HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 3
15-25 min 6 words Official 2.1/2 8 sections

Choose to take a taxi to Peking University and make the plan sound friendly with 吧.

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

A friendly scene for choose a taxi
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After the airport visit, the friends choose how to reach 北大. Start with the chosen plan before comparing the other options.

还(hái)是(shì) 打(dǎ)车(chē) 去(qù) 北(běi)大(dà) 吧(ba) 坐(zuò)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing or
还(hái)是(shì)

or; still; instead

Model sentence
What to notice

Here 还是 marks the option you decide is better.

Try it

Put 还是 before the action you finally choose.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing to take a taxi
打(dǎ)车(chē)

to take a taxi

Model sentence
What to notice

Literally uses 打, but the phrase means to hail or take a taxi.

Try it

Use 打车去 + place for quick travel plans.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing to go
去(qù)

to go

Model sentence
What to notice

Put 去 before the destination.

Try it

Build short plans: 去机场, 去北大, 去饭店.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing Peking University
北(běi)大(dà)

Peking University

Model sentence
What to notice

Short for 北京大学, a famous university in Beijing.

Try it

Use 去北大 when naming it as a destination.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing suggestion particle
吧(ba)

suggestion particle

Model sentence
What to notice

At the end of a sentence, 吧 softens a suggestion.

Try it

Add 吧 after a plan: 打车去吧.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing to sit
坐(zuò)

to sit; to take transport

Model sentence
What to notice

Use 坐 with vehicles and public transport.

Try it

Say 坐 + vehicle: 坐地铁, 坐公共汽车.

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.

        Place 还是 before the chosen action, then add 吧 to soften the suggestion.

        1 Choosing with 还是 2 Soft suggestions with 吧
        Grammar 01 / 02
        还是 + chosen action

        Choosing with 还是

        Use 还是 before the option you decide on after thinking about alternatives. It often sounds like "instead" or "better to" in English.

        Grammar 02 / 02
        verb phrase + 吧

        Soft suggestions with 吧

        Put 吧 at the end of a sentence to make a suggestion softer and more conversational, especially with 我们.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Let's take a taxi to Peking University instead.

        Put 还是 before the action you finally choose.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "to sit".

        Use 坐 with vehicles and public transport.

        Reading practice

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

        准(zhǔn)备(bèi)去(qù)北(běi)大(dà)

        A plan for 北大

        安(ān)娜(nà)：今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)去(qù)北(běi)大(dà)吗(ma)？

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：我(wǒ)们(men)坐(zuò)车(chē)去(qù)吧(ba)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)是(shì)打(dǎ)车(chē)去(qù)北(běi)大(dà)吧(ba)。

        Anna: Are we going to Peking University today?

        Mark: Let's take a vehicle there.

        Xiao Li: Let's take a taxi to Peking University instead.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: Where are the friends going?
        Question 01

        Where are the friends going?

        Question 2: Which transport does 小李 choose?
        Question 02

        Which transport does 小李 choose?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Suggest taking a taxi to 北大.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "or"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to sit"?

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