HSK 3
HSK 3 · App lesson 16
15-25 min 6 words Official 7.1/2 8 sections

Name a skirt, shorts, a shirt, a coat, and a pair of shoes while shopping after the train ride.

New HSK Course 3, official lesson 7, part 1 of 2.

Friends comparing a skirt, shorts, a shirt, and a coat in a small clothing shop
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After the train, they look at clothes. These six words name what you wear and how you count shoes.

裙(qún)子(zǐ) 短(duǎn)裤(kù) 衬(chèn)衫(shān) 大(dà)衣(yī) 鞋(xié) 更(gèng)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing skirt
裙(qún)子(zǐ)

skirt

Model sentence
What to notice

裙子 is a skirt. You already know 条.

Try it

Practice 一条裙子.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing shorts
短(duǎn)裤(kù)

shorts

Model sentence
What to notice

短裤 are short pants. You already know 裤子.

Try it

Practice 这条短裤.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing shirt
衬(chèn)衫(shān)

shirt

Model sentence
What to notice

衬衫 is a button shirt.

Try it

Practice 买衬衫.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing overcoat
大(dà)衣(yī)

overcoat

Model sentence
What to notice

大衣 is a long coat for cold weather.

Try it

Practice 一件大衣.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing shoes
鞋(xié)

shoes

Model sentence
What to notice

鞋 are shoes.

Try it

You will also hear 一双鞋.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing even more
更(gèng)

even more

Model sentence
What to notice

更 makes a comparison stronger.

Try it

Put 更 before the adjective.

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.

        比 plus 更 says one piece looks even better than another.

        1 This one looks better
        Grammar 01 / 01
        A + 比 + B + 更 + adjective

        This one looks better

        比 compares two things. 更 makes the adjective stronger: even more. 那条裙子比短裤更好看 says the skirt looks even better than the shorts. You already know 比 and 条.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: This is a skirt.

        Practice 一条裙子.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "even more".

        更 makes a comparison stronger.

        Reading practice

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

        买(mǎi)衣(yī)服(fú)

        In the clothing shop

        安(ān)娜(nà)：这(zhè)是(shì)裙(qún)子(zǐ)。那(nà)是(shì)短(duǎn)裤(kù)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：那(nà)条(tiáo)裙(qún)子(zǐ)比(bǐ)短(duǎn)裤(kù)更(gèng)好(hǎo)看(kàn)。

        王(wáng)一(yī)雪(xuě)：我(wǒ)买(mǎi)衬(chèn)衫(shān)和(hé)大(dà)衣(yī)。

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：我(wǒ)买(mǎi)鞋(xié)。

        Anna: This is a skirt. Those are shorts.

        Mark: That skirt looks even better than the shorts.

        Wang Yixue: I will buy a shirt and an overcoat.

        Li Wen: I will buy shoes.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What looks even better than the shorts?
        Question 01

        What looks even better than the shorts?

        Question 2: What does 李文 buy?
        Question 02

        What does 李文 buy?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Write one sentence saying that skirt looks even better than the shorts.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "skirt"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "even more"?

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