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HSK 1Unit 9 Review

Exploration and Spaces

探与空 Tàn yǔ kōng

You can now express your feelings about different places, describe locations and identities, and navigate spatial references in simple sentences.

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37 words 5 grammar 45 exercises 100 XP

What You Can Now Do

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

Listen

You can understand questions about locations and identify expressions of surprise related to places.

Speak

You can describe where things are, state your identity, and express simultaneous actions using simple sentences.

Read & Write

You can read basic descriptions of locations and write simple sentences about what exists in a place.

Culture & Use

You can appropriately ask about and describe places, understanding the importance of location in daily conversations.

Vocabulary Review

All 37 words from Unit 9. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.

Grammar Review

5 grammar patterns covered in this unit.

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Exclamations

感叹句 · gǎntàn jù

Express strong feelings and reactions

Pattern太 + Adj + 了!| 真 + Adj!| 多 + Adj + 啊!| 好 + Adj + 啊!Exclamations pack emotional punch. They use special patterns with 太, 真, 多, or 好 to amplify the feeling. Think of them as your emotional volume dial!

今天太热了!

Jīntiān tài rè le!

It's so hot today!

这水果真好吃!

Zhè shuǐguǒ zhēn hǎochī!

This fruit is really delicious!

好漂亮啊!

Hǎo piàoliang a!

So pretty!

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Sentences with 是

"是"字句 · "shì" zì jù

Use 是 for identity, description, and existence

PatternA 是 B | …是…的 | Place + 是 + noun phrase是 links two nouns or identifies what something is. It works for identity, classification, emphasis, and even describing locations. But remember — it is NOT used with adjectives!

他是我的老师。

Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

He is my teacher.

花是白的。

Huā shì bái de.

The flowers are white.

车站东边是一个学校。

Chēzhàn dōngbiān shì yī gè xuéxiào.

East of the station is a school.

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Sentences with 有: Have & Exist

"有"字句 · "yǒu" zì jù

Say 'have' and 'there is/are'

PatternPerson + 有 + Object · Place + 有 + Object有 (yǒu) serves double duty: it means "to have" when the subject is a person, and "there is / there are" when the subject is a place.

我有很多书。

Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū.

I have a lot of books.

房间里有两张桌子。

Fángjiān lǐ yǒu liǎng zhāng zhuōzi.

There are two tables in the room.

她有一个姐姐和一个弟弟。

Tā yǒu yí gè jiějie hé yí gè dìdi.

She has an older sister and a younger brother.

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Existential Sentences (存现句)

存现句 · cúnxiàn jù

Describe what is located somewhere using place-first word order

PatternPlace + 是/有 + (Number + MW) + Noun存现句 (existential sentences) put the LOCATION first and use 是 or 有 to introduce what occupies that location. English does the same with "there is / there are," but Chinese starts with the place itself: 桌子上有一本书 — literally "table-top has one book."

桌子上有一本书。

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì běn shū.

There is a book on the table.

前面是图书馆。

Qiánmiàn shì túshūguǎn.

Up ahead is the library.

房间里有两个人。

Fángjiān lǐ yǒu liǎng ge rén.

There are two people in the room.

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Compound Sentences

并列复句 · bìngliè fùjù

Join clauses smoothly

PatternClause1,Clause2 · 一边…一边… · …也…Combine two equal clauses using coordination. The key connectors are 一边…一边… (doing two things simultaneously), 也 (also), and simple comma juxtaposition.

他一边走路,一边唱歌。

Tā yìbiān zǒulù, yìbiān chànggē.

He walks while singing.

我喜欢看电视,弟弟喜欢打球。

Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànshì, dìdi xǐhuan dǎ qiú.

I like watching TV; my younger brother likes playing ball.

妈妈会做饭,也会开车。

Māma huì zuòfàn, yě huì kāichē.

Mom can cook, and she can also drive.

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Cumulative Exercises

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