40 original HSK 1 lessonsStage 1 · Lesson 4Whose thing is this?
Ask what an object is, who owns it, where it is and whether it is present.
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
zhèEnglish meaning
this
Examples and usage
这是什么?是不是你的书?zhè shì shén me? shì bù shì nǐ de shū?What is this? Is it your book?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
nàEnglish meaning
that
Examples and usage
是我的。那是林老师的。shì wǒ de。 nà shì lín lǎo shī de。This one is mine. That one is Teacher Lin's.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
zhè lǐEnglish meaning
here; this place
Examples and usage
这里有我的本子吗?zhè lǐ yǒu wǒ de běn zi ma?Is my notebook here?
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HSK 1Travel and geography
nà lǐEnglish meaning
there; that place
Examples and usage
这里没有,你看看那里。zhè lǐ méi yǒu, nǐ kàn kàn nà lǐ。Not here. Look over there.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
zhèrEnglish meaning
here (with erhua)
Examples and usage
在哪儿?这儿还是那儿?zài nǎ ér? zhè ér hái shì nà ér?Where? Here or there?
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HSK 1Travel and geography
nàrEnglish meaning
there (with erhua)
Examples and usage
在哪儿?这儿还是那儿?zài nǎ ér? zhè ér hái shì nà ér?Where? Here or there?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
nǎEnglish meaning
which
Examples and usage
在哪儿?这儿还是那儿?zài nǎ ér? zhè ér hái shì nà ér?Where? Here or there?
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HSK 1Travel and geography
nǎ lǐEnglish meaning
where
Examples and usage
安安问:“林老师在哪里?”小禾说:“在那儿。”ān ān wèn:“ lín lǎo shī zài nǎ lǐ?” xiǎo hé shuō:“ zài nà ér。”An An asks where Teacher Lin is, and Xiao He says he is over there.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
nǎrEnglish meaning
where (with erhua)
Examples and usage
在哪儿?这儿还是那儿?zài nǎ ér? zhè ér hái shì nà ér?Where? Here or there?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
shénmeEnglish meaning
what
Examples and usage
这是什么?是不是你的书?zhè shì shén me? shì bù shì nǐ de shū?What is this? Is it your book?
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HSK 1People and relationships
shéiEnglish meaning
who
Examples and usage
这是谁的?哪个是我的?zhè shì shuí de? nǎ gè shì wǒ de?Whose is this? Which one is mine?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
deEnglish meaning
possessive or modifying particle
Examples and usage
这是什么?是不是你的书?zhè shì shén me? shì bù shì nǐ de shū?What is this? Is it your book?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
yǒuEnglish meaning
have; there is
Examples and usage
这里有我的本子吗?zhè lǐ yǒu wǒ de běn zi ma?Is my notebook here?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
méiEnglish meaning
not have; not yet
Examples and usage
这里没有,你看看那里。zhè lǐ méi yǒu, nǐ kàn kàn nà lǐ。Not here. Look over there.
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
méi yǒuEnglish meaning
not have; there is not
Examples and usage
这里没有,你看看那里。zhè lǐ méi yǒu, nǐ kàn kàn nà lǐ。Not here. Look over there.
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
shì bùshìEnglish meaning
is it or is it not?
Examples and usage
这是什么?是不是你的书?zhè shì shén me? shì bù shì nǐ de shū?What is this? Is it your book?
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