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Speciers and
demonstratives
1 Fill in each blank with a specier from the following list to complete each
sentence according to its English translation.

/
zh,
/
 zhr,
/
 zhlm

n,
/
 nr,
/
= nlm

/

nkr,
/
 nlm
a.

__________
 !__________
 !
__________ sh wd de, __________ sh nc de.
This is mine, that is yours.

b.
 ! __________

Nc zhium q __________ le?
Where did you go this weekend?
c.
 !"#$%& __________


 !"#$%& __________

Nc zhhdo wd de Zhingwn shj zi __________ ma?
Do you know where my Chinese book is?
d.
__________
 !"#$%&'()*
__________
 !"#$%&'()*
__________ sh wd jhntifn mai de zdian, hbn b cu.
This is the dictionary I bought today. Its not bad.
e.
 ! __________
 !"#$%&'

 ! __________
 !"#$%&'
Qcng wn, zi __________ kyc maido Zhingguo de yupio?
Excuse me, where can you buy stamps for China?
f.
 !"#$%&' __________
 !"

 !"#$%&' __________
 !"
Xi k ychu wdmen diu q xiao Zhfng __________, nc q ma?
After class we are all going to Xiao Zhangs. Are you going?
g.
__________
 !"#$
%!&'()*+,
__________
 !"#$
%!&'()*+,
__________ hbn fnjng, dffng yb hbn d, nc kyc bfnguli.
It is very peaceful here and also spacious. You can move in.

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h. __________
 !"#$%& __________

__________
 !"#$%& __________

__________ sh shi de dinnao? Zbnme fng zi __________ le?
Whose computer is this? Why is it here?

i.
__________
 __________

 !"#$ __________
 !

__________
 __________
 !"#$ __________
 !
Nc __________ bc wd __________ fnjng. Wdmen q nc __________ xux ba.
Your place is more peaceful than mine. Lets go to your place to study.
j.
 !"#$ __________

 __________


 !"#$ __________
 __________

Qcng wn, tshjguan zi __________, l __________ yuan ma?
Excuse me, where is the library? Is it far from here?
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Classiers

1 Rewrite these noun phrases, putting the speciers, numbers, classiers, and
nouns in the correct order.
Example:
 !"
 !"

 !"
 !"
n xusheng spn g n spn g xusheng
a.
 !"

 !" a.
zh zhuizi liang zhfng
these two desks
b.
 !" b.

 !"
zh jioshu sfn wi
these three professors
c.
 !" c.

 !"
liang shufng n xizi
those two pairs of shoes
d.
 !" d.
pjie n png s
those four bottles of beer
e.
 !"#
e.

 !"#
n Zhingwn sfn bbn shj
those three Chinese books
f.
 !"
f.

 !"
moyh zh jin liang
these two sweaters
g.
 !"#$ g.

 !"#$
zh liang g xusheng Yhnggu
these two English students

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h.
 !"#
h.

 !"#
s wnxu n k mn
those four literature classes
8.1
2 Select the appropriate classier from the following list to complete each of the
following noun phrases.

/
zhpng,
jin,
bk,
/
g,
/
tio,
zhr,
bln
a.

__________
 [notebook]
yh __________ bbnzi
b.

__________
[river]

__________

liang __________ h
c.

__________


__________

sfn __________ Mbigu rn

d.
__________
 [chair]
s __________ yczi

e.
__________
 [table]

__________

liang __________ zhuizi

f.
__________
 [photograph]
sh __________ zhopin

g.
__________
 [ pencil]

__________

sfn __________ qifnbc

h.
__________
 [clothing]
yh __________ yhf

i.
__________
 [trousers]

__________

yh __________ kzi

j.
__________
 [dictionary]
yh __________ zdian
8.2

3
Rewrite these prices in Chinese.
Example: $34.56
 !"#$ a.

 !"#$ b.
spnshs kui wo mo li c.
d. O
a. $13,459 d. $450.02
e.
b. $2,850 e. $1,222
f.
c. $.75 f. $96.457.45
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4 4
Rewrite these prices in Arabic numerals.
Example:
 !"#$ $34.56

 !"#$
spnshs kui wo mo li
a.
 !"#$ a. $73.81

 !"#$ b. $45.03
jieshsfn kui bf mo yh c. $8.01
b.
 !"#$ d. $2,703

 !

 e. $6.09
s sh we kui lng sfn fgn f. $.66
c.



bf kui yh
d.
 !"#$%

 !"#$%
liang qifn qh bai lng sfn kui qin
e.
 !"




li kui lng jie fgn
f.


li mo li fgn
8.5

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