HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 8
15-25 min 6 words Official 4.2/2 8 sections

Count pants with 条, compliment with 不错, and talk about being tall, slow, smiling, and yourself.

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

A friend smiling at a mirror while trying on a pair of pants
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

Trying clothes on needs a kind comment. These six words finish the compliment.

条(tiáo) 不(bù)错(cuò) 高(gāo) 慢(màn) 笑(xiào) 自(zì)己(jǐ)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing measure word for long things
条(tiáo)

measure word for long things

Model sentence
What to notice

条 measures long, thin things such as 裤子.

Try it

Use 一条裤子.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing pretty good
不(bù)错(cuò)

pretty good; not bad

Model sentence
What to notice

不错 is a friendly compliment, a little softer than 很好.

Try it

Tone sandhi makes 不 sound like bú.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing tall
高(gāo)

tall; high

Model sentence
What to notice

高 can describe a person or a place.

Try it

Put 很 before 高.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing slow
慢(màn)

slow

Model sentence
What to notice

慢 is the opposite of 快, which you already know.

Try it

Practice 很慢.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing to smile
笑(xiào)

to smile; to laugh

Model sentence
What to notice

笑 is the face you make when something is nice.

Try it

Put 了 after 笑 when it has happened.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing oneself
自(zì)己(jǐ)

oneself

Model sentence
What to notice

自己 points back to the same person.

Try it

Put 自己 after 你 or 我.

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.

        一条裤子 counts the pants. 不错 and 笑 make the comment feel friendly.

        1 A friendly compliment
        Grammar 01 / 01
        不错 / 笑 / 自己

        A friendly compliment

        不错 is a warm, everyday compliment. 笑 is the smile that often follows. 自己 points back to the person: 你自己看看.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: A pair of pants.

        Use 一条裤子.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "oneself".

        自己 points back to the same person.

        Reading practice

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

        你(nǐ)自(zì)己(jǐ)看(kàn)

        A look in the mirror

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：这(zhè)条(tiáo)裤(kù)子(zǐ)不(bù)错(cuò)。你(nǐ)自(zì)己(jǐ)看(kàn)看(kàn)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：我(wǒ)很(hěn)高(gāo)。裤(kù)子(zǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：车(chē)很(hěn)慢(màn)。我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)颜(yán)色(sè)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：好(hǎo)。我(wǒ)笑(xiào)了(le)。红(hóng)色(sè)不(bù)错(cuò)。

        Xiao Li: These pants are pretty nice. Have a look yourself.

        Anna: I am quite tall. The pants are fine.

        Mark: The car is slow. We can look at the colors.

        Anna: All right. I smiled. Red is pretty nice.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: How does 小李 describe the pants?
        Question 01

        How does 小李 describe the pants?

        Question 2: What does 安娜 do at the end?
        Question 02

        What does 安娜 do at the end?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying these pants are pretty nice.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "measure word for long things"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "oneself"?

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