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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

Synthesis chapter. Final new words: 一起 / 一块儿 / 行 / 见 / 见面 / 难 / 真的 / 很 (formal). Cultural §3 — family titles you can't avoid (哥 / 姐 / 弟 / 妹 / 叔叔 / 阿姨).

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高兴认识你— Happy to meet you

  1. 马小明高gāo老lǎo师shī, 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.Teacher Gao, this is my friend Dashan. He's a foreigner.
  2. 高老师你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.
  3. 大山老lǎo师shī好hǎo! 我wǒ也yě很hěn高gāo兴xìng.Hi Teacher! I'm pleased too.
  4. 谢小文我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.
  5. 大山谢xiè谢xiè. 你nǐ们men是shì我wǒ的de好hǎo朋péng友yǒu.Thanks. You're my good friends.

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一起去— Going together

  1. 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?
  2. 大山行xíng! 一yí块kuài儿ér去qù!Sure! Let's go!
  3. 谢小文高gāo老lǎo师shī也yě来lái吗ma?Is Teacher Gao coming too?
  4. 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!
  5. 大山太tài好hǎo了le! 真zhēn的de很hěn高gāo兴xìng.Wonderful! I'm really happy.
  6. 马小明吃chī饭fàn, 我wǒ们men也yě喝hē茶chá吧ba.And tea too.

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汉语难吗— Is Chinese hard?

  1. 大山高gāo老lǎo师shī, 汉hàn语yǔ难nán吗ma?Teacher Gao, is Chinese hard?
  2. 高老师不bú太tài难nán. 也yě不bú太tài. 一yì些xiē人rén学xué很hěn快kuài.Not too hard. Not too easy. Some people learn fast.
  3. 大山我wǒ学xué了le一yì些xiē, 我wǒ觉jué得de不bú太tài难nán.I've learned some — feels not too hard.
  4. 马小明我wǒ也yě是shì. 大dà山shān, 我wǒ们men明míng天tiān见jiàn!Same. Dashan, see you tomorrow!
  5. 大山明míng天tiān见jiàn! 同tóng学xué们men, 一yí块kuài儿ér见jiàn面miàn!See you tomorrow! Classmates, let's all meet again!

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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; meet

见jiàn面miàn

verbto meet face to face

难nán

adjectivedifficult

真zhēn的de

expressionreally; truly

很hěn

adverbvery (formal placement)

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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 (Level 1 revisit; in 快要)

凉快 liángkuai — cool; pleasantly cool快要 kuài yào — about to (X) — imminent frame快递 kuàidì — express delivery
天

day; sky

今天 jīntiān — today明天 míngtiān — tomorrow昨天 zuótiān — yesterday

Hanzi — writing & recognition

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一

yīone (revisit ch6); 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

xiēsome (revisit ch12)Recognition

8 strokestop-bottom

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Synthesis — review of basic sentence patterns

Explanation

Synthesis lesson — review of all Book-1 patterns: (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 / 怎么. (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.

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  • 我们都很高兴认识你.We're all happy to meet you.
  • 一起去吃饭吧!Let's eat together!
  • 汉语难吗? 不太难.Is Chinese hard? Not too hard.
  • 明天见!See you tomorrow!

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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.

What is 'uncle' in English?

English "uncle" lumps many relationships together. 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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