HSK 1
HSK 1 · App lesson 23
15-25 min 6 words Official 10.2/2 8 sections

Ask the price, pay with 块 or 元, and buy fruit at a shop.

New HSK Course 1, official lesson 10, part 2 of 2.

A customer paying for fruit at a small neighborhood shop counter
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

Now pay for what you like. These six words finish the shopping trip.

钱(qián) 块(kuài) 元(yuán) 买(mǎi) 商(shāng)店(diàn) 水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing money
钱(qián)

money

Model sentence
What to notice

钱 is money. 多少钱 asks the price.

Try it

Keep 多少钱 together.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing yuan (spoken)
块(kuài)

yuan (spoken)

Model sentence
What to notice

块 is the everyday money word after a number.

Try it

Use 两块, not 二块.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing yuan
元(yuán)

yuan

Model sentence
What to notice

元 is a little more formal than 块.

Try it

You will see 元 on price tags.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing to buy
买(mǎi)

to buy

Model sentence
What to notice

买 needs the thing you want after it.

Try it

Put 买 before 苹果 or 水果.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing shop
商(shāng)店(diàn)

shop; store

Model sentence
What to notice

商店 is where you 买 things.

Try it

Hear 商, then 店.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing fruit
水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)

fruit

Model sentence
What to notice

水果 is the general word. 苹果 is one kind.

Try it

Practice 买水果.

Vocabulary match

Connect word, pinyin, and meaning.

Pick one item from each column. When all three belong together, they lock in as a match.

Word
    Pinyin
      Meaning
        Grammar

        One pattern holds the lesson together.

        Ask 多少钱, then answer with a number plus 块 or 元.

        1 Prices with 块 and 元
        Grammar 01 / 01
        number + 块 / 元

        Prices with 块 and 元

        块 and 元 both name money. 块 is everyday speech. 多少钱 asks the price.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: How much is this?

        Keep 多少钱 together.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "fruit".

        水果 is the general word. 苹果 is one kind.

        Reading practice

        Continue in order when you can. You can also open any app lesson whenever it is useful.

        在(zài)商(shāng)店(diàn)

        At the shop

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：我(wǒ)去(qù)商(shāng)店(diàn)买(mǎi)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：苹(píng)果(guǒ)多(duō)少(shǎo)钱(qián)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：两(liǎng)块(kuài)。两(liǎng)元(yuán)也(yě)可(kě)以(yǐ)。

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

        Xiaoyu: I am going to the shop to buy fruit.

        Anna: How much are the apples?

        Li Wen: Two yuan. Two yuan is also fine.

        Xiaoyu: Good, I will buy apples.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: Where does 小语 go?
        Question 01

        Where does 小语 go?

        Question 2: How much are the apples?
        Question 02

        How much are the apples?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Ask how much the apples are.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "money"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "fruit"?

        Lesson complete

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