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Lesson 1: Talking about work and free time

回去

Additional HSK 1 vocabulary (daily life, daily).

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min
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Vocabulary14 words

白báiAdjective
  • 1.white
  • 2.clean, pure
  • 3.free, free of charge

Examples

这件衣服是白色的。

zhèjiànyīfushìbáisède。

This piece of clothing is white.

这个地方很白。

zhègedìfānghěnbái。

This place is very clean.

不大bùdàAdjective
  • 1.not big, not very
  • 2.not too much, not very muchoften used to reduce the degree of something

Examples

这个教室不大。

zhègejiàoshìbúdà。

This classroom is not big.

我不大喜欢这个颜色。

wǒbúdàxǐhuanzhègeyánsè。

I don't really like this color.

差chāNoun
  • 1.difference, gap
  • 2.poor, not good
  • 3.wrong, mistaken

Examples

这两个数字的差是五。

zhèliǎnggèshùzìdechàshìwǔ。

The difference between these two numbers is five.

他的成绩比较差。

tādechéngjìbǐjiàochà。

His grades are rather poor.

动作dòngzuòNoun
  • 1.movement, gesture
  • 2.action, activity

Examples

他的动作很慢。

tādedòngzuòhěnmàn。

His movements are very slow.

演员的动作很优美。

yǎnyuándedòngzuòhěnyōuměi。

The actor's movements are very graceful.

国guóNoun
  • 1.country; nation
  • 2.national; of the countryUsed as a prefix.

Examples

我爱我的国家。

wǒàiwǒdeguójiā。

I love my country.

这是中国的地图。

zhèshìzhōngguódedìtú。

This is a map of China.

好看hǎokànAdjective
  • good-looking; nice (in appearance)Used for people or things.

Examples

这件衣服很好看。

zhèjiànyīfuhěnhǎokàn。

This piece of clothing is very good-looking.

她长得很好看。

tāchángdéhěnhǎokàn。

She is very good-looking.

回去huíqùVerb
  • to go back; to returnIn a direction away from the speaker.

Examples

回去吧

huíqùba

Go back.

他回去中国

tāhuíqùzhōngguó

He is going back to China.

日期rìqīNoun
  • 1.date
  • 2.time, period

Examples

请告诉我会议的日期。

qǐnggàosùwǒhuìyìderìqī。

Please tell me the date of the meeting.

这封信的日期是昨天。

zhèfēngxìnderìqīshìzuótiān。

The date on this letter is yesterday.

上班shàngbānVerb
  • 1.to go to work
  • 2.to start one's work shift

Examples

我每天八点上班。

wǒměitiānbādiǎnshàngbān。

I go to work at eight o'clock every day.

说话shuōhuàVerb
  • 1.to talk, to speak
  • 2.to give a speech, to presentused in more formal contexts

Examples

他不说话。

tābùshuōhuà。

He doesn't talk.

请说话慢一点。

qǐngshuōhuàmànyìdiǎn。

Please speak a little more slowly.

一块儿yīkuàierAdverb
  • 1.together
  • 2.in one placeUsually refers to a location.

Examples

我们一块儿去吃饭吧。

wǒmenyíkuàiérqùchīfànba。

Let's go eat together.

这些东西都放在一块儿。

zhèxiēdōngxīdōufàngzàiyíkuàiér。

These things are all kept in one place.

一边yībiānPhrase
  • 1.one side
  • 2.while...; doing two things at once

Examples

我喜欢一边吃饭一边看电视。

wǒxǐhuanyìbiānchīfànyìbiānkàndiànshì。

I like to watch TV while eating.

请你坐在我的一边。

qǐngnǐzuòzàiwǒdeyìbiān。

Please sit by my side.

有时候yǒushíhòuAdverb
  • sometimesIndicates an action that happens infrequently.

Examples

我有时候喝茶。

wǒyǒushíhòuhēchá。

Sometimes I drink tea.

有时候他也来。

yǒushíhòutāyělái。

Sometimes he comes too.

还huánđộng từ
  • 1.to return; to give back
  • 2.to repay; to requite

Examples

请把这本书还给我。

qǐngbǎzhèběnshūháigěiwǒ。

Please return this book to me.

他借的钱已经还清了。

tājièdeqiányǐjīnghuánqīngle。

The money he borrowed has already been paid back.

Grammar

Doing something at a place

S + 在 + 地点 + V

Use '在' before a place to indicate where an action happens. It is usually combined with a verb afterward to talk about an activity taking place at a specific location.

我在公司上班。

wǒzàigōngsīshàngbān。

I work at the company.

他在家说话。

tāzàijiāshuōhuà。

He talks at home.

Doing something together

S + 和 + S + 一块儿 + V

Use '和' to connect two subjects, then add '一块儿' before the verb to emphasize that the action is done together, jointly.

我和朋友一块儿回去。

wǒhépéngyǒuyíkuàiérhuíqù。

My friend and I go back together.

他们一块儿说话。

tāmenyíkuàiérshuōhuà。

They talk together.

Dialogues

Talking about work and free time

Two coworkers talk about their schedules.

Na
Nam

你每天什么时候回去？

nǐměitiānshénmeshíhòuhuíqù？

What time do you go home every day?

Li
Linh

我下午五点半下班，然后回去。

wǒxiàwǔwǔdiǎnbànxiàbān，ránhòuhuíqù。

I get off work at half past five in the afternoon, then go home.

Na
Nam

你有时候晚上做什么？

nǐyǒushíhòuwǎnshàngzuòshénme？

What do you do in the evenings sometimes?

Li
Linh

我有时候和朋友一块儿说话，或者看好看的电视。

wǒyǒushíhòuhépéngyǒuyíkuàiérshuōhuà，huòzhěkànhǎokàndediànshì。

Sometimes I chat with friends, or watch a good TV show.

Na
Nam

今天日期是什么？我不知道。

jīntiānrìqīshìshénme？wǒbùzhīdào。

What's the date today? I don't know.

Li
Linh

今天是三月五号。你说得不对，今天不是周末。

jīntiānshìsānyuèwǔhào。nǐshuōdébúduì，jīntiānbúshìzhōumò。

Today is March 5th. You're wrong, today isn't the weekend.