Chinese Language Quiz for Beginners:
Question: Which dialect is spoken in the Yunnan province and surrounding regions?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Bai Chinese
Question: How many characters are there in the Chinese writing system?
(a) 26
(b) 100
(c) Thousands
(d) 539
Question: How are Chinese characters written?
(a) From left to right
(b) From right to left
(c) From top to bottom
(d) Both a and c
Question: Which of the following is a traditional Chinese holiday?
(a) Spring Festival
(b) National Day
(c) Labour Day
(d) None of the above
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Question: Which type of Chinese is spoken primarily in Hong Kong and Macau?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Hakka
Question: Which type of Chinese is known for its rising and falling tones and is spoken in parts of Guangdong and Guangxi?
(a) Cantonese
(b) Shanghainese
(c) Hokkien
(d) Hakka
Question: Which dialect is spoken in the city of Shanghai and its surrounding regions?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Minnanese
Question: How many tones are there in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
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Question: Which of the following is a common “measure” word in Chinese?
(a) 你
(b) 的
(c) 个
(d) 不
Question: Which of the following is the most widely spoken language in China?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Hokkien
Question: Which type of Chinese is known for its nasal consonants and is spoken in the southern parts of China?
(a) Hakka
(b) Cantonese
(c) Minnanese
(d) Shanghainese
Question: Which dialect is spoken in the Hubei province and surrounding regions?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Wu Chinese
Question: Which dialect is spoken in the Guizhou province and surrounding regions?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Buyei Chinese
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Question: Which of the following is not a tonal language?
(a) Mandarin Chinese
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) None of the above
Question: How many strokes are there in the character for “water” in Chinese?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Question: Which type of Chinese is known for its glottalized consonants and is spoken in the southwestern parts of China?
(a) Hakka
(b) Cantonese
(c) Minnanese
(d) Sichuanese
Question: Which type of Chinese is known for its use of retroflex consonants and is spoken in the northern parts of China?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Minnanese
(d) Shanghainese
Question: Which dialect is spoken in the Hunan province and surrounding regions?
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) Shanghainese
(d) Xiang Chinese
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Question: Which of the following is not a Chinese dialect?
(a) Hokkien
(b) Minnanese
(c) Hainanese
(d) Koreanese
Question: Which of the following is not a common way to address someone in Chinese?
(a) 师傅 (shīfù)
(b) 小姐 (xiǎojiě)
(c) 先生 (xiānsheng)
(d) 你好 (nǐhǎo)
Question: Which of the following is not a way to form new words in Chinese?
(a) Compounding
(b) Reduplication
(c) Affixation
(d) None of the above
Question: Which type of Chinese is known for its unique tonal system and is spoken in Taiwan and parts of Southeast Asia?
(a) Hokkien
(b) Minnanese
(c) Hakka
(d) Shanghainese
