她是谁？
Who is she?
小语：他是谁？
安娜：他是李文。
小语：李文是中国人。
安娜：是，他是中国人。
HSK 1 · App lesson 5
15-25
min
4
words
Official 3.1/2 8
sections
State a person's identity or nationality, then ask who someone is with 谁.
New HSK Course 1, official lesson 3, part 1 of 2.
Vocabulary 01 / 04
01 
是
to be; is; am; are
Model sentence
What to notice
Use 是 to link a person with an identity, role, or nationality.
Try it
Build short sentences: 我是…, 他是…, 她是…
Vocabulary 02 / 04
02 
中国
China
Model sentence
What to notice
Country names often come before 人 to say nationality.
Try it
Say 中国 slowly, then add 人: 中国人.
Vocabulary 03 / 04
03 
人
person; people
Model sentence
What to notice
After a country, 人 means a person from that country.
Try it
Practice the chunk 中国人 as one idea.
Vocabulary 04 / 04
04 
谁
who
Model sentence
What to notice
Use 谁 in the same place where the answer would name a person.
Try it
Keep the sentence order: 她是安娜, 她是谁?
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.
Use 是 to connect a person with an identity. Replace the identity with 谁 when you need to ask who the person is.
Grammar 01 / 02
subject + 是 + noun
Stating identity with 是
Use 是 to say who someone is or what identity they have. It connects a person to words like 学生, 老师, 朋友, or 中国人.
Grammar 02 / 02
subject + 是 + 谁？
Asking who with 谁
Use 谁 when you want to ask who someone is. Keep the same sentence shape as the answer: 她是安娜 changes to 她是谁？
Writing drill
Type your answer.
Translate: I am a student.
Build short sentences: 我是…, 他是…, 她是…
Writing drill 02 / 02
Type your answer.
Write the Chinese word for "who".
Use 谁 in the same place where the answer would name a person.
Reading practice
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Reading check
Did you follow the story?
Choose the best answer for each question.
Writing practice
Write a full sentence.
Write one question asking who he is.
Review
Quick recall check.
Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.
Which new word means "to be"?
Review 02 / 02
Quick recall check.
Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.
Which new word means "who"?
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