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HSK 2Unit 1 Review

Possibilities & Conditions

可能条件 Kě néng tiáo jiàn

You can now express possibilities, obligations, and willingness, while softening requests and asking detailed questions in Mandarin.

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Navigating Possibilities探索可能Tànsuǒ Kěnéng8 words · 2 grammar
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Connecting Ideas联结思想Liánjié Sīxiǎng7 words · 2 grammar
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What You Can Now Do

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

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.

Vocabulary Review

All 38 words from Unit 1. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.

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Grammar Review

10 grammar patterns covered in this unit.

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Modal Verbs: 可能 & 可以

能愿动词：可能/可以 · néngyuàn dòngcí: kěnéng / kěyǐ

Express possibility with 可能 and permission or ability with 可以

Pattern主语 + 可能/可以 + 动词Place 可能 or 可以 before the main verb. 可能 expresses possibility ("might"), while 可以 expresses permission or capability ("may / can").

他可能出去了。

Tā kěnéng chūqù le.

He probably went out.

我今天不可能写完这么多作业。

Wǒ jīntiān bù kěnéng xiě wán zhème duō zuòyè.

It is impossible for me to finish this much homework today.

老师，我可以进来吗？

Lǎoshī, wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?

Teacher, may I come in?

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WH-Questions Expanded: 什么时候, 什么样, 为什么, 怎么样, 怎样

用"什么时候、什么样、为什么、怎么样、怎样"提问 · yòng "shénme shíhou, shénme yàng, wèishénme, zěnmeyàng, zěnyàng" tíwèn

Ask about time, type, reason, and manner using expanded question words

Pattern什么时候 = when / 什么样 = what kind / 为什么 = why / 怎么样 = how (opinion) / 怎样 = how (method)These question words replace the information you want to know, staying in the same position as the answer would be. Unlike English, Chinese does not move question words to the front.

你们什么时候见面？

Nǐmen shénme shíhou jiànmiàn?

When are you meeting?

你喜欢什么样的朋友？

Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yàng de péngyou?

What kind of friends do you like?

你为什么没去上课？

Nǐ wèishénme méi qù shàngkè?

Why did you not go to class?

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Modal Verbs: 该 & 应该

能愿动词：该/应该 · néngyuàn dòngcí: gāi / yīnggāi

Express obligation and what someone should do using 该 and 应该

Pattern主语 + 该/应该 + 动词Place 该 or 应该 before the verb to express "should" or "ought to." 应该 is more formal; 该 is colloquial and often used in spoken Chinese.

你该吃药了。

Nǐ gāi chī yào le.

You should take your medicine now.

你们应该去检查一下儿身体。

Nǐmen yīnggāi qù jiǎnchá yíxiàr shēntǐ.

You should go get a physical checkup.

我们不应该浪费时间。

Wǒmen bù yīnggāi làngfèi shíjiān.

We should not waste time.

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Elliptical Questions with 呢

用"呢"构成的省略式疑问句 · yòng "ne" gòuchéng de shěnglüè shì yíwènjù

Form short follow-up questions using just a noun or pronoun plus 呢

Pattern代词/名词 + 呢？After a statement or question has established context, you can ask a follow-up question by simply saying a noun or pronoun plus 呢. The meaning depends entirely on context — usually "what about...?" or "where is...?"

我去医院，你呢？

Wǒ qù yīyuàn, nǐ ne?

I am going to the hospital, what about you?

书在桌子上，笔呢？

Shū zài zhuōzi shàng, bǐ ne?

The books are on the table, where are the pens?

我喝咖啡，你呢？

Wǒ hē kāfēi, nǐ ne?

I will have coffee, and you?

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Modal Verb: 愿意 (Willing to)

能愿动词：愿意 · néngyuàn dòngcí: yuànyì

Express willingness or unwillingness to do something using 愿意

Pattern主语 + 愿意 + 动词Place 愿意 before the verb to express willingness. It is stronger than 想 (want) — it implies a deliberate, heartfelt choice.

她很愿意帮助同学。

Tā hěn yuànyì bāngzhù tóngxué.

She is very willing to help her classmates.

我不愿意去外地工作。

Wǒ bù yuànyì qù wàidì gōngzuò.

I am not willing to work in another city.

你愿意跟我一起去吗？

Nǐ yuànyì gēn wǒ yìqǐ qù ma?

Are you willing to go with me?

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Questions with 是不是

用"是不是"提问 · yòng "shì bu shì" tíwèn

Use 是不是 in three different positions to form confirmation questions

Pattern(1) ……是不是？ | (2) 是不是……？ | (3) ……是不是……？是不是 can appear at the end, beginning, or middle of a sentence. All three positions form a yes-no question seeking confirmation, but they differ in emphasis and tone.

你要去体育馆打球，是不是？

Nǐ yào qù tǐyùguǎn dǎqiú, shì bu shì?

You are going to the gym to play ball, right?

是不是你拿了我的笔？

Shì bu shì nǐ ná le wǒ de bǐ?

Was it you who took my pen?

你是不是有很多中国朋友？

Nǐ shì bu shì yǒu hěn duō Zhōngguó péngyou?

Do you have many Chinese friends?

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Verb Reduplication: Softening Actions

动词重叠 · dòngcí chóngdié

Soften actions and make requests more casual by reduplicating verbs

PatternAA / A一A / A了A / ABABRepeat the verb to soften the action, making it sound brief, casual, or tentative. Single-character verbs use AA or A一A patterns; two-character verbs use ABAB.

我能用用你的手机吗？

Wǒ néng yòngyong nǐ de shǒujī ma?

Can I use your phone for a bit?

你想一想这个字的意思。

Nǐ xiǎng yī xiǎng zhège zì de yìsi.

Think about the meaning of this character.

他看了看我，没说话。

Tā kàn le kàn wǒ, méi shuōhuà.

He took a brief look at me and said nothing.

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Questions with 吧 (Seeking Confirmation)

用"吧"提问 · yòng "ba" tíwèn

Use 吧 at the end of a statement to form a soft confirmation question expressing your assumption

Pattern陈述句 + 吧？Add 吧 to the end of a statement when you are fairly confident about something and want the listener to confirm. It is softer than 是不是 and conveys "I think this is true, am I right?"

您是经理吧？

Nín shì jīnglǐ ba?

You are the manager, I presume?

你以前学过中文吧？

Nǐ yǐqián xué guò Zhōngwén ba?

You have studied Chinese before, right?

你是王老师的学生吧？

Nǐ shì Wáng lǎoshī de xuéshēng ba?

You are Teacher Wang is student, I assume?

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Question Words: 多久, 为什么, 怎么样, 怎样

疑问代词：多久、为什么、怎么样、怎样 · yíwèn dàicí: duōjiǔ, wèishénme, zěnmeyàng, zěnyàng

Ask about duration, reasons, and manner using advanced question words

Pattern多久 / 为什么 / 怎么样 / 怎样 placed in the position of the answerThese question words replace the information you are asking about. Unlike English, Chinese does NOT move them to the front — they stay where the answer would go.

昨天的作业，你写了多久？

Zuótiān de zuòyè, nǐ xiě le duōjiǔ?

How long did it take you to do yesterday's homework?

你为什么不去上课？

Nǐ wèishénme bù qù shàngkè?

Why didn't you go to class?

爸爸的身体怎么样？

Bàba de shēntǐ zěnmeyàng?

How is Dad's health?

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It is Time to... (该……了)

该……了 · gāi … le

Express that it is time to do something using the 该……了 pattern

Pattern(时间词 +) 该 + 动词 + 了Use 该 before the verb and 了 at the end to express "it is time to do something." A time word often appears at the beginning to set the context.

十一点了，该睡觉了。

Shíyī diǎn le, gāi shuìjiào le.

It is 11 o clock, time for bed.

明天有听写，我该复习生词了。

Míngtiān yǒu tīngxiě, wǒ gāi fùxí shēngcí le.

There is a dictation test tomorrow, I should review vocabulary now.

八点了，该上课了。

Bā diǎn le, gāi shàngkè le.

It is 8 o clock, time for class.

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