About two hours into the exam your concentration wanes. And as the outside world reduces itself to a quiet hush your mind traces back to that moment when you first thought of picking up Chinese. "What was going through my head? Had I just finished watching Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon? Had I eaten Chinese takeout that week?" The what's and why's start piling up.

Then somewhere in the middle of this whirlwind of recollection Chuck Norris enters your train of thought, and kicks your mind into kungfu mode. And you remember why you are here: these questions are your enemies, and they must be eliminated with extreme prejudice....
 said on
June 25, 2009
好玩儿!
 said on
December 14, 2009
Hi folks, can anyone help me out with questions 3 and 6?

3. 那天广场的人特别多,我们好容易___挤进去。

does the 才 have some sort of 'however' type meaning?

6. 现在电脑的______太高了,过一段时间再买吧。

价值

代价

价格

物价

I think that 价值means 'value' and 物价has something to do with price per amount of material, but what is the difference between 代价 and 价格?

 said on
December 14, 2009
@foxkyle2003,

Q3, 才 is used to emphasize how difficult it was for us to get into there.

Q6, 代价 is like in order to get something, you have to pay for it. And "it" here can be money or anything else. For example, 你要为你做的付出代价。(You have to pay for what you have done)

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
December 14, 2009
Thanks Echo!
 said on
October 26, 2012
In question 8, how are 心情, 感情,情绪 used differently and why is only心情 the only correct answer.

In question 9, also, please make a comment about different uses for后来,然后,以后.

Mark Lesson Studied