HSK3 Reading Practice – 3 Types of People

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HSK 3 · Reading Practice

3 Types of People

Vocabulary

HSK 3 遇yù到dào Tap to flip

to encounter, to come across

我wǒ昨zuó天tiān在zài街jiē上shàng遇yù到dào了le一yī位wèi老lǎo朋péng友yǒu

I ran into an old friend on the street yesterday.

HSK 3 叶yè子zi Tap to flip

leaf

秋qiū天tiān的de时shí候hòu，，很hěn多duō的de叶yè子zi都dū会huì变biàn黄huáng

In autumn, many leaves turn yellow.

HSK 3 可kě靠kào Tap to flip

reliable

他tā是shì一yí个gè很hěn可kě靠kào的de朋péng友yǒu

He is a very reliable friend.

HSK 3 依yī赖lài Tap to flip

to rely on, depend on

小xiǎo孩hái子zi常cháng常cháng依yī赖lài父fù母mǔ

Children often rely on their parents.

HSK 3 树shù枝zhī Tap to flip

branch

小xiǎo鸟niǎo在zài树shù枝zhī上shàng唱chàng歌gē

The bird is singing on the branch.

HSK 3 断duàn掉diào Tap to flip

to break off

风fēng太tài大dà，，树shù枝zhī断duàn掉diào了le

The wind was too strong, and the branch broke.

HSK 3 树shù根gēn Tap to flip

tree root

这zhè棵kē树shù的de树shù根gēn很hěn深shēn

The roots of this tree are very deep.

HSK 3 支zhī持chí Tap to flip

to support

我wǒ的de家jiā人rén一yì直zhí支zhī持chí我wǒ

My family has always supported me.

HSK 3 就jiù算suàn Tap to flip

even if

就jiù算suàn下xià雨yǔ，，我wǒ也yě要yào去qù跑pǎo步bù

Even if it rains, I still want to go running.

HSK 3 不bù管guǎn Tap to flip

no matter

不bù管guǎn发fā生shēng什shén么me事shì，，我wǒ都dū会huì帮bāng助zhù你nǐ

No matter what happens, I will help you.

HSK 3 陪péi伴bàn Tap to flip

to accompany

他tā总zǒng是shì陪péi伴bàn在zài我wǒ身shēn边biān

He always stays by my side.

HSK 3 力lì量liàng Tap to flip

strength, power

友yǒu谊yì能néng给gěi人rén很hěn大dà的de力lì量liàng

Friendship can give people great strength.

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Reading Passage

人生中的三种人
3 Types of People

人生中你会遇到三种人。第一种人，他们像叶子，只会在你身边一小段时间。如果有强风，他们很快就会离开你。他们不可靠，也不能依赖。第二种人，他们像树枝，这些人比叶子好一点，但你还是得小心。因为如果你太依赖他们，他们也可能会断掉。最后一种人像树根，他们是你最棒的朋友。他们总是支持你，就算有时候你看不到他们。我希望你们都能遇到你们的树根朋友。不管大风还是大雨，他们都会帮助你、陪伴你，给你力量。

Rénshēng zhōng nǐ huì yùdào sān zhǒng rén. Dìyī zhǒng rén, tāmen xiàng yèzi, zhǐ huì zài nǐ shēnbiān yǐxiǎoduàn shíjiān. Rúguǒ yǒu qiáng fēng, tāmen hěn kuài jiùhuì líkāi nǐ. Tāmen bù kěkào, yě bùnéng yīlài. Dìèr zhǒng rén, tāmen xiàng shùzhī, zhè xiē rén bǐ yèzi hǎo yìdiǎn, dàn nǐ háishì děi xiǎoxīn. Yīnwèi rúguǒ nǐ tài yīlài tāmen, tāmen yě kěnéng huì duàndiào. Zuìhòu yì zhǒng rén xiàng shùgēn, tāmen shì nǐ zuì bàng de péngyǒu. Tā men zǒngshì zhīchí nǐ, jiùsuàn yǒushíhòu nǐ kàn bú dào tāmen. Wǒ xīwàng nǐmen dōu néng yùdào nǐmen de shùgēn péngyǒu. Bùguǎn dà fēng háishì dà yǔ, tāmen dōu huì bāngzhù nǐ, péibàn nǐ, gěi nǐ lìliàng.

In life, you’ll meet three kinds of people. The first kind is like leaves — they’re around for a short time, but when the wind blows, they’re gone. You can’t rely on them. The second kind is like branches — they’re a bit better than leaves, but you still need to be careful. If you lean on them too much, they might snap. The last kind is like roots — they’re your true friends. They’re always there to support you, even if you can’t always see them. I hope you all find your root friends. No matter how tough things get, they’ll stand by you, help you, and give you strength.

Comprehension Questions

Question 1 of 5

叶yè子zi朋péng友yǒu的de特tè点diǎn是shì什shén么me？？

Paragraph 1 describes “leaf” friends as only around briefly, gone at the first strong wind, and neither reliable nor dependable.

为wèi什shén么me树shù枝zhī朋péng友yǒu比bǐ叶yè子zi朋péng友yǒu好hǎo，，但dàn还hái是shì要yào小xiǎo心xīn？？

The text says branch friends are a bit better than leaves, but if you lean on them too much, they might still snap.

树shù根gēn朋péng友yǒu的de特tè点diǎn是shì什shén么me？？

Root friends are described as always supporting you, even when you can’t see them — they are the most reliable kind.

作zuò者zhě希xī望wàng读dú者zhě找zhǎo到dào哪nǎ一yī种zhǒng朋péng友yǒu？？

The author explicitly says they hope everyone finds their “root” friend.

这zhè篇piān文wén章zhāng主zhǔ要yào想xiǎng告gào诉sù我wǒ们men什shén么me道dào理lǐ？？

The overall message is that true friends (root friends) stand by you, help you, and give you strength no matter what.

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