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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 41

我有考试I have an exam

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我有考试— I have an exam

  1. 小白今jīn天tiān有yǒu考kǎo试shì. 难nán不bu难nán?Exam today. Hard?
  2. 友天不bú太tài难nán. 你nǐ呢ne?Not too hard. How about you?
  3. 小白不bú太tài好hǎo. 听tīng写xiě没méi写xiě好hǎo.Not great. Dictation went wrong.
  4. 友天没méi事shì. 下xià次cì会huì更gèng好hǎo!Don't worry. Next time will be better!
  5. 小白我wǒ要yào多duō学xué习xí. 谢xiè谢xiè!I need to study more. Thanks!

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你明白了吗— Do you get it now?

  1. 山明小xiǎo白bái, 听tīng写xiě难nán不bu难nán?Xiao Bai, was the dictation hard?
  2. 小白上shàng次cì不bù难nán, 今jīn天tiān很hěn难nán. 我wǒ写xiě错cuò了le五wǔ个gè字zì.Last time it wasn't, but today it was hard. I got five characters wrong.
  3. 山明这zhè个ge字zì也yě不bú对duì, 是shì不bu是shì?This character is wrong too, isn't it?
  4. 小白是shì的de, 也yě不bú对duì.Yes, that one's wrong too.
  5. 山明现xiàn在zài你nǐ明míng白bái了le吗ma?Do you get them now?
  6. 小白明míng白bái了le. 友yǒu天tiān教jiào我wǒ了le.Yes. You Tian taught me.
  7. 山明友yǒu天tiān很hěn认rèn真zhēn! 你nǐ们men都dōu是shì好hào学xué生shēng.You Tian is very serious about it! You're both good students.
  8. 小白下xià次cì我wǒ也yě要yào认rèn真zhēn写xiě!Next time I'll write carefully too!

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听tīng写xiě

expressiondictation

想xiǎng

verbto think

不bú会huì

expressiondon't know how

上shàng次cì

nounlast time

下xià次cì

nounnext time

错cuò

adjectivewrong

明míng白bái

verbto understand

认rèn真zhēn

adjectiveserious; careful

不bú对duì

adjectivewrong; not right

是shì不bu是shì

expressionisn't it?; right?

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次cì

times (verb-counter)

Hanzi — writing & recognition

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Questions with V 不 V

Explanation

Another way to ask a yes-or-no question is to say the verb or adjective, then 不, then the same word again: 难不难? (Is it hard?), 你忙不忙? (Are you busy?). It means the same as a question with 吗, so there is no 吗 at the end. A two-syllable word can be repeated whole: 你喜欢不喜欢? (Do you like it?).

Examples

  • 考kǎo试shì难nán不bu难nán?Is the exam hard?
  • 你nǐ忙máng不bu忙máng?Are you busy?
  • 你nǐ是shì不bu是shì学xué生shēng?Are you a student?
  • 你nǐ喜xǐ欢huan不bù喜xǐ欢huan中zhōng国guó菜cài?Do you like Chinese food?

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…, 是不是? checking what you think

Explanation

If you think you're right and want to check, add 是不是 after the sentence: 这个字不对, 是不是? (This character is wrong, isn't it?). 是不是 can also go before the verb: 你是不是学生? (Are you a student?). This kind of question takes no 吗.

Examples

  • 这zhè个ge字zì不bú对duì, 是shì不bu是shì?This character is wrong, isn't it?
  • 明míng天tiān有yǒu考kǎo试shì, 是shì不bu是shì?There's an exam tomorrow, isn't there?
  • 你nǐ是shì不bu是shì学xué生shēng?Are you a student?

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声母 r 和 z, c, sInitials r and z, c, s

平舌音 z, c, s — Flat-Tongue Initials z, c, s

z, c, s are made with the tongue tip FLAT against the back of the upper teeth — the exact opposite of the curled zh/ch/sh.

  • z — like "ds" in "kids" zài · zuò · zǎo · zi
  • c — like "ts" in "cats" — with a strong puff cài · cóng · cì · cuò
  • s — like "s" in "say" sān · sì · suì · suǒ

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