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Lesson

Practice and questions

Read simple learning-related sentences.

intermediateschoolreadingvocabularyspeaking

Core words

The first words to learn and practice aloud.

问题
wèn tí
question, problem
HSK 1Frequency #131
答案
dá àn
answer
HSK 4Frequency #1068
练习
liàn xí
practice
HSK 3Frequency #1654
故事
gù shì
story
HSK 3Frequency #510

Learning order

  1. 1问题 - question, problem
  2. 2答案 - answer
  3. 3练习 - practice
  4. 4故事 - story

Stretch words

Useful extras from the same topic and level.

Optional
already
school · #503
niàn
to read aloud
school · #2008
作家
zuò jiā
writer
school · #2422
since; already
school · #2523
经典
jīngdiǎn
classic
school · #2927
answer
school · #3018

Sentence patterns

我在学校。
wǒ zài xué xiào 。
I am at school.
这是我的书。
zhè shì wǒ de shū 。
This is my book.
老师帮助我。
lǎo shī bāng zhù wǒ 。
The teacher helps me.

Example sentences

我在学校学问题。
wǒ zài xué xiào xué wèn tí 。
I study question, problem at school.
答案是我的同学。
dá àn shì wǒ de tóng xué 。
answer is my classmate.
我看练习。
wǒ kàn liàn xí 。
I read or look at practice.

Mini reading

Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.

1
我今天在学校。
wǒ jīn tiān zài xué xiào 。
Today I am at school.
2
老师给我们一个问题。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men yí gè wèn tí 。
The teacher gives us a question.
3
我们一起练习。
wǒ men yì qǐ liàn xí 。
We practice together.

Common mistakes

Short reminders that stop the most common mix-ups.

学校 means school, not classroom.
xué xiào m e a n s s c h o o l , n o t c l a s s r o o m .
Use it for the school building or place.
老师 means teacher, not classmate.
lǎo shī m e a n s t e a c h e r , n o t c l a s s m a t e .
Use it for the person who teaches.

Quick questions

Where is the learner in the reading?
At school
Who gives the question?
The teacher

Quick quiz

Which meaning matches 问题?

Review assignment

Revisit these items tomorrow, then again in three days. Keep review short and say the words aloud.

问题
wèn tí
question, problem
答案
dá àn
answer
练习
liàn xí
practice