Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 20
一起吃饭Eating together
At the restaurant. Number+measure+noun phrases. Cultural §1. Introduces 高朋.
Dialogue
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
一起吃饭— Eating together
- 高朋大家好! 我叫高朋.Hi everyone! I'm Gao Peng.
- 文山高朋, 一起吃饭吗?Want to eat with us?
- 高朋好! 我也想吃.Yes! I want to eat too.
- 大友三个菜来了! 大家吃!Three dishes are here! Everyone eat!
- 白月都好吃! 我吃饱了.All delicious! I'm full.
- 高朋我也吃饱了. 真好!Me too. So nice!
Dialogue
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
吃饱了喝完了— Full and finished
- 大友都吃饱了吗?Everyone full?
- 白月我吃饱了. 真好吃!I'm full. Really good!
- 高朋我喝完了. 谢谢!I finished my drink. Thanks!
- 文山一些菜还有.Some dishes still left.
- 大友你吃! 别想我们.You eat! Don't worry about us.
Vocabulary
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
- 菜
noundish (revisit)
- 一些
pronounsome (revisit Bk1)
- 吃饱
expressionfull from eating
- 喝完
expressionfinished drinking
- 高朋
pn.Gao Peng (persona — taxi driver)
New characters
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
- 饱
full from eating
吃饱 chī bǎo — full from eating- 完
finish
喝完 hē wán — finished drinking卖完 mài wán — sold out吃完 chī wán — finish eating; finish (a dose) — V+完
Hanzi — writing & recognition
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
wánfinishWriting
bǎofull from eatingRecognition
yīone (revisit)Recognition
xiēsome (revisit)Recognition
Grammar
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
Number + measure + noun
Explanation
Chinese number-noun phrases REQUIRE a measure word in between: 一个朋友 (one friend), 三本书 (three books), 五杯水 (five cups of water). Never *一朋友. Measure words match noun "shape": 个 (general), 本 (books), 杯 (cups), 张 (paper / flat), 块 (chunks / yuan).
Examples
- 一个饺子.One dumpling.
- 两本书.Two books.
- 三杯茶.Three cups of tea.
- 我们一起吃饭. 我吃饱了!Eating together. I'm full!
Culture
i
Study this section in the Bookverse app
- Spaced repetition schedules your reviews
- Practice tasks with pass tracking
- A teacher on every study screen
- Progress saved across chapters and devices — laptop and phone
- Audio playback for dialogues and words
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Search dictionaries and chat with AI, all inside the app
Sign up and start studying in the Bookverse app.
You will be asked to register first.
一起吃饭Eating together (the Chinese way)
In China, dinner isn't a solo affair. People order many dishes and share them. The dishes in the middle are everyone's.
The shared dishes
When Chinese people eat, several dishes go in the center and EVERYONE shares. There is no "my dish" vs "your dish."
When to say 'OK that's it'
The host will keep filling your bowl. When you're full, say 我吃饱了 ("I'm full") or 够了 ("enough"). Otherwise the food keeps coming.
Who pays
Among Chinese friends, one person usually pays. People rarely split the bill. Next time, someone else pays. It's a friendship rotation.
Sharing a meal in China is one of the best ways to make a friend.
Want to actually learn this — with audio, spaced repetition and progress tracking?
Study in the app →