Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 15

我们都很高兴认识你We're all happy to meet you

Wǒmen dōu hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ

Say you're glad to meet someone, invite friends to eat together, agree with 行, and see the titles Chinese families use for each other.

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高兴认识你— Happy to meet you

马小明妈mā妈ma, 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu, 大dà山shān. 大dà山shān是shì外wài国guó人rén.Mom, this is my friend Dashan. He's a foreigner.
妈妈你nǐ好hǎo, 大dà山shān. 我wǒ很hěn高gāo兴xìng认rèn识shi你nǐ.Hi Dashan. I'm pleased to meet you.
大山您nín好hǎo! 我wǒ也yě很hěn高gāo兴xìng.Hello! I'm pleased too.
爸爸我wǒ们men都dōu很hěn高gāo兴xìng认rèn识shi你nǐ, 大dà山shān.We're all happy to meet you, Dashan.
大山谢xiè谢xiè. 马mǎ小xiǎo明míng是shì我wǒ的de好hǎo朋péng友yǒu.Thanks. Ma Xiaoming is my good friend.

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一起去— Going together

马小明我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ去qù吃chī饭fàn, 行xíng吗ma?Shall we go eat together?
大山行xíng! 一yí块kuài儿ér去qù!Sure! Let's go!
谢小文高gāo老lǎo师shī也yě来lái吗ma?Is Teacher Gao coming too?
高老师我wǒ也yě来lái. 我wǒ们men大dà家jiā一yì起qǐ!I'll come. All of us together!
大山太tài好hǎo了le! 真zhēn的de很hěn高gāo兴xìng.Wonderful! I'm really happy.
马小明我wǒ们men也yě喝hē茶chá吧ba!Let's have tea too!

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一yì起qǐ: adverbtogether
一yí块kuài儿ér: adverbtogether (colloquial)
行xíng: adjectiveOK; all right
见jiàn: verbto see
见jiàn面miàn: verbto meet face to face
难nán: adjectivedifficult
真zhēn的de: expressionreally; truly
很hěn: adverbvery

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行xíng: OK / walk (ch15)
旅行 lǚxíng — travel; trip不行 bùxíng — not OK; can\'t (negative pair of 行)行李 xíngli — luggage
块kuài: (in 一块儿); also: piece / measure
一块儿 yíkuàir — together (colloquial)
快kuài: fast; soon
凉快 liángkuai — cool; pleasantly cool快要 kuài yào — about to (X) — imminent frame快递 kuàidì — express delivery
天tiān: day; sky
今天 jīntiān — today明天 míngtiān — tomorrow昨天 zuótiān — yesterday

Hanzi — writing & recognition

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一

yīone; foundationalWriting

1 strokesstandalone

起

qǐrise; together (in 一起)Writing

10 strokesleft-rightradical 走

行

xíngOK; walkWriting

6 strokesleft-right

见

jiànsee; meetWriting

4 strokesstandalone

块

kuài(in 一块儿); also: piece / measureRecognition

7 strokesleft-right

兴

xìng(in 高兴, revisit ch14)Recognition

6 strokestop-bottom

难

nándifficult (formal placement)Recognition

10 strokesleft-right

面

miàn(in 见面); faceRecognition

9 strokesenclosure

些

xiēsomeRecognition

8 strokestop-bottom

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Synthesis — review of basic sentence patterns

Explanation

Synthesis lesson — review of the patterns so far: (1) 是 sentence (我是学生). (2) 有 sentence (我有朋友). (3) Verb predicate (我吃饭). (4) Adjective predicate (我很高兴 — 很 required). (5) Negation 不 / 没. (6) Questions: 吗 / 什么 / 谁 / 哪 / 几 / 多少 / 多大. (7) Demonstratives: 这 / 那 / 哪 / 一些 / 些 / 个. (8) Adverbs: 都 / 也 / 还 / 和 / 跟. (9) Modals: 会 / 能 / 想 / 要. (10) Degree: 真 / 太 / 最 / 很. These are the foundations of Level 1.

Examples

我wǒ们men都dōu很hěn高gāo兴xìng认rèn识shi你nǐ.We're all happy to meet you.
一yì起qǐ去qù吃chī饭fàn吧ba!Let's eat together!
汉hàn语yǔ难nán吗ma? 不bú太tài难nán.Is Chinese hard? Not too hard.
明míng天tiān见jiàn!See you tomorrow!

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一起 + verb, and asking 行吗?

Explanation

一起 means doing something together. It goes before the verb: 我们一起去吃饭 (we're going to eat together). Add 行吗 after your idea to ask if it's OK with the other person: 我们一起去吃饭, 行吗? (Let's go eat together, OK?). Answer with 行 (OK). 一块儿 means the same as 一起 and goes in the same place: 一块儿去 (go together).

Examples

我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ去qù吃chī饭fàn.We're going to eat together.
一yì起qǐ喝hē茶chá, 行xíng吗ma?Let's have tea together, OK?
行xíng! 我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ去qù.OK! Let's go together.

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中国家人的名字Family titles you can't avoid

Chinese people use family titles widely — not just for actual family, but for friends, colleagues, and older strangers (哥哥, 姐姐, 弟弟, 妹妹, 叔叔, 阿姨).

Brother/sister isn't just brother/sister

In Chinese, '哥哥' isn't always your actual older brother. A male friend a few years older is also '哥'. An older female classmate is '姐'. It's friendly familiarity, not family relation.

Calling adults

For a man slightly younger than your parents, call him 叔叔 (uncle). For a woman, 阿姨 (auntie). Your friend's dad is 叔叔, your friend's mom is 阿姨. When in doubt, 叔叔 / 阿姨 works.

Uncles: one word or several?

Some languages use one word for all of a parent's brothers. In Chinese, they're distinct: your dad's older brother is 伯伯; your dad's younger brother is 叔叔; your mom's brothers (older or younger) are both 舅舅. Chinese keeps these relationships distinct in their names.

In China, you don't just meet 'people' — you meet 'relationships.' The titles tell you who's older, who's younger, who's family.

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