HSK 1 Grammar Chapter 13

Question 1

On the phone:

A: Hello, is Teacher Li at home?
B: She is not at home and has gone to school.

A: Hello, are you Miss Zhang?
B: Yes(correct), (and) you are?

A: Hello, what are you doing?
B: I’m reading a book.

Answer 1

Grammar point:
The interjection: 喂

A：喂，李老师在家吗？ Wèi, lǐ lǎoshī zàijiā ma?
B：她不在家，去学校了. Tā bù zàijiā, qù xuéxiào le.

A：喂，你是张小姐吗？ Wèi, nǐ shì zhāng xiǎojiě ma?
B：对，您是？ Duì, nín shì?

A：喂，你在做什么呢？ Wèi, nǐ zài zuò shénme ne? (在 + V + 呢)
B：我在看书呢。 Wǒ zài kànshū ne.

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Question 2

I am sleeping.
What are you doing?
Xiao Wang is learning Chinese.

I am not watching TV.
They are not working.

He is not reading (a book).
He didn’t read the book.
He did not read a book.

Answer 2

Grammar point:
Used to indicate an action in progress：
在 + V + 呢（？） - - zài + V + ne（？）
在 + V - - zài + V
没在 + V - - méi zài + V
没 + V - - méi + V

我在睡觉呢。 Wǒ zài shuìjiào ne.
你在做什么呢？ Nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
小王在学习汉语。Xiǎo wáng zài xuéxí hànyǔ.

我没在看电视。Wǒ méi zài kàn diànshì.
他们没在工作。Tāmen méi zài gōngzuò.

他没在看书。Tā méi zài kànshū.
他没看书。Tā méi kànshū.
他没有看书。Tā méiyǒu kànshū.

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Question 3

Rule for telephone numbers

8069478
13851897623
823004156

Answer 3

八零六九四七八。Bā líng liùjiǔsìqībā
幺三八五幺八九七六二三。Yāo sānbāwǔ yāo bājiǔqīliù’èrsān
八二三零零四幺五六。 Bā’èrsān líng líng sì yāo wǔliù.

Grammar point:
Expression of telephone numbers
0   零     líng
1   幺     Yāo ( telephone and dice )
2   二     èr   （ different from time which use 两  liǎng ）

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Question 4

A: No one (is sitting) here, please sit down.
B: Thank you.

A: Today we are eating at home.
B: Good.

A: I will call her now.
B: She is working, call her this afternoon.

Answer 4

Grammar point:
the modal particle： 吧

A：这儿没有人，请坐吧。
Zhè'er méiyǒu rén, qǐng zuò ba.  
B：谢谢。
Xièxiè.
A：今天我们在家吃饭呢。
Jīntiān wǒmen zàijiā chīfàn ne. 
B：好。Hǎo.
A：我现在给他打电话。
Wǒ xiànzài gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
B：她在工作呢。你下午打呢。
Tā zài gōngzuò ne, nǐ xiàwǔ dǎ ne.

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