HSK 1
HSK 1 · App lesson 26
15-25 min 6 words Official 12.1/2 8 sections

Talk about snow, rain, and cold weather, and mark the new situation with 了.

New HSK Course 1, official lesson 12, part 1 of 2.

Friends looking out a window at falling snow in a quiet city street
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

The weather changes. These six words let you name snow, rain, and cold.

了(le) 雪(xuě) 下(xià)雨(yǔ) 雨(yǔ) 天(tiān)气(qì) 冷(lěng)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing change-of-state / completed particle
了(le)

change-of-state / completed particle

Model sentence
What to notice

Here 了 marks a new situation, not only a finished action.

Try it

Listen for 了 at the end.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing snow
雪(xuě)

snow

Model sentence
What to notice

雪 is snow. 下雪 means it snows.

Try it

Practice 下雪了.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing to rain
下(xià)雨(yǔ)

to rain

Model sentence
What to notice

下雨 is the weather action for rain.

Try it

Keep 下 and 雨 together.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing rain
雨(yǔ)

rain

Model sentence
What to notice

雨 is the rain itself.

Try it

You will also hear it inside 下雨.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing weather
天(tiān)气(qì)

weather

Model sentence
What to notice

天气 names the day's weather.

Try it

Ask 天气怎么样 later.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing cold
冷(lěng)

cold

Model sentence
What to notice

冷 describes cold weather or a cold feeling.

Try it

Put 很 before 冷.

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.

        Put 了 at the end when a new weather situation has arrived.

        1 A new situation with 了
        Grammar 01 / 01
        situation + 了

        A new situation with 了

        了 at the end can mark a new situation: 下雪了, 我生病了. The world is different now.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: It has started snowing.

        Listen for 了 at the end.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "cold".

        冷 describes cold weather or a cold feeling.

        Reading practice

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

        下(xià)雪(xuě)了(le)

        Snow yesterday

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：昨(zuó)天(tiān)下(xià)雪(xuě)了(le)。

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：今(jīn)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)吗(ma)？

        安(ān)娜(nà)：今(jīn)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)。今(jīn)天(tiān)有(yǒu)雨(yǔ)。

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

        Xiaoyu: It snowed yesterday.

        Li Wen: Has it started raining today?

        Anna: It is raining today. There is rain today.

        Xiaoyu: The weather is very cold today.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What happened yesterday?
        Question 01

        What happened yesterday?

        Question 2: How is today besides the rain?
        Question 02

        How is today besides the rain?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying it snowed yesterday.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "change-of-state / completed particle"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "cold"?

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