Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 1

你好Hello

Nǐ hǎo

What pinyin is — and that you can just read it like you see it. Learn to say "Hello". No grammar point yet — this is a pronunciation-foundation chapter.

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打招呼— Saying Hello

  1. MeiMeihǎo!Hello!
  2. XiaoDonghǎo!Hello!
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礼貌问候— A Polite Greeting

  1. XiaoDongnínhǎo!Hello! (formal)
  2. MeiMeimenhǎo!Hello! (to a group)
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pronounyou (informal singular)

hǎo

adjectivegood; fine

nín

pronounyou (formal/polite singular)

men

pronounyou (plural)

pronounI; me

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you (亻+尔, ch1)

你们 nǐmen — you (plural)谢谢你 xièxie nǐ — thank you (Level 1 revisit)
hǎo

good (ch1)

好看 hǎokàn — good-looking好听 hǎotīng — nice to listen to好玩儿 hǎowánr — fun to play with
nín

you (formal/polite singular)

plural suffix (亻+门, ch4)

你们 nǐmen — you (plural)我们 wǒmen — we; us他们 tāmen — they; them (male/mixed)

I; me

我们 wǒmen — we; us给我 gěi wǒ — give me (transactional opener)帮我 bāng wǒ — help me (request opener)
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oneWriting

1 strokessingle-component

A single horizontal line representing the number "one". The simplest hanzi.

èrtwoWriting

2 strokessingle-component

Two horizontal lines: "two". The lower line is slightly longer than the upper.

sānthreeWriting

3 strokessingle-component

Three horizontal lines. Middle one is shortest, bottom one is longest.

shítenRecognition

2 strokessingle-component

eightRecognition

2 strokessingle-component

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什么是拼音What is Pinyin?

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