NZ Chinese Language Week 2019

Which of the following is a way to use Roman letters to represent the pronunciation of the Chinese characters?

• Sanskrit

• Cuniform

• Calligraphy

• Pinyin

Which of the following have Chinese as their official language?

• China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore

• Vietnam, Macau, Singapore, China, Cambodia

• Macau, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China

• Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, China

Which of the following is very important in spoken Chinese and can change the meaning of a word.

• Pinyin

• Tones

• Government

• Characters

The two most known varieties of spoken Chinese are

• Pinyin and Wenyen

• Mandarin and Cantonese

• Mandarin and Hokkien

• Pinyin and Mandarin

There are ___ main tones and a neutral tone in standard Chinese (Mandarin).

• 5

• 3

• 12

• 4

Chinese New Year is also called

• Moon Festival

• Spring Festival

• Mid-Autumn Festival

• Lantern Festival

2019 is the year of the:

• ox

• tiger

• dog

• pig

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese people eat fish for dinner because "fish" sounds like:

• surplus (more than what is needed)

• good fortune

• upside down

• getting rich

What does the character 我 mean?

• Me

• Myself

• I

• All of the Above

中秋節 Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in many places including China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea etc.. What is the date of this festival?

• 15th August, lunar calendar

• 15th July, lunar calendar

• 15th August, Gregorian calendar

• Every second Sunday of July, Gregorian calendar