HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 7
15-25 min 6 words Official 4.1/2 8 sections

Name red, white, black, and green, then talk about pants and color in general.

New HSK Course 2, official lesson 4, part 1 of 2.

Friends comparing red, white, black, and green clothes on a market rack
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After planning the Xi'an trip, the friends look at clothes. These six words name colors and pants.

红(hóng)色(sè) 白(bái)色(sè) 黑(hēi)色(sè) 绿(lǜ)色(sè) 颜(yán)色(sè) 裤(kù)子(zǐ)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing red
红(hóng)色(sè)

red

Model sentence
What to notice

红色 names the color red.

Try it

Hear 红, then 色.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing white
白(bái)色(sè)

white

Model sentence
What to notice

白色 is white.

Try it

Compare it with 红色.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing black
黑(hēi)色(sè)

black

Model sentence
What to notice

黑色 is black.

Try it

Practice 黑色的.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing green
绿(lǜ)色(sè)

green

Model sentence
What to notice

绿色 is green.

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Hear 绿, then 色.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing color
颜(yán)色(sè)

color

Model sentence
What to notice

颜色 is the general word for color.

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Ask 什么颜色.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing pants
裤(kù)子(zǐ)

pants; trousers

Model sentence
What to notice

裤子 are what you wear on your legs.

Try it

The second syllable is often light.

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.

        Color plus 的 describes the thing: 红色的裤子.

        1 Describing with 的
        Grammar 01 / 01
        adjective + 的 + noun

        Describing with 的

        Put 的 after a color or other adjective when it describes a noun: 红色的裤子. You can also drop the noun when it is already clear: 你穿红色的很好看.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: I like red.

        Hear 红, then 色.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "pants".

        裤子 are what you wear on your legs.

        Reading practice

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

        红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)裤(kù)子(zǐ)

        Choosing a color

        安(ān)娜(nà)：这(zhè)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)颜(yán)色(sè)？

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：这(zhè)是(shì)红(hóng)色(sè)。白(bái)色(sè)、黑(hēi)色(sè)、绿(lǜ)色(sè)我(wǒ)都(dōu)喜(xǐ)欢(huān)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)裤(kù)子(zǐ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)看(kàn)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：我(wǒ)穿(chuān)红(hóng)色(sè)。

        Anna: What color is this?

        Mark: This is red. I like white, black, and green too.

        Xiao Li: The red pants look really nice.

        Anna: I will wear red.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What color are the pants 小李 likes?
        Question 01

        What color are the pants 小李 likes?

        Question 2: What does 安娜 decide to wear?
        Question 02

        What does 安娜 decide to wear?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying someone looks nice in red.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "red"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "pants"?

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