| Three presentation blocks of sentences | ||
| 1st block | 2nd block | Target block |
| 1. Correct “No” responses (incorrect sentences) | ||
| (1) Semantically matched Japanese words which do not exist in Chinese | ||
| 这位是 | 我的 | 友达 |
| zhe wei shi | wo de | tomodati (JP). |
| this be | my | friend (JP). |
| (2) Semantically mismatched Japanese words which do not exist in Chinese | ||
| 这位是 | 我的 | 风邪 |
| zhe wei shi | wo de | kaze (JP). |
| this be | my | cold (JP). |
| (3) Nonwords which do not exist either in Japanese or in Chinese | ||
| 这位是 | 我的 | 中克 |
| zhe wei shi | wo de | zhong ke (NW). |
| this be | my | zhong ke (NW). |
| 2. Correct “Yes” responses (correct sentences) | ||
| 这位是 | 我的 | 老师 |
| zhe wei shi | wo de | lao shi. |
| this be | my | teacher. |
| 这位是 | 我的 | 同事 |
| zhe wei shi | wo de | tong shi. |
| this be | my | workmate |
| 这位是 | 我的 | 父亲 |
| zhe wei shi | wo de | fu qin. |
| this be | my | father. |