the chair {she sat in} | {ta1 zuo4 de} yi3zi |
| 10 | the student {who came {from China}} | {{cong2 Zhong1guo2} lai2} de xue2sheng1 |
| 11 | At the invitation of the Chinese government, Vice President Gore came {to China} for an official visit. | Ying4* Zhong1guo2 zheng4fu3 yao1qing3, Ge1'er3 Fu4 Zong3tong3 {dao4
Zhong1guo2} lai2 jin4xing2 zheng4shi4 fang3wen4.
*Literally 'responding to ..."; the character is ying1gai1 de ying1 (first tone), but when it means "respond, answer", it is pronounced ying4 (fourth tone). |