HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 23
15-25 min 6 words Official 12.1/2 8 sections

Compare weather with 比, and name clear or overcast skies and left, right, and above.

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

Friends in winter coats comparing a grey sky here with a memory of Beijing
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

The friends travel and feel a new kind of cold. These six words compare weather and sides.

比(bǐ) 晴(qíng) 阴(yīn) 左(zuǒ)边(biān) 右(yòu)边(biān) 上(shàng)面(miàn)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing compared with
比(bǐ)

compared with

Model sentence
What to notice

比 sits between the two things you compare.

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Put the adjective after the second thing.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing clear (weather)
晴(qíng)

clear (weather)

Model sentence
What to notice

晴 is bright, clear weather.

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You will also hear 晴天.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing overcast
阴(yīn)

overcast

Model sentence
What to notice

阴 is grey, cloudy weather.

Try it

Compare it with 晴.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing left side
左(zuǒ)边(biān)

left side

Model sentence
What to notice

左边 is the left side.

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Pair it with 右边.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing right side
右(yòu)边(biān)

right side

Model sentence
What to notice

右边 is the right side.

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Pair it with 左边.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing above
上(shàng)面(miàn)

above; on top

Model sentence
What to notice

上面 is the top or the surface above.

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Pair it later with 下面.

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.

        A 比 B plus an adjective compares the two. 多了 makes the difference feel large.

        1 Comparing with 比
        Grammar 01 / 01
        A + 比 + B + adjective

        Comparing with 比

        比 compares two things. A comes first, then 比, then B, then the adjective. 这里比北京冷 says here is colder than Beijing. 多了 after the adjective makes the gap feel large.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Today is colder than yesterday.

        Put the adjective after the second thing.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "above".

        上面 is the top or the surface above.

        Reading practice

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

        冷(lěng)多(duō)了(le)

        Colder here

        安(ān)娜(nà)：这(zhè)里(lǐ)比(bǐ)北(běi)京(jīng)冷(lěng)多(duō)了(le)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：今(jīn)天(tiān)很(hěn)阴(yīn)。昨(zuó)天(tiān)很(hěn)晴(qíng)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：书(shū)在(zài)上(shàng)面(miàn)。学(xué)校(xiào)在(zài)左(zuǒ)边(biān)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：家(jiā)在(zài)右(yòu)边(biān)。

        Anna: It is much colder here than in Beijing.

        Mark: Today is overcast. Yesterday was clear.

        Xiao Li: The book is on top. The school is on the left.

        Anna: Home is on the right.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: How does 安娜 compare this place with Beijing?
        Question 01

        How does 安娜 compare this place with Beijing?

        Question 2: How is today's sky?
        Question 02

        How is today's sky?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying it is much colder here than in Beijing.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "compared with"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "above"?

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