Possibilities & Conditions
可能条件
By the end of this unit, you'll be able to express possibilities, obligations, and willingness, while softening requests and asking detailed questions in Mandarin.
What You'll Be Able to Do
By the end of this unit, you will master four practical skills:
Listen
You can understand conversations that involve asking for permission, expressing obligation, and discussing willingness.
Speak
You can express what you can or cannot do, explain obligations, and soften your requests in casual conversations.
Read & Write
You can read simple dialogues that include questions about duration and reasons, and write basic sentences expressing conditions and preferences.
Culture & Use
You can navigate social interactions by understanding how to soften requests and appropriately express uncertainty in various contexts.
Lessons in this Unit
5 lessons. Complete them in order for the best learning experience.
Navigating Possibilities
Discuss how to express options and uncertainties in conversations, using words like 'or', 'maybe', and 'but' to navigate choices and conditions.
Connecting Ideas
Discuss contrasts and reasons using words like '但是' and '因为', while exploring questions with '为什么' and '什么样'.
Examples in Action
Discuss how things resemble each other and provide examples to clarify your points. Use phrases like 'this kind of' and 'for example' to enrich your conversations.
Conditions and Possibilities
Discuss how to express conditions and possibilities using phrases like '如果' and '一定'. You can also explore how to ask questions about different levels or situations with '怎么样' and '以下'.
Understanding Necessity
Discuss what you have to do and what you ought to do, while emphasizing interesting reasons behind your choices and opinions.
Unit Review
After completing all 5 lessons, take the cumulative review to consolidate everything you've learned in this unit.
HSK 2 Unit 1 Review
Test your mastery of all 38 words and 10 grammar patterns from this unit.
HSK 2 Unit 1 Exam Practice
A short mock exam — listening + reading — drawn from this unit's vocabulary, grammar, and lessons.