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理解(Lǐjiě) - to understand
问题(Wèntí) - question
交谈(Jiāotán) - conversation
人们(Rénmen) - people

They want to talk to people.
他们想与人们交谈.
Tāmen xiǎng yǔ rénmen jiāotán。

Do you understand her question?
你明白她的问题吗？
Nǐ míngbái tā de wèntí ma？

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Daily lessons in Chinese

Chuānghù 窗戶– window
Mén 門 – door
Yàoshi 鑰匙 – key
Qiáng 牆 – wall

1. Nǐ yǒu yàoshi ma?
你有钥匙吗？
Do you have the key?

2. Mén shì kāizhe de.
門是开着的。
The door is open.

3. Chuānghù shì guānbì de.
窗户是关闭的。
The windows are closed.

Today's lesson is how to use the difference between "要（Yào)" & " 想（Xiǎng)" in Chinese: HSK 2 - Lesson 26

要（Yào）+ Noun / Noun phrase

- 我要一份牛肉面。
Wǒ yào yī fèn niúròu miàn.
I'd like a beef noodle dish.

- 你要茶还是水？
Nǐ yào chá háishì shuǐ?
Would you like tea or water?

要（Yào）+ Verb want/need to do something

- 我要休息。
Wǒ yào xiūxí.
I want to rest.

- 她要买一杯咖啡。
Tā yāomǎi yībēi kāfēi.
She wants to buy a cup of coffee.

要（Yào）+ Verb want to do something
想（Xiǎng）+ Verb would like to do something

今天晚上我要看电影。
Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒ yào kàn diànyǐng.
I'm going to watch a movie tonight.

今天晚上我想看电影。
Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng.
I would like to watch a movie tonight.

Today lesson is telling how you feel physically in Chinese: HSK 2 - lesson 25

舒服 - Shūfú - Comfortable
身体 - Shēntǐ - Body
累 - lèi - tired
觉得 - juédé - to feel

今天我不舒服。
Jīntiān wǒ bú shūfú.
I am not feeling well today.

今天我的身体不舒服。
Jīntiān wǒ de shēntǐ bú shūfú.
My body is not feeling well today.

我很累。
Wǒ hěn lèi.
I am very tired.

我觉得很累。
Wǒ juédé hěn lèi.
I feel very tired.

我觉得非常熱。
Wǒ juédé fēicháng rè.
I feel very hot.

他觉得有点儿冷。
Tā juédé yǒudiǎn er lěng.
He felt a little cold.

我觉得很舒服。
Wǒ juédé hěn shūfú.
I feel very comfortable.

我的头疼。
Wǒ de tóuténg.
I feel headache.

Part of body + verb + 疼
Part of body + verb + téng

我的头很疼。
Wǒ de tóu hěn téng.
I feel a very splitting headache.

我的手有点儿疼。
Wǒ de shǒu yǒudiǎn er téng.
My hand hurts a bit.

感冒 - Gǎnmào - to have a cold
感冒药 - Gǎnmào yào - Cold medicine
吃药 - Chī yào - take medicine
喝药 - hē yào- drink medicine

我感冒了。
Wǒ gǎnmàole.
I have got a cold / sick.

多喝水 - Duō hē shuǐ - Drink a lot of water
多休息 - Duō xiūxí - Rest more

Today lesson is a Chinese story for beginner (HSK 1-2).

我的名字叫小红，今年五岁了。我有一个爱我的妈妈，和一个爱我的爸爸。我小的时候，妈妈和我们住在一起。妈妈和我一起玩，一起睡，我很高兴。

wǒ de míng zi jiào xiǎo hóng， jīn nián wǔ suì le。 wǒ yǒu yī gè ài wǒ de mā ma， hé yī gè ài wǒ de bàba。 wǒ xiǎo de shí hou， mā ma hé wǒ men zhù zài yīqǐ。 mā ma hé wǒ yī qǐ wán， yī qǐ shuì， wǒ hěn gāo xìng。

My name is Xiao Hong, and I am five years old this year. I have a loving Mom, and a loving Dad. When I was little, Mom lived with us. Mom played with me, and slept with me, I was very happy.

Today lesson is reading a story in Chinese.

但是有一天，
Dànshì yǒu yītiān,
But one day,
妈妈拿出一张票，
māmā ná chū yī zhāng piào,
Mom took out a ticket,
说她要坐飞机。
shuō tā yào zuò fēijī.
said that she was going to take a flight.
我问她，我和爸爸一起坐吗？
Wǒ wèn tā, wǒ hé bàba yīqǐ zuò ma?
I asked her, would Dad and I go with her?
妈妈说不。
Māmā shuō bù.
Mom said no.
我很不高兴。
wǒ hěn bù gāoxìng.
I was very upset.

Today's lesson, how to use "Verb+guo" & "Verb+le" in Chinese: HSK 2 - Lesson 24

Action verb + 过 guo

你去过西安吗？
Nǐ qùguò xī'ān ma?
Have you ever been to Xi'an?

我去过西安。
Wǒ qùguò xī'ān.
I have been to Xi'an.

我没去过西安。
Wǒ méi qùguò xī'ān.
I have never been to Xi'an.

你看过这个电影吗？
Nǐ kànguò zhège diànyǐng ma?
Have you ever seen this movie?

我看过这个电影。
Wǒ kànguò zhège diànyǐng.
I have watched this movie.

我没看过这个电影。
Wǒ méi kànguò zhège diànyǐng.
I have never watched this movie.

Today lesson is how to ordering takeout in Chinese : HSK-2 : Lesson-23

做饭 (zuò fàn) - to cook
肉 (ròu) - Meat
牛肉 (Niúròu) - Beef
羊肉 (Yángròu) - Lamb
猪肉 (Zhūròu) - Pork
鸡肉 (Jīròu) - Chicken
饺子 (Jiǎozi) - Dumplings

你不想去外边吃饭。
Nǐ bùxiǎng qù wàibian chīfàn.
You don't want to eat out.

你想在你的家吃饭。
Nǐ xiǎng zài nǐ de jiā chīfàn.
You want to eat at your home.

可是，你也不想做饭。
Kěshì, nǐ yě bùxiǎng zuò fàn.
But you don’t want to cook.

我要二十个牛肉饺子。
Wǒ yào èrshí gè niúròu jiǎozi.
I want twenty beef dumplings.

我要一份牛肉饺子。
Wǒ yào yī fèn niúròu jiǎozi.
I want one piece of beef dumpling.

一份有几个饺子？
Yī fèn yǒu jǐ gè jiǎozi?
How many dumplings are there for one serving?

Today's we are going to learn how to asking how far somewhere is in Chinese: HSK 2 - Lesson 22
请 (Qǐng)- Please
问 (Wèn)- To ask
请问 (QǐngWèn) - Excuse me/ Please

For example;

请问，你是王老师吗？
Qǐngwèn, nǐ shì wáng lǎoshī ma?
Excuse me, are you Teacher Wang?

请问，你什么时候有空？
Qǐngwèn, nǐ shénme shíhòu yǒu kòng?
Excuse me, when are you free?

请问，博物馆在哪里？
Qǐngwèn, bówùguǎn zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where is the museum?

离 (lí) - from
远 (yuǎn) - far
有点儿远 (Yǒudiǎn er yuǎn) - a bit far
不太远 (Bù tài yuǎn) - not too far
不远 (Bù yuǎn) - not far

"Is A far away from B?"
A 离 B 远吗？
A lí B yuǎn ma?

Q: 博物馆离这里远吗？
Bówùguǎn lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma？
Is the museum far from here？
A: 博物馆离这里很远。
Bówùguǎn lí zhèlǐ hěn yuǎn。
The museum is far from here。

多(Duō) + adj ?

多大 (Duōdà) - How big/old?
多远 (Duōyuǎn) - How far

你的卧室多大？
Nǐ de wòshì duōdà?
How big is your bedroom?

他的女儿多大？
Tā de nǚ'ér duōdà？
How old is his daughter？

你的男朋友多高？
Nǐ de nán péngyǒu duō gāo?
How tall is your boyfriend?

Today's we are going to learn HSK 2 - between different "那些 Nàxiē those" & "哪些 Nǎxiē which ones"。

例如：那些书是你的。
Lìrú: Nàxiē shū shì nǐ de.
E.g: Those books are yours.

- 哪些书是你的?
Nǎxiē shū shì nǐ de?
Which books are yours?

- 他认识那些汉字。
Tā rènshí nàxiē hànzì。
He knows those Chinese characters。

- 他认识哪些汉字？
Tā rènshí nǎxiē hànzì？
What Chinese characters does he know？

喜欢 (xǐhuān) - to like

- 我喜欢猫。
Wǒ xǐhuān māo。
- I like cats.

- 我很喜欢猫。
Wǒ hěn xǐhuān māo。
- I like cats very much.

- 我最喜欢猫。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān māo。
- I like cat the most.

A: 你最喜欢吃什么菜？
Nǐ zuì xǐhuān chī shénme cài？
What is your favorite food？
B: 我最喜欢吃中国菜。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān chī zhōngguó cài。
I favourite food is Chinese food.

他喜欢打篮球和踢足球。
Tā xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú hé tī zúqiú。
He likes to play basketball and football。

今天和明天都会下雨。
Jīntiān hé míngtiān dūhuì xià yǔ.
It will rain today and tomorrow.

我想和你去看电影。
Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
I want to go watch a movie with you.

她昨天和客户吃了午饭。
Tā zuótiān hé kèhù chīle wǔfàn.
She had lunch with her client yesterday.

你打篮球打得怎么样？
Nǐ dǎ lánqiú dǎ dé zěnme yàng?
How well do you play basketball?

你踢足球踢的怎么样？
Nǐ tī zúqiú tī de zěnme yàng？
How well do you play football?

他唱歌唱的怎么样？
Tā chànggē chàng de zěnme yàng?
How well does he sing?

我踢得很好。
Wǒ tī dé hěn hǎo。
I played football well.

你想喝茶还是咖啡？
Nǐ xiǎng hē chá háishì kāfēi？
Would you like to drink tea or coffee?

我们今天晚上去 KTV 唱歌还是去酒吧喝酒？
Wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshàng qù KTV chànggē háishì qù jiǔbā hējiǔ?
Tonight, shall we go to sing at KTV or drink at bar?

我们今天晚上去 KTV 唱歌或者去酒吧喝酒。
Wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshàng qù KTV chànggē huòzhě qù jiǔbā hējiǔ.
Tonight, we go to KTV to sing or go to the bar to drink.

我星期一或者星期四有空。
Wǒ xīngqí yī huòzhě xīngqísì yǒu kòng.
I am free on Monday or Thursday.

你可以坐地铁或者出租车去那里。
Nǐ kěyǐ zuò dìtiě huòzhě chūzū chē qù nàlǐ.
You can get there by subway or taxi.

Today's we are going to continue last HSK 2: lesson 21
For example:
我喜欢吃水果，比如苹果。
Wǒ xǐhuān chī shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ.
I like to eat fruits, such as apples.

他昨天给一些人打了电话，比如我和王老师。
Tā zuótiān gěi yīxiē rén dǎle diànhuà, bǐrú wǒ hé wáng lǎoshī.
He called to some people yesterday, such as Teacher Wang and I.

爸爸买了很多东西，比如茶，衣服，书等等。
Bàba mǎile hěnduō dōngxī, bǐrú chá, yīfú, shū děng děng.
Dad bought a lot of things, such as tea, clothes, books, etc.

"Which one" & "Which ones"

哪 (Nǎ) - Which
你买了哪本书？
Nǐ mǎile nǎ běn shū？
Which book did you buy？

哪个杯子是你的？
Nǎge bēizi shì nǐ de？
Which cup is yours？

哪些书？
Nǎxiē shū?
Which books?

哪些杯子？
Nǎxiē bēizi?
Which cups?