Practice
Knowledge Point Tested:
Differences between "huòzhě" and "háishì" (Elementary, Module 3)
Video Exercises
What does Li Lan want to eat for lunch?
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A: Lǐ Lán, wǔfàn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? B: … A: 李兰，午饭你想吃什么？ B: … A: 李蘭，午飯你想吃什麽？ B: … |
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| What does Li Lan want to eat for lunch? What does Li Lan want to eat for lunch? What does Li Lan want to eat for lunch? | |
| A. | Hànbǎo huòzhě pīsà. 汉堡或者匹萨。 漢堡或者匹薩。 (Correct Answer) |
| B. | Hànbǎo le pīsà. 汉堡了匹萨。 漢堡了匹薩。 |
| C. | 汉堡还是匹萨。 汉堡还是匹萨。 漢堡還是匹薩。 |
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A: Li Lan, what do you want to eat for lunch? B: … |
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| What does Li Lan want to eat for lunch? | |
| A. | A hamburger or pizza. (Correct Answer) |
| B. | Grammatical mistake. |
| C. | Grammatical mistake. |
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Hint 1:
午饭 (wǔfàn) means lunch.
Hint 2:
汉堡 (hànbǎo) means hamburger; 匹萨 (pīsà) means pizza.
What would she say?
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A: Wáng Yīng, nǐ shénme shíhou qù Běijīng? B: ... A: 王英，你什么时候去北京？ B: ... A: 王英，你什麽時候去北京？ B: ... |
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| What would she say? What would she say? What would she say? | |
| A. | Míngtiān háishì hòutiān? 明天还是后天？ 明天還是後天？ |
| B. | Míngtiān huòzhě hòutiān. 明天或者后天。 明天或者後天。 (Correct Answer) |
| C. | Míngtiān yīnwèi hòutiān. 明天因为后天。 明天因為後天。 |
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A: Wang Ying, when are you going to Beijing? B: ... |
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| What would she say? | |
| A. | Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? |
| B. | Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. (Correct Answer) |
| C. | Grammatical mistake. |
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Hint 1:
什么时候 (shénme shíhou) means when.
Hint 2:
后天 (hòutiān) means the day after tomorrow.
What does Jane mean?
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A: Jane, zhōumò wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba. B: Hǎo a, xīngqīliù háishì xīngqītiān? A: Jane, 周末我们去看电影吧。 B: 好啊，星期六还是星期天？ A: Jane, 周末我們去看電影吧。 B: 好啊，星期六還是星期天？ |
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| What does Jane mean? What does Jane mean? What does Jane mean? | |
| A. | She wants to confirm the time. She wants to confirm the time. She wants to confirm the time. (Correct Answer) |
| B. | She thinks either Saturday or Sunday is OK. She thinks either Saturday or Sunday is OK. She thinks either Saturday or Sunday is OK. |
| C. | She wants to watch a movie on both Saturday and Sunday. She wants to watch a movie on both Saturday and Sunday. She wants to watch a movie on both Saturday and Sunday. |
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A: Jane, let's go to see a movie this weekend. B: OK, shall we go on Saturday or Sunday? |
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| What does Jane mean? | |
| A. | She wants to confirm the time. (Correct Answer) |
| B. | She thinks either Saturday or Sunday is OK. |
| C. | She wants to watch a movie on both Saturday and Sunday. |
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Hint 1:
周末 (zhōumò) means weekend.
Hint 2:
电影 (diànyǐng) means movie.
Which of the following is true about Debbie?
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A: Debbie, Wǒ è le, wǒmen qù chī fàn ba! B: Hǎo a. Jane, nǐ xiǎng chī zhōngcān háishì xīcān? A: Xīcān, wǒ xiǎng chī niúpái. A: Debbie，我饿了，我们去吃饭吧！ B: 好啊。Jane，你想吃中餐还是西餐？ A: 西餐，我想吃牛排。 A: Debbie，我餓了，我們去吃飯吧！ B: 好啊。Jane，你想吃中餐還是西餐？ A: 西餐，我想吃牛排。 |
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| Which of the following is true about Debbie? Which of the following is true about Debbie? Which of the following is true about Debbie? | |
| A. | She wants to eat Chinese food and Western food. She wants to eat Chinese food and Western food. She wants to eat Chinese food and Western food. |
| B. | She’s asking Jane what food she wants to eat. She’s asking Jane what food she wants to eat. She’s asking Jane what food she wants to eat. (Correct Answer) |
| C. | She wants to eat Chinese food or Western food. She wants to eat Chinese food or Western food. She wants to eat Chinese food or Western food. |
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A: Debbie, I'm hungry. Let's go out for dinner! B: OK, what do you want to eat? Chinese or Western food? A: Western food, I want to eat a steak. |
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| Which of the following is true about Debbie? | |
| A. | She wants to eat Chinese food and Western food. |
| B. | She’s asking Jane what food she wants to eat. (Correct Answer) |
| C. | She wants to eat Chinese food or Western food. |
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Hint 1:
饿 (è) means hungry.
Hint 2:
牛排 (niúpái) means beef steak.
Which of the following is true about Alice?
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A: Alice, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? Niúnǎi háishì guǒzhī? B: Niúnǎi huòzhě guǒzhī dōu kěyǐ. A: Alice，你想喝什么？牛奶还是果汁？ B: 牛奶或者果汁都可以。 A: Alice，你想喝什麽？牛奶還是果汁？ B: 牛奶或者果汁都可以。 |
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| Which of the following is true about Alice? Which of the following is true about Alice? Which of the following is true about Alice? | |
| A. | She’s unsure which to choose. She’s unsure which to choose. She’s unsure which to choose. |
| B. | She’s fine with either milk or juice. She’s fine with either milk or juice. She’s fine with either milk or juice. (Correct Answer) |
| C. | She wants both milk and juice. She wants both milk and juice. She wants both milk and juice. |
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A: Alice, what do you want to drink, milk or juice? B: Either milk or juice is fine. |
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| Which of the following is true about Alice? | |
| A. | She’s unsure which to choose. |
| B. | She’s fine with either milk or juice. (Correct Answer) |
| C. | She wants both milk and juice. |
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Hint 1:
果汁 (guǒzhī) means fruit juice .
Hint 2:
都 (dōu) means both or all.
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