HSK1 word 001 爱ài, love

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New words

1 饭 fàn rice

2 鸡蛋 jīdàn chicken egg

3 包子 jīdàn steamed bun

4 吗 ma particle to indicate Yes or No question

Part 1: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1 I love eating steamed buns.

2 I love eating eggs.

3 I love to eat.

Answer:

1 我爱吃包子。

Wǒ ài chī bāozi.

2 我爱吃鸡蛋。

Wǒ ài chī jīdàn.

3 我爱吃。

Wǒ ài chī.

Part 2: Subject + verb + object + 吗ma?

Simply add a 吗ma at the end of a statement to ask a Yes/No question.

Example:

你爱吃面包吗?

Nǐ ài chī miànbāo ma?

Do you love eating bread?

Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1 Do you love eating rice?

2 Do you love eating eggs?

3 Do you love eating steamed bun?

Answer:

1 你爱吃饭吗?

Nǐ ài chī fàn ma?

2 你爱吃鸡蛋吗?

Nǐ ài chī jīdàn ma?

3 你爱吃包子吗?

Nǐ ài chī bāozi ma?

Becky Huang

Hey, my name is Becky. I'm a Chinese teacher certified by the Confucius Institute with 14 years of teaching experience. I wrote all these exercises based on the New HSK Standard (2021).