HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 27
15-25 min 6 words Official 14.1/2 8 sections

Talk about spending New Year, add feeling with 啊, count to ten thousand, and use from, toward, and away from.

New HSK Course 2, official lesson 14, part 1 of 2.

A quiet New Year table set for one person beside a window
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

Holiday talk follows class. These six words name New Year and the lonely feeling of being far from home.

过(guò)年(nián) 啊(a) 万(wàn) 从(cóng) 往(wǎng) 离(lí)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing to spend the New Year
过(guò)年(nián)

to spend the New Year

Model sentence
What to notice

过年 is celebrating the Spring Festival.

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Practice 一起过年.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing modal particle
啊(a)

modal particle

Model sentence
What to notice

啊 at the end adds warmth or surprise.

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Keep it light and short.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing ten thousand
万(wàn)

ten thousand

Model sentence
What to notice

万 is ten thousand. New Year wishes often use 万.

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You already know 百.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing from
从(cóng)

from

Model sentence
What to notice

从 names the starting place.

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Put the place after 从.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing toward
往(wǎng)

toward

Model sentence
What to notice

往 names the direction you move.

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Put 往 before the place.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing away from
离(lí)

away from

Model sentence
What to notice

离 sits between two places, then you add 近 or 远.

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Name both places.

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.

        一个人 plus 过年 is spending the festival alone. 啊 adds feeling at the end.

        1 Doing something alone
        Grammar 01 / 01
        一个人 + verb

        Doing something alone

        一个人 plus a verb means you do it by yourself. 一个人过年 feels lonely. 啊 at the end adds feeling.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: We spend the New Year.

        Practice 一起过年.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "away from".

        离 sits between two places, then you add 近 or 远.

        Reading practice

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

        过(guò)年(nián)

        New Year far from home

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：一(yī)个(gè)人(rén)过(guò)年(nián)多(duō)没(méi)意(yì)思(sī)啊(a)！

        安(ān)娜(nà)：好(hǎo)啊(a)，我(wǒ)们(men)一(yī)起(qǐ)过(guò)年(nián)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：我(wǒ)从(cóng)家(jiā)往(wǎng)学(xué)校(xiào)走(zǒu)。家(jiā)离(lí)学(xué)校(xiào)很(hěn)近(jìn)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：万(wàn)是(shì)很(hěn)多(duō)。过(guò)年(nián)好(hǎo)啊(a)！

        Mark: Spending the New Year alone is so boring!

        Anna: All right, let's spend the New Year together.

        Xiao Li: I walk from home toward school. Home is very near school.

        Mark: Ten thousand is a lot. New Year is great!

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: How does 马克 feel about spending New Year alone?
        Question 01

        How does 马克 feel about spending New Year alone?

        Question 2: Where does 小李 walk from?
        Question 02

        Where does 小李 walk from?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying spending New Year alone is boring.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to spend the New Year"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "away from"?

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