Start, stop & finish in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about start, stop & finish in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你几点开始工作?What time do you start work?
  2. 你的课几点结束?What time does your class end?
  3. 你今天的作业做完了吗?Have you finished today's homework?
  4. 你什么时候开始学中文的?When did you start learning Chinese?
  5. 你想继续学中文吗?Do you want to carry on learning Chinese?
  6. 你最近试了什么新东西?What new thing have you tried recently?
  7. 你为明天准备好了吗?Are you ready for tomorrow?
  8. 你觉得失败以后应该怎么做?What do you think you should do after a failure?

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The Start, stop & finish word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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