Question One Which of these sets of characters show 1, 2, 3 in Mandarin? ー 二 三 四 三 一 二 五 一 Correct Answer: ー 二 三 The language which is most commonly learnt outside China is Mandarin Chinese, but hundreds of different languages are spoken in China. 70% of China’s population speaks Mandarin as a first language. The next most common after Mandarin is Yue or Cantonese.
Question Two Which word means 4 in Mandarin? wǔ qī sì Correct Answer: sì Did you know? The characters for numbers 1-10, written in Kanji script, are used in Japanese too. Though they don’t sound the same!
Question Three Which of the following characters shows 10 in Mandarin? 十 六 五 Correct Answer: 十
Question Four How do you say 7 in Mandarin Chinese? bā jiǔ qī Correct Answer: qī
Question Five Which of these characters shows 8 in Mandarin? 九 七 八 Correct Answer: 八
Question Six Which of these characters shows 6 in Mandarin? 五 六 二 Correct Answer: 六
Question Seven What number is wŭ ? 3 7 5 Correct Answer: 5
Question Eight What number is sān ? 3 7 2 Correct Answer: 3
Question Nine How do you say 9 in Mandarin? bā sì jiǔ Correct Answer: jiǔ
Question Ten Which of these sequences is correct for counting to 10 in Mandarin? yī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ, liù, qī, bā, jiǔ, shí yī, èr, sān, shí, jiǔ, bā, liù, qī, wǔ, sì qī, bā, wǔ, liù, yī, èr, sān, sì, jiǔ, shí Correct Answer: yī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ, liù, qī, bā, jiǔ, shí
