OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 Question Words 1什麼什么 shénme, 誰谁 shéi & 什麼時候 shénme shíhòu什么时候 shénme shíhou What, who, and when — three of the most useful question words in Chinese. The good news: you never have to rearrange the sentence to use them. If we don’t count question…
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Chang’e ben yue
Story · HSK 2+ · Moon Festival 嫦 Chang’e Ben Yue 嫦娥奔月嫦娥奔月 Posted Sept 23, 2022 Author Tiffany Reading time 5 mins This story is one of the most famous stories associated with the Moon Festival. However, there are four different versions of it, each with slight variations — so if you hear a different…
Expressing Future in Chinese 1 – huì and yào
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 會会 huì and 要 yào Both 會会 huì and 要 yào can point to the future in Chinese — but one states a fact, and the other states a decision. The good news: the choice comes down to one question. Is this just going…
Actions in Progress in Chinese
Grammar Point · HSK 1 在 zài and 正在 zhèngzài 在 zài and 正在 zhèngzài go right in front of a verb to say an action is happening — Chinese’s way of expressing “-ing.” The good news: 在 zài works for both quick and long-running actions, while 正在 zhèngzài adds a bit of emphasis on…
”Want“ in Chinese
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 想 xiǎng, 要 yào, and 想要 xiǎngyào All three of these words can mean “want” in Chinese — but they sit at different points on a scale from a passing thought to a firm decision. The good news: the three words line up on…
Identity and Family in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Identity and Family in Chinese 身份與家庭詞彙身份与家庭词汇 shēnfèn yǔ jiātíng cíhuì Before we look up identity and family words in Chinese, I want to tell you a not important fact. There are three kinds of fans in China. The first one is 團粉团粉 (tuánfěn). It means you like the whole idol group….
20 Kinds of Fish in Chinese
Food Vocabulary 魚鱼Fish in Chinese A restaurant once offered free sushi to anyone with “salmon” in their Chinese name — and it went about as well as you’d expect. Work through twenty kinds of fish, a sushi/sashimi vocabulary bonus, and how to order at a fish counter. 🐟 The great salmon-name incident Anyone in Taiwan…
到底 dàodǐ
Grammar Point:The Chinese grammar structure 到底 dàodǐ is a commonly used phrase that serves three functions and can be translated to mean “what on earth”, “finally”, or “after all”. Here are the functions, structures, and examples of 到底 dàodǐ: Function 1 – Structure Used to express a question that requires a clear answer, this structure…
HSK2 Reading Test 1
～ See the Question ～ Answers Part 1 Match the right picture with the sentence C這房間乾乾淨淨的，不像我的很髒这房间干干净净的，不像我的很脏Zhè fángjiān gāngānjìngjìngde，bú xiàng wǒde hěn zāng.This room is clean, unlike mine is very dirty. D那件衣服要三千五，真的太貴了那件衣服要三千五，真的太贵了Nà jiàn yīfu yào sān qiān wǔ，zhēnde tàiguìle.That dress costs 3500, it’s really too expensive. A我經常看見他在圖書館裡學習我经常看见他在图书馆里学习Wǒ jīngcháng kànjiàn tā zài túshūguǎn lǐ xuéxí.I often see…
HSK2 Reading Test 1
Part 1 Match the right picture with the sentence A B C D E F 1. ____________ 這房間乾乾淨淨的，不像我的很髒这房间干干净净的，不像我的很脏Zhè fángjiān gāngānjìngjìngde，bú xiàng wǒde hěn zāng. 2. ____________ 那件衣服要三千五，真的太貴了那件衣服要三千五，真的太贵了Nà jiàn yīfu yào sān qiān wǔ，zhēnde tàiguìle. 3. ____________ 我經常看見他在圖書館裡學習我经常看见他在图书馆里学习Wǒ jīngcháng kànjiàn tā zài túshūguǎn lǐ xuéxí 4. ____________ 我們隊又進了一個球我们队又进了一个球Wǒmen duì yòu jìn le yí ge qiú. 5….