Work and the future in Mandarin

MFL, Mandarin vocabulary. Usually met in years 7 to 11.

Learn Mandarin words for jobs, study and plans for the future, written in simplified characters with pinyin.

What you practise

Reading the meaning of characters
Choosing the characters for an English word
Words with and without the pinyin shown

Starts with everyday words shown with pinyin and moves to characters on their own. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.

Sample questions

Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.

Sample question, level 2 of 5

What does 医生 (yī shēng) mean?

to do a part-time job
doctor
waiter
experience
to work as

Show the answer and method

Answer: B, doctor

The method: 医生 (yī shēng) means ‘doctor’.

Why the other options are wrong:

A, to do a part-time job: ‘to do a part-time job’ is 打工 (dǎ gōng).
C, waiter: ‘waiter’ is 服务员 (fú wù yuán).
D, experience: ‘experience’ is 经验 (jīng yàn).
E, to work as: ‘to work as’ is 当 (dāng).

Sample question, level 4 of 5

Which characters mean ‘plan’?

梦想
老板
工资
计划
大学

Show the answer and method

Answer: D, 计划

The method: 计划 (jì huà) means ‘plan’.

Why the other options are wrong:

A, 梦想: 梦想 (mèng xiǎng) means ‘dream’.
B, 老板: 老板 (lǎo bǎn) means ‘boss’.
C, 工资: 工资 (gōng zī) means ‘wages’.
E, 大学: 大学 (dà xué) means ‘university’.

See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.