新朋友

Words in this chapter (80)

The HSK 1 words in this chapter, and any above it, in the order you meet them. Names are left out.

• 星期xīngqī week; day of the week; Sunday
• 一yī one; single; a (article)
• 下午xiàwǔ afternoon; p.m.
• 去qù to go; to go to (a place); to send
• 了le (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
• 医院yīyuàn hospital
• 说shuō to speak; to talk; to say
• 先生xiānsheng teacher; gentleman; sir
• 您nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
• 好hǎo good; appropriate; proper
• 我wǒ I; me; my
• 叫jiào to shout; to call; to order
• 米饭mǐfàn (cooked) rice
• 在zài to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
• 那儿nàr there
• 它tā it
• 很hěn very; quite
• 高兴gāoxìng happy; glad; willing (to do sth)
• 真zhēn really; truly; indeed
• 的de of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
• 吗ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
• 太tài highest; greatest; too (much)
• 四sì four; 4
• 病bìng illness; disease; defect
• 坐zuò to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
• 出租车chūzūchē taxi; (Tw) rental car
• 来lái to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
• 那nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr.)
• 天tiān day; sky; heaven
• 外边wàibian outside; outer surface; abroad
• 玩wán to play; to have fun; to trifle with
• 没有méiyǒu to not have; to not be; haven't
• 找zhǎo to try to find; to look for; to call on sb
• 到dào to reach; to arrive; to leave for
• 里lǐ lining; interior; inside
• 想xiǎng to think (about); to think of; to devise
• 儿子érzi son
• 和hé (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr.)
• 女儿nǚ’ér daughter
• 都dōu all; both; entirely
• 不bù no; not so; (bound form) not
• 中国Zhōngguó China
• 是shì to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right
• 家人jiārén family member; (old) servant
• 他tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
• 问wèn to ask; to inquire
• 还hái still; still in progress; still more
• 要yào to want; to need; to ask for
• 住zhù to live; to reside; to stay
• 五wǔ five; 5
• 能néng to be able to; can; might possibly
• 你nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
• 再zài again; once more; re-
• 可以kěyǐ can; may; possible
• 后hòu behind; back; after
• 回huí to go back; to return; to turn back
• 家jiā home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
• 看见kànjiàn to see; to catch sight of
• 非常fēicháng very; really; unusual
• 做zuò to make; to produce; to write
• 饺子jiǎozi dumpling; pot-sticker
• 好吃hǎochī tasty; delicious
• 现在xiànzài now; at present; currently
• 星期天xīngqītiān Sunday
• 他们tāmen they; them
• 喝hē to drink; variant of 嗬
• 茶chá tea; tea plant
• 说话shuōhuà to speak; to say; to talk
• 椅子yǐzi chair
• 上shàng (bound form) up; upper; above
• 睡觉shuìjiào to go to bed; to sleep
• 给gěi to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb)
• 个gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 新xīn new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
• 朋友péngyou friend
• 什么shénme what?; something; anything
• 人rén person; people
• 时候shíhou time; length of time; moment
• 哪儿nǎr where?; wherever; anywhere
• 看病kànbìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient

Check your understanding

Answer from the chapter. A free account checks your answers and says why.

1. 1.王先生说，米饭是他的什么人？

   1. A家人
   2. B朋友
   3. C女儿

2. 2.王先生在医院的时候，米饭在哪儿？

   1. A在王先生家
   2. B在张丽那儿
   3. C在明明家

3. 3.现在星期天张丽做什么？

   1. A去医院看病
   2. B去王先生家
   3. C去找米饭的家