<< HSK Level 1 Lessons
第2课:
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“Nǐ shì shénme shíhòu lái de?”
“Shíwǔ fēnzhōng qián.”
“你是什么时候来的?”
“十五分钟前。”
"When did you come?"
"Fifteen minutes ago."
语法点: Subject + 什么 + 时候 + Verb
什么时候, meaning "When, What time", is used to ask questions about time. It can be placed between subject and verb.
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- Tā shénme shíhòu qù xuéxiào?
他什么时候去学校?
When will he go to school?
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“Xiànzài jǐ diǎnle?”
“Xiànzài qī diǎn sìshíbā.”
“现在几点了?”
“现在七点四十八。”
"What time is it now?"
" It's seven forty-eight."
语法点: 几 + 点/点钟
To ask for the present hour of the day, you can say:
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- Jǐ diǎn le?
几点了?
What time is it? - Xiànzài jǐ diǎnzhōng?
现在几点钟?
What time is it now?
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“Nǐ zuò jǐ diǎn de fēijī?”
“Shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn shí fēn.”
“你坐几点的飞机?”
“上午九点十分。”
"What time is your flight?"
"Ten past nine in the morning."
语法点: 【Length of time: 分钟】 vs.【Length of time or Point in time: 分】
分钟 is a word to express the length of time. It can be used individually.
分 is always used with other time words, such as ‘小时/点/秒 ’. It can express a point in time or length of time.
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分 is always used with other time words, such as ‘小时/点/秒 ’. It can express a point in time or length of time.
- Tā shuìle 40 fēnzhōng.
他睡了40分钟。
He slept for 40 minutes. - Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ 8 diǎn 19 fēn.
现在是下午8点 19分 。
It is now 8:19 PM.
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“Jīntiān xīngqí jǐ?”
“Jīntiān xīngqítiān, míngtiān wǒ qù xuéxiào.”
“今天星期几?”
“今天星期天,明天我去学校。”
"What day is today?"
"Today is Sunday, I will go to school tomorrow."
语法点: 星期 + 几? 几 + 月/日/号?
几 can be used to ask about Date or Week.
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- Jīntiān shì xīngqí jǐ?
今天(是)星期几?
What day of the week is it today? - Jīntiān jǐ hào? / Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
今天几号? / 今天几月几日?
What is today’s date?
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“Nǐ kāi chūzūchē duōshào niánle?”
“Shí jǐ niánle.”
“你开出租车多少年了?”
“十几年了。”
"How many years have you driven a taxi?"
"A dozen years."
语法点: Subject + Verb + 多少 + Units of Time?
【多少 + Units of Time】 can be used after verb to ask about the length of time.
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“Nǐ érzi duōdàle?”
“Yī suì líng liù gè yuè.”
“你儿子多大了?”
“一岁零六个月。”
"How old is your son?"
"One year and six months."
语法点: 【the age of senior】 vs. 【the age of children】
多大 can be used to ask a child's age.
几 indicates small numbers (0<几<10). 多大 and 几岁 are not proper ways to ask about the age of senior.
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几 indicates small numbers (0<几<10). 多大 and 几岁 are not proper ways to ask about the age of senior.
- Nín jīnnián gāoshòu?/ Nín duōdà niánjìle?
您今年高寿?/ 您多大年纪了?
how old are you? - Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐ jǐ suìle?| Nǐ duōdàle?
小朋友,你几岁了?| 你多大了?
How old are you, kid?
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“Zhèxiē píngguǒ duōshǎo qián?”
“Èrshísān kuài.”
“这些苹果多少钱?”
“二十三块。”
"How much are these apples?"
"Twenty-three yuan."
语法点: Subject + 多少 + 元/钱?
Prices can be requested by asking:
Thing(s) + 多少钱? or 多少元(RMB Yuan)?
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Thing(s) + 多少钱? or 多少元(RMB Yuan)?
- Qǐngwèn zhège duōshǎo yuán?
请问这个多少元?
How much is this? - Qù běijīng de fēijī piào duōshǎo qián?
去北京的飞机票多少钱?
How much is the flight ticket to Beijing?
部首 Chinese Radical
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【日】俗称“日字旁”。用“日字旁”的字多与太阳或时间有关。
The radical "日" is commonly known as 日字旁(Rì Zì Páng). Chinese characters having the radical 日 are often related to the sun or time.
48 HSK Characters containing 日.
词根 Word Root
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【fèn】 part | component
The character 分 consists of two parts: 八-"eight" and 刀-"knife", which means "to cut into two halves with a knife (一分为二)".
分 has two pronunciations: "fēn" and "fèn".
In HSK 1-6 vocabulary, 27 compound words contain 分.
27 HSK words containing 分