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Story · HSK 2+ · Moon Festival 吳 Wugang Fagui 吳剛伐桂（上）吴刚伐桂（上） Posted April 6, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 7 mins This story is one of the most famous stories associated with the Moon Festival. However, there are three different versions of it, each with slight variations — so if you hear a different telling,…
Grammar Practice · Synonyms of “Again” 又, 再, 還还, 重 Practice Chinese has four different ways to say “again,” and they aren’t interchangeable. 又 yòu marks a repeat that already happened. 再 zài marks a repeat that hasn’t happened yet. 還还 hái means “still” or “also” — an ongoing or additional action. 重 chóng means…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 因為 yīnwèi因为 yīnwèi & 所以 suǒyǐ所以 suǒyǐ — “Because” & “So” 因為 yīnwèi因为 yīnwèi introduces a reason, and 所以 suǒyǐ所以 suǒyǐ introduces the result. In Chinese, the two almost always travel together in the same sentence. When you explain why something happened, Chinese usually…
HSK 2 · Reading Practice Happy Birthday Vocabulary HSK 2 生shēng日rì生shēng日rì Tap to flip birthday 明天míngtiān是shì我wǒ的de生日shēngrì明天míngtiān是shì我wǒ的de生日shēngrì Tomorrow is my birthday. HSK 2 邀yāo請qǐng邀yāo请qǐng Tap to flip to invite 我wǒ邀請yāoqǐng他tā來lái我wǒ家jiā我wǒ邀请yāoqǐng他tā来lái我wǒ家jiā I invited him to come to my house. HSK 2 派pài對duì派pài对duì Tap to flip party 這個zhège派對pàiduì很hěn好玩hǎowán这个zhège派对pàiduì很hěn好玩hǎowán This party is a lot of fun. HSK 2 氣qì球qiú气qì球qiú…
HSK 2 · Reading Practice Story of a Little Dog Vocabulary HSK 2 聰明cōngmíng聪明cōngming Tap to flip smart; intelligent 他tā是shì一個yíge非常fēicháng聰明cōngmíng的de學生xuéshēng他tā是shì一个yíge非常fēicháng聪明cōngming的de学生xuésheng He is a very smart student. HSK 2 玩耍wánshuǎ玩耍wánshuǎ Tap to flip to play 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒu們men在zài公園gōngyuán裡lǐ開心kāixīn地de玩耍wánshuǎ小朋友xiǎopéngyou们men在zài公园gōngyuán里lǐ开心kāixīn地de玩耍wánshuǎ The children are happily playing in the park. HSK 2 散步sànbù散步sànbù Tap to flip take a walk 晚飯wǎnfàn後hòu， 我們wǒmen喜歡xǐhuān去qù河邊hébiān散步sànbù晚饭wǎnfàn后hòu， 我们wǒmen喜欢xǐhuan去qù河边hébiān散步sànbù…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 過过 guò — past experiences The particle 過过 guò talks about something you have (or haven’t) experienced before. It always goes right after the verb. Think of V + 過过 guò as “have ever done.” It’s about whether something is part of your experience,…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 有 yǒu — Estimating & Comparing Beyond possession and existence, 有 yǒu有 yǒu can also express reaching or attaining a certain degree. It’s used both to give a rough estimate of a number, and to build comparative sentences. The 有字句 yǒuzìjù有字句 yǒuzìjù continues here…
Grammar Point:When you want to use more than two adjectives to describe one thing, you can use the 又 yòu structure. This structure is used to convey that something is “both… and…” in English. The two adjectives used in this construction should not contrast in feeling. In other words, they should either both be positive…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 結果補語结果补语 jiéguǒ bǔyǔ — Result Complement 1 A 結果補語结果补语 jiéguǒ bǔyǔ is a word that attaches straight after a verb to describe its result. The key thing to understand: each complement carries its own meaning, and most of them combine freely with many different…
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 Had Better — 還是还是 háishì … 吧吧 ba One way to say “had better” in Chinese is 還是还是 háishì … 吧吧 ba. Here 還是还是 háishì isn’t “or.” It shows that, after thinking it over, you prefer one option, and you’re suggesting it. 還是还是 háishì…