Lesson

Unit 1 Lesson

Meet these 10 words in HSK frequency order, then connect their forms, sounds and meanings.

Words

  1. I; me; my

  2. de

    1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs

  3. le

    1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

  4. ·

    liǎo

    1. (of eyes) bright 2. clear-sighted 3. to understand clearly

  5. 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén))

  6. you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))

  7. ·

    you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

  8. shì

    1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

  9. 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un-

  10. 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Exercises

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  1. 1. Choose the definition

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    1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

  2. 2. Choose the pinyin

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    liǎo

  3. 3. Choose the pinyin

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    le

  4. 4. Choose the pinyin

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    shì

  5. 5. Choose the tone

    他: tā

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    Tone 1

  6. 6. Choose the definition

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    1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

  7. 7. Choose the tone

    我: wǒ

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  8. 8. Complete the sentence

    __出去了;

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  9. 9. Choose the tone

    瞭: liǎo

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  10. 10. Choose the definition

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    1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs

  11. 11. Choose the pinyin

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  12. 12. Choose the pinyin

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  13. 13. Choose the definition

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    I; me; my

  14. 14. Choose the definition

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    1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  15. 15. Choose the tone

    的: de

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    Tone 5

  16. 16. Choose the pinyin

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    de

  17. 17. Choose the definition

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    1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un-

  18. 18. Choose the definition

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    1. (of eyes) bright 2. clear-sighted 3. to understand clearly

  19. 19. Choose the definition

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    1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén))

  20. 20. Choose the definition

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    you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

  21. 21. Complete the sentence

    「__來了。」

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  22. 22. Complete the sentence

    『__還去找?

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  23. 23. Choose the tone

    是: shì

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  24. 24. Choose the tone

    一: yī

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    Tone 1

  25. 25. Choose the pinyin

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  26. 26. Complete the sentence

    「是__,不喝了。

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  27. 27. Choose the tone

    不: bù

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    Tone 4

  28. 28. Complete the sentence

    (__九二五年三月二日。)

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  29. 29. Choose the tone

    了: le

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    Tone 5

  30. 30. Complete the sentence

    “人都到那裏去__?!”

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  31. 31. Choose the pinyin

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  32. 32. Choose the definition

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    you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))

  33. 33. Choose the pinyin

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  34. 34. Complete the sentence

    「她去__。」

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  35. 35. Complete the sentence

    這__一。

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  36. 36. Choose the pinyin

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  37. 37. Complete the sentence

    「是的,__喝了。

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  38. 38. Choose the tone

    你: nǐ

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    Tone 3

  39. 39. Complete the sentence

    __問她去。”

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  40. 40. Choose the tone

    妳: nǐ

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    Tone 3

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