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HSK 1Unit 8 Review

Family, Friends and Meals

家、友与餐 Jiā yǔ yǒu

You can now describe your family members, express your feelings about them, discuss meals, and engage in polite conversations.

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Family Ties: Boys and Girls家庭的男孩女孩Jiātíng de nán hái nǚ hái8 words · 1 grammar
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Amy
Xin
Susan
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Family and Friends亲友关系qīn yǒu guān xì7 words · 1 grammar
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Amy
James
Xin
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Exam Practice

What You Can Now Do

Four skills you've built across this unit — revisit any lesson to sharpen them.

Listen

You can understand simple conversations about family and meals, including exclamations and preferences.

Speak

You can describe family members, express your preferences, ask and answer questions about meals, and make polite requests.

Read & Write

You can read simple sentences about family and meals and write basic statements and questions.

Culture & Use

You can navigate social interactions by expressing affection and making polite requests in conversations about family and meals.

Vocabulary Review

All 43 words from Unit 8. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.

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Grammar Review

5 grammar patterns covered in this unit.

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Adjective-Predicate Sentences

形容词谓语句 · xíngróngcí wèiyǔ jù

Describe states using adjectives as predicates (no 'is' needed!)

PatternSubject + 很/太/真/非常 + Adjective (NO 是!)In Chinese, adjectives act as verbs — they don't need "is." Just pair the subject with a degree adverb and the adjective. It's one of the most elegant features of the language.

房间很干净。

Fángjiān hěn gānjìng.

The room is clean.

这个学生最认真。

Zhège xuéshēng zuì rènzhēn.

This student is the most serious.

今天太热了！

Jīntiān tài rè le!

It's too hot today!

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Subjectless Sentences

非主谓句 · fēi zhǔwèi jù

Use short exclamations and situation statements

PatternDirect statement — no subject neededSome sentences work perfectly without a subject. Weather, warnings, exclamations, and impersonal statements often skip the subject entirely.

下雨了！

Xià yǔ le!

It's raining!

小心！

Xiǎoxīn!

Watch out!

快走！

Kuài zǒu!

Hurry up and go!

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Making Statements

陈述句 · chénshù jù

State facts and preferences clearly

PatternSubject + Verb/Adjective (+ Object/Complement)Declarative sentences state facts, opinions, and descriptions. They are the default sentence type — calm, clear, and informative.

妈妈做晚饭。

Māma zuò wǎnfàn.

Mom makes dinner.

我不喜欢看电视。

Wǒ bù xǐhuān kàn diànshì.

I don't like watching TV.

她是中国人。

Tā shì Zhōngguó rén.

She is Chinese.

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Four Types of Questions

疑问句类型 · yíwèn jù lèixíng

Recognize and produce the 4 key question types

Pattern1. …吗？ | 2. Question word | 3. A还是B？ | 4. V不V / Adj不Adj？Chinese has four elegant ways to ask questions. Each type serves a different purpose, and none of them require changing word order like English does!

你是老师吗？

Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?

Are you a teacher?

你在哪儿工作？

Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

谁是你的老师？

Shéi shì nǐ de lǎoshī?

Who is your teacher?

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Commands & Requests

祈使句 · qíshǐ jù

Give commands and make polite requests

Pattern请 + Verb (polite) | 别 + Verb (negative) | Verb + 吧 (suggestion)Imperatives range from polite requests (请) to urgent commands (快!) to prohibitions (别!). Tone and context determine how they're received.

请进！

Qǐng jìn!

Please come in!

别说了！

Bié shuō le!

Stop talking!

请坐。

Qǐng zuò.

Please sit down.

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