HSK 3 Grammar Chapter 3

Question 1

(1) Would you like coffee or tea?
(2) Will it be sunny or cloudy tomorrow?
(3) You can eat rice or noodles tonight, both are possible.
(4) When it’s cold or tired from work, it’s very comfortable to drink a cup of hot tea.

Answer 1

. . . . or . . .
还是 [háishì] is use for question
或者 [huòzhě] is in declarative sentence

(1) 你要喝咖啡还是喝茶?
(2) 明天是晴天还是阴天?
(3) 今天晚上吃米饭或者面条都可以。
(4) 天冷了或者工作累了的时候，喝杯热茶很舒服。

(1) Nǐ yào hē kāfēi háishì hē chá?
(2) Míngtiān shì qíngtiān háishì yīntiān?
(3) Jīntiān wǎnshàng chī mǐfàn huòzhě miàntiáo dōu kěyǐ.
(4) Tiān lěngle huòzhě gōngzuò lèile de shíhòu, hē bēi rè chá hěn shūfú.

Question 2

(5) We don’t know whether Mrs. Zhou is 40 or 50 years old.
(6) Xiaoli hasn’t decided whether to go hiking or watch a movie on the weekend.
(7) I don’t remember whether his birthday is in October or November.
(8) I don’t know if this person is male or female

Answer 2

For sentence with interrogative clause , use 还是.

(5 ) 周太太40岁还是50岁 ，我们不知道。

(6) 小丽还没想好周末去爬山还是去看电影 。
(7) 他的生日是10月还是11月，我不记得了。
(8) 我不知道这个人是男的还是女的

(5) Zhōu tàitài 40 suì háishì 50 suì, wǒmen bù zhīdào.
(6) Xiǎo lì hái méi xiǎng hǎo zhōumò qù páshān háishì qù kàn diànyǐng.
(7) Tā de shēngrì shì 10 yuè háishì 11 yuè, wǒ bù jìdéliǎo.
(8) Wǒ bù zhīdào zhège rén shì nán de háishì nǚ de

Question 3

There is a cup of coffee on the table. (put / placed on the table)
A teacher lives upstairs in my house.
Above it says ( written) 320 yuan.
There are many drinks on the table.

Answer 3

桌子上放着一杯咖啡。
我家楼上住着一个老师。
上面写着320元。
桌子上放着很多饮料。

Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe yībēi kāfēi.
Wǒjiā lóu shàng zhùzhe yīgè lǎoshī.
Shàngmiàn xiězhe 320 yuán.
Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe hěnduō yǐnliào.

Question 4

There is no coffee on the table.
There is no teacher living upstairs in my house.
It doesn’t say how much qian
There is no drink on the table.

Answer 4

桌子上没放着?啡。
我家楼上没住着老师。
上面没写着多少qian
桌子上没放着饮料。

Zhuōzi shàng méi fàngzhe ??fēi.
Wǒjiā lóu shàng méi zhùzhe lǎoshī.
Shàngmiàn méi xiězhe duōshǎo qian
Zhuōzi shàng méi fàngzhe yǐnliào.

Question 5

(1) You can catch a cold if you wear so little clothes.
(2) Don’t worry, I will take care of myself.
(3) Don’t you call him, he will be unhappy.
(4) A cup of hot tea will be very comfortable.

Answer 5

Express possibility that something hasn’t happened: 会 + V

(1) 你穿得那么少，会感冒的。
(2) 别担心，我会照顾好自己。
(3) 你不给他打电话吗，他会不高兴的。
(4) 喝杯热茶会很舒服。

(1) Nǐ chuān dé nàme shǎo, huì gǎnmào de.
(2) Bié dānxīn, wǒ huì zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ.
(3) Nǐ bù gěi tā dǎ diànhuà ma, tā huì bù gāoxìng de.
(4) Hē bēi rè cháhuì hěn shūfú.