Mandarin/ Chinese Reading Lessons From Zero and Basic For Beginners - Chapter 7 - HSK 1-2 - 42 Vocabularies

In this chapter 7, there will be five exercises and you will study about 42 vocabularies with the pinyin and also the meaning.

Exercise 1: 你在这儿买什么? Nǐ Zài Zhè'er Mǎi Shénme? (What Are You Buying Here?)

In this part, you will read a conversation Dawei 大为 who is in the mall to buy lots of things.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (11)
A 大为!
B 诶!
A 你在这儿买什么?
B 我买音乐光盘。
A 你常常来这儿吗?
B 我不常来这儿。星期天我常常跟林娜去小商场。
A 哦……
B 这个商场很大
A 你喜欢什么音乐?
B 我喜欢中国音乐。
A 哦……
B 这张光盘怎么样?
A 这张很好,是《梁祝》,很有名。
B 好,我买这张。这儿有没有书和报?
A 这儿没有书,也没有报。
B 本子呢?
A 有,在那儿买。跟我来,我也买本子。
A dà wéi!
B éi!
A nǐ zài zhè'er mǎi shénme?
B wǒ mǎi yīnyuè guāngpán.
A nǐ chángcháng lái zhè'er ma?
B wǒ bù cháng lái zhè'er. Xīngqítiān wǒ chángcháng gēn línnà qù xiǎo shāngchǎng.
A ó……
B zhège shāngchǎng hěn dà
A nǐ xǐhuān shénme yīnyuè?
B wǒ xǐhuān zhōngguó yīnyuè.
A ó……
B zhè zhāng guāngpán zěnme yàng?
A zhè zhāng hěn hǎo, shì “liángzhù”, hěn yǒumíng.
B hǎo, wǒ mǎi zhè zhāng. Zhè'er yǒu méiyǒu shū hé bào?
A zhè'er méiyǒu shū, yě méiyǒu bào.
B běnzi ní?
A yǒu, zài nà'er mǎi. Gēn wǒ lái, wǒ yě mǎi běnzi.
A Dawei!
B Hey!
A What are you buying here?
B I am buying music CDs.
A Do you come here often?
B I don't come here often. I often go to the small shopping mall with Linna on Sundays.
A Oh...
B This mall is very big
A What music do you like?
B I like Chinese music.
A Oh...
B How about this CD?
A This one is very good, it is "Butterfly Lovers", it is very famous.
B OK, I'll buy this one. Are there any books or newspapers here?
A There are no books or newspapers here.
B How about notebooks?
A Yes, buy it there. Come with me, I'll buy a book too.
Interjections
诶 éi Eh, Ei
Names
梁祝 liángzhù Liangzhu
Verbs
出生 chūshēng Was Born
聚会 jùhuì Meet
祝贺 zhùhè Celebrate
参加 cānjiā Participate
Nouns
商场 shāngchǎng Mall
报 bào Newspaper
本子 běnzi Notebook
Adverbs
那儿 nà'er There
Prepositions
跟 dēn With

Source: Willyam Wen, Practical Mandarin Reading: Simplified Characters: Volume 1: HSK 1-2; Jerry Schmidt, New Practical Chinese Reader 1: Textbook: Chapter 1 (China: Canadian Consulting Group). 130-131.

Exercise 2: 先生,您要什么? Xiānshēng, Nín Yào Shénme? (Mr, what do you want?)

In this part, you will read about someone who is buying fruit at fruit stall.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (7)
A 先生,您要什么?
B 你好,师傅。请问,这是什么?
A 您不认识吗?这是香蕉苹果。
B 对不起,我是问:这个汉语怎么说?
A 啊,您是外国人。您在哪儿工作?
B 我在语言学院学习。
A 您学习汉语,是不是?您跟我学,很容易:这叫香蕉,这叫香蕉苹果,这也是苹果,那是葡萄……
B 香蕉,苹果,香蕉苹果……一斤苹果多少钱?
A 一斤三块二毛钱。
B 您的苹果真贵。
A 一斤三块二不贵。您看,我的苹果大。好,做个朋友,三块钱一斤。
B 一斤香蕉多少钱?
A 两快七毛五分一斤,五块钱两斤。
B 我买三斤香蕉和两斤香蕉苹果。
A 一共,十四块钱。再送您一个苹果。您还要什么?
B 不要了,谢谢。给你钱。
A 好,您给我二十块钱,我找您六块钱。再见。
B 再见!
A xiānshēng, nín yào shénme?
B nǐ hǎo, shīfù. Qǐngwèn, zhè shì shénme?
A nín bù rènshí ma? Zhè shì xiāngjiāo píngguǒ.
B duìbùqǐ, wǒ shì wèn: Zhège hànyǔ zěnme shuō?
A a, nín shì wàiguó rén. Nín zài nǎ'er gōngzuò?
B wǒ zài yǔyán xuéyuàn xuéxí.
A nín xuéxí hànyǔ, shì bùshì? Nín gēn wǒ xué, hěn róngyì: Zhè jiào xiāngjiāo, zhè jiào xiāngjiāo píngguǒ, zhè yěshì píngguǒ, nà shì pútáo……
B xiāngjiāo, píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo píngguǒ……yī jīn píngguǒ duōshǎo qián?
A yī jīn sān kuài èrmáo qián.
B nín de píngguǒ zhēnguì.
A yī jīn sān kuài èr bù guì. Nín kàn, wǒ de píngguǒ dà. Hǎo, zuò gè péngyǒu, sān kuài qián yī jīn.
B yī jīn xiāngjiāo duōshǎo qián?
A liǎng kuài qī máo wǔ fēn yī jīn, wǔ kuài qián liǎng jīn.
B wǒ mǎi sān jīn xiāngjiāo hé liǎng jīn xiāngjiāo píngguǒ.
A yīgòng, shísì kuài qián. Zàisòng nín yīgè píngguǒ. Nín hái yào shénme?
B bùyàole, xièxiè. Gěi nǐ qián.
A hǎo, nín gěi wǒ èrshí kuài qián, wǒ zhǎo nín liù kuài qián. Zàijiàn.
B zàijiàn!
A Mr, what do you want?
B Hello, master. Sorry what is this?
A Don’t you know? This is a banana apple.
B Sorry, I’m asking: How do you say this in Chinese?
A Ah, you are a foreigner. Where do you work?
B I study at a language college.
A You study Chinese, right? It's easy for you to follow me: this is called banana, this is called banana apple, this is also an apple, that is a grape...
B Banana, apple, banana apple... How much does a pound of apples cost?
A Three yuan and twenty cents per pound.
B Your apples are so expensive.
A Three yuan and two per pound is not expensive. You see, my apple is big. Okay, let’s be friends, three yuan a pound.
B How much does a pound of banana cost?
A It costs two cents and seventy-five cents per one pound, and five yuan for two pounds.
B I buy three kilograms of bananas and two kilograms of banana apples.
A The total is fourteen yuan. I’ll give you one apple. What more do you want?
B No, thank you. Give you money.
A Okay, you give me twenty yuan and I'll give you six yuan. goodbye.
B Goodbye!
Particles
怎么 zěnme How
Verbs
送 sòng Escort
Nouns
师傅 shīfù Teacher, Master
香蕉 xiāngjiāo Banana
苹果 píngguǒ Apple
斤 jīn 500 gram
Adjectives
容易 róngyì Easy

Source: Willyam Wen, Practical Mandarin Reading: Simplified Characters: Volume 1: HSK 1-2; Jerry Schmidt, New Practical Chinese Reader 1: Textbook: Chapter 1 (China: Canadian Consulting Group). 132-133.

Exercise 3: 马大为星期天常常跟林娜去商场. Mǎ Dàwéi Xīngqítiān Chángcháng Gēn línnà Qù Shāngchǎng. (Ma Dawei Often Goes to the Mall with Linna on Sundays)

In this part, you will read a story about Ma Dawei 马大为 who often goes to the mall with Linna 林娜 on Sundays.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (3)
马大为星期天常常跟林娜去商场。那个商场很大,东西也很多。他们在那儿买音乐光盘,王小云也在。马大为喜欢中国音乐。他问王小云,什么音乐光盘好?王小云说《梁祝》很有名,外国朋友也喜欢。马大为很高兴,说:"好,我买这张光盘。"马大为还要买书和报,这个商场不卖书,也不卖报。他跟王小云去买本子和笔. 马大为还常常去书店。那个书店也很大,书很多。他在书店 买书,也看书。中国书不贵。下月二十号是他弟弟的生日。他弟弟喜欢中 国功夫. 马大为要送弟弟一本《中国功夫》 Mǎ dà wéi xīngqítiān chángcháng gēn línnà qù shāngchǎng. Nàgè shāngchǎng hěn dà, dōngxī yě hěnduō. Tāmen zài nà'er mǎi yīnyuè guāngpán, wángxiǎoyún yě zài. Mǎ dà wéi xǐhuān zhōngguó yīnyuè. Tā wèn wángxiǎoyún, shénme yīnyuè guāngpán hǎo? Wángxiǎoyún shuō “liángzhù” hěn yǒumíng, wàiguó péngyǒu yě xǐhuān. Mǎ dà wéi hěn gāoxìng, shuō:"Hǎo, wǒ mǎi zhè zhāng guāngpán."Mǎ dà wéi hái yāomǎishū hé bào, zhège shāngchǎng bù mài shū, yě bù mài bào. Tā gēn wángxiǎoyún qù mǎi běnzi hé bǐ. Mǎ dà wéi hái chángcháng qù shūdiàn. Nàgè shūdiàn yě hěn dà, shū hěnduō. Tā zài shūdiàn mǎi shū, yě kànshū. Zhōngguó shū bù guì. Xià yuè èrshí hào shì tā dìdì de shēngrì. Tā dìdì xǐhuān zhōngguó gōngfū. Mǎ dà wéi yào sòng dìdì yī běn “zhōngguó gōngfū” Ma Dawei often goes to the mall with Linna on Sundays. The mall is very big and has a lot of stuff. They were buying music CDs there, and Wang Xiaoyun was also there. Ma Dawei likes Chinese music. He asked Wang Xiaoyun, which music CD is best? Wang Xiaoyun said that "Liangzhu" is very famous and is also liked by foreign friends. Ma Dawei was very happy and said, "Okay, I will buy this CD." Ma Dawei also wanted to buy books and newspapers. This mall does not sell books or newspapers. He and Wang Xiaoyun went to buy notebooks and pens. Ma Dawei often went to bookstores. The bookstore is also very big and has many books. He buys books in the bookstore and also reads. Chinese books are not expensive. The twentieth of next month is his brother's birthday. His younger brother likes Chinese Kung Fu. Ma Dawei wants to give his younger brother a copy of "Chinese Kung Fu" Nouns
东西dōngxī Thing, Stuff
功夫 gōngfū Kungfu
Adverbs
下月 xiàyuè Next Month

Source: Willyam Wen, Practical Mandarin Reading: Simplified Characters: Volume 1: HSK 1-2; Jerry Schmidt, New Practical Chinese Reader 1: Textbook: Chapter 1 (China: Canadian Consulting Group). 141-142.

Exercise 4: 听说你到日本去了. Tīng Shuō Nǐ Dào Rìběn Qùle. (I Heard That You Went to Japan.)

In this part, you will read a conversation between two persons about one of them who have just come back home from his trip to Japan.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (8)
A 听说你到日本去了。
B 是啊。
A 你是为什么去的?
B 我是去玩儿的。
A 你是一个人去的吗?
B 不是,我是跟两个朋友一块儿去的。
A 你们是怎么去的,坐飞机还是坐船?
B 我们是坐飞机去的,坐船太慢了。
A 现在到日本去玩的人多不多?飞机票好买吗?
B 现在去的人不太多,飞机票不难买。
A 你们玩儿的怎么样?
B 我们玩儿得很好。
A 你们是什么时候回来的
B 我们是昨天晚上回来的,所以现在很累。
A tīng shuō nǐ dào rìběn qùle.
B shì a.
A nǐ shì wèishéme qù de?
B wǒ shì qù wán er de.
A nǐ shì yīgèrén qù de ma?
B bùshì, wǒ shì gēn liǎng gè péngyǒu yīkuài er qù de.
A nǐmen shì zěnme qù de, zuò fēijī háishì zuò chuán?
B wǒmen shì zuò fēijī qù de, zuò chuán tài mànle.
A xiànzài dào rìběn qù wán de rén duō bù duō? Fēijī piào hǎo mǎi ma?
B xiànzài qù de rén bù tài duō, fēijī piào bù nán mǎi.
A nǐmen wán er de zěnme yàng?
B wǒmen wán er dé hěn hǎo.
A nǐmen shì shénme shíhòu huílái de
B wǒmen shì zuótiān wǎnshàng huílái de, suǒyǐ xiànzài hěn lèi.
A I heard that you went to Japan.
B Yes.
A Why did you go?
B I went to have fun.
A Did you go alone?
B No, I went with two friends.
A How did you get there, by plane or by boat?
B We went by plane, taking a boat was too slow.
A Are there many people going to Japan now? Is it easy to buy air tickets?
B There are not many people going there now, so it’s not difficult to buy air tickets.
A How are you having fun?
B We had a good time.
A When did you come back?
B We came back last night, so we are very tired now.
Verbs
玩儿 wáner Play
回 huí Go Back, Come Back
Nouns
飞机 fēijī Plane
船 chuán Ship
票 piào Ticket
Adjectives
累 lèi Tired
Adverbs
一块儿 yīkuàier Together
晚上 wǎnshàng Evening

Source: Willyam Wen, Practical Mandarin Reading: Simplified Characters: Volume 1: HSK 1-2; National Taiwan Normal University. Practical Audio-Visual Chinese: Chapter 1 (Taiwan: Tsai Fong Books, 2008), 185.

Exercise 5: 你到哪儿去? Nǐ Dào Nǎ'er Qù? (Where Are You Going?)

In this part, you will read a conversation about two person who are walking to school.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (13)
A 你到哪儿去?
B 我到学校去。
A 你走路去啊?
B 是啊。
A 为什么不开车去呢?
B 这个时候在学校里停车的地方不好找。
A 走路去不累吗?
B 还好,我们学校离这儿不远。
A nǐ dào nǎ'er qù?
B wǒ dào xuéxiào qù.
A nǐ zǒulù qù a?
B shì a.
A wèishéme bù kāichē qù ne?
B zhège shíhòu zài xuéxiào lǐ tíngchē dì dìfāng bù hǎo zhǎo.
A zǒulù qù bù lèi ma?
B hái hǎo, wǒmen xuéxiào lí zhè'er bù yuǎn.
A Where are you going?
B I am going to school.
A Are you going to walk?
B Yes.
A Why not drive there?
B It’s hard to find a parking space in the school at this time.
A Aren’t you tired of walking?
B Fortunately, our school is not far from here.
Verbs
走路 zǒulù Walk
走 zǒu Go, Walk
开车 kāichē Drive Car
停车 tíngchē Park Car
停 tíng Stop
找 zhǎo Search, Seek
Nouns
路 lù Road
图书馆 túshūguǎn Library
后面 hòumiàn Back, Rear
楼 lóu Building, Floor
附近 fùjìn Vicinity, Neighborhood
Adjectives
方便 fāngbiàn Easy
Adverbs
那么 nàme Therefore

Source: Willyam Wen, Practical Mandarin Reading: Simplified Characters: Volume 1: HSK 1-2; National Taiwan Normal University. Practical Audio-Visual Chinese: Chapter 1 (Taiwan: Tsai Fong Books, 2008), 186.

Congratulations! In this chapter 7, you have learned at least 42 vocabularies and if you combine it from the previous lesson, you have learned at least 345 vocabularies. Keep up your hard work to go to the next level.

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