Active recall

Reviewed lesson recall quiz

Recall the human-reviewed Daily Mandarin lines: listen to one line, choose the natural Chinese, then type pinyin with tones.

starterlevel
8 minutestime
30questions
Reviewed A0/A1 Mandarin lessonsfocus
For real beginners What to know before this quiz

Use this after opening a reviewed lesson when you want the line to survive without the page open.

Before you start: Open any reviewed lesson once, play the line, then answer the focused card. Hints and answer reveal are included.

Use I need help when you freeze. Use Show answer to learn without scoring. Getting help is fine. The next review will show whether the line is starting to stick.

Quiz progress

0/30 correct 0% correct in this browser. Help and answer reveals do not count as correct.
01

A0reviewedneutrallisten listen choice

Hear reviewed line: I am on my way

Listen first. This card comes from a human-reviewed lesson, so the goal is clean recall of one usable line.

Play the Chinese line. Which natural English meaning fits?

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A0reviewedneutralnatural natural choice

Say it naturally: I am on my way

Choose the exact reviewed Mandarin line. Close-looking options are there to stop lazy recognition.

How would you naturally say: "I’m on my way."

我在路上。
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A0reviewedneutralpinyin pinyin input

Type pinyin: I am on my way

Type pinyin with tone marks or tone numbers. Short reviewed lines are where tone skipping should stop.

我在路上。

我在路上。
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A0reviewedneutralprompt:listen listen choice

Reviewed prompt: I am on my way

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

You hear: 我在路上。 Which English meaning fits?

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A0reviewedneutralprompt:pinyin pinyin input

Reviewed prompt: I am on my way

Type the pinyin requested by the reviewed prompt. Tone marks or tone numbers both count.

Fill the pinyin: 我在路上。

我在路上。
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06

A0reviewedneutralprompt:usage meaning choice

Reviewed prompt: I am on my way

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

Can you send 我在路上 before leaving home?

我在路上。
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A0reviewedpolitelisten listen choice

Hear reviewed line: Sorry, I just saw this

Listen first. This card comes from a human-reviewed lesson, so the goal is clean recall of one usable line.

Play the Chinese line. Which natural English meaning fits?

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A0reviewedpolitenatural natural choice

Say it naturally: Sorry, I just saw this

Choose the exact reviewed Mandarin line. Close-looking options are there to stop lazy recognition.

How would you naturally say: "Sorry, I just saw this."

不好意思,刚看到。
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A0reviewedpolitepinyin pinyin input

Type pinyin: Sorry, I just saw this

Type pinyin with tone marks or tone numbers. Short reviewed lines are where tone skipping should stop.

不好意思,刚看到。

不好意思,刚看到。
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A0reviewedpoliteprompt:meaning meaning choice

Reviewed prompt: Sorry, I just saw this

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

What does 不好意思,刚看到 mean in chat?

不好意思,刚看到。
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A0reviewedpoliteprompt:pinyin pinyin input

Reviewed prompt: Sorry, I just saw this

Type the pinyin requested by the reviewed prompt. Tone marks or tone numbers both count.

Fill the pinyin for 刚看到.

不好意思,刚看到。
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A0reviewedpoliteprompt:recall natural choice

Reviewed prompt: Sorry, I just saw this

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

How would you say: Sorry, I just saw this?

不好意思,刚看到。
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13

A0reviewedneutrallisten listen choice

Hear reviewed line: Is this okay?

Listen first. This card comes from a human-reviewed lesson, so the goal is clean recall of one usable line.

Play the Chinese line. Which natural English meaning fits?

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A0reviewedneutralnatural natural choice

Say it naturally: Is this okay?

Choose the exact reviewed Mandarin line. Close-looking options are there to stop lazy recognition.

How would you naturally say: "Is that okay? / Can I?"

可以吗?
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A0reviewedneutralpinyin pinyin input

Type pinyin: Is this okay?

Type pinyin with tone marks or tone numbers. Short reviewed lines are where tone skipping should stop.

可以吗?

可以吗?
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A0reviewedneutralprompt:usage meaning choice

Reviewed prompt: Is this okay?

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

What does 吗 do in 可以吗?

可以吗?
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A0reviewedneutralprompt:recall natural choice

Reviewed prompt: Is this okay?

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

How do you ask: Is this okay?

可以吗?
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A0reviewedneutralprompt:pinyin pinyin input

Reviewed prompt: Is this okay?

Type the pinyin requested by the reviewed prompt. Tone marks or tone numbers both count.

Fill the pinyin for 可以吗?

可以吗?
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A0reviewedpolitelisten listen choice

Hear reviewed line: No thanks

Listen first. This card comes from a human-reviewed lesson, so the goal is clean recall of one usable line.

Play the Chinese line. Which natural English meaning fits?

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A0reviewedpolitenatural natural choice

Say it naturally: No thanks

Choose the exact reviewed Mandarin line. Close-looking options are there to stop lazy recognition.

How would you naturally say: "No thanks."

不用了,谢谢。
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A0reviewedpolitepinyin pinyin input

Type pinyin: No thanks

Type pinyin with tone marks or tone numbers. Short reviewed lines are where tone skipping should stop.

不用了,谢谢。

不用了,谢谢。
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A0reviewedpoliteprompt:meaning meaning choice

Reviewed prompt: No thanks

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

What does 不用了,谢谢 mean when someone offers you a bag?

不用了,谢谢。
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A0reviewedpoliteprompt:usage natural choice

Reviewed prompt: No thanks

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

Which is safer for beginners: 不用了 or 不用了,谢谢?

不用了,谢谢。
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A0reviewedpoliteprompt:pinyin pinyin input

Reviewed prompt: No thanks

Type the pinyin requested by the reviewed prompt. Tone marks or tone numbers both count.

Fill the pinyin for 不用了,谢谢。

不用了,谢谢。
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A1reviewedbusinesslisten listen choice

Hear reviewed line: Got it

Listen first. This card comes from a human-reviewed lesson, so the goal is clean recall of one usable line.

Play the Chinese line. Which natural English meaning fits?

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A1reviewedbusinessnatural natural choice

Say it naturally: Got it

Choose the exact reviewed Mandarin line. Close-looking options are there to stop lazy recognition.

How would you naturally say: "Got it. / Received."

收到。
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A1reviewedbusinesspinyin pinyin input

Type pinyin: Got it

Type pinyin with tone marks or tone numbers. Short reviewed lines are where tone skipping should stop.

收到。

收到。
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A1reviewedbusinessprompt:usage meaning choice

Reviewed prompt: Got it

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

In work chat, what does 收到 usually do?

收到。
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A1reviewedbusinessprompt:usage meaning choice

Reviewed prompt: Got it

Answer this authored recall prompt from the reviewed lesson. It checks the exact point the lesson says should survive.

Why can bare 收到 sound cold?

收到。
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A1reviewedbusinessprompt:pinyin pinyin input

Reviewed prompt: Got it

Type the pinyin requested by the reviewed prompt. Tone marks or tone numbers both count.

Fill the pinyin for 收到。

收到。
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