文言文-白话文

文言文 - 白话文

wényánwén - báihuàwén

Classical vs. Plain speech

(Types of Chinese writing)

Please watch video on next slide:

Multiple Choice

The majority of words ("semantic units") in spoken Chinese words are:

• One syllable long (one character)

• Two syllables long (two characters)

Multiple Choice

Which dialect sounds more like ancient Chinese, and uses unique characters not seen with other dialects?

• Cantonese 广东话

• Mandarin 普通话

Multiple Choice

CLASSICAL CHINESE: Writing style that goes back thousands of years.

Multiple Choice

"PLAIN SPEECH WRITING" - A writing style close to spoken Chinese.

Multiple Choice

"BOOK SURFACE WRITING" - Formal written language.

Multiple Choice

"MOUTH LANGUAGE" - Spoken language.

Multiple Choice

What does this character mean?

Multiple Choice

What does this character mean?