Street chatter: wow, really?, cool!
Tests: 5 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 30 of the chinese street course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.
Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.
Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗
«my mate says āiyā only means you're angry» Is he right?
- 1. Yes, only for grandparents — no support
- 2. Yes, only angry, every single time — no support
- 3. No, it only means wow — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 4. No, it can be cross, surprised or fond — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 5: «āiyā («IGH-yah») means oh no, oh dear or oh my; everyone says it, and it can be cross, surprised or fond, so you read the face.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4); the same doer «āiyā» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
«ming swore he didn't cheat, he said wǒ zhēn de méi zuòbì» What did he say?
- 1. Did I cheat? Who says so? — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 2. I honestly didn't cheat — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. I'll cheat next time, maybe — no support
- 4. I really did cheat, sorry — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 9, line 4: «When Ming says «lái wǒ jiā wánr ba» (come and play at my house), jiā is both home and family, and the invitation is real.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «ming» (+5); the same action «say» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
You tell Ming you met a famous footballer and he says «bù huì ba!». Is he refusing something?
- 1. Yes, he won't believe you ever — no support
- 2. Yes, he won't play — no support
- 3. No, it means he's bored — no support
- 4. No, it's disbelief: no way! — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 8: «bù huì ba («BOO HWAY ba») means no way, you're kidding; it is disbelief, not a refusal, and the usual reply is zhēn de!», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «ba» (+2); the same thing acted on «disbelief» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
«yo granny, ur dumplings are tài niú le» How might Granny take it?
- 1. It's the most polite praise — no support
- 2. She'll think you mean a cow is in them — no support
- 3. It may sound odd or cheeky to her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 4. She'll say zhēn guāi at once — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 10: «tài niú le («TIGH NYO luh», literally «too cow») is kids' and teenagers' slang for awesome; to grandparents it may sound odd or cheeky, and niú alone is cow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sound» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «le» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
«my new teacher is SO lìhai» Ming groans. What does he probably mean?
- 1. She's very kind — no support
- 2. She's very small — no support
- 3. She's strict and fierce — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
- 4. She's amazing at maths — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 11, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 9: «lìhai («LEE-high») means amazing, so good, as in nǐ hǎo lìhai!; it also means fierce, so a lìhai teacher is a strict one.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lìhai teacher» (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
What would happen if you shouted «kuài kǎn!» with a dipping tone?
- 1. It would mean cow, so everyone would look for one — score 0
- 2. It would mean cool — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. Nothing, both mean look — score 2
- 4. It'd sound like «quick, chop!», not «look!» — ✓ the right answer · score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 30, line 4: «Careful with the sound-alikes: kàn (look) falls, while dipping kǎn means chop. And nèige («NAY-guh», um, that...) is just a filler while thinking; it may remin…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mean» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
«heard ming's mum say that word lol, sounded rude, gonna copy her» What should you know?
- 1. nèige is an innocent «um»; never mock it — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It is a swear word in Chinese, a very bad one — ← Mova's choice · score 10
- 3. It means stupid — score 9
- 4. It is only for teenagers — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 10, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 18, line 4: «Some body words make every playground giggle: pìgu (PEE-goo) is bottom, a childish word, not a rude one; but one word for mouth turns up in a rude "shut up!",…», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «one word» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
«why u snapping nǐ gàn má ne at me, I'm just sitting here» What went wrong?
- 1. Said sharply it sounds like «what are you doing?!» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. It means «go away» — score 4
- 3. It means «you're late» — no support
- 4. It is always a kind question, so nothing went wrong — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 30, line 15: «nǐ gàn má ne («nee GAHN MAH nuh») means what are you doing?, between friends and siblings; said sharply it sounds like «what do you think you're doing?!», so t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «má ne» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Ming loses a game and mutters «suàn le» with a hurt face. What's going on?
- 1. He's happy — ← Mova's choice · score 8
- 2. He's saying thank you — score 8
- 3. He wants to play again at once, straight away — score 6
- 4. He's upset: «whatever, forget it» — ✓ the right answer · score 8
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 29, line 14: «nǐ shòu le («nee SHOW luh») means you've got thin; it is worry, not a compliment, and the answer is wǒ hěn hǎo! (I'm fine).», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «friend» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
In a cartoon a kid says «kù!» with a rising tone and nobody understands. How is kù said?
- 1. With no real tone at all — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. Falling, like «KOO!» — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Rising, like a question — no support
- 4. Dipping down and long — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 13, line 9: «gāi nǐ le («GUY nee luh») means your turn; gāi means should, so the same words can also mean «serves you right!», and the tone of voice tells you which.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · right ✓
«zěnme le?» «méi shìr» — but your friend is crying. What's kind?
- 1. Say «bù huì ba!» — no support
- 2. Believe him and run off to play — no support
- 3. Laugh and say kù, to cheer him up a bit — no support
- 4. Stay with him and ask again gently — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 14: «zěnme le («DZUN-muh luh») means what's up, what happened?; asking it gently is the kind thing when a friend is quiet, and the answer may be méi shìr or the rea…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Identify the interjection most commonly employed to express dismay, surprise or affection, according to context.
- 1. suàn le — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. āiyā — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. kù — no support
- 4. nèige — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the expression bù huì ba.
- 1. It is a reproach directed at elders — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. It is an expression of gratitude — no support
- 3. It conveys incredulity and does not constitute a refusal — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. It constitutes a formal refusal of an invitation to play — no support
Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Ascertain the dual signification of the term lìhai.
- 1. Cold and also hot, according to the season — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Admirable or impressive, and also fierce or strict — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Fast and also slow — no support
- 4. Young and also old — no support
Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression nèige?
- 1. It is a formal greeting to elders — no support
- 2. It is an offensive term to be avoided in all company — no support
- 3. It is an innocent filler employed while seeking a word — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
- 4. It is a command to look — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 30, line 4: «Careful with the sound-alikes: kàn (look) falls, while dipping kǎn means chop. And nèige («NAY-guh», um, that...) is just a filler while thinking; it may remin…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «filler» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «nèige» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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