每日中文 Daily ZhongWen

【HSK 1 Review】 第二课 - How to ask about Time, Date, Age and Money

<< HSK Level 1 Lessons


第2课:                 


No.1
“Nǐ shì shénme shíhòu lái de?”
“Shíwǔ fēnzhōng qián.”
“你是什么时候来的？”
“十五分钟前。”
"When did you come?"
"Fifteen minutes ago."
语法点： Subject + 什么 + 时候 + Verb
什么时候, meaning "When, What time", is used to ask questions about time. It can be placed between subject and verb.
  1. Tā shénme shíhòu qù xuéxiào?
    他什么时候去学校？
    When will he go to school?
Top


No.2
“Xiànzài jǐ diǎnle?”
“Xiànzài qī diǎn sìshíbā.”
“现在几点了？”
“现在七点四十八。”
"What time is it now?"
" It's seven forty-eight."
语法点： 几 + 点/点钟
To ask for the present hour of the day, you can say:
  1. Jǐ diǎn le?
    几点了?
    What time is it?
  2. Xiànzài jǐ diǎnzhōng?
    现在几点钟？
    What time is it now?
Top


No.3
“Nǐ zuò jǐ diǎn de fēijī?”
“Shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn shí fēn.”
“你坐几点的飞机？”
“上午九点十分。”
"What time is your flight?"
"Ten past nine in the morning."
语法点： 【Length of time: 分钟】 vs.【Length of time or Point in time: 分】
分钟 is a word to express the length of time. It can be used individually.
分 is always used with other time words, such as ‘小时/点/秒 ’. It can express a point in time or length of time.
  1. Tā shuìle 40 fēnzhōng.
    他睡了40分钟。
    He slept for 40 minutes.
  2. Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ 8 diǎn 19 fēn.
    现在是下午8点 19分 。
    It is now 8:19 PM.
Top


No.4
“Jīntiān xīngqí jǐ?”
“Jīntiān xīngqítiān, míngtiān wǒ qù xuéxiào.”
“今天星期几？”
“今天星期天，明天我去学校。”
"What day is today?"
"Today is Sunday, I will go to school tomorrow."
语法点： 星期 + 几？ 几 + 月/日/号？
几 can be used to ask about Date or Week.
  1. Jīntiān shì xīngqí jǐ?
    今天(是)星期几？
    What day of the week is it today?
  2. Jīntiān jǐ hào? / Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ rì?
    今天几号？ / 今天几月几日？
    What is today’s date?
Top


No.5
“Nǐ kāi chūzūchē duōshào niánle?”
“Shí jǐ niánle.”
“你开出租车多少年了？”
“十几年了。”
"How many years have you driven a taxi?"
"A dozen years."
语法点： Subject + Verb + 多少 + Units of Time?
【多少 + Units of Time】 can be used after verb to ask about the length of time.
Top


No.6
“Nǐ érzi duōdàle?”
“Yī suì líng liù gè yuè.”
“你儿子多大了？”
“一岁零六个月。”
"How old is your son?"
"One year and six months."
语法点： 【the age of senior】 vs. 【the age of children】
多大 can be used to ask a child's age.
几 indicates small numbers (0<几<10). 多大 and 几岁 are not proper ways to ask about the age of senior.
  1. Nín jīnnián gāoshòu?/ Nín duōdà niánjìle?
    您今年高寿？/ 您多大年纪了？
    how old are you?
  2. Xiǎopéngyǒu, nǐ jǐ suìle?| Nǐ duōdàle?
    小朋友，你几岁了？| 你多大了？
    How old are you, kid?
Top


No.7
“Zhèxiē píngguǒ duōshǎo qián?”
“Èrshísān kuài.”
“这些苹果多少钱？”
“二十三块。”
"How much are these apples?"
"Twenty-three yuan."
语法点： Subject + 多少 + 元/钱？
Prices can be requested by asking:
  Thing(s) + 多少钱? or 多少元(RMB Yuan)?
  1. Qǐngwèn zhège duōshǎo yuán?
    请问这个多少元?
    How much is this?
  2. Qù běijīng de fēijī piào duōshǎo qián?
    去北京的飞机票多少钱？
    How much is the flight ticket to Beijing?
Top

部首 Chinese Radical
rì 日 sun
【日】俗称“日字旁”。用“日字旁”的字多与太阳或时间有关。
The radical "日" is commonly known as 日字旁(Rì Zì Páng). Chinese characters having the radical 日 are often related to the sun or time.


48 HSK Characters containing 日.
Top

词根 Word Root
fēn | fèn 分 【fēn】 divide | separate | distinguish | distribute | assign | minute | (measure word)
【fèn】 part | component
The character 分 consists of two parts: 八-"eight" and 刀-"knife", which means "to cut into two halves with a knife (一分为二)".
分 has two pronunciations: "fēn" and "fèn".
In HSK 1-6 vocabulary, 27 compound words contain 分.

27 HSK words containing 分
Top




Posted by