HSK Study Guide
Text Notes Exercises Text View Details 中国人很在意自己的面子 Band 5 miànzi 面子 prestige; face 。在英文中找不到与“面子” 对应 Band 5 duìyìng 对应 Corresponding 的词，它的意思 大概 Band 3 dàgài 大概 Probably 就是指一个人的 形象 Band 3 xíngxiàng 形象 image 或 名誉 Band 6 míngyù 名誉 reputation 。在中文中，有很多关于“面子”的词汇和表达，它们都 反映 Band 4 fǎnyìng 反映 reflect 了中国的面子文化。 zhōng guó rén hěn zài yì […]
”When in Rome, do as Romans do.” When you learn Chinese, you should know taboos in China. In Chinese culture, there are many taboos that you should never try, because they may bring BAD luck! Now, let’s begin the top 8 countdown. 1. Don’t Share Pears Sharing pears with your friends or families, especially your […]
Text Notes Exercises Text View Details A 你怎么了？哪里 Band 1 nǎ lǐ 哪里 where 不舒服 Band 2 shūfu 舒服 comfortable ？ nǐ zěn me le? nǎ lǐ bù shū fu? What’s wrong with you? Where do you not feel comfortable? B 我一直 Band 2 yìzhí 一直 always 咳嗽、没劲儿。 wǒ yì zhí ké sòu, méi jìnr. […]
Days of the Week 星期一 xīnɡqī yī Monday 星期二 xīnɡqī èr Tuesday 星期三 xīnɡqī sān Wednesday 星期四 xīnɡqī sì Thursday 星期五 xīnɡqī wǔ Friday 星期六 xīnɡqī liù Saturday Sunday is the 7th and last day of the week. But instead of saying “星期七(week seven)”, we say: 星期天 xīnɡqī tiān Sunday or 星期日 xīnɡqī rì Sunday […]
Text Notes Exercises Text View Details A 老李，现在都 Band 1 dōu 都 all 几点了? 你怎么还 Band 1 hái 还 also; still; yet 在工作？ lǎo lǐ, xiàn zài dōu jǐ diǎn le? nǐ zěn me hái zài ɡōnɡ zuò？ Lao Li. Why are you still working at this late hour? B 最近 Band 2 zuìjìn 最近 […]
In our HSK grammar part, you can learn the two simple ways of asking questions in Mandarin. In this post, we will introduce another way of forming questions – using the “WH words” – 什么 (shén me), 为什么 (wèi shénme), 什么时候 (shénme shíhou), 哪里 (nǎlǐ), 哪个 (nǎ ɡè), 谁 (shuí), 怎么 (zěn me) in order […]
In the previous HSK reading lesson 十二生肖, we introduced the Chinese names of the 12 zodiac animals. Today, we’ll continue to explore the zodiac animals, what “Ben Ming Nian” is, and what personality traits each animal has. Chinese Zodiac Animals in Order The Chinese zodiac is known as 生肖(shēnɡ xiāo) or 属相(shǔ xiànɡ) in Chinese, […]
In some sentences, we can see “都 dōu”, “都不 dōubù” and “不都 bùdōu”. What are the differences among these three Adverbs? How do you use them correctly? In Chinese, “都 dōu”, “都不 dōubù” and “不都 bùdōu” are all Adverbs. They are used to refer to the elements which come before them. Therefore, the sentence structure […]
