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Travel and holidays in Mandarin

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

Learn Mandarin words for transport, holidays and the weather, written in simplified characters with pinyin.

What you practise

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 飞机 (fēi jī) mean?

  1. hot
  2. Beijing
  3. plane
  4. weather
  5. China
Show the answer and method

Answer: C, plane

The method: 飞机 (fēi jī) means ‘plane’.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, hot: ‘hot’ is 热 (rè).
  • B, Beijing: ‘Beijing’ is 北京 (běi jīng).
  • D, weather: ‘weather’ is 天气 (tiān qì).
  • E, China: ‘China’ is 中国 (zhōng guó).

Sample question, level 4 of 5

Which characters mean ‘bicycle’?

  1. 飞机
  2. 海边
  3. 自行车
  4. 中国
  5. 火车
Show the answer and method

Answer: C, 自行车

The method: 自行车 (zì xíng chē) means ‘bicycle’.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, 飞机: 飞机 (fēi jī) means ‘plane’.
  • B, 海边: 海边 (hǎi biān) means ‘seaside’.
  • D, 中国: 中国 (zhōng guó) means ‘China’.
  • E, 火车: 火车 (huǒ chē) means ‘train’.

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

Related topics: People and family, School, Home and town, Free time, Food and drink, Work and the future.