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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 11

我会说一点儿汉语I can speak a little Chinese

Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ

Say what you can do with 会 and 能, and that you speak a little Chinese.

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我会说一点儿汉语— I can speak a little Chinese

  1. 高老师大dà山shān, 你nǐ会huì说shuō汉hàn语yǔ吗ma?Dashan, can you speak Chinese?
  2. 大山我wǒ会huì说shuō一yì点diǎn儿ér汉hàn语yǔ.I can speak a little Chinese.
  3. 高老师你nǐ会huì写xiě汉hàn字zì吗ma?Can you write characters?
  4. 大山会huì一yì点diǎn儿ér. 我wǒ会huì写xiě"中zhōng国guó"和hé"我wǒ"!A little. I can write 中国 and 我!
  5. 高老师不bú错cuò! 你nǐ会huì读dú吗ma?Not bad! Can you read?
  6. 大山不bú太tài会huì读dú. 老lǎo师shī, 我wǒ想xiǎng学xué.Reading not so much. Teacher, I want to learn.

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我能教你— I can teach you

  1. 马小明大dà山shān, 我wǒ能néng教jiào你nǐ. 你nǐ想xiǎng学xué什shén么me?Dashan, I can teach you. What do you want to learn?
  2. 大山我wǒ想xiǎng学xué读dú汉hàn字zì.I want to learn to read characters.
  3. 马小明好hǎo! 你nǐ看kàn, 这zhè是shì"人rén", 那nà是shì"大dà".OK! Look — this is 人, that is 大.
  4. 大山人rén和hé大dà. 我wǒ会huì读dú!Person and big. I can read!
  5. 马小明太tài好hǎo了le! 你nǐ真zhēn好hǎo.Excellent! You're great.
  6. 大山我wǒ觉jué得de汉hàn字zì不bù难nán!I feel characters aren't hard!

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会huì

auxiliarycan (learned skill)

能néng

auxiliarycan (be able to)

学xué

verbto study; learn

教jiāo

verbto teach

看kàn

verbto look

听tīng

verbto listen

说shuō

verbto speak

写xiě

verbto write

读dú

verbto read aloud

字zì

noun(written) character

觉jué得de

verbto think

一yì点diǎn儿ér

nouna little bit

来lái

verbto come

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会huì

can; meeting

不会 bú huì — don\'t know how开会 kāi huì — have a meeting一会儿 yíhuìr — a (little) while; a moment
点diǎn

(in 一点儿)

一点儿 yìdiǎnr — a little bit
写xiě

write

听写 tīngxiě — dictation写完 xiě wán — finish writing — V+完写错 xiě cuò — write wrongly — V+错
错cuò

wrong; mistaken (pair with 对)

不错 búcuò — pretty good; not bad写错 xiě cuò — write wrongly — V+错看错 kàn cuò — misread; see wrongly — V+错
读dú

read aloud

能néng

can; be able

可能 kěnéng — possibly; possibility可能性 kěnéngxìng — possibility能力 nénglì — ability; capability
教jiāo

teach

教学楼 jiàoxuélóu — teaching building教室 jiàoshì — classroom
看kàn

look; watch; read

好看 hǎokàn — good-looking看病 kàn bìng — see a doctor看到 kàn//dào — see; catch sight of — V+到 result complement
觉jué

(in 觉得 = think)

觉得 juéde — to feel; think睡觉 shuì jiào — sleep感觉 gǎnjué — feel; feeling (the chapter\'s meta-verb)
得de

(in 觉得)

觉得 juéde — to feel; think记得 jìde — remember
难nán

difficult (formal placement)

困难 kùnnán — difficult; difficulty难忘 nánwàng — unforgettable
听tīng

listen

好听 hǎotīng — nice to listen to听写 tīngxiě — dictation听到 tīng//dào — hear — V+到 result complement
重zhòng / chóng

heavy (zhòng, this chapter); again (chóng, deferred)

重要 zhòngyào — important重新 chóngxīn — anew重视 zhòngshì — attach importance to; value
慢màn

slow (pair with 快)

慢慢 mànman — slowly

Hanzi — writing & recognition

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会

huìcan; meetingWriting

6 strokestop-bottom

Modern: "can / will / meeting." Multi-purpose. As modal: 会 = "can (have learned the skill)."

能

néngcan; be ableWriting

10 strokesleft-right

Modern: "ability / be able to." Pairs with 会 — 能 = ability/availability, 会 = learned skill.

看

kànlook; watch; readWriting

9 strokestop-bottomradical 目

Pictograph: hand over eye = shading the eyes to look. Modern: "look / watch / read."

说

shuōsay; speakWriting

9 strokesleft-rightradical 讠

Compound: 讠 (speech) + 兑. Modern: "speak / say / explain." 讠 cluster anchor.

听

tīnglistenRecognition

7 strokesleft-rightradical 口

写

xiěwriteRecognition

5 strokestop-bottom

读

dúread aloudRecognition

10 strokesleft-rightradical 讠

学

xuéstudy; schoolRecognition

8 strokestop-bottom

教

jiāoteachRecognition

11 strokesleft-right

字

zìcharacterRecognition

6 strokestop-bottomradical 宀

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Modal verbs — 会 / 能

Explanation

Both 会 and 能 translate as "can" but have different meanings. (1) 会 = "have learned how to / have the skill." 我会说汉语 ("I can speak Chinese, I learned it"). (2) 能 = "be able to / it's possible / no obstacle." 我能去 ("I can go, no problem"). PATTERN: Subject + 会/能 + V (+ O). NEGATIVE: 不会 / 不能. 我不会写字 ("I don't know how to write characters"). 我不能去 ("I can't go"). RULE OF THUMB: skill = 会; ability/permission/availability = 能.

Examples

  • 我wǒ会huì说shuō一yì点diǎn儿ér汉hàn语yǔ.I can speak a little Chinese.
  • 你nǐ会huì写xiě汉hàn字zì吗ma?Can you write Chinese characters?
  • 我wǒ能néng来lái.I can come.
  • 我wǒ不bù能néng去qù.I can't go.

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一点儿 and 不太: saying less

Explanation

一点儿 goes after a verb and means not much: 我会说一点儿汉语 (I can speak a little Chinese). You can also answer with 会一点儿 (a little). 不太 goes before a verb or adjective. It is softer than 不: 不太会读 (can't read very well), 不太好 (not very good).

Examples

  • 我wǒ会huì说shuō一yì点diǎn儿ér汉hàn语yǔ.I can speak a little Chinese.
  • 我wǒ不bú太tài会huì读dú.I can't read very well.
  • 汉hàn字zì不bú太tài难nán.Chinese characters aren't too hard.

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