Lesson
Unit 1 Lesson
Meet these 10 words in HSK frequency order, then connect their forms, sounds and meanings.
Words
我
wǒ
I; me; my
的
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
了
le
1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
瞭 · 了
liǎo
1. (of eyes) bright 2. clear-sighted 3. to understand clearly
他
tā
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))
你
nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))
妳 · 你
nǐ
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.)
是
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)
不
bù
1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un-
一
yī
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. Choose the definition
是
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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. Choose the pinyin
瞭
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liǎo
3. Choose the pinyin
了
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le
4. Choose the pinyin
是
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shì
5. Choose the tone
他: tā
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Tone 1
6. Choose the definition
了
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1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
7. Choose the tone
我: wǒ
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Tone 3
8. Complete the sentence
__出去了;
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他
9. Choose the tone
瞭: liǎo
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Tone 3
10. Choose the definition
的
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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. Choose the pinyin
我
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wǒ
12. Choose the pinyin
不
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bù
13. Choose the definition
我
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I; me; my
14. Choose the definition
一
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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. Choose the tone
的: de
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Tone 5
16. Choose the pinyin
的
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de
17. Choose the definition
不
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1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un-
18. Choose the definition
瞭
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1. (of eyes) bright 2. clear-sighted 3. to understand clearly
19. Choose the definition
他
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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. Choose the definition
妳
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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. Complete the sentence
「__來了。」
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我
22. Complete the sentence
『__還去找?
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你
23. Choose the tone
是: shì
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24. Choose the tone
一: yī
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Tone 1
25. Choose the pinyin
妳
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nǐ
26. Complete the sentence
「是__,不喝了。
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的
27. Choose the tone
不: bù
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Tone 4
28. Complete the sentence
(__九二五年三月二日。)
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一
29. Choose the tone
了: le
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Tone 5
30. Complete the sentence
“人都到那裏去__?!”
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了
31. Choose the pinyin
你
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nǐ
32. Choose the definition
你
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you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))
33. Choose the pinyin
一
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yī
34. Complete the sentence
「她去__。」
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了
35. Complete the sentence
這__一。
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是
36. Choose the pinyin
他
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tā
37. Complete the sentence
「是的,__喝了。
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不
38. Choose the tone
你: nǐ
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Tone 3
39. Complete the sentence
__問她去。”
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你
40. Choose the tone
妳: nǐ
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Tone 3
Requirements
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