Chinese

Greetings Article Worksheet Name:_____________

1. What is the phrase the native Chinese speaker

greet the author with four years ago, which the
author had never seen in his Chinese textbook?
What does it mean?
2. The phrases we are learning from the textbook are
important, but it may not be the kind of Chinese
you will hear when talking to native Chinese
speakers. According to the author, Chinese
peoples repertoire of greetings is colorful and
extensive. How did the author learn about them?
What does that suggest you in how to learn them
practically?
3. Instead of saying to your friends, what other
phrase does the author suggest you to use?
4. In Chinese culture, people show great respect for
their upperclassmen by using ____ when
greeting them.
5. In what occasions, do you use the phrase
?
6. In the authors opinion, when is the best occasion
to use The author mentioned that he
has noticed that some Chinese and Taiwanness
people actually take offence to this question. Have
you ever had the same experience? What is the
authors suggestion to you when you dont know
what greetings is appropriate to use during an
occasion?
 7. What does ? means in English? Can you
use it the same way as in English?
8. What is the phrase that is a greeting, and not just a
question? The author was surprised when people
greet each other with this phrase. What is the
appropriate setting to use this phrase?
9. What does
mean?
10. is commonly used in Taiwan when
greeting each other. However, in most of China,
one might say _______ and _______. When
used with friends and close acquaintance, you may
also shorten the phrase to _____ or ____.
11. According to the author, why do people use
to greet others? How is this phrase
used differently in different parts of the Chinese-
speaking world? What are the three repinses youll
need to learn to this phrase?
12. Practice speaking this phrases with your partners.
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