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Chinese Test Answer
The TV Show’s on Fire
Learn Mandarin for Free – What Is the Meaning of “火 (huǒ)?”
The correct answer for this Chinese quiz is C.
Wáng Lì: Yí, nǐ yě zài kàn Fēi Chéng Wù Rǎo?
王 力： 咦，你 也 在 看《非 诚 勿 扰》？
Wang Li: Oh, you’re watching "If You Are the One?"
王 力： 咦，你 也 在 看《非 诚 勿 扰》？
Wang Li: Oh, you’re watching "If You Are the One?"
Lǐ Lán: Shì a. Zhè ge jiémù zuìjìn hěn huǒ.
李 兰 ：是 啊。这 个 节目 最近 很 火。
Li Lan: Yeah, this show’s been really popular recently.
李 兰 ：是 啊。这 个 节目 最近 很 火。
Li Lan: Yeah, this show’s been really popular recently.
Analysis:
The Chinese character “火 (huǒ)” is widely used in daily life and it carries many meanings. The most commonly used meaning of “火 (huǒ)” is fire.
Example:
Zháo huǒ le! Zháo huǒ le!
着 火 了！ 着 火 了！
Fire! Fire!
着 火 了！ 着 火 了！
Fire! Fire!
Recently, phrases like “火了 (huǒ le)” and “很火 (hěn huǒ)” can be seen everywhere on the Internet, TV shows, movies and in daily conversations. However, the term, “你火了 (nǐ huǒ le),” doesn’t literally mean that someone catches fire. In this context, 火 (huǒ) is an adjective, which means to become popular or well-known.
Example:
Nǐ xià bān yǐ hòu gàn shénme ya?
Li Qian: 你 下 班 以 后 干 什么 呀？
What are you going to do after work?
Li Qian: 你 下 班 以 后 干 什么 呀？
What are you going to do after work?
Huí jiā kàn Lǎo NánHái. Zhè bù diànshìjù xiànzài hěn huǒ.
Wang Jia: 回 家 看《老 男孩》。 这 部 电视剧 现在 很 火。
Go home to watch The Old Boy. It’s gotten really popular lately.
Wang Jia: 回 家 看《老 男孩》。 这 部 电视剧 现在 很 火。
Go home to watch The Old Boy. It’s gotten really popular lately.
Shì ma? Huí qù wǒ yě kànkan.
Li Qian: 是 吗？ 回 去 我 也 看看。
Really? I will have a look after going back.
Li Qian: 是 吗？ 回 去 我 也 看看。
Really? I will have a look after going back.
Discussion
I have learned Survival Chinese courses here for a week and noticed that in Lesson 4 of the Survival Chinese course there is the measure word "个." The usage of this is not very clear to me? Could you explain it? Thanks!
- Tina
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