HSK 2
HSK 2 · App lesson 10
15-25 min 6 words Official 5.2/2 8 sections

Tell someone something, let them come in, and contrast inside with outside.

New HSK Course 2, official lesson 5, part 2 of 2.

A host waving guests from the hallway into a warm living room
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

At the door, the host guides the guests. These six words move people in and out.

告(gào)诉(sù) 让(ràng) 出(chū) 进(jìn)来(lái) 过(guò)来(lái) 外(wài)面(miàn)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing to tell
告(gào)诉(sù)

to tell

Model sentence
What to notice

告诉 needs the person, then the information.

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The second syllable is often light.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing to let
让(ràng)

to let; to make

Model sentence
What to notice

让 plus a person plus a verb gives permission or asks them to do it.

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Put the person after 让.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing to go out
出(chū)

to go out; to exit

Model sentence
What to notice

出 is moving out of a place.

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You will also hear 出去.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing to come in
进(jìn)来(lái)

to come in

Model sentence
What to notice

进来 is 进 plus 来: enter toward the speaker.

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Use it at the door.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing to come over
过(guò)来(lái)

to come over

Model sentence
What to notice

过来 asks someone to move toward you.

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Wave and say 过来.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing outside
外(wài)面(miàn)

outside

Model sentence
What to notice

外面 is the opposite of 里面.

Try it

Practice 在外面.

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.

        进来 and 过来 pull the guest toward you. 让 plus a person gives permission.

        1 Coming in and coming over
        Grammar 01 / 01
        进 / 进来 / 过来 / 出

        Coming in and coming over

        进 and 进来 move into a space. 过来 asks someone to come toward you. 出 and 外面 point to leaving or being outside.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Please tell me.

        The second syllable is often light.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "outside".

        外面 is the opposite of 里面.

        Reading practice

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

        进(jìn)来(lái)吧(ba)

        Inside the home

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：请(qǐng)进(jìn)来(lái)。你(nǐ)过(guò)来(lái)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：让(ràng)我(wǒ)进(jìn)来(lái)。外(wài)面(miàn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：请(qǐng)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)，花(huā)在(zài)里(lǐ)面(miàn)吗(ma)？

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：在(zài)里(lǐ)面(miàn)。你们(nǐmen)进(jìn)来(lái)吧(ba)。

        Xiao Li: Please come in. Come over here.

        Anna: Let me come in. It is cold outside.

        Mark: Please tell me, are the flowers inside?

        Xiao Li: They are inside. Come in.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What does 小李 say first?
        Question 01

        What does 小李 say first?

        Question 2: How is it 外面?
        Question 02

        How is it 外面?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one polite sentence asking someone to come in.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to tell"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "outside"?

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