HSK 3
HSK 3 · App lesson 22
15-25 min 6 words Official 10.1/2 8 sections

Borrow at the library, use 把 to handle a book or dictionary, and say you must do the first step first.

New HSK Course 3, official lesson 10, part 1 of 2.

Friends at a library desk passing a book and a dictionary across the counter
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After sport, 马克 still has a library book. These six words let you borrow and handle it with 把.

Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing disposal marker
()

disposal marker; handful

Model sentence
What to notice

把 places the thing you handle before the verb.

Try it

Name the object right after 把.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing to borrow
(jiè)

to borrow; to lend

Model sentence
What to notice

借 is borrowing, or lending, a thing for a while.

Try it

Practice 借书.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing library
()(shū)(guǎn)

library

Model sentence
What to notice

图书馆 is where you borrow books. You already know 书.

Try it

Practice 在图书馆.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing dictionary
()(diǎn)

dictionary

Model sentence
What to notice

词典 helps you look up words. You already know 字.

Try it

Practice 看词典.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing to return (something)
(hái)

to return (something)

Model sentence
What to notice

还 here means giving something back, not still.

Try it

Practice 还给我.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing first
(xiān)

first

Model sentence
What to notice

先 names the first step.

Try it

Pair it later with 再.

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.

        把 plus the book plus the action says what happens to that book.

        Grammar 01 / 01
        把 + object + verb + 给 + person

        Handling something with 把

        把 places the object before the action so you can say what happens to it. 你明天再把书还给我 means return the book to me tomorrow. 再, which you already know, puts the action later.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Please give me the book.

        Name the object right after 把.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "first".

        先 names the first step.

        Reading practice

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

        (zài)()(shū)(guǎn)

        At the library

        ()()()()()(shū)(guǎn)()(jiè)(shū)

        (ān)()(qǐng)()()(diǎn)(gěi)()

        (liú)(míng)()(xiān)(hái)(shū)

        ()(wén)()(míng)(tiān)(zài)()(shū)(hái)(gěi)()

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: Where is 马克 going?
        Question 01

        Where is 马克 going?

        Question 2: What does 安娜 want?
        Question 02

        What does 安娜 want?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence telling someone to return the book tomorrow.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "disposal marker"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "first"?

        Lesson complete

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