Mandarin Sprout
HSK learning path
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48 original HSK 2 lessons
Stage 1 · Lesson 4

Asking until the meaning is clear

State what you do not understand and ask for another explanation.

17 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/40 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
老师lǎo shī讲jiǎng得de很hěn快kuài,我wǒ听tīng不bù懂dǒng这个zhè ge难nán题tí。上课shàng kè时shí我wǒ可以kě yǐ举jǔ手shǒu问wèn吗ma?

The teacher is speaking quickly and I cannot follow this difficult question. May I raise my hand?

小禾
可以kě yǐ。认rèn真zhēn听tīng讲jiǎng不bù等děng于yú一yī直zhí不bù说话shuō huà。先xiān举jǔ一下yī xià手shǒu,把bǎ自zì己jǐ的de问题wèn tí说shuō清qīng楚chu。

Yes. Listening carefully does not mean staying silent. Raise your hand and explain your question clearly.

安安
这个zhè ge方fāng法fǎ我wǒ想xiǎng再zài练liàn一yī遍biàn。老师lǎo shī说shuō的de重zhòng点diǎn是shì先xiān听tīng懂dǒng意yì思si,再zài练习liàn xí写xiě,对duì不bù对duì?

I want to practise this method again. Is the main point to understand the meaning before practising writing?

小禾
对duì。复fù习xí时shí可以kě yǐ重chóng复fù听tīng,但dàn要yào检jiǎn查chá自zì己jǐ是shì不bù是shì真zhēn的de懂dǒng,不bù能néng只zhǐ觉得jué de声shēng音yīn很hěn熟shú。

Yes. Repeated listening helps with revision, but check whether you really understand rather than merely recognise the sound.

Extension reading

老师lǎo shī先xiān说shuō了le一yī个gè容róng易yì的de问题wèn tí,又yòu说shuō明míng正确zhèng què的de做zuò法fǎ。安ān安ān终zhōng于yú懂dǒng得de为wèi什么shén me刚gāng才cái那nà一yī步bù不bù对duì。

The teacher starts with an easier question and explains the correct approach. Anan finally understands why the earlier step was wrong.

她tā把bǎ重zhòng点diǎn写xiě在zài本běn子zi上shàng,准zhǔn备bèi回huí家jiā复fù习xí。小xiǎo禾hé提tí醒xǐng她tā,读dú得de慢màn一点儿yī diǎn er没有méi yǒu关系guān xì,先xiān把bǎ每měi个gè音yīn说shuō准zhǔn确què。

She notes the key point for revision at home. Xiao He reminds her that reading slowly is fine; accurate sounds come first.

Original AI-assisted draft · Awaiting teacher review · Exercise progress is not an exam score.