Mandarin/ Chinese Reading Lessons From Zero and Basic For Beginners - Middle Test - HSK 1-2 - 39 Vocabularies

In this middle test chapter, there will be four exercises and you will study about 39 vocabularies with the pinyin and also the meaning.

Test 1: 昨天的京剧怎么样? Zuótiān De Jīngjù Zěnmeyàng? (How was the Yesterday's Beijing Opera?

In this part, you will read about conversation between two persons who are talking about yesterday's Beijing Opera.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (9)
A 谢谢。林娜,昨天的京剧怎么样?
B 很有意思。今天天气很好,我们去游泳,好吗?
A 太好了!什么时候去?
B 现在去可以吗?
A 可以。
A xièxiè. Línnà, zuótiān de jīngjù zěnme yàng?
B hěn yǒuyìsi. Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒmen qù yóuyǒng, hǎo ma?
A tài hǎole! Shénme shíhòu qù?
B xiànzài qù kěyǐ ma?
A kěyǐ.
A Thank you. Lin Na, how was the Beijing Opera yesterday?
B Very interesting. The weather is nice today. Let's go swimming, okay?
A Great! when to go?
B Can we go now?
A Yes.
Particles
怎么样 zěnmeyàng How
什么时候 shénmeshíhòu When
Verbs
游泳 yóuyǒng Swim
Nouns
京剧 jīngjù Beijing Opera
时候 shíhòu Time, Moment
Adjectives
有意思 yǒuyìsi Interesting
Adverbs
昨天 zuótiān Yesterday
今天 jīntiān Today
Conjunctions
时候 shíhòu When

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). 62.

Test 2: 杨老师,明天您有时间吗? Yáng Lǎoshī, Míngtiān Nín Yǒu Shíjiān Ma? (Teacher Yang, Do You Have Time Tomorrow?)

In this part, you will read a conversation about someone who is asking teacher Yang whether he has a free time or not tomorrow.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (9)
A 杨老师,明天您有时间吗?
B 对不起,请再说一遍。
A 明天您有时间吗?我们去打球,好吗?
B 很抱歉,明天我很忙,恐怕不行。谢谢你们。
A yáng lǎoshī, míngtiān nín yǒu shíjiān ma?
B duìbùqǐ, qǐng zàishuō yībiàn.
A míngtiān nín yǒu shíjiān ma? Wǒmen qù dǎqiú, hǎo ma?
B hěn bàoqiàn, míngtiān wǒ hěn máng, kǒngpà bùxíng. Xièxiè nǐmen.
A Teacher Yang, are you free tomorrow?
B Sorry, please say it again.
A Do you have time tomorrow? Let's go play ball, okay?
B I'm sorry, I'm very busy tomorrow, so I'm afraid I can't. thank you all.
Verbs
说 shuō Talk
打球 dǎqiú Play Ball
抱歉 bàoqiàn Apologize
Nouns
时间 shíjiān Time
Adjectives
抱歉 bàoqiàn Sorry
Adverbs
明天 míngtiān Tomorrow
一遍 yībiàn Once
恐怕 kǒngpà Afraid

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). 63.

Test 3: 请问先生,你要买像机吗? Qǐngwèn Xiānshēng, Nǐ Yāo Mǎi Xiàng Jī Ma? (Excuse Me Sir, Do You Want To Buy A Video Camera?)

In this part, you will read a conversation between a person who is buying a video camera in a shop.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (14)
A 请问先生,你要买像机吗?
B 是啊。我的像机太旧了。我想买一个新的。
A 你喜欢哪国货?
B 我都看看,好吗?
A 这个是德国货,你觉得怎么样?
B 这个太大了。我喜欢哪个小的。
A 这个小的很好,是日本货。
B 多少钱?
A 五百块。
B 太贵了。你们有便宜的没有?
A 这个美国像机很好。只卖一百一十五块。
B 好,我买这个。
A qǐngwèn xiānshēng, nǐ yāomǎi xiàng jī ma?
B shì a. Wǒ de xiàng jī tài jiùle. Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yīgè xīn de.
A nǐ xǐhuān nǎ guóhuò?
B wǒ dū kàn kàn, hǎo ma?
A zhège shì déguó huò, nǐ juédé zěnme yàng?
B zhège tài dàle. Wǒ xǐhuān nǎge xiǎo de.
A zhège xiǎo de hěn hǎo, shì rìběn huò.
B duōshǎo qián?
A wǔbǎi kuài.
B tài guìle. Nǐmen yǒu piányí de méiyǒu?
A zhège měiguó xiàng jī hěn hǎo. Zhǐ mài yībǎi yīshíwǔ kuài.
B hǎo, wǒ mǎi zhège.
A Excuse me sir, do you want to buy a video camera?
B Yes. My camera is too old. I want to buy a new one.
A Which Chinese product do you like?
B Let me take a look, okay?
A This is from Germany. What do you think?
B This is too big. Which one is smaller I prefer.
A This small one is very good, it’s made in Japan.
B How much does it cost?
A Five hundred dollars.
B It is too expensive. Do you have any cheap ones?
A This American camera is very good. It only sells for one hundred and fifteen yuan.
B OK, I buy this.
Numbers
百 bǎi Hundred
Names
德国 déguó Germany
日本 rìběn Japan
Verbs
想 xiǎng Want, Miss, Intend
觉得 juédé Think, Feel
卖 mài Sell
Nouns
像机 xiàngjī Camera
货 huò Product
Adjectives
旧 jiù Old
新 xīn New
大 dà Big
小 xiǎo Small
便宜 piányí Cheap
Adverbs
只 zhǐ Only

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), 95.

Test 4: 你们大学有多少学生? Nǐmen Dàxué Yǒu Duōshǎo Xuéshēng? (How Many Students Are There In Your University?)

In this part, you will read a conversation about two persons who are talking about their own universities.

Mandarin Pinyin English Vocabularies (7)
A 你们大学有多少学生?
B 有两万多学生。
A 有多少老师呢?
B 嗯,我不知道。我想有两千多位。
A 那真不少。
B 你们学校大不大?有多少学生?
A 我们大学很少,只有七八千学生,可是很有名。
A bàba hǎo.
B wáng bóbo hǎo.
A hǎo, dà wén, nǐ zhè wèi péngyǒu jiào shénme míngzì?
B tā de zhōngwén míngzì jiào dōng ní, tā de zhōngwén hěn hǎo.
A dōng ní, nǐ shì nǎ guórén?
B wǒ shì měiguó rén, kěshì wǒ māmā shì zhōngguó rén.
A How many students are there in your university?
B It has more than 20,000 students.
A How many teachers are there?
B Well, I don't know. I think there were over two thousand.
A That’s a lot.
B Is your school big? How many students are there?
A Our university is very small, with only seven or eight thousand students, but it is very famous.
Exclamations
嗯 ēn Hmm
Numbers
万 wàn Ten Thousands
千 qiān Thousand
Nouns
大学 dàxué University
学校 yǒumíng xuéxiào School
Adjectives
有名 yǒumíng Famous
Adverbs
真 zhēn Truly

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), 96.

Congratulations! In this middle test chapter, you have learned at least 39 vocabularies and if you combine it from the previous lesson, you have learned at leas 205 vocabularies. Keep up your hard work to go to the next level.

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