Hacking Chinese The Complete Guide To HSK I PDF

HACKING
CHINESE
The Complete Guide
to HSK I
All the HSK I vocabulary included,
with 11 quizzes and 150 questions!
by Eva Dovc
Table of Contents
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
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 (Hànyǔ shuǐpíng kǎoshì), 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 comprehension
As 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 the
appropriate 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 comprehension
Reading 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 score
The 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 the
future.
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.
Pinyin
By 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: mā (mā 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 it
has a small letter -V placed above the vowel: mǎ (mǎ 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
Character Pinyin Translation
yī one
èr two
sān three
sì four
wǔ five
liù six
qī seven
bā eight
jiǔ nine
líng zero
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.
Did you know?

Number 9 jiǔ sounds like jiǔ that means ‘long’ or, with some imagination ‘longevity’. It’s almost as lucky as number
8 which is considered auspicious (bā sounds like fā , which symbolises prosperity). For example, when you are
giving hóngbāo (red envelope with gift money) to the newlyweds, 888 or 999 yuan are both good options.
Quiz I
1. ‘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 wǔ)
B) (liùshíwǔ)
C) (wǔshíliù)
2. ‘Ninety-two’ is:
A) (bāshí'èr)
B) (shíbā jiǔ)
C) (jiǔshí'èr)
3. ‘Fifty-seven’ is:
A) (wǔshíqī)
B) (qīshíwǔ)
C) (shíwǔ qī)
4. ‘Eighty’ is:
A) (bāshí)
B) (shíbā)
C) (bā líng)
5. ‘Forty-four’ is:
A) (shísì shí)
B) (sìshíyī)
C) (sìshísì)
6. (qīshíwǔ) - (wǔshíyī) =
A) (èrshísì)
B) (sānshísì)
C) (shísì)
7. (shíbā) + (shíjiǔ) =
A) (sānshíwǔ)
B) (sānshíqī)
C) (sānshísì)
8. (èrshíyī) + (èrshísān) - (èrshísì) =
A) (shíjiǔ)
B) (èrshí)
C) (èrshíyī)
9. (shí'èr) (shíwǔ) (shíbā)…?
A) (èrshí) (èrshí'èr)
B) (shíjiǔ) (èrshí)
C) (èrshíyī) (èrshísì)
10. (qīshíyī) (liùshíqī) (liùshí'èr) (wǔshíliù)...?
A) (wǔshí'èr) (sìshíbā)
B) (sìshíjiǔ) (sìshíyī)
C) (wǔshíyī) (sìshíqī) 
Chapter 2
In this chapter you’ll learn how to form sentences in Chinese.
A Sentence (or Two)

1. learn how to form questions
2. learn how to use no/not
3. learn how to use pronouns and adjectives in Chinese
wǒ I; me
nǐ you
nín you (formal)
hǎo good
ma question particle
ne question particle
bù no; not
hěn very

• 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
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 in
the tests as well: Lǐ, Wáng, Zhāng, Liú, Chén, Yáng, Zhào.
Quiz II
1.
A) /
B)
C)
2.
_?
A)
B)
C)
 
Quiz II (key)
1. (Lǐ) (Nǐ hǎo!) Hi!
(Zhāng) (Nǐ hǎo!) Hi!
(Nǐ hǎo ma?) How are you?
(Wǒ hěn hǎo. Nǐ ne?) I’m very well. And you?
(Wǒ hěn hǎo.) I’m very well.
2. (Wáng) (Nín hǎo ma?) How are you?
? (Wǒ bù hǎo. Nín ne?) I’m not well. And you?
(Wǒ hěn hǎo.) I’m very well.  

Chapter 3
In this chapter you’ll learn how to use objects and what measure words are all about.
Objects
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’

yī ge píngguǒ an apple
yī ge cài a dish
yī ge bēizi a cup; a glass
yī běn shū a book
yī bēi shuǐ a cup of water
yī bēi chá a cup of tea
yī bēi jiǔ a cup of wine (or any type of

alcohol)
yī zhī gǒu a dog
yī zhī māo a cat
yī xiē yīfu some clothes
yī xiē dōngxi some things
yī xiē shuǐguǒ some fruit
zhè this
nà that
shì am/is/are
shénme what
yǒu has/have/there is/there are
méi no; not
liǎng two; a couple

• 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 .
• 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 frequently
borrow words from each other and with time we might even forget where the original word came from. English
language, 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 to
emerge, such as the unfortunate ‘opium’. In the last three decades the influence of English language has been
stronger and stronger with the gradually increasing role of English in the daily lives of Chinese speakers. Chinese
language already adopted many English words, but while the meaning remains the same, the English
pronunciation is changed into the Chinese one.
Here are some English loanwords that exist in modern Chinese:
Coke: kělè
Coffee: kāfēi
Soda: súdá
Whiskey: wèishìjì
Quiz III
1. _
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 yī _ shū).
A) (ge)
B) (běn)
C) (zi)
2. _ (Wǒ yǒu sān ge _.)
A) (yīfu)
B) (gǒu)
C) (píngguǒ)
3. _ (Nà shì shénme? Nà shì yī zhī _.)
A) (gǒu)
B) (shuǐguǒ)
C) (shénme)
4. _ (Wǒ yǒu _ ge bēizi.)
A) (èr)
B) (xiē)
C) (liǎng)
5. _ (Nà shì _ dōngxi?)
A) (wǒ)
B) (yīfu)
C) (shénme)
6. ___ (Nǐ yǒu shuǐguǒ ma? Shì, wǒ yǒu _ _ _.)
A) (liǎng ge bēizi)
B) (sān ge píngguǒ)
C) (sì běn shū)
Odd one out
7. _ (Wǒ yǒu sān zhi _.)
A) (gǒu)
B) (shū)
C) (māo)
8. _ (Nǐ méiyǒu yīxiē _.)
A) (wǒ)
B) (dōngxi)
C) (yīfu)
9. _ (Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge _.)
A) (bēizi)
B) (píngguǒ)
C) (chá)
10. _ (Nǐ yǒu yī bēi _ ma?)
A) (jiǔ)
B) (bēizi)
C) (chá) 
Chapter 4
In this chapter you’ll learn about pronouns (I, you, they etc) and other words for people.
People
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
tā she; her
tā he; him
tā it
wǒmen we; us
nǐmen you(plural)
tāmen they; them
tāmen they; them
tāmen they; them
lǎoshī a teacher
xuésheng a student
tóngxué a classmate
péngyou a friend
yīshēng a doctor
xiānsheng mister
xiǎojie miss
rén a person; people
shéi who
de grammar particle
shéide whose
yě also
dōu both; all

• 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).
• 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: tā 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 IV
1. _
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 wǒ de _.)
A) (píngguǒ)
B) (péngyou)
C) (nǐmen)
2. (Nà _ xiǎojie shì wǒ de lǎoshī.)
A) (wèi)
B) (běn)
C) (zhī)
3. _ (Tā shì yīshēng ma? Bù, tā shì _.)
A) (wǒ de tóngxué)
B) (wǒ de dōngxi)
C) (yīshēng)
4. _ (Tāmen shì hěn _ de péngyou.)
A) (bù)
B) (shì)
C) (hǎo)
Translate
5. (Tāmen shì shéi? Tāmen sān ge dōu shì wǒ 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. (Wǒmen shì péngyou.)
A) We are friends.
B) They are people.
C) We have friends.
7. (Nàxiē rén dōu shì wǒ de lǎoshī.)
A) All my friends are doctors.

B) Those people are all my teachers.
C) All my teachers are my friends.
8. (Zhè shì wǒ péngyou, Màikè.)
A) This is my dog, Mike.

B) This is my friend, Mike.
C) This is my classmate, Mike.
Odd one out
9. (Wǒ shì lǎoshī, nǐ ne?)
A) (Wǒ bù shì.)
B) (Wǒ yě shì. )
C) (Wǒ dōu shì.)
10. (Zhège píngguǒ shì shéi de?)
A) (Nàge xuésheng de.)
B) (Nà zhī māo de.)
C) (Nà wèi yīshēng de.)

Chapter 5
In this chapter you’ll learn how to use words like hot, tall, beautiful and other adjectives.
Adjectives
By 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
dà big
xiǎo small
lěng cold
rè hot
máng busy
gāo tall
piàoliang pretty
gāoxìng happy; glad
tiānqì weather
zěnmeyàng how
duō many
shǎo few
duōshao how much
jǐ how many
qián money
kuài piece; buck
tài…le too (adjective)
suì years (of age)
bǎi hundred

• 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).
• 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 is
usually 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 game
While bargaining is certainly not one of my favourite things to do, it is definitely something unavoidable. When
buying things in China remember to play it cool and not to buy all those kitch-y things that you don’t actually
need. 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 the
area around the lake in Hangzhou, the prices will be quite high.
(PiánYi YīDiǎn, KěYǐ 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 you
walk away.
Quiz V
1. _
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. _ (Nǐ hěn máng, wǒ _ hěn máng.)
A) (dōu)
B) (yě)
C) (tài)
2. _ (Zhège píngguǒ hěn _.)
A) (rè)
B) (máng)
C) (dà)
3. _ (Nǐ _ suì?)
A) (duō)
B) (jǐ)
C) (shǎo)
4. _ (Wǒ _ yǒu hěn duō yīfu.)
A) (bù)
B) (méi)
C) (tài)
5. _ (Zhè shì wǒ _ tóngxué, tā hěn piàoliang.)
A) (duō)
B) (de)
C) (méi)
Translate
6. (Tā yǒu sānbǎi duō 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. (Tiānqì zěnmeyàng? Bù lěng yě bù rè.)
A) Very hot, not cold

B) Hot all the time
C) Not cold and not hot
Odd one out
8. (Nǐ yǒu duōshao qián?)
A) (Wǒ yǒu liǎngbǎi kuài qián.)
B) (Wǒ yǒu hěn hǎo qián.)
C) (Wǒ méiyǒu hěn duō.)
9. ? (Zhège duōshao qián?)
A) (Zhège liǎngbǎi kuài qián yī ge.)
B) (Zhège wǔshí kuài qián liǎng ge.)
C) (Zhège sānshí kuài qián sān.)
10. (Zhè běn shū zěnmeyàng?)
A) (Tài hǎo le!)
B) (Tài piàoliang le!)
C) (Tài máng le!)

11. (Zhè wǔ ge píngguǒ duōshao qián?)
A) (shí kuài qián)
B) (shí qián)
C) (shí kuài qián yī ge)
Answer
12. (Nǐ yǒu jǐ kuài qián?)
A) (Wǒ yǒu sān kuài.)
B) (Wǒ yǒu sān ge.)
C) (Wǒ yǒu sān běn.)
13. (Nǐ lěng bù lěng?)
A) (Wǒ hěn lěng.)
B) (Wǒ bù hǎo.)
C) (Wǒ hěn máng.)
14. (Nǐ zěnmeyàng?)
A) (Wǒ yǒu hěn duō qián.)
B) (Wǒ hěn gāoxìng.)
C) (Wǒ hěn gāo.)
15. (Zhège bēizi duōshao qián?)
A) (yībǎi shí kuài.)
B) (yībǎi yīshí kuài.)
C) (yībǎi qián) 
Chapter 6
In this chapter you’ll learn about locations and different places of business.
Locations
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
zhèr / zhèlǐ here
nàr / nàlǐ there
nǎr / nǎlǐ where
xuéxiào a school
jiàoshì classroom
yīyuàn a hospital
shāngdiàn a store
fàndiàn a restaurant; hotel
fànguǎn a restaurant
huǒchēzhàn train station
jiā home
shàngmian on top; above
xiàmian bellow; underneath
qiánmian in front
hòumian behind
ZhōngGuó China
MěiGuó United States
BěiJīng Beijing
zhuōzi a table; desk
yǐzi a chair
zài be (at)
zhù live (at)

• 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
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 the
table) 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 VI
1. _
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 table
C) 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. _ (Nǐ zài qiánmian, wǒ zài nǐ _.)
A) (xiàmian)
B) (shàngmian)
C) (hòumian)
2. _ (Nǐmen xuéxiào yǒu _ ge xuésheng?)
A) (jǐ)
B) (hěn shǎo)
C) (hěn duō )
3. _ (Tā bù zhù zài xuéxiào, tā zhù zài _.)
A) (huǒchēzhàn)
B) (shāngdiàn)
C) (jiā)
Translate
4. (Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī bēi kāfēi.)
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. (Nǐ de shū zài nà zhāng zhuōzi shàng.)
A) Your dog is outside.

B) You book is on that table.
C) Your cup is on the table.
6. (zài yǐzi shàng de nà zhī gǒu)
A) That dog on the chair

B) That cat on the table
C) That dog under the chair
7. (Nǐ zài nǎr ne?)
A) Where is your home?

B) And where are you?
C) Are you there?
Answer
8. (Nǐ jiā zài nǎli?)
A) (Wǒ zài shāngdiàn.)
B) (Wǒ jiā zài xuéxiào qiánmian.)
C) (Wǒ zàijiā.)
9. (Lǎoshī de shū zài nǎli?)
A) (Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō shū dōu shì wǒ de.)
B) (Tā de shū zài zhèlǐ.)
C) (Zhèlǐ méiyǒu hěn duō xuésheng.)
10. (Wǒ de nàxiē yīfu zài nǎr?)
A) (Nǐ de yīfu zài yǐzi shàng.)
B) (Nǐ de jiā zài qiánmian.)
C) (Nǐ de yīfu hěn piàoliang. )

11. ? (Zhè shì nǐ de zhuōzi ma?)
A) (Shì, zhè bù shì wǒ de zhuōzi.)
B) (Bù shì, zhè shì wǒ de zhuōzi.)
C) (Shì, zhè shì wǒ de zhuōzi.)
12. (Nàge fànguǎn zài nǎr?)
A) (Nàge fànguǎn zài huǒchēzhàn qiánmian.)
B) (Nàge fànguǎn zài xuéxiào.)
C) (Nàge fànguǎn hěn hǎo.)
Odd one out
13. (Zhè shì wǒ jiā.)
A) Tài dà le!
B) Tài piàoliang le!
C) Tài duō le!
14. (Tā bù zài fàndiàn.)
A) (Tā zài xuéxiào.)
B) (Tā zài yǐzi shàng.)
C) (Tā zài shāngdiàn.)
15. (Wáng lǎoshī zài nǎr?)
A) (Zài zhuōzi shàng)
B) (Zài yīyuàn)
C) (Zài huǒchēzhàn) 
Chapter 7
In this chapter you’ll learn about basic Chinese verbs and objects that go with them.
Verbs I
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
kàn to look; see
zuò to do; make
chī to eat
hē to drink
mǎi to buy
néng can; be able to
huì can
yào to want; will; need
xiǎng to think; feel
xuéxí to study
dú to read (out loud)
xǐhuan to like
ài to love
diànshì a TV
diànyǐng a movie
diànnǎo a computer
mǐfàn rice
miàn noodles
jiǎozi dumplings

• 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:
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 VII
1. _
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. _ (Nǐ _ zuò shénme?)
A) (bù)
B) (méi)
C) (zài)
2. _ (Wǒmen _ bù xǐhuan tā.)
A) (zài)
B) (dōu)
C) (yǒu)
3. _ (Nǐ _ kàn diànyǐng ma?)
A) (gāoxìng)
B) (xǐhuan)
C) (huì)
Translate
4. (Wǒ yào yī bēi kāfēi, yī bēi shuǐ, yī bēi 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. (Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan tā?)
A) Do you want it or not?

B) Do you like him or not?
C) Do you like me or not?
6. (Zhèxiē bēizi nǐ xǐhuan nǎ yī 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. (Nǐ zài zuò shénme?)
A) (Wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén.)
B) (Wǒ zài mǎi dōngxi.)
C) (Wǒ zhù zài Zhōngguó.)
8. (Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?)
A) (Wǒ xiǎng chī jiǎozi.)
B) (Wǒ xiǎng chī miàn.)
C) (Wǒ xiǎng huíjiā.)
9. (Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?)
A) (Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi.)
B) (Wǒ xiǎng qù fàndiàn chīfàn.)
C) (Wǒ xiǎng nǐ.)
Answer
10. (Nǐ xǐhuan zuò shénme?)
A) (Wǒ xǐhuan xuéxí Hànyǔ.)
B) (Wǒ huì zuò Zhōngguó cài.)
C) (Wǒ xǐhuan wǒmen de lǎoshī.)

11. (Tā zài mǎi yīfu ma?)
A) (Tā méiyǒu hěn duō yīfu.)
B) (Tā de nàxiē yīfu dōu bù tài hǎo.)
C) (Shì, tā zài shāngdiàn mǎi yīfu.)
12. (Nǐ xiǎng kàn shénme diànyǐng?)
A) (Wǒ zài kàn diànyǐng.)
B) (Wǒ xiǎng kàn Zhōngguó diànyǐng.)
C) (Wǒ bù xǐhuan kàn diànshì.)
13. (Tā bù zài kàn diànyǐng, tā zài dú shū.)
D) (Tā zàijiā ma?)
E) (Tā zài kàn diànyǐng ma?)
F) (Tā zài kànshū ma?)
14. (Wǒ ài zuòfàn.)
A) (Nǐ ài wǒ ma?)
B) (Nǐ ài nǐ de gǒu ma?)
C) (Nǐ ài zuò shénme?)
15. (Wǒ zài chī miàn.)
A) (Nǐ zài chī shénme?)
B) (Nǐ zài fàndiàn qiánmian ma?)
C) (Nǐ zài xuéxí ma?) 

Chapter 8
In this chapter you’ll learn more verbs and how to use them.
Verbs II
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)
shuōhuà to talk; speak
tīng to listen; hear
xiě to write
zuò sit; ride
kāi 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
Hànyǔ Mandarin Chinese
zì a written character
chē a car
huǒchē a train
chūzūchē a taxi
fēijī an airplane
mīngzi a name
• 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’.
• 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, your
tones might be all of place and your sentences might be full of (unintentional) double entendres, but you will be
welcomed 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 ranging
from your age, weight to the price of your clothes, your car and your salary. When you are ready to know what
they are actually asking, try slowing them down first:
(Qǐng Shuō Màn YīDiǎn. )
Quiz VIII
1. _
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. _ (Wǒ _ huǒchē qù.)
A) (mǎi)
B) (zuò)
C) (kāi)
2. _ (Wǒmen _ jiā le.)
A) (lái)
B) (qù)
C) (huí)
3. _ (Shéi zài shuō _ ne?)
A) (xiě)
B) (tīng)
C) (huà)
Translate
4. (Tā shuō tā hěn máng.)
A) He said he cannot go.

B) He said he is very busy.
C) He said she is very busy.
5. (Wǒ huìshuō Hànyǔ, wǒ néng xiě yīxiē 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. (Wǒ 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. (Tā huì shénme?)
A) (Tā huì zuòfàn.)
B) (Tā huì shuō Hànyǔ.)
C) (Tā huì xiězì.)
8. (Tā zài gàn shénme?)
A) (Tā zài shuìjiào.)
B) (Tā zài xuéxí.)
C) (Tā zài zuòfàn.)
9. (Nàge rén shì shuí? Wǒ bù rènshi.)
A) (Tā shì wǒmen de lǎoshī.)
B) (Tā shì wǒ māma de péngyou.)
C) (Tā bù huì kāichē.)
10. (Tā zài xuéxiào xuéxí.)
A) (Tā shì shéi?)
B) (Tā zài zuò shénme?)
C) (Tā de jiā zài nǎli?)

11. (Shì, hěn xǐhuan.)
A) (Zhāng lǎoshī zàijiā ma?)
B) (Nǐ xǐhuan hē chá ma?)
C) (Nǐ zěnme qù xuéxiào?)
12. (Zuótiān wǒ qù shāngdiàn le mǎile xiē shuǐguǒ.)
A) (Nǐ zuótiān mǎi de shuǐguǒ zěnmeyàng?)
B) (Nǐ zuótiān mǎile jǐ ge píngguǒ?)
C) (Nǐ zuótiān qù gàn shénme le?)
Answer
13. (Tā yǒu jǐ běn shū?)
A) (Tā yǒu sān běn Hànyǔ shū.)
B) (Nàxiē shū dōu shì wǒ de.)
C) (Tā bù xǐhuan kànshū.)
14. (Nǐ huì xiě Hànzì ma?)
A) (Wǒ zài tīng wǒ péngyou shuō Hànyǔ.)
B) (Wǒ bù huì xiě Hànzì.)
C) (Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī Zhōngguócài.)
15. (Nǐ kànjianle nàge rén ma?)
A) (Wǒ méi kànshū.)
B) (Wǒ bù xǐhuan nàge rén.)
C) (Wǒmen dōu kànjian nàge rén le.) 

Chapter 9
In this chapter you’ll learn numerous ‘time words’ and to tell the time in Chinese.
Time and Date

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

tiān a day
jīntiān today
zuótiān yesterday
míngtiān tomorrow
xīngqī a week
xīngqīyī Monday
xīngqī'èr Tuesday
xīngqīsān Wednesday
xīngqīsì Thursday
xīngqīwǔ Friday
xīngqīliù Saturday
xīngqītiān / xīngqīrì Sunday
shàngwǔ morning; forenoon
zhōngwǔ midday; noon
xiàwǔ afternoon
xiànzài now
rì sun; day
yuè a month
nián a year
shénme shíhou when
shíjiān time
fēnzhōng minute of time
diǎnzhōng o’clock

• ‘Yesterday’ is , ‘today’ is and ‘tomorrow’ is , but observe the rules for weeks,
months and years: (last week), (this week), (next week);
(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
8 7 . 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 animal
of the year one was born in; mind you, being a pig is supposed to be good!
Quiz IX
1. _
A)
B)
C)
2. _
A)
B)
C)
3. _
A)
B)
C)
Odd one out

4.
A)
B)
C)
5. 2014 12 8
A)
B)
C) 12 9
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) 2 25
13.
A)
B)
C)
14.
A)
B)
C)
15.
A)
B)
C)  
Quiz IX (key)
1. _ Tā shénme _ qù Běijīng?
A) (shíjiān)
B) (diǎnzhōng)
C) (shíhou)
2. _ (Xiàwǔ wǒ qù shāngdiàn, wǒ _ mǎi yīxiē shuǐguǒ.)
A) (xǐhuan)
B) (gāoxìng)
C) (yào)
3. _ (Nǐ jǐ _ dào huǒchēzhàn?)
A) (shíhou)
B) (diǎn)
C) (tiān)
Odd one out

4.
A) (Yī nián yǒu shí'èr ge yuè.)
B) (Yī ge yuè yǒu sì ge duō xīngqī.)
C) (Yī ge xīngqī yǒu liù tiān.)
5. 2014 12 8 (Jīntiān shì 2014 nián 12 yuè 8 rì, xīngqīyī.)
A) (Zuótiān shì xīngqīrì.)
B) (Míngtiān shì xīngqīsān.)

C) 12 9 (Míngtiān shì 12 yuè 9 rì.)
Translate
6. (Wǒ hěn máng, méiyǒu shíjiān 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. (Nǐ xià ge yuè jǐ rì qù Měiguó?)
A) What day is today?

B) At what time are you going to US?
C) When are you going to US next month?
8. (Dōu bā diǎn le, wǒ 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. (Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ rì?)
A) (Jīntiān xīngqīliù.)
B) (Jīntiān bāyuè wǔ rì.)
C) (Jīntiān xiàwǔ sāndiǎn zhōng.)
10. (Xiànzài jǐ diǎnzhōng?)
A) (Bā diǎn sìshí fēn.)
B) Xīngqīsān.
C) (Míngtiān xiàwǔ.)
11. (Zuótiān shì xīngqījǐ?)
A) (Zuótiān wǒ bù zàijiā.)
B) (Zuótiān shì èryuè.)
C) (Zuótiān shì xīngqīsān.)
12. (Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Zhōngguó?)
A) (Shàng ge xīngqīwǔ.)
B) (Qùnián bāyuè.)
C) 2 25 (2 yuè 25 rì, xīngqīsān.)
13. (Nǐ kànjian wǒ de qiánle ma?)
A) (Bù, wǒ méiyǒu qián.)
B) (Bù, wǒ méiyǒu shíhou.)
C) Shì, zài zhuōzishàng.
14. Wǒ míngtiān qù Běijīng, wǒ kāichē qù.
A) Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Běijīng? Zěnme qù?
B) Nǐ míngtiān qù Běijīng ma? Wǒ néng qù ma?
C) Běijīng zài nǎr? Zài Zhōngguó ma?
15. Xiàwǔ wǒ qù shāngdiàn, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yīxiē shuǐguǒ.
A) Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ zàijiā ma?
B) Nǐ de diànhuà duōshao?
C) Nǐ xiàwǔ qù nǎli?  
Chapter 10
In this chapter you’ll learn about family titles and how to say where you are from.
People II
1. be able to use family titles
2. be able to say where you are from
3. review what you’ve learned so far
bàba father
māma mother
nǚ'ér daughter
érzi son
háizi a child
Zhōngguórén a Chinese
Měiguórén an American

• 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.
• 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 the
said 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 your
Chinese 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 some
other cases, this attention will be unwanted, especially when you are seen as a potential scam target. Or, if not a
scam, 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 X
1. _
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. _ (Tāmen yǒu _ ge háizi.)
A) (duōshao)
B) (liǎng)
C) (xiǎo)
2. _ (Wǒ māma bù _ zuòfàn.)
A) (huì)
B) (néng)
C) (hǎo)
3. _ (Xiǎoháizi shuìjiào _ ma?)
A) (de)
B) (yě)
C) (le)
Odd one out
4. (Nǐ nǚ'ér de xuéxiào zài nǎr?)
A) (Zài shāngdiàn qiánmian)
B) (Zài fēijīshàng)
C) (Zài huǒchēzhàn qiánmian)
5. (Nàxiē háizi huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?)
A) (Tāmen huì shuō.)

B) (Nàxiē háizi dōu bù huì shuō Hànyǔ.)
C) (Nàxiē háizi dōu shì Měiguórén.)
6. (Zhèxiē yīfu shì nǚ'ér de.)
(Hěn piàoliang!)
(Tài piàoliang le !)
Tā shì Zhōngguórén.
7. (Tā de érzi xǐhuan chī shénme shuǐguǒ?)
A) (Tā bù huì.)
B) (Tā dōu bù xǐhuan.)
C) (Tā hěn xǐhuan chī píngguǒ.)
Translate
8. (Zhè wèi xiǎojie zài gěi jiālǐ dǎ diànhuà.)
A) I need to call my Chinese teacher.

B) This lady is calling home.
C) Miss Wang called my house yesterday.
9. (Nǐ xǐhuan wǒ bàba zuò de Zhōngguócài 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. (Nǐ shì nǎguórén?)

A) (Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng.)
B) (Dōngjīng hěn piàoliang.)
C) (Wǒ shì Zhōngguórén.)
11. (Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén?)
A) (Wǒmen jiā yǒu sì gè rén.)
B) (Wǒmen jiā zài xuéxiào qiánmian.)
C) (Tā de nǚ'ér zàijiā.)
12. (Nǐ de nǚ'ér zhēn piàoliang, Tā jǐ suì le?)
A) (Liǎngbǎi kuài.)
B) (Sānshíwǔ.)
C) (Qī suì le.)
13. (Tā shì wǒ de érzi.)
A) (Tā yǒu jǐ gè érzi?)
B) (Tā shénme shíhou huílai?)
C) (Tā shì shéi?)
14. (Xià ge yuè.)
A) (Nǐ zài gàn shénme?)
B) (Bàba shénme shíhou lái Běijīng ne?)
C) (Nǐ māma shénme shíhou mǎile zhège bēizi?)

5. (Shì wǒ māma zuò de.)
A) (Nǐ māma shìbushì Zhōngguóren?)
B) (Zhèxiē Zhōngguócài shì shéi zuò de?)
C) (Nì huì bù huì zuò Zhōngguócài?) 

Chapter 11
In this chapter you’ll learn numerous conversational phrases that you can use everyday.
Phrases
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
qǐng please; to invite
qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…?
gěi to give
xièxie thank you
bù kèqi you’re welcome
duìbuqǐ I’m sorry; excuse me
méi guānxi never mind; it doesn't matter
wèi hey; hello
dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call
zàijiàn good-bye
xiàyǔ to rain
gōngzuò work
zěnme how
hé and
• 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’s
a need, there’s a way. To ask about the toilet/restroom/WC/loo, you should ask in one of these ways:
(CèSuǒ Zài NǎLi?)
(XǐShǒuJiān Zài NǎLi?)
(WèiShēngJiān Zài NǎLi?)
If you want to be more polite, you can put in front of these questions.
Quiz XI
1. _
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. _ (Nǐ jiào _ míngzi?)
A) (shéide)
B) (shénme)
C) (zěnme)
2. _ (Hěn _ rènshi nǐ.)
A) (hǎo)
B) (gāoxìng)
C) (piàoliang)
3. _ (Wáng lǎoshī míngtiān _ jiā ma? Wǒ xiǎng qù kàn tā.
A) (zhù)
B) (yǒu)
C) (zài)
Translate
4. (Nǐ de māo jiào shénme míngzi?)
A) Where is your dog?

B) Is your cat called Shelly?
C) What’s your cat called?
5. (Wǒ bù néng hē jiǔ, qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi 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. (Māma zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.)
A) My mom works in a hospital.

B) My sister is in the hospital.
C) The doctor is seeing my mom.
7. (Tiānqì tài rè le, wǒ bù xiǎng gōngzuò 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. (Tā míngtiān xiǎng 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. (Zhōngguórén xǐhuan chī jiǎozi.)
A) Chinese people like to eat spicy food.

B) Chinese people like to eat noodles.
C) Chinese people like to eat dumplings.
10. (Nǐ xuéle jǐ nián Hànyǔ 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. (Jīntiān xiàyǔ le, hěn lěng.)
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. (Wǒ bù yào. Xièxie.)
A) (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?)
B) (Nǐ jīnnián duō dà?)
C) (Nǐ yào hēshuǐ ma?)
13. (Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bùnéng qù.)
A) (Nǐ jīntiān xiǎng chī shénme?)
B) (Wǒ jīntiān qǐng nǐ chīfàn, hǎo ma?)
C) (Jīntiān huì xiàyǔ ma?)
14. 23 (Wǒ jīnnián 23 suì.)
A) (Nǐ jīnnián jǐ suì?)
B) (Nǐ jīnnián duō dà?)
C) (Nǐ jīnnián qù nǎli?)
15. 18258472895 (Wǒ de diànhuà shì 18258472895.)
A) (Nǐ de diànhuà shì duōshao?)
B) (Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu diànhuà ma?)
C) (Nǐ de diànnǎo duōshao qián?)
Odd one out
16. (Qǐngwèn xiànzài jǐ diǎnzhōng?)
A) (Xiànzài bā diǎn sānshí fēnzhōng.)
B) (Xiànzài zàixià yǔ.)

C) (Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn.)
17. (Xièxie nín!)
A) (Bù kèqi)
B) Méi guānxi
C) Duìbuqǐ
18. Qǐngwèn nǐ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de?
A) Wǒ shì lǎoshī.
B) Wǒ xǐhuan xiǎo gǒu.
C) Wǒ shì yīshēng.
Answer
19. (Qǐngwèn nín shì nǎguórén?)
A) (Wǒ jiào Màikè.)
B) (Wǒ shì Měiguórén.)
C) (Wǒ shì Běijīngrén.)
20. (Nǐ rènshi nàge rén ma?)
A) (Wǒ bù yào, xièxie.)
B) (Wǒ jiào Màikè.)
C) (Wǒ rènshi tā.)
21. (Qǐng nǐ zuò yīhuì.)
A) (Hǎo de, xièxie.)
B) (Duìbuqǐ)
C) (Zàijiàn)
22. (Duìbuqǐ, wǒ jīntiān bù néng hé nǐ qù kàn yīshēng le.)
A) (Hǎo de)
B) (Méi guānxi)
C) (Bù kèqi)
23. (Zhōngwǔ wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn.)
A) (Méi guānxi)
B) (Tài hǎole, wǒ xiǎng chī Zhōngguócài.)
C) (Duìbuqǐ, wǒ míngtiān bù zài.)
24. (Nǐ hē shuǐ ma?)
A) (Méi guānxi)
B) (Hǎo de, xièxie.)
C) (Bù kèqi)
25. (Wèi, Lǐ xiǎojie zài jiā ma?)
A) (Wèi, Wáng xiǎojie zài ma?)
B) (Shì, tā zài jiā.)
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 plants; 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; to

absorb; 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 to

preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
16 dian3 drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot; dot stroke (in
Chinese 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; to
ignite; 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 in

general
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; (suffix
indicating 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. han4
39 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 classic
book)
42 hui4 can; be possible; be able to; will; be likely to; be sure to; to
assemble; 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 to

the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix
for specialists in some activity such as musician or
revolutionary, 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 (indicates

agent 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 cloth,
cake, soap etc; colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of
currency 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); (completed

action marker)
56 leng3 cold
57 li3 lining; interior; inside; internal; also written | [li3]
58 ling2 zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of

numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a
smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in
mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither
and 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 a
classifier, 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); to
request
83 qu4 to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb); to

remove; 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 or
time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away
from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate
detachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) just
passed 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 with

sth; 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 or

income; (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 or
unimportant); (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 some
animal)
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 (Kangxi
radical 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. in
Beijing)
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 in
dynastic 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 bear
fruit; surname Zuo
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Should you take an HSK test?

The Four Tones

Character Pinyin Translation

What You Need to Know

Did you know?

8. (èrshíyī) + (èrshísān) - (èrshísì) =

9. (shí'èr) (shíwǔ) (shíbā)…?

10. (qīshíyī) (liùshíqī) (liùshí'èr) (wǔshíliù)...?

A Sentence (or Two)

Character Pinyin Translation

nín you (formal)

What You Need to Know

Did you know?

(Zhāng) (Nǐ hǎo!) Hi!

(Nǐ hǎo ma?) How are you?

(Wǒ hěn hǎo. Nǐ ne?) I’m very well. And you?

(Wǒ hěn hǎo.) I’m very well.

2. (Wáng) (Nín hǎo ma?) How are you?

? (Wǒ bù hǎo. Nín ne?) I’m not well. And you?

(Wǒ hěn hǎo.) I’m very well.

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

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

5. learn how to use the verb ‘to be’

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

yī ge bēizi a cup; a glass

yī běn shū a book

yī bēi shuǐ a cup of water

yī bēi chá a cup of tea

yī bēi jiǔ a cup of wine (or any type of

yī zhī māo a cat

yī xiē yīfu some clothes

yī xiē dōngxi some things

yī xiē shuǐguǒ some fruit

yǒu has/have/there is/there are

méi no; not

liǎng two; a couple

What You Need to Know

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

Did you know?

Odd one out

2. _ (Wǒ yǒu sān ge _.)

3. _ (Nà shì shénme? Nà shì yī zhī _.)

4. _ (Wǒ yǒu _ ge bēizi.)

5. _ (Nà shì _ dōngxi?)

C) (sì běn shū)

Odd one out

7. _ (Wǒ yǒu sān zhi _.)

8. _ (Nǐ méiyǒu yīxiē _.)

9. _ (Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge _.)

10. _ (Nǐ yǒu yī bēi _ ma?)

tāmen they; them

tāmen they; them

tāmen they; them

rén a person; people

dōu both; all

What You Need to Know

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

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

Did you know?

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

A) All my friends are doctors.

A) This is my dog, Mike.

(Wǒ hěn hǎo.) I’m very well.  