HSK2 Lesson 3

Chinese Mandarin - HSK2 Lesson 3

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK), also known as the Chinese Proficiency Test, is a standardized test that measures non-native speakers' Chinese proficiency from beginner to advanced levels. The HSK2 lesson 3 focuses on expanding the vocabulary of the students and their understanding of the Chinese language.

Vocabulary

饮食

The Chinese characters for "饮食" (yǐnshí) mean "food and drink" or "eating and drinking". The first character "饮" (yǐn) means "drinking" and the second character "食" (shí) means "eat".

设备

The Chinese characters for "设备" (shèqì) mean "equipment" or "device". The first character "设" (shè) means "to arrange" or "to set" and the second character "器" (qì) means "vessel" or "container".

庙宇

The Chinese characters for "庙宇" (miào yù) mean "temple" or "mansion". The first character "庙" (miào) means "temple" and the second character "宇" (yù) means "mansion".

鼓吹

The Chinese characters for "鼓吹" (gǔ xī) mean "to praise highly" or "to extol". The first character "鼓" (gǔ) means "drum" and the second character "吹" (xī) means "blowing".

Grammar

烤面包

In Chinese, the phrase "烤面包" (kǎo miànbāo) literally translates to "roasted bread rolls". It is used figuratively to describe something that is outdated or elderly.

The sentence structure in this grammar exercise is similar to English in the sense that it follows a subject-verb-object order. In Chinese, however, there are no clear indicators of tense like in English.

喜欢(喜欢·不喜欢)

The Chinese characters for "喜欢" (xǐ huān) mean "like" or "love". The phrase "喜欢·不喜欢" (xǐ huān bù xǐ huān) means "to like or love something".

In this grammar exercise, the sentence structure follows a subject-verb-object order, similar to English. However, while English uses pronouns to indicate the subject, Chinese relies on context and sentence structure to determine who is performing the action.

吃了饭

The Chinese phrase "吃了饭" (chī le fan) literally translates to "have eaten rice". It is used figuratively to express the idea that someone has accomplished a task or completed a project.

In this grammar exercise, the sentence structure again follows a subject-verb-object order, similar to English. The verb "吃了" (chī le) means "have eaten" and the object "饭" (fan) refers to "rice".

Exercises

烤面包

The sentence "烙印象目中的烤面包" (lèng yìn xiàng mù zhōng de kǎo miànbāo) translates to "roasted bread rolls imprinted on the retina". The sentence structure follows a subject-verb-object order, with "烙印象目中的" (lèng yìn xiàng mù zhōng de) acting as the subject, "烤面包" (kǎo miànbāo) acting as the object of the verb, and "imprinted" being the action performed by the verb.

喜欢·不喜欢

The sentence "我喜欢•不喜欢，他也是这样" (wǒ xǐ huān bù xǐ huān, tā yě shì zhè yàng) translates to "I like or love it not, he is also this way". Although both sentences have similar meanings, they use different sentence structures. The first sentence uses an explicit subject ("我" or "wǒ") followed by the verb phrase "喜欢·不喜欢" (xǐ huān bù xǐ huān) indicating the action, while the second sentence has no explicit subject and relies on context and sentence structure to determine the subject.

吃了饭

The sentence "他吃了饭，所以他很满意" (tā chī le fan, suǒ yǐ tā hěn mǎn yì) translates to "He has eaten rice, so he is very satisfied". This sentence also follows a subject-verb-object order, with "他" (tā) as the subject, "吃了饭" (chī le fan) acting as the object of the verb, and "allows him to write" being the action performed by the verb.

The exercises provided are designed to help students understand and apply various aspects of Chinese grammar, including sentence structure, vocabulary usage, and idiomatic expressions.