Antonyms in Mandarin Chinese 1

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1. Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo wǒde yī gè ___ tóngxué. (我想找我的一个___同学。) : I want to search out an old classmate. (lit. I-want-find-my-one-’measure word ge’-old-classmate)
2. Tā dāngshí duō ___ le? (“她当时多___了?”): “How old was she then?” (lit. She-then-how big-‘particle le’)
3. Tā ___ ___ jíle. (他___ ___极了。) : His joy was immense. (lit. He-happy-extremely)
4. Tā nián ___ duō qíng. (他年___多情。): He is young and romantic . (lit. He-young-passionate)
5. Wǒde biǎo ___ le. (我的表___了。): My watch broke down. (lit. My-watch-broken/bad-‘particle le’)
6. Tā kū de hěn ___ ___. (她哭得很___ ___。) : She wept bitterly/sadly. (lit. She-cry-‘particle de’-very-sad)
7. Tā duì wǒ zǒngshì hěn ___. (他对我总是很___。) : He has always been good to me. (lit. He-treat-me-always-very-good)
8. Nàge ___ gōngyù méiyǒu chúfáng. (那个___公寓没有厨房。): The little apartment has no kitchen. (lit. That-small-apartment-not to have-kitchen)

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Answer:

1. lǎo (老)
2. dà (大)
3. kāi’xīn (开心)
4. yòu (幼)
5. huài (坏)
6. shāng’xīn (伤心)
7. hǎo (好)
8. xiǎo (小)