Lesson 1: Finding Things at Home

早上

Additional HSK 1 vocabulary (location, health).

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary14 words

病人bìngrénNoun
  • patient

Examples

很多病人在医院。

hěnduōbìngrénzàiyuàn

Many patients are at the hospital.

这个病人需要休息。

zhègebìngrényàoxiūxi

This patient needs to rest.

chuángNoun
  • beda place for sleeping and resting

Examples

这是我的床。

zhèshìdechuáng

This is my bed.

我每天在床上睡觉。

měitiānzàichuángshàngshuìjiào

I sleep in bed every day.

地上shangNoun
  • on the ground, on the floorIndicates a position on the surface below one's feet.

Examples

书在地上。

shūzàishàng

The book is on the ground.

孩子坐在地上。

háizizuòzàishàng

The child is sitting on the floor.

电视机diànshìjīNoun
  • 1.television, TV set
  • 2.TV set

Examples

我家有一台电视机。

jiāyǒutáidiànshì

My family has a TV set.

他正在看电视。

zhèngzàikàndiànshì

He is watching TV.

房子fángziNoun
  • 1.house
  • 2.home, residencea place to live

Examples

这是我的房子。

zhèshìdefángzi

This is my house.

他的房子很大。

defángzihěn

His house is very big.

汉字hànNoun
  • Chinese characterThe common term for the written characters of Chinese.

Examples

我在学汉字。

zàixuéhàn

I am learning Chinese characters.

这个汉字怎么写?

zhègehànzěnmexiě

How do you write this Chinese character?

家里jiāNoun
  • 1.in the home; inside the house
  • 2.at homeRefers to a location.

Examples

我的家里有五个人。

dejiāyǒurén

There are five people in my family.

我今天在家里。

jīntiānzàijiā

I am at home today.

看病kànbìngVerb
  • 1.to see a doctor
  • 2.to go for a medical check-upUsually used when talking about going to see a doctor.

Examples

我明天去看病。

míngtiānkànbìng

I am going to see a doctor tomorrow.

他去医院看病了。

yuànkànbìngle

He went to the hospital to see a doctor.

前边qiánbianNoun
  • in front, the front side

Examples

学校在前边。

xuéxiàozàiqiánbiān

The school is in front.

请看前边。

qǐngkànqiánbiān

Please look ahead.

请进qǐngjìnPhrase
  • Please come in.

Examples

请进,请坐。

qǐngjìnqǐngzuò

Please come in and sit down.

生病shēngbìngVerb
  • to fall ill, to get sick

Examples

他生病了,不能来上课。

shēngbìnglenéngláishàng

He is sick and can't come to class.

如果生病了,应该去看医生。

guǒshēngbìngleyīnggāikànshēng

If you get sick, you should see a doctor.

下边xiàbianNoun
  • 1.below, underneath
  • 2.nextcommonly used in spoken language

Examples

桌子下边有一只猫。

zhuōzixiàbiānyǒuzhīmāo

There is a cat under the table.

下边我们开始唱歌。

xiàbiānmenkāishǐchàng

Next, let's start singing.

早上zǎoshàngNoun
  • morningThe time from daybreak until around 10-11 a.m.

Examples

早上好!

zǎoshànghǎo!

Good morning!

地方dìfangdanh từ
  • 1.place; location
  • 2.part (of the body or of an object)

Examples

这个地方很美。

zhègefānghěnměi

This place is very beautiful.

他的脚地方受伤了。

dejiǎofāngshòushāngle

His foot got injured.

Grammar

Indicating Position and Location

在 + nơi chốn / địa điểm

This sentence pattern is used to specify where a person or thing is. '在' is a preposition of location, placed before the place. It can be used with words like '家里' (at home), '这儿' (here), '前边' (in front)...

病人在床上。

bìngrénzàichuángshàng

The patient is on the bed.

电视机在房子下边。

diànshìzàifángzixiàbiān

The television is below the house.

Showing Possession or a Related Description

...的 + 物体

Place '的' after a noun or pronoun to show belonging or a relationship. In this lesson, it can be used to mean 'of the house,' 'of the patient,' or combined with a word for a place.

病人的床在家里。

bìngréndechuángzàijiā

The patient's bed is in the house.

这个地方的汉字很难。

zhègefāngdehànhěnnán

The Chinese characters of this place are very hard.

Dialogues

Finding Things at Home

Two friends, Linh and Nam, are looking for something in the room.

Li
Linh

我的汉字书在哪儿?

dehànshūzàiér

Where is my Chinese character book?

Na
Nam

你的书在电视机前边。

deshūzàidiànshìqiánbiān

Your book is in front of the television.

Li
Linh

不在这儿。地上有书吗?

zàizhèérshàngyǒushūma

It's not here. Is there a book on the floor?

Na
Nam

地上没有。你的书在家里,不在外边。

shàngméiyǒudeshūzàijiāzàiwàibiān

It's not on the floor. Your book is inside the house, not outside.

Li
Linh

啊!在床下边!

azàichuángxiàbiān

Ah! It's under the bed!