HSK 1
HSK 1 · App lesson 27
15-25 min 6 words Official 12.2/2 8 sections

Talk about heat, illness, seeing a doctor, and asking how someone feels. This is also a review after three official lessons.

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

A doctor checking on a student who feels unwell in a clinic
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

Cold and rain can make someone ill. These six words help you say how you feel and that you need a doctor.

热(rè) 病(bìng) 生(shēng)病(bìng) 看(kàn)病(bìng) 觉(jué)得(dé) 怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing hot
热(rè)

hot

Model sentence
What to notice

热 is the opposite of 冷.

Try it

Practice 很热.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing illness
病(bìng)

illness; to be ill

Model sentence
What to notice

病 is the illness. 生病 is the verb.

Try it

Use 有病 or 生病.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing to become ill
生(shēng)病(bìng)

to become ill

Model sentence
What to notice

生病 plus 了 marks a new unhealthy state.

Try it

Put 了 after 生病.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing to see a doctor
看(kàn)病(bìng)

to see a doctor

Model sentence
What to notice

看病 uses 看 plus 病 as one idea.

Try it

Practice 去医院看病.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing to feel
觉(jué)得(dé)

to feel; to think

Model sentence
What to notice

觉得 introduces your feeling or opinion.

Try it

The second syllable is often light.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing how is it
怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)

how is it; how about it

Model sentence
What to notice

怎么样 asks for a description or opinion.

Try it

Use it after 天气 or 你觉得.

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

        Two patterns hold the lesson together.

        生病了 marks a new state. 觉得怎么样 asks for the feeling.

        1 A new situation with 了 2 Asking how it feels
        Grammar 01 / 02
        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.

        Grammar 02 / 02
        觉得怎么样？

        Asking how it feels

        觉得 says how something feels. 怎么样 asks for that feeling or opinion.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: It is very hot today.

        Practice 很热.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "how is it".

        怎么样 asks for a description or opinion.

        Reading practice

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

        生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)

        I feel ill

        安(ān)娜(nà)：你(nǐ)觉(jué)得(dé)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(dé)很(hěn)热(rè)。我(wǒ)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)。

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：你(nǐ)有(yǒu)病(bìng)吗(ma)？去(qù)医(yī)院(yuàn)看(kàn)病(bìng)吧(ba)。

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：好(hǎo)。今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

        Anna: How do you feel?

        Li Wen: I feel very hot. I have become ill.

        Xiaoyu: Are you ill? Let's go to the hospital to see a doctor.

        Li Wen: All right. How is the weather today?

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What happened to 李文?
        Question 01

        What happened to 李文?

        Question 2: What does 小语 suggest?
        Question 02

        What does 小语 suggest?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying you have become ill.

        Official self-assessment

        Review official lessons 1 to 3.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Review official lesson 10: How do you say the apples here are really cheap?

        Official self-assessment 02 / 03

        Review official lessons 1 to 3.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Review official lesson 11: How do you say you are studying at university?

        Official self-assessment 03 / 03

        Review official lessons 1 to 3.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Review official lesson 12: How do you say it snowed yesterday?

        Lesson complete

        Nice work finishing this part.

        You have reached the textbook self-assessment point. Take a moment to review official lessons 1 to 3 before continuing.

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