New HSK 2 Lesson 1 Grammar 3 Pivotal Sentences

Sometimes, we use 请 [qǐng], 让 [ràng], or 叫 [jiào] to ask or tell someone to do something.

Subject + 请/让/叫 + Person + Verb

For example:

我请他吃饭。
I ask him to have a meal.

Here, 他 is the person who does the action 吃饭.


New HSK 2 Lesson 1 Grammar 2 是...的 [shì...de] Sentence

The “是……的” pattern helps us give extra information about something that happened. We can use it to say when, where, how, who, or why something happened. In positive and question sentences, we can sometimes leave out 是. But in negative sentences, we must use 是.


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1. 我们是来旅游的。
    Wǒmen shì lái lǚyóu de.
    We came here to travel.
    Hemos venido a hacer turismo.
2. 苹果在哪儿买的?
    Píngguǒ zài nǎr mǎi de?
    Where did you buy the apples?
    ¿Dónde compraste las manzanas?
3. 我们不是坐出租车去的。
    Wǒmen bú shì zuò chūzūchē qù de.
    We didn't go by taxi. 
    No fuimos en taxi. 




 



New HSK 2 Lesson 1 Grammar 1 Modal Particle 吧 [ba] (2)

吧 [ba] goes at the end of a sentence in a question when we are not 100% sure and we are making a guess or an estimation. 

"..., right?"
"..., isn't it?"
"I guess..., correct?"

New HSK 1 Lesson 4 Grammar 4 Measure Words

We use measure words when counting people or things in Chinese.
Usamos palabras de medida para contar personas o cosas en chino.

四口  sì kǒu  four people (in a family) / cuatro personas (en una familia)
四口人 sì kǒu rén  a family of four people / una familia de cuatro personas

两个 liǎng gè  two (general measure word) / dos
两个学生  liǎng gè xuésheng   two students / dos estudiantes

New HSK 3 Lesson 1 Review Activity

以为 [ yǐwéi ] 像 [ xiàng ]
长 [ zhǎng ] 身高 [ shēngāo ]
米 [ mǐ ] 瘦 [ shòu ]
接 [ jiē ] 行李 [ xíngli ]
丢 [ diū ] 箱子 [ xiāngzi ]
号码 [ hàomǎ ] 好像 [ hǎoxiàng ]
重要 [ zhòngyào ] 着急 [ zháojí ]
护照 [ hùzhào ] 服务台 [ fúwùtái ]
应该 [ yīnggāi ] 站 [ zhàn ]
中间 [ zhōngjiān ] 短 [ duǎn ]
头发 [ tóufa ] 年轻 [ niánqīng ]
发现 [ fāxiàn ] 不见 [ bújiàn ]
带 [ dài ] 帮助 [ bāngzhù ]
照片 [ zhàopiàn ]

New HSK 3 Lesson 3 Grammar 1 看上去 / 看起来

看上去 / 看起来 describe the appearance or condition of a person or an object.

New HSK 1 吗 [ma]


吗 [ma] is placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a Yes/No question. 
Subject + Verb + Object + 吗?

Se coloca 吗 [ma] al final de una oración para convertirla en una pregunta de Sí/No.
Sujeto + Verbo + Objeto + 吗?

New HSK 1 是 [shì] / Verbo 是 [shì]


他是医生
Tā shì yīshēng. 
He is a doctor.
Él es médico.

四是四,十是十 — The “S” vs. “Sh” Tongue Twister


四是四,十是十,十四是十四,四十是四十。
Sì shì sì, shí shì shí, shísì shì shísì, sìshí shì sìshí.

Chinese 绕口令 (rào kǒu lìng) / Trabalenguas en chino


Qī jiā yī, zài jiǎn yī, jiāwán jiǎnwán děngyú jǐ? Jiāwán jiǎnwán hái shì qī.
七加一,再减一,加完减完等于几?加完减完还是七。

New HSK 1 Lesson 2 Grammar 1 Basic Word Order in Chinese



Simple sentences in Chinese are very straight-forward. The order is:
Las oraciones simples en chino son muy sencillas. El orden es:

Subject + Verb + Object
Sujeto + Verbo + Objeto

Chinese expression 光说不练 [ guāng shuō bú liàn ]

 

光说不练
guāng shuō bú liàn
Literally: “only talk, don't practise”.  
Literalmente: "sólo hablar, no practicar".  

It is often used to criticize someone who makes promises, gives advice, or talks about their abilities without doing anything.
La expresión critica precisamente la falta de acción después de hablar.

HSK 1 模拟试题 10



Instructions / Instrucciones

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 Download the PDF with the exam model. You can print it or write the answers on a piece of paper.
Descarga el PDF con el modelo de examen. Puedes imprimirlo o anotar las respuestas en una hoja.

不是...吗 ? [bú shì ... ma?]

不是吗? [bú shì ma?] means "isn't it?", "right?", or "isn't that so?". It is used as a rhetorical question to seek confirmation about something the speaker already believes to be true. 

不是吗 [bú shì ma?] significa "¿no es así?", "¿verdad?" o "¿no?". Se usa como pregunta retórica para buscar confirmación de algo que el hablante cree que es cierto. 

Examples / Ejemplos

你是老师,不是吗?

Nǐ shì lǎoshī, bú shì ma?

You are a teacher, aren't you?

Eres profesor, ¿verdad?


Colloquial expressions in Chinese 2 / Expresiones coloquiales en chino 2

为什么 [wèi shénme] Why? / ¿Por qué?
为什么不 [wèi shénme bù] Why not? / ¿Por qué no?
走吧 [zǒu ba] Let’s go! / ¡Vámonos!
怎么了 [zěnme le] What’s wrong? / ¿Qué pasa?
你呢 [nǐ ne] And you? / ¿Y tú?
我知道 [wǒ zhīdào] I know / Lo sé