買 and 賣

What do you think that this word 【買】means？

• To buy

• To sell

Which tone should the word 【買】be?

• mai1

• mai2

• mai3

• mai4

How can you write the word "small" in Chinese?

When you see this person, what would be the correct word in Chinese to call him?

• 老師

  lao3 shi1

• 老鼠

  lao3 shu3

• 老伴

  lao3 ban4

• 老闆

  lao3 ban3

Answer explanation

We call this guy 【老闆】, which is "shopkeeper" or "boss" in English!

老師 (lao3 shi1): This word means "teacher"!

老鼠 (lao3 shu3): Surprise! It's "mouse/mice" in Chinese

老伴 (lao3 ban4): This may have pronunciation the same as 老闆 (lao3 ban3) but the tones are different (伴 ban4 is 4th tone and 闆 ban3 is 3rd tone). More over, because of different tone, these 2 words have different meanings. (老伴 means old spouse, old married couple)

How do you write the word "big" in Chinese?

You have a lemonade stand, suddenly a customer come towards and ask: “What are you selling?". In order to answer: I sell lemonade, which of these would be the word "to sell" in Chinese?

• 賣

• 買

Which tone should the word 【賣】be?

• mai1

• mai2

• mai3

• mai4

How can you write the word "medium" in Chinese?

“我要一杯茶！”

What do you think the word "茶” means？

Which word should be filled in the first blank?

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