HSK 1
HSK 1 · App lesson 18
15-25 min 6 words Official 8.1/2 8 sections

Say where someone works with 在, add 也 for the same job, and name a hospital, doctor, or company.

New HSK Course 1, official lesson 8, part 1 of 2.

A doctor and a parent talking in a calm hospital corridor
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After talking about work hours, name the workplace. These six words place the job on a map.

也(yě) 在(zài) 医(yī)院(yuàn) 工(gōng)作(zuò) 医(yī)生(shēng) 公(gōng)司(sī)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing also
也(yě)

also; too

Model sentence
What to notice

也 goes after the person, not at the end.

Try it

Keep 也 before the verb.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing at
在(zài)

at; in; to be at

Model sentence
What to notice

在 plus a place tells you where something happens.

Try it

Put 在 before the place.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing hospital
医(yī)院(yuàn)

hospital

Model sentence
What to notice

医院 is where doctors work.

Try it

Hear 医, then 院.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing to work
工(gōng)作(zuò)

to work; job

Model sentence
What to notice

工作 can be the action or the job itself.

Try it

Use it after 在 + place.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing doctor
医(yī)生(shēng)

doctor

Model sentence
What to notice

医生 works in a 医院.

Try it

The second syllable is often light.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing company
公(gōng)司(sī)

company

Model sentence
What to notice

公司 is a workplace that is not a school or hospital.

Try it

Practice 在公司.

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 在 plus a place before 工作. Add 也 when another person does the same thing.

        1 Also with 也 2 Location with 在
        Grammar 01 / 02
        subject + 也 + verb

        Also with 也

        也 goes after the person and before the verb. It shows someone does the same thing.

        Grammar 02 / 02
        在 + place + verb

        Location with 在

        Put 在 plus a place before the action to say where it happens.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: My father also works at a hospital.

        Keep 也 before the verb.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "company".

        公司 is a workplace that is not a school or hospital.

        Reading practice

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

        爸(bà)爸(bà)在(zài)医(yī)院(yuàn)

        Dad at the hospital

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：你(nǐ)在(zài)医(yī)院(yuàn)工(gōng)作(zuò)吗(ma)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：我(wǒ)在(zài)医(yī)院(yuàn)工(gōng)作(zuò)。我(wǒ)是(shì)医(yī)生(shēng)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：你(nǐ)爸(bà)爸(bà)呢(ne)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(bà)也(yě)在(zài)医(yī)院(yuàn)工(gōng)作(zuò)。她(tā)在(zài)公(gōng)司(sī)上(shàng)班(bān)。

        Xiaoyu: Do you work at a hospital?

        Li Wen: I work at a hospital. I am a doctor.

        Anna: What about your father?

        Li Wen: My father also works at a hospital. She goes to work at a company.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: Where does 李文 work?
        Question 01

        Where does 李文 work?

        Question 2: Who also works at the hospital?
        Question 02

        Who also works at the hospital?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying your father also works at a hospital.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "also"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "company"?

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