Giving advice 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 giving advice in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你遇到问题一般找谁要建议?Who do you usually go to for advice?
  2. 朋友常常找你要建议吗?Do friends often come to you for advice?
  3. 你收到过最好的建议是什么?What's the best advice you've ever been given?
  4. 你会听父母的建议吗?Do you take your parents' advice?
  5. 你会给学中文的人什么建议?What advice would you give someone learning Chinese?
  6. 如果朋友失恋了,你会怎么劝他?What would you say to a friend after a break-up?
  7. 你会给十八岁的自己什么建议?What advice would you give your eighteen-year-old self?
  8. 你喜欢给别人建议吗?Do you like giving people advice?

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