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HSK 2Unit 5 Review

Nature's Palette

自然色彩 Zì rán sè cǎi

You can now describe colors, express distances, and explain reasons for actions in everyday contexts.

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Colors of Light光的颜色Guāng de yánsè8 words · 1 grammar
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Voices by the Water水边的声音Shuǐ biān de shēngyīn8 words · 1 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 descriptions of colors and distances in conversations about nature and locations.

Speak

You can describe the location and distance of objects using colors and prepositions, and express reasons for giving or doing something.

Read & Write

You can read simple sentences that describe colors and distances, and write short explanations of reasons or purposes.

Culture & Use

You can appropriately use colors and spatial descriptions in conversations about nature and personal interactions.

Vocabulary Review

All 24 words from Unit 5. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.

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Grammar Review

3 grammar patterns covered in this unit.

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Preposition: 给 (To / For Someone)

介词：给 · jiècí: gěi

Use 给 as a preposition to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action

Pattern主语 + 给 + person + verb + objectPlace 给 before the person who receives or benefits from the action, then add the verb and object. 给 acts as a bridge connecting the doer to the receiver.

我晚上要给女朋友打电话。

Wǒ wǎnshang yào gěi nǚpéngyou dǎ diànhuà.

I am going to call my girlfriend tonight.

她后天过生日，我们给她送什么礼物呢？

Tā hòutiān guò shēngrì, wǒmen gěi tā sòng shénme lǐwù ne?

Her birthday is the day after tomorrow — what gift should we give her?

妈妈给我做了很多好吃的。

Māma gěi wǒ zuò le hěn duō hǎochī de.

Mom made a lot of delicious food for me.

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Preposition: 离 (Distance From)

介词：离 · jiècí: lí

Use 离 to express distance between two places or the gap between now and a point in time

PatternA + 离 + B + distance/time expressionPlace 离 between two reference points (places or times) to express how far apart they are. The distance or time gap follows.

这儿离车站有点儿远。

Zhèr lí chēzhàn yǒudiǎnr yuǎn.

This place is a bit far from the station.

现在离放假有一个星期的时间。

Xiànzài lí fàngjià yǒu yí gè xīngqī de shíjiān.

There is one week until the vacation.

我家离学校很近。

Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.

My home is close to the school.

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Preposition: 为 (For Purpose / Because Of)

介词：为 · jiècí: wèi

Use 为 to express the purpose, reason, or beneficiary of an action

Pattern为 + purpose/person + verb / 为了 + purpose + verbPlace 为 or 为了 before the reason, purpose, or beneficiary. 为 is shorter and often used in set phrases; 为了 is the full form used in longer sentences to clearly mark purpose.

为大家的健康干杯！

Wèi dàjiā de jiànkāng gānbēi!

Cheers to everyone's health!

我们都为你的好成绩高兴。

Wǒmen dōu wèi nǐ de hǎo chéngjì gāoxìng.

We are all happy about your good grades.

为了学好中文，他去了中国。

Wèile xué hǎo Zhōngwén, tā qù le Zhōngguó.

In order to learn Chinese well, he went to China.

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