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HACKING

CHINESEThe Complete Guide

to HSK I

by Eva Dovc

All the HSK I vocabulary included,with 11 quizzes and 150 questions!



Introduction 6............................................................................

What is an HSK test? 6.....................................................................................

Listening comprehension 6...............................................................................

Reading comprehension 7.................................................................................

The score 7........................................................................................................

Should you take an HSK test? 7........................................................................

Why study with us? 8.........................................................................................

Pinyin 9......................................................................................

Numbers 11......................................................................................................

What You Need to Know 11.............................................................................

Quiz I 12....................................................................................

Quiz I (key) 14............................................................................

A Sentence (or Two) 16..............................................................


Quiz II 18...................................................................................

Quiz II (key) 19...........................................................................

Objects 20..................................................................................


Quiz III 23................................................................................Quiz III (key) 25.........................................................................

People 27....................................................................................


Quiz IV 30................................................................................

Table of Contents



Quiz IV (key) 32.........................................................................

Adjectives 34..............................................................................


Quiz V 38...................................................................................

Quiz V (key) 41..........................................................................

Locations 44...............................................................................


Quiz VI 47.................................................................................

Quiz VI (key)

50.........................................................................Verbs I 53...................................................................................


Quiz VII 56................................................................................

Quiz VII (key) 59........................................................................

Verbs II 62..................................................................................


Quiz VIII 65..............................................................................

Quiz VIII (key) 68......................................................................

Time and Date 71......................................................................


Quiz IX 74.................................................................................

Quiz IX (key) 77.........................................................................

People II 80................................................................................


Quiz X 82...................................................................................



Quiz X (with answers) 86...........................................................

Phrases 90...................................................................................


Quiz XI 92.................................................................................

Quiz XI (key) 97.........................................................................

HSK I Vocabulary List 102........................................................

For more information 109..........................................................



To V.B.,

for bringing salsa into my life.



Copyright © 2014 Eva Dovc All rights reserved.



Introduction

What is an HSK test?HSK stands for (Hàny" shu#píng k $oshì), a Chinese proficiency test for learners

of Chinese as a foreign language. HSK has six levels in total, ranging from beginner to advanced.

This book is intended for beginner learners of Chinese, those who are intending to take an HSK

test of level I.

Level I HSK-takers are able to demonstrate basic knowledge of everyday, conversational

Chinese. HSK I is intended for students who have studied Chinese for half an academic year

with 2-3 hours of Chinese weekly, or the equivalent of a two-month intensive course.

To successfully sit an HSK I, the students are expected to have mastered 150 commonly used

words (we will include the entire list at the end of the manual) and basic grammar patterns. At

this stage the students are not expected to know calligraphy and won’t be required to write down

characters; the main emphasis is on word use and basic grammar. The entire HSK I is thus

written in Pinyin.

The test itself is made up of two parts: listening and reading comprehension. Each of these

sections is further divided into 4 parts with 40 questions in total. It takes around 35 minutes to

complete the entire test (it actually takes 40 minutes, since 5 minutes are used at the beginning for

administrative purposes and during the course of the test for filling in the answers).

Listening comprehensionAs stated, listening comprehension is made up of four parts, each part consisting of five

questions.

In the first part, the students are provided with a picture and a phrase to listen to in a recording.

Upon hearing the recording twice, the students have to answer the true or false statement. You

don’t have to write down anything, just put down a tick for ‘true’ or X for ‘false’.

In the second part the students are provided with a sentence and three pictures. Upon hearing

the recording twice, the students have to choose the corresponding picture by ticking theappropriate letter.

Part III features a dialogue and several pictures. The students are required to choose the

corresponding picture upon hearing the recording twice.

In the last part (IV), in the recording the students will listen to a person making a statement.

Another person will then ask questions about this statement and provide three possible answers.



Upon hearing the recording twice, the students are required to choose the correct answer based

on what they hear.

Reading comprehensionReading comprehension consists of 4 parts, with 5 questions in each of them.

In questions 1-5 the test takers will be given a picture and a phrase. They will then have to decide

whether the phrase and the picture are consistent with each other, that is, if the Pinyin is correct

for the picture.

In part II, the test will provide a sentence and several pictures. The student will have to choose

the picture that corresponds to the sentence provided.

In part III the student will be given five questions and five answers. The objective is to correctly

match the questions with the appropriate answer.

In the last part, the exam will have a number of sentences, each of them with a word missing.

The student must choose the correct answer from the options provided.

All items are shown in Pinyin, there is absolutely no need to write down or even recognise

characters. However, if you would want to pursue further Chinese studies, you would need to

learn characters. HSK IV and up are exclusively in characters, and most students find it hard to

make the change between Pinyin written exams and the ones in characters because they didn’t

get acquainted with the characters early enough in their studies.

The scoreThe highest score is 200 (100 from each section). The test takers must score at least 120 to pass

the test.

Should you take an HSK test?There are usually two main reasons why someone would take an HSK test: first, passing the test

is necessary if you intend to enrol into a university course in China. Depending on the major you

would want to take, level IV-VI are required.

Second, HSK is an objective measurement of your Chinese level, so instead of saying, ‘Hey I

studied Chinese for two years,’ you can instead say, ‘Hey I’ve passed an HSK IV’ - which looks

much better on your CV.

There is also the third reason, which is the one I would choose. I find HSK tests useful, because

they give you a specific goal and framework to work with - this is especially important with

language studies. What I recommend is the following: I suggest that on top your standard study

material, that is, on top of what your syllabus or your tutor requires, you also invest some time

revising HSK preparation material.



Why study with us?The present manual includes all the vocabulary that will be presented in the HSK I. We’ve

included the 150 words that are included in the HSK I official list and added some others that

have appeared in the tests so far. We’ve also included real test examples and exercises that

simulate HSK tests, as well as grammar explanations that will benefit your Chinese study in thefuture.

The vocabulary is broken down into 11 simple themes to make your study process easier:

numbers, basic sentence structure, objects, people I, adjectives, locations, verbs I, verbs II, time

and date, people II and phrases. Each one of the following chapters builds on the previous one,

giving the students the opportunity to gradually consolidate the new knowledge in a quick and a

efficient way.

After the new vocabulary has been introduced, the next part of the chapter is What You Need to

Know. This section features brief and practical explanations of grammar patterns and word use.

The following Did You Know section features cultural tips and notes.

The main part of each chapter is the Quiz. The Quiz features a series of multiple choice

questions based on actual HSK tests. You will encounter these types of exercises: Translate, What

is the question?, Odd one out and Answer. The Quiz answers are displayed at the end of the

chapter, along with the Pinyin.

Our sample quizzes are written in characters and even though they include all the vocabulary

that you will need to pass an HSK I with ease, the level is more advanced to make sure you excel

your test when you decide to take it.

We’ve put emphasis on learning characters, as we believe that the early acquaintance and

knowledge of Chinese characters is essential for anyone that is serious in achieving language

fluency. We know that by learning the characters, you’ll build a solid foundation for you future

Chinese language studies and language fluency.

Lastly, we believe in learning by testing. Neuroscientists have discovered that we remember better

the content that we have been tested on. That is why we have structured this book in a quiz

format and we’re able to promise you: if you are able to answer or quiz questions, you are more

than ready to breeze through your HSK I.

Let’s begin!

Eva and

Team M2E



Chapter 1

In this chapter you’ll learn about Chinese pronunciation and numbers in Chinese.

PinyinBy the end of this section you will:

1. learn about the four tones in Pinyin

2. learn what Pinyin is and how to use it

The Four Tones

Every Chinese characters is made up of one syllable, and these syllables can be pronounced in

four different tones (plus the fifth, neutral one).

1) The first tone is a sustained sound, slightly above your speaking pitch. If you’ve ever studied

music or watched The Sound of Music you will know about DO-RE-MI. That’s how the first

tone in Chinese sounds. In writing, the first tone is symbolized by a short horizontal mark above

the vowel. Look at the syllable ma in the first tone: m% (m% means ‘mother’ in Chinese).

2) The second tone is a high, rising pitch tone, and sounds kind of like asking a question.

Remember playing Hide and Seek when you were a kid? The way you’d count the numbers 1, 2,

3…, it would actually sound more like 1? 2? 3? That rising intonation is the second tone in

Chinese and in writing it’s symbolized by an ascending mark above the vowel: má (má means

‘hemp’).

3) The third tone is a low, dipping tone. Imagine a friend of yours telling you this incredible

story that you have a really hard time believing it. After your friend finishes the narration, you

reply with an incredulous: ‘Really?’. That’s the third tone in Mandarin Chinese and in writing ithas a small letter -V placed above the vowel: m$ (m$ means ‘horse’).

4) The fourth tone is a high to low tone, a descending tone that sounds like giving an order. If

you are a dog owner, imagine telling your dog to ‘sit’. The sudden, almost angry sounding

lowering of your voice is the fourth tone in Chinese. To denote the forth tone, a descending

accent is placed above the vowel, the letter -A in this case: mà (mà means ‘to scold’).



5) There is also the fifth, neutral tone which is pronounced soft and short and has no tone

mark.

There are a 409 syllables in Pinyin excluding the different tones that each syllable can have. What

this means is that Chinese has a final list of words (pronunciation-wise), and once you’ve

mastered them, you’re done. That is, once you’ve mastered the syllables and pronouncing them

in different tones you can merrily tackle any word or sentence in Chinese.

On the downside, since the number of syllables in Mandarin is final, this also means that the

same sound can have different meanings when pronounced in different tones. In other words,

even though there is a finite number of syllables, the number of characters that they represent is

not quite so final. The result is that many characters are pronounced the same. And to make

things even more interesting, some syllables also sound very similar, and can have similar

meanings: take numbers four and ten, for example. Number four is pronounced sì, and ten as shí.



Numbers

What You Need to Know• Forming numbers between 11-99 is easy in Chinese, it’s like a very simple math exercise! For

example, number ’11’ is in Chinese, meaning 10, 1. Similarly, number ’20’ is

(2,10) and ’22’ is (2, 10, 2). Knowing numbers is essential for any form of

communication in Chinese, whether it is going to the store, negotiating a price, taking a bus

or talking about date and time.

• ‘Zero’ is sometimes written as, especially in the date format. For example: is the

year 1900.

Character Pinyin Translation

y &

one

èr two

s%n three

sì four

w" five

liù six

q & seven

b% eight

ji" nine

líng zero

Did you know?

Number 9 ji" sounds like ji" that means ‘long’ or, with some imagination ‘longevity’. It’s almost as lucky as number

8 which is considered auspicious (b% sounds like f % , which symbolises prosperity). For example, when you are

giving hóngb%o (red envelope with gift money) to the newlyweds, 888 or 999 yuan are both good options.



Quiz I1. ‘Fifty-six’ is:

A)

B)

C)

2. ‘Ninety-two’ is:

A)

B)

C)

3. ‘Fifty-seven’ is:

A)

B)

C)

4. ‘Eighty’ is:

A)

B)

C)

5. ‘Forty-four’ is:

A)

B)

C)



6. - =

A)

B)

C)

7. + =

A)

B)

C)

8. + - =

A)

B)

C)

9.…?

A)

B)

C)

10.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz I (key)1. ‘Fifty-six’ is:

A) (shíliù w" )

B) (liùshíw" )

C) (w!shíliù)

2. ‘Ninety-two’ is:

A) (b%shí'èr)

B) (shíb% ji" )

C) (ji!shí'èr)

3. ‘Fifty-seven’ is:

A) (w!shíq")

B) (q & shíw" )

C) (shíw" q & )

4. ‘Eighty’ is:

A) (b#shí)

B) (shíb% )

C) (b% líng)

5. ‘Forty-four’ is:

A) (shísì shí)

B) (sìshíy & )

C) (sìshísì)



6. (q & shíw" ) - (w"shíy & ) =

A) (èrshísì)

B) (s%nshísì)

C) (shísì)

7. (shíb% ) + (shíji" ) =

A) (s%nshíw" )

B) (s#nshíq")

C) (s%nshísì)

8. (èrshíy & ) + (èrshís%n) - (èrshísì) =

A) (shíji" )

B) (èrshí)

C) (èrshíy & )

9. (shí'èr) (shíw" ) (shíb% )…?

A) (èrshí) (èrshí'èr)

B) (shíji" ) (èrshí)

C) (èrshíy") (èrshísì)

10. (q & shíy & ) (liùshíq & ) (liùshí'èr) (w"shíliù)...?

A) (w"shí'èr) (sìshíb% )

B) (sìshíji!) (sìshíy")

C) (w"shíy & ) (sìshíq & )



Chapter 2

In this chapter you’ll learn how to form sentences in Chinese.

A Sentence (or Two)By the end of this section you will:

1. learn how to form questions

2. learn how to use no/not

3. learn how to use pronouns and adjectives in Chinese

What You Need to Know• The difference between and is that is formal and that, generally, you would use it

with people you don’t know well, in formal occasions and when you want to be respectful (for

example, when talking to a professor).

• and are both question particles, that is, we use them in Chinese to form questions. is

a general question word and the most common (and easiest) way of questions in Chinese, for

example: means ‘How are you?’. You can form a question by simply adding to


w' I; me

n# you

nín you (formal)

h$o good

ma question particle

ne question particle

bù no; not

h(n very



the end of the statement. is a question particle used for forming follow-up questions. In

this example we had the question ‘How are you’, answered with ‘I’m very well’. Speaker B

then continued to say: ‘And you’?

• means ‘no’ or ‘not’ and can be placed either in front of adjectives (like in this case) or

verbs.

• Adjectives, don’t like to be left alone in Chinese and they tend to come with another word,

like or. This has to do with the sense of rhythm in Chinese language, which prefers two

or four syllables instead of one or three.

Did you know?

Did you know that the large majority of Chinese people share one of 100 surnames? Confusing, I know! Here is

the list of the most common surnames - we’ll be using them throughout this book, and sometimes they are used inthe tests as well: L#, Wáng, Zh%ng, Liú, Chén, Yáng, Zhào.



Quiz II1.

_

A) /

B)

C)

2.

_?

A)

B)

C)



Quiz II (key)1.(L# )(N# h$o!) Hi!

(Zh%ng)(N# h$o!) Hi!

(N# h$o ma?) How are you?

(W' h(n h$o. N# ne?) I’m very well. And you?

(W' h(n h$o.) I’m very well.

2. (Wáng) (Nín h$o ma?) How are you?

? (W' bù h$o. Nín ne?) I’m not well. And you?

(W' h(n h$o.) I’m very well.



Chapter 3

In this chapter you’ll learn how to use objects and what measure words are all about.

ObjectsBy the end of this section you will:

1. learn how to use countable objects with measure words

2. learn how to use uncountable objects with the measure word

3. learn how to use this/that, these/those

4. learn how to ask questions with ‘what’

5. learn how to use the verb ‘to be’

6. learn how to use the verb ‘to have’



What You Need to Know• Bear in mind that when is followed by an adjective or verb in the forth tone, its

pronunciation changes into second tone, for example is pronounced as bú shì.

• To negate verbs in Chinese you need to put in front of the verb. The only exception to

this rule is the verb. is always negated with to get.


y & ge pínggu' an apple

y & ge cài a dish

y & ge b

)izi a cup; a glass

y & b(n sh* a book

y & b)i shu# a cup of water

y & b)i chá a cup of tea

y & b)i ji" a cup of wine (or any type ofalcohol)

y & zh & g 'u a dog

y & zh & m%o a cat

y & xi) y & fu some clothes

y & xi) d+ngxi some things

y & xi) shu#gu' some fruit

zhè this

nà that

shì am/is/are

shénme what

y'u has/have/there is/there are

méi no; not

li$ng two; a couple



• Chinese nouns are preceded by measure words especially when these nouns are being

counted. The structure is as follows: number + measure word + noun, for example:

. When using number ‘one’, as in , the translation can either be ‘one

book’ or simply ‘a book’.

• is the most common measure word used for people and things. It is also the universal

measure word, which means that if you can’t think of the appropriate measure word, you can

always use . Thus the phrase wouldn’t not be entirely correct, but it would be

passable. We recommend that you learn the appropriate measure word for each noun that we

are going to study and treat them as a single unit.

• When number two is followed by a measure word (words like , , ), it changes into

which means ‘two’ or ‘a couple’. Thus this is correct: (two books), (two

dishes),

(two cups).

• When a noun is uncountable, for example with words like (clothes) or (fruit), we

can use the measure word which means ‘some’: (these clothes), (those

pieces of fruit).

• means ‘this’, means ‘that’, means ‘these’ and means ‘those’.

Did you know?

Languages have always influenced each other and this influence is most notable in vocabulary. They frequentlyborrow words from each other and with time we might even forget where the original word came from. Englishlanguage, especially, is prone to absorption of new words whether it’s the Japanese ‘samuari’, Spanish ‘taco’,Arabic ‘coffee’ or Hindi ‘shampoo’.Ever since the first contact China had with the Western world in Qing dynasty, the first borrowings started toemerge, such as the unfortunate ‘opium’. In the last three decades the influence of English language has beenstronger and stronger with the gradually increasing role of English in the daily lives of Chinese speakers. Chineselanguage already adopted many English words, but while the meaning remains the same, the Englishpronunciation is changed into the Chinese one.Here are some English loanwords that exist in modern Chinese:

Coke: k (lè

Coffee: k %f )i

Soda: súdá

Whiskey: wèishìjì



Quiz III1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

4. _

A)

B)

C)

5. _

A)

B)

C)



6. _ _ _

A)

B)

C)

Odd one out

7. _

A)

B)

C)

8. _

A)

B)

C)

9. _

A)

B)

C)

10. _

A)

B)

C)



Quiz III (key)1. _(Nà shì y & _ sh* ).

A) (ge)

B) (b$n)

C) (zi)

2. _ (W' y'u s%n ge _.)

A) (y & fu)

B) (g 'u)

C) (pínggu%)

3. _ (Nà shì shénme? Nà shì y & zh & _.)

A) (g%u)

B) (shu#gu' )

C) (shénme)

4. _(W' y'u _ ge b)izi.)

A) (èr)

B) (xi) )

C) (li&ng)

5. _(Nà shì _ d+ngxi?)

A) (w' )

B) (y & fu)

C) (shénme)



6. _ _ _ (N# y'u shu#gu' ma? Shì, w' y'u _ _ _.)

A) (li$ng ge b)izi)

B) (s#n ge pínggu%)

C) (sì b(n sh* )

Odd one out

7. _ (W' y'u s%n zhi _.)

A) (g 'u)

B) (sh')

C) (m%o)

8. _ (N# méiy'u y & xi) _.)

A) (w%)

B) (d+ngxi)

C) (y & fu)

9. _ (W' y'u li$ng ge _.)

A) (b)izi)

B) (pínggu' )

C) (chá)

10. _(N# y'u y & b)i _ ma?)

A) (ji" )

B) (b(izi)

C) (chá)



Chapter 4

In this chapter you’ll learn about pronouns (I, you, they etc) and other words for people.

PeopleBy the end of this section you will:

1. learn how to use pronouns

2. learn how to say doctor, teacher and other professions in Chinese

3. learn how to ask who someone is

4. learn how to express possession (mine, yours, theirs etc)

5. learn how to ask whose something is



What You Need to Know• is a measure word used for people. While is neutral and can be universally used, is

more polite and respectful and therefore is used when we want to be more formal:

(that mister) (this is my teacher).


t% she; her

t% he; him

t%

it

w'men we; us

n#men you(plural)

t%men they; them

t%men they; them

t%men they; them

l$osh & a teacher

xuésheng a student

tóngxué a classmate

péngyou a friend

y & sh)ng a doctor

xi%nsheng mister

xi$ojie miss

rén a person; people

shéi who

de grammar particle

shéide whose

y( also

d+u both; all



• is a plural suffix used with pronouns to change them from singular to plural: -> (I

-> we), -> (she -> they).

• Tones are important, but sometimes the meaning is only understood from the context. Look

at the characters for ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘eat’, they are all pronounced with the same syllable, with

the exactly same tone. So if we hear someone saying: t% de tóngxué, we don’t know whether

we are talking about a man or a woman having a classmate.

• is a particle used for two things: a) to express possession, e.g.: (mine),

(teacher’s), (theirs); b) it is out between the adjective and a noun (we will discuss this

use in future chapters), but, for a taste: (good + de + book).

• means ‘also’ as in: (She has a dog, I also have a dog).

means ‘all’, for example: (She

has a dog, you have a dog, I have a dog. We all have a dog).

Did you know?

is used to express possession, for example (my teacher), (my cup), but when talking about a

close subject like a friend or a member of a family, or home, we usually drop. For example: (this is

my friend).



Quiz IV1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

4. _

A)

B)

C)

Translate

5.

A) They are not my students, they are my teachers

B) All three of them are doctors



C) All three of them are my students

6.

A) We are friends.B) They are people.

C) We have friends.

7.

A) All my friends are doctors.

B) Those people are all my teachers.

C) All my teachers are my friends.

8.

A) This is my dog, Mike.

B) This is my friend, Mike.

C) This is my classmate, Mike.

Odd one out

9.

A)

B)

C)

10.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz IV (key)1. _ (Nàge rén shì shuí? Nàge rén shì w' de _.)

A) (pínggu' )

B) (péngyou)

C) (n#men)

2.(Nà _ xi$ojie shì w' de l$osh & .)

A) (wèi)

B) (b(n)

C) (zh & )

3. _ (T% shì y & sh)ng ma? Bù, t% shì _.)

A) (w% de tóngxué)

B) (w' de d+ngxi)

C) (y & sh)ng)

4. _(T%men shì h(n _ de péngyou.)

A) (bù)

B) (shì)

C) (h&o)

Translate

5.(T%men shì shéi? T%men s%n ge d+u shì w' de xuésheng.)

A) They are not my students, they are my teachers.

B) All three of them are doctors.



C) All three of them are my students.

6.(W'men shì péngyou.)

A) We are friends.B) They are people.

C) We have friends.

7.(Nàxi) rén d+u shì w' de l$osh & .)

A) All my friends are doctors.

B) Those people are all my teachers.

C) All my teachers are my friends.

8.(Zhè shì w' péngyou, Màikè.)

A) This is my dog, Mike.

B) This is my friend, Mike.

C) This is my classmate, Mike.

Odd one out

9.(W' shì l$osh & , n# ne?)

A)(W' bù shì.)

B) (W' y( shì. )

C)(W% d)u shì.)

10.(Zhège pínggu' shì shéi de?)

A)(Nàge xuésheng de.)

B)(Nà zh" m#o de.)

C)(Nà wèi y & sh)ng de.)



Chapter 5

In this chapter you’ll learn how to use words like hot, tall, beautiful and other adjectives.

AdjectivesBy the end of this chapter you will:

1. learn how to use adjectives in Chinese

2. be able to use the structure ‘too + adjective’

3. be able to talk about the weather

4. be able to ask or tell how much something costs

5. be able to ask about someone’s age



What You Need to Know• We use adjectives to describe nouns: how something looks like, how someone feels. In Chinese

using adjectives is easy. All you need to do is follow this rule: adjective + + noun. For

example: (pretty clothes) (busy teacher).


dà big

xi$o small

l(ng cold

rè hot

máng busy

g %o tall

piàoliang pretty

g %oxìng happy; glad

ti%nqì weather

z(nmeyàng how

du+ many

sh$o few

du+shao how much

j# how many

qián money

kuài piece; buck

tài…le too (adjective)

suì years (of age)

b$i hundred



• Chinese currency is called. In spoken Chinese, though, we often say another word instead

of yuan, which is means ‘a piece’ or ‘a buck’, so to say 5 yuan you could say:

• and are both used to mean ‘how much’, ‘how many’. The difference is that isusually used with numbers less than 10 and is used with quantities of more than 10.

That’s why when asking about the price we tend to use Meaning, ‘how much

money’ - because we usually anticipate that the price will be more than 10. If, on the other

hand, we see a friend carrying a load of books, you don’t know how many, but most probably

not more than ten, you would ask:? (how many books do you have?).

• When asking about someone’s age, we use two forms: if we are asking a child (usually

someone less than 10 years old), we can ask them: If we are dealing with a person

that is older than that we can ask them like this: (lit. how big are you?).

• Going back to numbers, the word for hundred is, so ‘one hundred’ is, two hundred is

and 211 is (you have to put that for numbers between 110-119, 210-219

etc). For example: (315), (718) and (913).

• Structure + adjective + is used whenever we want to express a very high degree of

something, for example: means ‘that’s great’. originally has the meaning of ‘too

much/many‘ so means ‘too big’. Again, the meaning will depend on the context so

you could interpret as either ‘too busy’ or ‘very busy’.

• Compared to some other nations, Chinese are not so focused on discussing the weather.

Nevertheless, it is still a valid topic for some small talk and you should be able to say at least

something in the lines of (it’s too cold) or (it’s very hot).

• means ‘what’s the weather like?’. If you want to know how someone is you can

ask them



Did you know?

The bargaining gameWhile bargaining is certainly not one of my favourite things to do, it is definitely something unavoidable. Whenbuying things in China remember to play it cool and not to buy all those kitch-y things that you don’t actuallyneed. Even if something does spike your interest, don’t show it! Remain nonchalant and detached.

Also, if you shop in a big city such as Beijing, Guangzhou, or Shanghai, or a huge tourist destination such as thearea around the lake in Hangzhou, the prices will be quite high.

(PiánYi Y & Di$n, K(Y# Ma?) Can you do it a little bit cheaper?

If they say no, turn around and leave. Chances are they will be calling you back into their store the moment youwalk away.



Quiz V1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

4.

A)

B)

C)

5. _

A)

B)

C)



6. _

A)

B)

C)

Translate

7.

A) He has more than 300 hundred yuan.

B) He has a lot of money, more than 300.

C) He has almost 300 yuan.

8.

A) Very hot, not cold

B) Hot all the time

C) Not cold and not hot

Odd one out

9.

A)

B)

C)

10.?

A)

B)

C)



11.

A)

B)

C)

12.

A)

B)

C)

Answer

13.

A)

B)

C)

14.

A)

B)

C)

15.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz V (key)1. _(N# h(n máng, w' _ h(n máng.)

A) (d+u)

B) (y$)

C) (tài)

2. _ (Zhège pínggu' h(n _.)

A) (rè)

B) (máng)

C) (dà)

3. _(N# _ suì?)

A) (du+ )

B) (j*)

C) (sh$o)

4. _(W' _ y'u h(n du+ y & fu.)

A) (bù)

B) (méi)

C) (tài)

5. _(Zhè shì w' _ tóngxué, t% h(n piàoliang.)

A) (du+ )

B) (de)

C) (méi)



Translate

6.(T% y'u s%nb$i du+ kuài qián.)

A) He has more than 300 hundred yuan.B) He has a lot of money, more than 300.

C) He has almost 300 yuan.

7.(Ti%nqì z(nmeyàng? Bù l(ng y( bù rè.)

A) Very hot, not cold

B) Hot all the time

C) Not cold and not hot

Odd one out

8.(N# y'u du+shao qián?)

A)(W' y'u li$ngb$i kuài qián.)

B)(W% y%u h$n h&o qián.)

C)(W' méiy'u h(n du+.)

9.? (Zhège du+shao qián?)

A)(Zhège li$ngb$i kuài qián y & ge.)

B)(Zhège w"shí kuài qián li$ng ge.)

C)(Zhège s#nshí kuài qián s#n.)

10.(Zhè b(n sh* z(nmeyàng?)

A)(Tài h$o le!)

B)(Tài piàoliang le!)

C)(Tài máng le!)



11.(Zhè w" ge pínggu' du+shao qián?)

A) (shí kuài qián)

B) (shí qián)

C) (shí kuài qián y & ge)

Answer

12.(N# y'u j# kuài qián?)

A)(W% y%u s#n kuài.)

B)(W' y'u s%n ge.)

C)(W' y'u s

%n b

(n.)

13.(N# l(ng bù l(ng?)

A)(W% h$n l$ng.)

B)(W' bù h$o.)

C)(W' h(n máng.)

14.(N# z(nmeyàng?)

A)(W' y'u h(n du+ qián.)

B)(W% h$n g#oxìng.)

C)(W' h(n g %o.)

15.(Zhège b)izi du+shao qián?)

A) (y & b$i shí kuài.)

B) (y"b&i y"shí kuài.)

C) (y & b$i qián)



Chapter 6

In this chapter you’ll learn about locations and different places of business.

LocationsBy the end of this chapter you will:

1. learn how to say ‘here’ and ‘there’

2. learn how to say school, hospital, restaurant and other places of business

3. learn how to say ‘above’, ‘below’, ‘in front’ and ‘behind’

4. learn how to ask where something or someone is

5. learn how to ask where someone lives



What You Need to Know• and both mean ‘here’ and and both mean ‘there’, the difference is only

in the pronunciation. The (ér) sound is very common in the Beijing dialect and since


zhèr / zhèl# here

nàr / nàl# there

n$r / n

$l#

where

xuéxiào a school

jiàoshì classroom

y & yuàn a hospital

sh%ngdiàn a store

fàndiàn a restaurant; hotel

fàngu$n a restaurant

hu'ch)zhàn train station

ji% home

shàngmian on top; above

xiàmian bellow; underneath

qiánmian in front

hòumian behind

Zh+ngGuó China

M(iGuó United States

B(iJ & ng Beijing

zhu+zi a table; desk

y#zi a chair

zài be (at)

zhù live (at)



Mandarin Chinese is based on that dialect, you would hear some of the in standard

Chinese as well (though much much less than in the Beijing dialect and other dialects spoken

in northern China). Generally, pronunciation is more typical in the northern China and

the pronunciation in the south. Both versions are correct and you’d be right no matter

which one you use.

• Bear in mind the slight difference between the words to denote ‘there’ and ‘where’. The

question word ‘where’ - written either as or (see previous point) - has the radical

for mouth on the left side of the character. You can notice this same radical in other

question words such as and.

• To denote where something is we can use the verb (to be at) or the verb , which

originally means ‘to have’, but is also used to say ‘there is’ and ‘there are’. Note the difference

between these two difference sentence structures: (A cat is on top of thetable) and (There is a cat on top of the table). With the focus of the

sentence is on the object (the cat), with more focus is on the location itself (the table).

• means ‘a house’ or ‘home’ as in (my home), but it is also a measure word for many

types of businesses, for example stores, shops, restaurants and hotels: (That

shop is very good).

Did you know?

lit. means North ( ) + capital ( ). Similarly, (South + capital), is the southern capital and today a big

city close to Shanghai and (East + capital) is the Japanese city Tokyo.



Quiz VI1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

Translate

4.

A) A cup of coffee is on the table.

B) There is a cup of coffee on the table.

C) This cup of coffee is mine.

5.

A) Your dog is outside.

B) You book is on that table.

C) Your cup is on the table.



6.

A) The dog on the chair

B) The cat on the tableC) The dog under the chair

7.

A) Where is your home?

B) Where are you?

C) Are you there?

Answer

8.

A)

B)

C)

9.

A)

B)

C)

10.

A)

B)

C)



11.?

A)

B)

C)

12.

A)

B)

C)

Odd one out

13.

A)

B)

C)

14.

A)

B)

C)

15.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz VI (key)1. _ (N# zài qiánmian, w' zài n# _.)

A) (xiàmian)

B) (shàngmian)

C) (hòumian)

2. _(N#men xuéxiào y'u _ ge xuésheng?)

A) (j*)

B) (h(n sh$o)

C) (h(n du+ )

3. _ (T% bù zhù zài xuéxiào, t% zhù zài _.)

A) (hu'ch)zhàn)

B) (sh%ngdiàn)

C) (ji#)

Translate

4.(Zhu+zi shàng y'u y & b)i k %f )i.)

A) A cup of coffee is on the table.

B) There is a cup of coffee on the table.

C) This cup of coffee is mine.

5.(N# de sh* zài nà zh%ng zhu+zi shàng.)

A) Your dog is outside.

B) You book is on that table.

C) Your cup is on the table.



6. (zài y#zi shàng de nà zh & g 'u)

A) That dog on the chair

B) That cat on the tableC) That dog under the chair

7.(N# zài n$r ne?)

A) Where is your home?

B) And where are you?

C) Are you there?

Answer

8.(N# ji% zài n$li?)

A)(W' zài sh%ngdiàn.)

B)(W% ji# zài xuéxiào qiánmian.)

C)(W' zàiji%.)

9.(L$osh & de sh* zài n$li?)

A)(Zhèl# y'u h(n du+ sh* d+u shì w' de.)

B)(T# de sh' zài zhèl*.)

C)(Zhèl# méiy'u h(n du+ xuésheng.)

10.(W' de nàxi) y & fu zài n$r?)

A)(N* de y"fu zài y*zi shàng.)

B)(N# de ji% zài qiánmian.)

C) (N# de y & fu h(n piàoliang. )



11.? (Zhè shì n# de zhu+zi ma?)

A)(Shì, zhè bù shì w' de zhu+zi.)

B)(Bù shì, zhè shì w' de zhu+zi.)

C)(Shì, zhè shì w% de zhu)zi.)

12.(Nàge fàngu$n zài n$r?)

A)(Nàge fàngu&n zài hu%ch(zhàn qiánmian.)

B)(Nàge fàngu$n zài xuéxiào.)

C)(Nàge fàngu$n h(n h$o.)

Odd one out

13.(Zhè shì w' ji%.)

A)Tài dà le!

B)Tài piàoliang le!

C)Tài du) le!

14.(T% bù zài fàndiàn.)

A)(T% zài xuéxiào.)

B)(T# zài y*zi shàng.)

C)(T% zài sh%ngdiàn.)

15.(Wáng l$osh & zài n$r?)

A) (Zài zhu)zi shàng)

B) (Zài y & yuàn)

C) (Zài hu'ch)zhàn)



Chapter 7

In this chapter you’ll learn about basic Chinese verbs and objects that go with them.

Verbs IBy the end of this section you will:

1. be able to say what you are doing at a particular moment

2. talk about what you like or love doing

3. be able to say what you can or cannot do

4. be able to say what you need to do and what you would like to do



What You Need to Know• Whenever you want to express a continuous action happening in the present, like the English

‘I am doing’, ‘I’m cooking’, you have to put in front of the verb, so in this case:

(doing) (cooking).

• and both mean ‘can’, the difference is that refers to a physical ability and refers

to a learned ability. See the difference in the following examples:


kàn to look; see

zuò to do; make

ch &

to eat

h) to drink

m$i to buy

néng can; be able to

huì can

yào to want; will; need

xi$ng to think; feel

xuéxí to study

dú to read (out loud)

x#huan to like

ài to love

diànshì a TV

diàny#ng a movie

diànn$o a computer

m#fàn rice

miàn noodles

ji$ozi dumplings



I am able to drink alcohol

I can speak Chinese

( là means ‘spicy’) I am able to eat spicy food.

. I can cook Chinese food.

• means ‘need to’, ‘want to’ or ‘have to’ while means ‘think’, ‘plan’ or ‘would like to’ do

something. means ‘I think of you’ or simply, ‘I miss you’.

• The easiest way of forming a question is by putting the question particle at the end of a

statement, for example: (you are busy),(are you busy?). You can also aks

a question by using the structure (is it, or is it not), for instance: You

can also do this with other verbs. means ‘can’. If you want to ask ‘can you cook’ you could

say: or

Did you know?

(miànzi) means ‘face’ in Chinese and it could be interpreted as respect, honor, and it is certainly something

that one wouldn’t wish to lose. This might be more difficult than you think; consider these tips for dealing with‘who should pay dilemma’ at the end of a meal:• if you were invited by a Chinese person, and they chose the restaurant and have ordered, you should definitely

let them pay. Similarly, if you were the one inviting your Chinese colleague, you chose the place, even ordered, you should insist on paying no matter what (they will put up a good fight, but you shouldn’t let them win,

otherwise they might think less of you).• if you are dining with a Chinese person that is much older than you, or senior in rank, you should let them

pay too to save their face• for larger groups, no single person will pay, instead you’ll ‘go AA’ (that’s how they say it in Chinese), which

means to ‘go Dutch’• if you are a young and pretty woman, don’t worry about it, let them pay



Quiz VII1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

Translate

4.

A) I want one bowl of soup and some fruit

B) I want a bottle of water, some fruit and a cup of tea

C) I want a cup of coffee, a cup of water and a cup of tea

5.

A) Do you want it or not?

B) Do you like him or not?

C) Do you like me or not?



6.

A) Do you like some of this cups?

B) Of these cups, which one do you like?C) These cups are much nicer than those ones.

Odd one out

7.

A)

B)

C)

8.

A)

B)

C)

9.

A)

B)

C)

Answer

10.

A)

B)

C)



11.

A)

B)

C)

12.

A)

B)

C)

What is the question?

13.

D)

E)

F)

14.

A)

B)

C)

15.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz VII (key)1. _(N# _ zuò shénme?)

A) (bù)

B) (méi)

C) (zài)

2. _(W'men _ bù x#huan t%.)

A) (zài)

B) (d)u)

C) (y'u)

3. _(N# _ kàn diàny#ng ma?)

A) (g %oxìng)

B) (x*huan)

C) (huì)

Translate

4.(W' yào y & b)i k %f )i, y & b)i shu#, y & b)i chá.)

A) I want one bowl of soup and some fruit.

B) I want a bottle of water, some fruit and a cup of tea.

C) I want a cup of coffee, a cup of water and a cup of tea.

5.(N# x# bù x#huan t%?)

A) Do you want it or not?

B) Do you like him or not?

C) Do you like me or not?



6.(Zhèxi) b)izi n# x#huan n$ y & ge?)

A) Do you like some of this cups?

B) Which one of these cups do you like?C) These cups are much nicer than those ones.

Odd one out

7.(N# zài zuò shénme?)

A) (W' zài xué Zh+ngwén.)

B) (W' zài m$i d+ngxi.)

C) (W% zhù zài Zh)ngguó.)

8.(N# xi$ng ch & shénme?)

A) (W' xi$ng ch & ji$ozi.)

B) (W' xi$ng ch & miàn.)

C) (W% xi&ng huíji#.)

9.(N# xi$ng qù n$r?)

A) (W' xi$ng qù sh%ngdiàn m$i d+ngxi.)

B) (W' xi$ng qù fàndiàn ch & fàn.)

C) (W% xi&ng n*.)

Answer

10.(N# x#huan zuò shénme?)

A) (W% x*huan xuéxí Hàny!.)

B) (W' huì zuò Zh+ngguó cài.)

C) (W' x#huan w'men de l$osh & .)



11.(T% zài m$i y & fu ma?)

A) (T% méiy'u h(n du+ y & fu.)

B) (T% de nàxi) y & fu d+u bù tài h$o.)

C) (Shì, t# zài sh#ngdiàn m&i y"fu.)

12.(N# xi$ng kàn shénme diàny#ng?)

A) (W' zài kàn diàny#ng.)

B) (W% xi&ng kàn Zh)ngguó diàny*ng.)

C) (W'

bù x#huan kàn diànshì.)


13.(T% bù zài kàn diàny#ng, t% zài dú sh*.)

D) (T% zàiji% ma?)

E) (T# zài kàn diàny*ng ma?)

F) (T% zài kànsh* ma?)

14.(W' ài zuòfàn.)

A) (N# ài w' ma?)

B) (N# ài n# de g 'u ma?)

C) (N* ài zuò shénme?)

15.(W' zài ch & miàn.)

A) (N* zài ch" shénme?)

B) (N# zài fàndiàn qiánmian ma?)

C) (N# zài xuéxí ma?)



Chapter 8

In this chapter you’ll learn more verbs and how to use them.

Verbs IIBy the end of this chapter you will:

1. be able to use verbs such as ‘speak’, ‘listen’ and ‘write’

2. be able to introduce yourself and ask for someone’s name

3. be able to use verbs ‘go’, ‘come’ and ‘return’

4. be able to say how you go somewhere (by bus, taxi, plane etc)



What You Need to Know

• means ‘to open’, for example, (mén) means to open a door. The same verb also

means ‘to drive’ as in ‘to drive a car’, ‘to drive a taxi’.

• means ‘to sit’, as in ‘please, sit’, but it also mean to ride (a taxi, a bus, a car). For

example: ‘to take a taxi’, ‘to take a train’.


shu+huà to talk; speak

t & ng to listen; hear

xi(

to write

zuò sit; ride

k %i open; drive

shuìjiào to sleep

jiào to call; to be called

kànjian to catch sight of; see

rènshi to know; recognise

lái to come

qù to go

huí to return

Hàny" Mandarin Chinese

zì a written character

ch) a car

hu'ch) a train

ch*z*ch) a taxi

f )ij & an airplane

m & ngzi a name



• To ask someone, ‘what are you doing’ you can simply say Another, more

colloquial way of asking the same question is(gàn)

• means ‘Mandarin Chinese’, means ‘characters’ and means ‘Chinese

characters’.• While means ‘to see’ or ‘look’, assumes the result: to actually see someone or meet

with someone. means ‘I can see you’ (the focus is on the result, I can actually see

you with my own eyes). would mean ‘I can see you’, as in ‘I can see you tomorrow,

because I have time’ (no focus on the actual result).

• In Chinese language there is no clear distinction between past, present and future events, as

in, there are no past, present and future tenses. Instead, the meaning of the sentence is either

understood from the context (with the help of ‘time words’ such as last year, yesterday, in the

afternoon), or it’s understood from the ‘help words’. These are to indicate the future and

for the past. can be translated as ‘will’, but as we know it also has other meanings,

observe this in the example sentence: . We could translate it as ‘I have to go to

US’ or ‘I need to go to US’ or ‘I will go to US’.

• means ‘I went to the shop’. means ‘did you go to the shop’.

To say ‘I didn’t go to the shop’ we use (but no ): Remember this:

generally, for negating the verbs we use . But there are two exceptions: the verb , and

whenever you are dealing with events that happened in the past. In these two cases we use.

• is used not only to indicate past events, but also, complete events, or changes - this list is

not final, but for the sake of brevity and clarity we will stop here. See this example:

(I ate); (I went to US).

Did you know?

No matter how bad your Chinese is, your efforts of speaking it will be generally well received in China. Yes, yourtones might be all of place and your sentences might be full of (unintentional) double entendres, but you will bewelcomed with radiating smiles, winks and general air of approval and good humour.And then it’s their turn to speak. You will be poked and prodded with every and any imaginable question rangingfrom your age, weight to the price of your clothes, your car and your salary. When you are ready to know whatthey are actually asking, try slowing them down first:

(Q #ng Shu+ Màn Y & Di$n. )



Quiz VIII1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

Translate

4.

A) He said he cannot go.

B) He said he is very busy.

C) He said she is very busy.

5.

A) I can cook food, I can speak some Chinese.

B) I can speak Chinese, I can write some characters.

C) I can write characters, I can cook some dishes.



6.

A) I know how to write Chinese.

B) I know this character.C) I know how to write that.

Odd one out

7.

A)

B)

C)

8.

A)

B)

C)

9.

A)

B)

C)


10.

A)

B)

C)



11.

A)

B)

C)

12.

A)

B)

C)

Answer

13.

A)

B)

C)

14.

A)

B)

C)

15.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz VIII (key)1. _(W' _ hu'ch) qù.)

A) (m$i)

B) (zuò)

C) (k %i)

2. _(W'men _ ji% le.)

A) (lái)

B) (qù)

C) (huí)

3. _(Shéi zài shu+ _ ne?)

A) (xi( )

B) (t & ng)

C) (huà)

Translate

4.(T% shu+ t% h(n máng.)

A) He said he cannot go.

B) He said he is very busy.

C) He said she is very busy.

5.(W' huìshu+ Hàny", w' néng xi( y & xi) Hànzì.)

A) I can cook food, I can speak some Chinese.

B) I can speak Chinese, I can write some characters.

C) I can write characters, I can cook some dishes.



6.(W' rènshi zhège Hànzì.)

A) I know how to write Chinese.

B) I know this character.C) I know how to write that.

Odd one out

7.(T% huì shénme?)

A) (T% huì zuòfàn.)

B) (T# huì shu) Hàny!.)

C) (T% huì xi(zì.)

8.(T% zài gàn shénme?)

A) (T% zài shuìjiào.)

B) (T% zài xuéxí.)

C) (T# zài zuòfàn.)

9.(Nàge rén shì shuí? W' bù rènshi.)

A) (T% shì w'men de l$osh & .)

B) (T% shì w' m%ma de péngyou.)

C) (T# bù huì k#ich(.)


10.(T% zài xuéxiào xuéxí.)

A) (T% shì shéi?)

B) (T# zài zuò shénme?)

C) (T% de ji% zài n$li?)



11.(Shì, h(n x#huan.)

A) (Zh%ng l$osh & zàiji% ma?)

B) (N* x*huan h( chá ma?)

C) (N# z(nme qù xuéxiào?)

12.(Zuóti%n w' qù sh%ngdiàn le m$ile xi) shu#gu'.)

A) (N# zuóti%n m$i de shu#gu' z(nmeyàng?)

B) (N# zuóti%n m$ile j# ge pínggu'?)

C) (N* zuóti

#n qù gàn shénme le?)

Answer

13.(T% y'u j# b(n sh*?)

A) (T# y%u s#n b$n Hàny! sh'.)

B) (Nàxi) sh* d+u shì w' de.)

C) (T% bù x#huan kànsh*.)

14.(N# huì xi( Hànzì ma?)

A) (W' zài t & ng w' péngyou shu+ Hàny".)

B) (W' bù huì xi( Hànzì.)

C) (W' bù x#huan ch & Zh+ngguócài.)

15.(N# kànjianle nàge rén ma?)

A)(W' méi kànsh*.)

B)(W' bù x#huan nàge rén.)

C)(W%men d)u kànjian nàge rén le.)



Chapter 9

In this chapter you’ll learn numerous ‘time words’ and to tell the time in Chinese.

Time and DateBy the end of this chapter you will:

1. be able to say words such as ‘today’, ‘yesterday’, ‘last week’, ‘next year’

2. know the days of the week

3. know the names of the months

4. be able to tell the time in Chinese



What You Need to Know• ‘Yesterday’ is , ‘today’ is and ‘tomorrow’ is , but observe the rules for weeks,

months and years: (last week), (this week), (next week);


ti%n a day

j & nti%n today

zuóti%n yesterday

míngti%n tomorrow

x & ngq & a week

x & ngq & y & Monday

x & ngq & 'èr Tuesday

x & ngq & s%n Wednesday

x & ngq & sì Thursday

x & ngq & w" Friday

x & ngq & liù Saturday

x & ngq & ti%n / x & ngq & rì Sunday

shàngw" morning; forenoon

zh+ngw" midday; noon

xiàw" afternoon

xiànzài now

rì sun; day

yuè a month

nián a year

shénme shíhou when

shíji%n time

f )nzh+ng minute of time

di$nzh+ng o’clock



(last month), (this month), (next month); (last year), (this year),

(next year).

• The days of the week are simple in Chinese and so too are the names of the month. All you

have to do is put the number between and twelve before the word for ‘month’, for instance:

(January),(May), (November).

• The date format in Chinese follows the structure of year + month + day, for example: 2009

87. To ask ‘what date is it today’ you can say:

• To ask ‘what time is it now?’ you say:

• To indicate time in Chinese, we don’t use am and pm, instead the words and are

used, for example: (at nine in the morning) (at five in the

afternoon).

Did you know?

In the traditional Chinese calendar each year is named after one of the zodiacal animals: dog, pig, rooster, dragon,ox, sheep, horse, rabbit, snake, monkey, rat and tiger. It is believed that one’s character is determined by the animalof the year one was born in; mind you, being a pig is supposed to be good!



Quiz IX1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

Odd one out

4.

A)

B)

C)

5.2014128

A)

B)



C) 129

Translate

6.

A) I’m free tonight and I’ll be watching TV.

B) I’m very busy, I have no time to watch TV.

C) If you’re not busy tonight, we can watch TV.

7.

A) What day is today?

B) At what time are you going to US?

C) When are you going to US next month?

8.

A) It’s very late, I have to go to sleep.

B) It’s eight already, I have to go back.

C) It’s eight o’clock, I have to study.

Answer

9.

A)

B)

C)

10.

A)

B)

C)



11.

A)

B)

C)

12.

A)

B)

C) 225

13.

A)

B)

C)


14.

A)

B)

C)

15.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz IX (key)1. _T% shénme _ qù B(ij & ng?

A) (shíji%n)

B) (di$nzh+ng)

C) (shíhou)

2. _(Xiàw" w' qù sh%ngdiàn, w' _ m$i y & xi) shu#gu'.)

A) (x#huan)

B) (g %oxìng)

C) (yào)

3. _(N# j# _ dào hu'ch)zhàn?)

A) (shíhou)

B) (di&n)

C) (ti%n)

Odd one out

4.

A) (Y & nián y'u shí'èr ge yuè.)

B) (Y & ge yuè y'u sì ge du+ x & ngq & .)

C) (Y" ge x"ngq" y%u liù ti#n.)

5.2014128 (J & nti%n shì 2014 nián 12 yuè 8 rì, x & ngq & y & .)

A) (Zuóti%n shì x & ngq & rì.)

B) (Míngti#n shì x"ngq"s#n.)



C) 129(Míngti%n shì 12 yuè 9 rì.)

Translate

6.(W' h(n máng, méiy'u shíji%n kàn diànshì.)

A) I’m free tonight and I’ll be watching TV.

B) I’m very busy, I have no time to watch TV.

C) If you’re not busy tonight, we can watch TV.

7.(N# xià ge yuè j# rì qù M(iguó?)

A) What day is today?

B) At what time are you going to US?

C) When are you going to US next month?

8.(D+u b% di$n le, w' yào huíqù le.)

A) It’s very late, I have to go to sleep.

B) It’s eight already, I have to go back.

C) It’s eight o’clock, I have to study.

Answer

9.(J & nti%n j# yuè j# rì?)

A) (J & nti%n x & ngq & liù.)

B) (J"nti#n b#yuè w! rì.)

C) (J & nti%n xiàw" s%ndi$n zh+ng.)

10.(Xiànzài j# di$nzh+ng?)

A) (B# di&n sìshí f (n.)

B) X & ngq & s%n.

C) (Míngti%n xiàw".)



11.(Zuóti%n shì x & ngq & j#?)

A) (Zuóti%n w' bù zàiji%.)

B) (Zuóti%n shì èryuè.)

C) (Zuóti#n shì x"ngq"s#n.)

12.(N# shénme shíhou qù Zh+ngguó?)

A) (Shàng ge x & ngq & w".)

B) (Qùnián b% yuè.)

C) 225(2 yuè 25 rì, x"ngq

"s#

n.)

13.(N# kànjian w' de qiánle ma?)

A) (Bù, w' méiy'u qián.)

B) (Bù, w' méiy'u shíhou.)

C) Shì, zài zhu)zishàng.


14.W' míngti%n qù B(ij & ng, w' k %ich) qù.

A) N* shénme shíhou qù B$ij"ng? Z$nme qù?

B) N# míngti%n qù B(ij & ng ma? W' néng qù ma?

C) B(ij & ng zài n$r? Zài Zh+ngguó ma?

15.Xiàw" w' qù sh%ngdiàn, w' xi$ng m$i y & xi) shu#gu'.

A) N# míngti%n xiàw" zàiji% ma?

B) N# de diànhuà du+shao?

C) N* xiàw! qù n&li?



Chapter 10

In this chapter you’ll learn about family titles and how to say where you are from.

People IIBy the end of this chapter you will:

1. be able to use family titles

2. be able to say where you are from

3. review what you’ve learned so far

What You Need to Know• In Chinese culture, family and family members have always played a very important part in

someone’s life - this is true even of today. For that reason, each family member has a different

title. Of course, there is father and mother, but there is also older brother, younger brother,

first aunt, second aunt, big aunt, small aunt, aunts on father’s side, aunts on mother’s side,

aunts that are not really aunts, but actually older cousins of your cousins. We don’t wish to

overwhelm you, so we’re starting slow, with the basics.


bàba father

m%ma mother

n,'ér daughter

érzi son

háizi a child

Zh+ngguórén a Chinese

M(iguórén an American



• means ‘where’, but by itself means ‘which’. If you want to ask of which nationality

someone is you simply have to use this phrase , lit. ‘which country person’. The

answer could be (I’m Chinese).

• and are all correct Chinese words. is used express closeness with thesaid cat, dog or child.

Did you know?

When walking down the streets of China, no matter how confident your walk and no matter how good yourChinese is, your looks will always betray you and in the eyes of Chinese you shall forever remain a foreigner.Laowai. Many times, that will mean something good: attention and kindness from complete strangers; in someother cases, this attention will be unwanted, especially when you are seen as a potential scam target. Or, if not ascam, you’ll be bugged to buy this and that: bags, watches, shoes, mainly.When approached by a street peddler, or someone offering you their business card or a catalogue, this is what you

should say:. ( Bù Yào, Xièxie. ). I don’t want it, thank you.



Quiz X1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

Odd one out

4.

A)

B)

C)

5.

A)



B)

C)

6.

Translate

7.

A) I need to call my Chinese teacher.

B) This lady is calling home.

C) Miss Wang called my house yesterday.

8.

A) Do you like my Chinese father?

B) Do you like the Chinese food that my father cooks?

C) Have you ever tried Chinese food that my father cooked?

9.

D)

E)

F)

Answer

10.



A)

B)

C)

11.

A)

B)

C)

12.

A)

B)

C)


13.

A)

B)

C)

14.

A)

B)

C)



15.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz X (with answers)1. _(T%men y'u _ ge háizi.)

A) (du+shao)

B) (li&ng)

C) (xi$o)

2. _(W' m%ma bù _ zuòfàn.)

A) (huì)

B) (néng)

C) (h$o)

3. _(Xi$oháizi shuìjiào _ ma?)

A) (de)

B)

(y( )

C) (le)

Odd one out

4.(N# n,'ér de xuéxiào zài n$r?)

A) (Zài sh%ngdiàn qiánmian)

B) (Zài f (ij"shàng)

C) (Zài hu'ch)zhàn qiánmian)

5.(Nàxi) háizi huì shu+ Hàny" ma?)

A) (T%men huì shu+.)



B) (Nàxi) háizi d+u bù huì shu+ Hàny".)

C) (Nàxi( háizi d)u shì M$iguórén.)

6.(Zhèxi) y & fu shì n,'ér de.)

(H(n piàoliang!)

(Tài piàoliang le !)

T# shì Zh)ngguórén.

7.(T% de érzi x#huan ch & shénme shu#gu'?)

A) (T# bù huì.)

B) (T% d+u bù x#huan.)

C) (T% h(n x#huan ch & pínggu'.)

Translate

8.(Zhè wèi xi$ojie zài g (i ji%l# d$ diànhuà.)

A) I need to call my Chinese teacher.

B) This lady is calling home.

C) Miss Wang called my house yesterday.

9.(N# x#huan w' bàba zuò de Zh+ngguócài ma?)

A) Do you like my Chinese father?

B) Do you like the Chinese food that my father cooks?

C) Have you ever tried Chinese food that my father cooked?

Answer

10.(N# shì n$guórén?)



A) (W' zhù zài B(ij & ng.)

B) (D+ngj & ng h(n piàoliang.)

C) (W% shì Zh)ngguórén.)

11.(N# ji% y'u j# gè rén?)

A) (W%men ji# y%u sì gè rén.)

B) (W'men ji% zài xuéxiào qiánmian.)

C) (T% de n,'ér zàiji%.)

12.(N# de n,'ér zh)n piàoliang, T% j# suì le?)

A) (Li$ngb$i kuài.)

B) (S%nshíw".)

C) (Q " suì le.)


13.(T% shì w' de érzi.)

A) (T% y'u j# gè érzi?)

B) (T% shénme shíhou huílai?)

C) (T# shì shéi?)

14.(Xià ge yuè.)

A) (N# zài gàn shénme?)

B) (Bàba shénme shíhou lái B$ij"ng ne?)

C) (N# m%ma shénme shíhou m$ile zhège b)izi?)



5.(Shì w' m%ma zuò de.)

A) (N# m%ma shìbushì Zh+ngguóren?)

B) (Zhèxi( Zh)ngguócài shì shéi zuò de?)

C) (Nì huì bù huì zuò Zh+ngguócài?)



Chapter 11

In this chapter you’ll learn numerous conversational phrases that you can use everyday.

PhrasesBy the end of this chapter you will:

1. be able to introduce yourself

2. apologise and excuse yourself

3. be able to have a telephone conversation

4. ask questions and thank others


q#ng please; to invite

q#ngwèn excuse me, may I ask…?

g (i to give

xièxie thank you

bù kèqi you’re welcome

duìbuq# I’m sorry; excuse me

méi gu%nxi never mind; it doesn't matter

wèi hey; hello

d$ diànhuà to make a phone call

zàijiàn good-bye

xiày" to rain

g +ngzuò work

z(nme how

hé and



What You Need to Know• means ‘please’, but it also means ‘to invite’ or ‘to treat’. For example, would

literary be translated as ‘I invite you to eat’, as in, let’s eat together. A more accurate

translation would be ‘this meal is my treat’.

• means ‘can’, but means ‘a short time’, ‘a moment’.

• When you meet someone for the first time it’s polite to say (It’s a pleasure to

meet you)

• When someone calls you on the phone you should answer with (hello). is also used to

attract someone’s attention, for example, you see someone forgetting their glove, so you call

after them with(Hey! Hey!)

Did you know?

When in a restaurant, subway station or walking down the street, you might find yourself in a need of a restroom.Although public toilets should be used with caution in China, not all of them are bad and let’s face it, when there’sa need, there’s a way. To ask about the toilet/restroom/WC/loo, you should ask in one of these ways:

(CèSu' Zài N$Li?)

(X#Sh'uJi%n Zài N$Li?)

(WèiSh)ngJi%n Zài N$Li?)

If you want to be more polite, you can put in front of these questions.



Quiz XI1. _

A)

B)

C)

2. _

A)

B)

C)

3. _

A)

B)

C)

Translate

4.

A) Where is your dog?

B) Is your cat called Shelly?

C) What’s your cat called?

5.

A) I can’t go now, I have to cook.

B) I can’t drink alcohol, please give me some tea.



6.

A) My mom works in a hospital.

B) My sister is in the hospital.

C) The doctor is seeing my mom.

7.

A) I’m too busy, I cannot work.

B) It’s too how, I don’t want to work.

C) It’s too cold, I don’t want to work now.

8.

A) Who doesn’t she want to see tomorrow?

B) What does she want to do tomorrow?

C) Who is going to see her tomorrow?

9.

A) Chinese people like to eat spicy food.

B) Chinese people like to eat noodles.

C) Chinese people like to eat dumplings.

10.

A) How long have you been studying in China

B) How many years have you been studying Chinese?

C) Did you study Chinese for many years?

11.

A) The weather is nice today, let’s go out.

B) It rained today, it’s very cold.

C) If it’s raining now, it should be very cold.




12.

A)

B) —

C)

13.

A)

B)

C)

14.23

A)

B)

C)

15.18258472895

A)

B)

C)

Odd one out

16.

A)

B)

C)



17.

A)

B)

C)

18.

A)

B)

C)

Answer

19.

A)

B)

C)

20.

A)

B)

C)

21.

A)

B)

C)



22.

A)

B)

C)

23.

A)

B)

C)

24.

A)

B)

C)

25.

A)

B)

C)



Quiz XI (key)1. _(N# jiào _ míngzi?)

A) (shéide)

B) (shénme)

C) (z(nme)

2. _(H(n _ rènshi n#.)

A) (h$o)

B) (g#oxìng)

C) (piàoliang)

3. _(Wáng l$osh & míngti%n _ ji% ma? W' xi$ng qù kàn t%.

A) (zhù)

B) (y'u)

C) (zài)

Translate

4.(N# de m%o jiào shénme míngzi?)

A) Where is your dog?

B) Is your cat called Shelly?

C) What’s your cat called?

5.(W' bù néng h) ji", q#ng g (i w' y & b)i rèchá.)

A) I can’t go now, I have to cook.

B) I can’t drink alcohol, please give me some tea.

C) I can’t drink alcohol, I’m driving a car.



6.(M%ma zài y & yuàn g +ngzuò.)

A) My mom works in a hospital.

B) My sister is in the hospital.C) The doctor is seeing my mom.

7.(Ti%nqì tài rè le, w' bù xi$ng g +ngzuò le.)

A) I’m too busy, I cannot work.

B) It’s too, I don’t want to work.

C) It’s too cold, I don’t want to work now.

8.(T% míngti%n xi$ng qù kàn shéi?)

A) Who does she want to see tomorrow?

B) What does she want to do tomorrow?

C) Who is going to see her tomorrow?

9.(Zh+ngguórén x#huan ch & ji$ozi.)

A) Chinese people like to eat spicy food.

B) Chinese people like to eat noodles.

C) Chinese people like to eat dumplings.

10.(N# xuéle j# nián Hàny" le?)

A) How long have you been studying in China

B) How many years have you been studying Chinese?

C) Did you study Chinese for many years?

11.(J & nti%n xiày" le, h(n l(ng.)

A) The weather is nice today, let’s go out.

B) It is raining today, it’s very cold.



C) If it’s raining now, but it shouldn’t be cold.


12.(W' bù yào. Xièxie.)

A) (N# jiào shénme míngzi?)

B) (N# j & nnián du+ dà?)

C) (N* yào h(shu* ma?)

13.(Duìbuq#, w' bùnéng qù.)

A) (N# j & nti%n xi$ng ch & shénme?)

B) (W% j"nti#n q*ng n* ch"fàn, h&o ma?)

C) (J & nti%n huì xiày" ma?)

14.23(W' j & nnián 23 suì.)

A) (N# j & nnián j# suì?)

B) (N* j"nnián du) dà?)

C) (N# j & nnián qù n$li?)

15.18258472895(W' de diànhuà shì 18258472895.)

A) (N* de diànhuà shì du)shao?)

B) (N# ji%l# y'u diànhuà ma?)

C) (N# de diànn$o du+shao qián?)

Odd one out

16.(Q #ngwèn xiànzài j# di$nzh+ng?)

A) (Xiànzài b% di$n s%nshí f )nzh+ng.)

B) (Xiànzài zàixià y!.)



C) (Xiànzài shì xiàw" w" di$n.)

17.(Xièxie nín!)

A) (Bù kèqi)

B) Méi gu%nxi

C) Duìbuq*

18.Q #ngwèn n# shì zuò shénme g +ngzuò de?

A) W' shì l$osh & .

B) W%

x*huan xi

&o g

%u.

C) W' shì y & sh)ng.

Answer

19.(Q #ngwèn nín shì n$guórén?)

A) (W' jiào Màikè.)

B) (W% shì M$iguórén.)

C) (W' shì B(ij & ngrén.)

20.(N# rènshi nàge rén ma?)

A) (W' bù yào, xièxie.)

B) (W' jiào Màikè.)

C) (W% rènshi t#.)

21.(Q #ng n# zuò y & huì.)

A) (H&o de, xièxie.)

B) (Duìbuq# )



C) (Zàijiàn)

22.(Duìbuq#, w' j & nti%n bù néng hé n# qù kàn y & sh)ng le.)

A) (H$o de)

B) (Méi gu#nxi)

C) (Bù kèqi)

23.(Zh+ngw" w' q#ng n# ch & fàn.)

A) (Méi gu%nxi)

B) (Tài h&

ole, w%

xi&

ng ch" Zh

)ngguócài.)

C) (Duìbuq#, w' míngti%n bù zài.)

24.(N# h) shu# ma?)

A) (Méi gu%nxi)

B) (H&o de, xièxie.)

C) (Bù kèqi)

25.(Wèi, L# xi$ojie zài ji% ma?)

A) (Wèi, Wáng xi$ojie zài ma?)

B) (Shì, t# zài ji#.)

C) (Bù yào, xièxie.)



HSK I Vocabulary List

No. Character Pinyin Translation

1 ai4 to love; affection; to be fond of; to like

2 ba1 eight; 8

3 ba4 ba5 (informal) father; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

4 bei1 zi5 cup; glass; CL:|[ge4],[zhi1],[zhi1]

5 Bei3 jing1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking;PRC government

6 ben3 roots or stems of p lants; origin; source; this; the current;root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files

etc; originally

8 bu4 (negative prefix); not; no

7 bu4 ke4 qi5 you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it

9 cai4 dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable; cuisine; CL:|

[pan2],[dao4]

10 cha2 tea; tea plant; CL:[bei1],|[hu2]

11 chi1 to eat; to have one's meal; to eradicate; to destroy; toabsorb; to suffer; to exhaust

12 chu1 zu1 che1 taxi

13 da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call

14 da4 big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; oldest; eldest

15 de5 of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it topreceding possessive or descriptive attributive

16 dian3 drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot; dot stroke (inChinese characters); decimal point; point; mark (of degree

or level); a place (with certain characteristics); iron bell;o’clock; a little; a bit; some; (point) unit of measurement

for type; to touch on briefly; to make clear; to light; toignite; to kindle; period of time at night (24 minutes) (old);a drip; to dibble; classifier for small indeterminate

quantities

17 dian4 nao3 computer; CL:|[tai2]

18 dian4 shi4 television; TV; CL:|[tai2],|[ge4]



19 dian4 ying3 movie; film; CL:[bu4],[pian4],[mu4],|[chang3]

20 dong1 xi5 thing; stuff; person; CL:|[ge4],[jian4]

21 dou1 all, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already

22 du2 to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation),

similar to[pin1 yin1]

23 dui4 bu5 qi3 unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat)

24 duo1 many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-

25 duo1 shao3 number; amount; somewhat

26 er2 zi5 son

27 er4 two; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect)

28 fan4 guan3 restaurant; CL:[jia1]

29 fei1 ji1 airplane; CL:[jia4]

30 fen1 zhong1 minute

31 gao1 xing4 happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood

32 ge4 individual; this; that; size; classifier for people or objects ingeneral

33 gong1 zuo4 job; work; construction; task; CL:|[ge4],[fen4],|

[xiang4]

34 gou3 dog; CL:|[zhi1],|[tiao2]

35 Han4 yu3 Chinese language; CL:|[men2]

36 hao3 good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffixindicating completion or readiness)

37 he1 to drink; to shout (a command); My goodness!

38 he2 and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony;

surname He; Japanese related; Taiwan pr. han439 hen3 (adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully

40 hou4 mian5 rear; back; behind; later; afterwards

41 hui2 to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return;to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time;

classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classicbook)




42 hui4 can; be possible; be able to; will; be likely to; be sure to; toassemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group;

association; CL:|[ge4]; a moment (Taiwan pr. for this

sense is hui3)

43 huo3 che1 zhan4 train station

44 ji3 how much; how many; several; a few

45 jia1 home; family; classifier for families or businesses; refers tothe philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix

for specialists in some activity such as musician orrevolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian;

surname Jia; CL:|[ge4]

46 jiao4 to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicatesagent in the passive mood)

47 jin1 tian1 today; at the present; now

48 jiu3 nine; 9

49 kai1 to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a medical

prescription); to operate (vehicle); abbr. for|

degrees Kelvin

50 kan1 to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard

51 kan4 jian4 to see; to catch sight of

52 kuai4 lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of c loth,cake, soap etc; colloquial word for yuan (or other unit ofcurrency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as

|

53 lai2 to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next

54 lao3 shi1 teacher; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

55 le5 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completedaction marker)

56 leng3 cold

57 li3 lining; interior; inside; internal; also written| [li3]

58 ling2 zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (ofnumbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate asmaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in

mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to witherand fall; to wither

59 liu4 six; 6

60 ma1 ma5 mama; mommy; mother; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]




61 ma5 (question tag)

62 mai3 to buy; to purchase

63 mao1 cat; CL:|[zhi1]

64 mei2 (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not

65 mei2 guan1 xi5 it doesn't matter

66 mi3 fan4 (cooked) rice

67 ming2 tian1 tomorrow

68 ming2 zi5 name (of a person or thing); CL:|[ge4]

69 na3 how; which

69 na3 r5 where?; wherever; anywhere

70 na4 that; those; then (in that case); commonly pr. nei4 before aclassifier, esp. in Beijing

70 na4 r5 there

71 ne5 (question particle for subjects already mentioned)

72 neng2 to be able to; to be capable of; ability; capability; able;capable; can possibly; (usually used in the negative) to have

the possibility of

73 ni3 you (informal, as opposed to polite[nin2])

74 nian2 year; CL:|[ge4]

75 nv3 er2 daughter

76 peng2 you5 friend; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

77 piao4 liang5 pretty; beautiful

78 ping2 guo3 apple; CL:|[ge4],|[ke1]

79 qi1 seven; 7

80 qian2 coin; money; CL:|[bi3]

81 qian2 mian4 ahead; in front; preceding; above

82 qing3 to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); torequest




83 qu4 to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb); toremove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a

verb) to go in order to do sth; to be apart from in space ortime; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away

from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicatedetachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) justpassed or elapsed

84 re4 heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up

85 ren2 man; person; people; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

86 ren4 shi5 to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; acquainted withsth; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition

87 ri4 sun; day; date, day of the month; abbr. for|

Japan

88

san1 three; 3

89 shang1 dian4 store; shop; CL:[jia1],|[ge4]

90 shang4 on; on top; upon; first (of multiple parts); previous; last;upper; higher; above; to climb; to go into; to go up; to

attend (class or university)

91 shang4 wu3 morning; CL:|[ge4]

92 shao3 few; little; lack

93 shei2 who; also pronounced shui2

94 shen2 me5 what?; who?; something; anything

95 shi2 ten; 10

96 shi2 hou5 time; length of time; moment; period

97 shi4 is; are; am; yes; to be

98 shu1 book; letter; CL:[ben3],|[ce4],[bu4]; see also

| Book of History

99 shui3 water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges orincome; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

100 shui3 guo3 fruit; CL:|[ge4]

101 shui4 jiao4 to go to bed; to go to sleep

102 shuo1 hua4 to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

103 si4 four; 4

104 sui4 classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)




105 ta1 he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown orunimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis); (used

as a meaningless mock object); other; another

106 ta1 she

107 tai4 highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely

108 tian1 qi4 weather

109 ting1 to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (loanword from English"tin"); classifier for canned beverages

110 tong2 xue2 (fellow) classmate; CL:[wei4],|[ge4]

111 wei4 hello (interj., esp. on telephone); hey; to feed (sb or someanimal)

112 wo3 I; me; my

113 wo3 men5 we; us; ourselves; our

114 wu3 five; 5

115 xi3 huan5 to like; to be fond of

116 xia4 down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc);second (of two parts); to decline; to go down

117 xia4 wu3 afternoon; p.m.; CL:|[ge4]

118 xia4 yu3 to rain; rainy

119 xian1 sheng5 teacher; Mister (Mr.); husband; doctor (topolect); CL:|

[ge4],[wei4]

120 xian4 zai4 now; at present; at the moment; modern; current;nowadays

121 xiang3 to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss

122 xiao3 small; tiny; few; young

123 xiao3 jie5 young lady; miss; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

124 xie1 some; few; several; (a measure word)

125 xie3 to write

126 xie4 xie5 to thank; thanks

127 xing1 qi1 week; CL:|[ge4]

128 xue2 sheng5 student; school child




129 xue2 xi2 to learn; to study

130 xue2 xiao4 school; CL:[suo3]

131 yi1 one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all;throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxiradical 1)

132 yi1 fu5 clothes; CL:[jian4],[tao4]

133 yi1 sheng1 doctor; CL:|[ge4],[wei4],[ming2]

134 yi1 yuan4 hospital; CL:[suo3],[jia1],[zuo4]

135 yi3 zi5 chair; CL:[ba3],[tao4]

136 you3 to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be

137 yue4 moon; month; CL:|[ge4],|[lun2]

138 zai4 (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth;(indicating an action in progress)

139 zai4 jian4 goodbye; see you again later

140 zen3 me5 how?; what?; why?

141 zen3 me5 yang4 how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?

142 zhe4 this; these; (commonly pr. zhei4 before a classifier, esp. inBeijing)

142 zhe4 r5 here

143 Zhong1 guo2 China; Middle Kingdom

144 zhong1 wu3 noon; midday; CL:|[ge4]

145 zhu4 to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop

146 zhuo1 zi5 table; desk; CL:|[zhang1],[tao4]

147 zi4 letter; symbol; character; word; CL:|[ge4]; courtesy

or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 indynastic China

148 zuo2 tian1 yesterday

149 zuo4 to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as;to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to

function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for

150 zuo4 to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bearfruit; surname Zuo




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