Exercise 1
of 10
To type a special pinyin letter, simply type the vowel followed by the number of the tone.
For example, typing 'a1' will convert to 'ā' when typed.
If you're staying in China for an extended period of time, you might want to buy a mobile phone to use while there. Here you'll learn how to ask for the brand you want, and the newest and best model if you wish. Well known brands can look and sound a little different in China, as Leo finds out!
50% of the world's mobile phones are now made in China including the iPhone. The iPhone was the first popular contract phone in China, with the dominant trend being to use prepaid call credit. Domestic phone manufacturers are gaining in stature, with Huawei Technologies expected to overtake Nokia as the second largest producer in the world in the near future.
About our Type Phrase Exercises
Learn Chinese phrases by practising listening to and typing Chinese full sentences that you hear.
The large amount of different sentences and questions that you can understand and create becomes evident
in this experience. Our Write Chinese Phrases exercises enable you to practice and learn Chinese online
without the need to purchase or install other software or attend offline practice sessions. You can quickly
learn Chinese free by attempting our first 10 free chapters including our various multimedia exercises.
Usability Tips
The below shortcuts allow you to use your keyboard in completing this exercise:
Press # (Key Down): Shows Answer
Press # (Key Up): Hides Answer
NOTE: Pressing the hint button or the '#' key will mean an incorrect answer for that exercise.