HSK 3 ~ 第一课

Lesson 1 Vocabulary

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

作业

zuò yè

homework

面包

miàn bāo

bread

复习

fùxí

to review

搬

bān

to carry/move

搬家 = move house

跟

gēn

with

周末

zhōu mò

weekend

啊

ā or á

soften statements/questioning/surprise

地图

dìtú

map

北方

běifāng - north (northern part of country, region)

着急

zháojí - to worry/feel anxious/be in a hurry

V + 好

to indicate completion/success of an action

我做好作业了 - I’m done with my homework

我复习好这一课了 - I’m done reviewing this lesson

What is the structure for VO and 好, to indicate completion/success?

V + 好 + O

吃好饭 - finish eating

睡好觉 - sleep well

旅行

lüxíng

travel/trip/journey

General term for ‘going from place to place’, for any kind of travel (sightseeing, work, family visits etc.)

Focus is on the journey itself

我明天要去北京旅行 - Tomorrow I will go to Beijing to travel

下一个

xià yī gè - next one

下一个是谁? - who’s next?

我不看下一个电影 - I won’t watch the next movie?

我还没想好要不要跟你去呢

I haven’t decided yet whether or not I want to go with you

一直

yìzhí - all the time OR straight

你怎么一点也不着急？

How come you’re not anxious at all?

一点也 + 不/没 OR 一点都 + 不/没

yīdiǎn yě + bù/méi OR yīdiǎn dōu + bù/méi

not at all/not even a little bit

也 acts as an intensifier, emphasising complete absence of something when appearing with negative adverbs

南方天气一点都不冷 - the South is not even a little bit cold

南方

nánfāng - south

带

dài - to bring

方

fāng - direction/region

东方 - East region

西方 - West region

北方 - North region

南方 - South region

structure to express not wanting/having any of a noun (e.g. I don’t want any coffee)

一点 + N + 也/都 + 不/没 + V

我一点东西也不想吃 - I don’t want to eat anything

这个星期我很忙，一点时间也没有 - I’m very busy this week, I don’t have any time

今天早上我一点咖啡都没喝 - This morning I didn’t drink any coffee

一点 + N + 也/都 + 不/没 + V - what can the 点 be replaced with?

a measure word

今天早上我一杯咖啡都没喝 - This morning I didn’t even have one cup of coffee

这个星期很忙，我一分钟时间都没有 - I’m very busy this week, I don’t even have one minute of time

昨天他一件衣服都没买 - Yesterday, he didn’t buy even one piece of clothing

我没带钱，我一件衣服都没买 - I didn’t bring money, so I didn't even buy one piece of clothing

别的

bié de

other/another

那

nà

that OR so then (transition word)

A: 我不想去看电影 B: 那我也不去了 (Then I won’t go either)

A: 我很生病了 B: 那你吃些药 (Then, take some medicine)

那也

nà yě

even so

A: 明天的考试我早就复习好了 - I’m already done reviewing for tomorrow’s exam

B: 那也不能一直玩啊 - Even so, you shouldn't be playing all the time

请你

qǐng nǐ

to invite/treat you

请你吃饭 - I’ll treat you to a meal

就是时候

exactly this time

我们去年就是时候去的 - we went exactly at this time last year

再

again OR then/afterwards (indicating something will happen sequentially) OR more

Again: 我们再去吧 - Let’s go again

Then: 我们休息一下再搬吧 - Let’s rest for a bit, then we can move

Then: 那我们搬完再休息 - Then we’ll rest after we finish moving

More: 再多带几件衣服吧 - Bring a few more clothes (suggestion)

一个也不能少

idiom meaning ‘not even one can be missing (meaning, importance of including every single person in a group or thing in a collection)

这些

zhèxiē

these

还是

still OR if used to introduce suggestion/choice, it means ‘it’s better too/I think we should’

还是少带一些吧 - it's better to bring a little less