Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture

What is China?

• A type of crockery

• A country

• A nationality

• A type of food

Where is China?

• In West Asia

• In the kitchen cupboard!

• In East Asia

• In South-East Asia

What is Chinese?

• A language

• A country

• A type of cuisine

• A nationality

What is pinyin?

• A language

• A pronunciation guide for Chinese characters

• A type of food

• A type of spoken Chinese

Which of the below is most widely spoken?

• Hakka

• Shanghainese

• Cantonese

• Mandarin

Approximately how many speakers of Chinese are there?

• 1.3 billion

• 1.4 billion

• 1.2 billion

• 1.1 billion

Who is Xi Jinping?

• The Chancellor of China

• The Prime Minister of China

• The President of China

• General Secretary of the Communist Party

Which one of these is the flag for the People's Republic of China?

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How do you say 'hello' in Mandarin?

• nǐ hoǎ

• nǐ hǎo

• ně hǒw

• hě lǒ

Which one of these means 'goodbye'?

• 你 nǐ

• 好 hǎo

• 我叫 wǒ jiào

• 再见 zài jiàn