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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 4

她是我的汉语老师She is my Chinese teacher

Tā shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī

The full set of personal pronouns, the possessive particle 的, introducing friends, classmates, and teachers.

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朋友— Friends

  1. 马小明大dà山shān, 谁shuí是shì你nǐ的de朋péng友yǒu?Dashan, who are your friends?
  2. 大山谢xiè小xiǎo文wén是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu!Xie Xiaowen is my friend!
  3. 马小明我wǒ也yě是shì你nǐ的de朋péng友yǒu吗ma?Am I also your friend?
  4. 大山你nǐ? 你nǐ不bú是shì我wǒ的de朋péng友yǒu ……You? You're not my friend...
  5. 马小明不bú是shì?!Not?!
  6. 大山你nǐ是shì我wǒ的de好hǎo朋péng友yǒu!You're my GOOD friend!

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老师— The teacher

  1. 谢小文高gāo老lǎo师shī是shì中zhōng国guó人rén吗ma?Is Teacher Gao Chinese?
  2. 大山是shì, 高gāo老lǎo师shī是shì中zhōng国guó人rén。Yes, Teacher Gao is Chinese.
  3. 谢小文高gāo老lǎo师shī是shì你nǐ们men的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī吗ma?Is Teacher Gao your Chinese teacher?
  4. 大山是shì, 高gāo老lǎo师shī是shì我wǒ们men的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī。Yes, Teacher Gao is our Chinese teacher.
  5. 谢小文我wǒ的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī不bú是shì高gāo老lǎo师shī ……My Chinese teacher isn't Teacher Gao...
  6. 大山谁shuí是shì你nǐ的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī?Who is your Chinese teacher?
  7. 谢小文我wǒ的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī …… 也yě是shì高gāo老lǎo师shī!My Chinese teacher... is also Teacher Gao!

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同学们— Students

  1. 高老师你nǐ们men好hǎo, 同tóng学xué们men! 我wǒ是shì你nǐ们men的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī。Hello, students! I am your Chinese teacher.
  2. 大山您nín是shì我wǒ们men的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī吗ma?Are you our Chinese teacher?
  3. 高老师是shì, 我wǒ是shì你nǐ们men的de汉hàn语yǔ老lǎo师shī。Yes, I am your Chinese teacher.
  4. 大山我wǒ是shì您nín的de学xué生shēng吗ma?Am I your student?
  5. 高老师是shì, 你nǐ是shì我wǒ的de学xué生shēng。Yes, you are my student.
  6. 大山我wǒ也yě是shì您nín的de朋péng友yǒu吗ma?Am I also your friend?
  7. 高老师我wǒ是shì你nǐ的de老lǎo师shī, 不bú是shì你nǐ的de朋péng友yǒu!I'm your teacher, not your friend!

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她tā

pronounshe; her

他tā

pronounhe; him

我wǒ们men

pronounwe; us

他tā们men

pronounthey; them (male/mixed)

她tā们men

pronounthey; them (female group)

的de

particle(possessive/structural particle)

汉hàn语yǔ

nounChinese (the language)

朋péng友yǒu

nounfriend

同tóng学xué

nounclassmate; fellow student

中zhōng国guó

nounChina

跟gēn

prepositionwith; and (prepositional)

人rén

nounperson; people

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朋

(in 朋友 = friend)

朋友 péngyou — friend高朋 Gāo Péng — Gao Peng (persona — taxi driver)朋月 Péng Yuè — Peng Yue (persona)
友

(in 朋友 = friend); friend

朋友 péngyou — friend大友 Dà Yǒu — Da You (persona — market vendor)友天 Yǒu Tiān — You Tian (persona)
的de

(possessive/structural particle)

别的 biéde — other; different真的 zhēn de — really; truly真的吗 zhēn de ma — really? (frequent reaction)
中

middle; in (in 中国 = China)

中国 Zhōngguó — China中文 Zhōngwén — Chinese (written)中学 zhōngxué — middle / high school
国guó

country

中国 Zhōngguó — China国家 guójiā — country; nation外国 wàiguó — foreign country
人rén

person

家人 jiārén — family member老人 lǎorén — elderly person男人 nánrén — man
汉

(in 汉语 = Chinese language; 汉字 = Chinese character)

汉语 Hànyǔ — Chinese (the language)汉字 Hànzì — Chinese character
语

(in 汉语 = Chinese language)

汉语 Hànyǔ — Chinese (the language)语法 yǔfǎ — grammar
同tóng

same; together (in 同学 = classmate)

同学 tóngxué — classmate; fellow student同事 tóngshì — colleague同意 tóngyì — agree
她tā

she; her

她们 tāmen — they; them (female group)
跟gēn

with; and (preposition)

Hanzi — writing & recognition

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他

tāhe; himWriting

5 strokesleft-rightradical 亻

Left: 亻 (person radical). Right: 也. The 亻 component signals "person" — many character starting with 亻 refer to people or human actions.

们

men(plural suffix for pronouns and people)Writing

5 strokesleft-rightradical 亻

A phono-semantic compound: left side 亻 (person, semantic) + right side 门 (mén, phonetic hint). 们 is the productive plural suffix for pronouns (我们, 你们, 他们) and for people-nouns (同学们, 朋友们).

的

de(possessive/structural particle)Writing

8 strokesleft-right

Phono-semantic compound: left 白 (white, semantic origin) + right 勺 (sháo, phonetic). 的 is one of the most frequently-used characters in all of Chinese — you will see it on every page.

她

tāshe; herRecognition

6 strokesleft-rightradical 女

中

zhōngmiddle; in (in 中国 = China)Recognition

4 strokessingle-component

中 depicts a flag pole through the center of an enclosure. Original meaning: "center" or "middle". Now also used for 中国 (Middle Kingdom = China).

国

guócountryRecognition

8 strokesenclosure

The 囗 (enclosure) on the outside represents walls/borders. Inside is 玉 (jade, signifying treasure). Together: "a place enclosed by walls containing treasure" → country.

同

tóngsame; together (in 同学 = classmate)Recognition

6 strokeshalf-enclosure

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Personal Pronouns (Full Set)

Explanation

Chinese personal pronouns split into singular and plural. The plural is formed by adding 们 to the singular. 您 is the formal/polite version of 你 — it has no plural form. 他 (he) and 她 (she) are pronounced identically (tā); the difference is only written, not spoken.

Examples

  • 我是学生。I am a student.
  • 我们是你的朋友。We are your friends.
  • 他们是我的朋友。They are my friends.

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The Structural Particle 的 (Possession)

Explanation

The particle 的 sits between the owner and the thing owned, expressing possession. Word order: Owner + 的 + Thing. Note: when the relationship is close (family, close friends), 的 can be dropped — 我妈妈 (my mom), 我朋友 (my friend) are both common.

Examples

  • 我的汉语老师my Chinese teacher
  • 她是我的同学。She is my classmate.
  • 他们是我的朋友。They are my friends.

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