Travel and Geography
旅行地理
You can now discuss travel plans, express opinions about regional destinations, and navigate hypothetical scenarios with clarity and nuance.
Consolidate everything from 6 lessons — 0/6 completed.
What You Can Now Do
Four skills you've built across this unit — revisit any lesson to sharpen them.
Listen
You can understand discussions about travel that include conditional statements and cause-and-effect relationships.
Speak
You can articulate travel plans using conditional sentences, express balanced opinions with concessions, and emphasize points using 'not only…but also…'.
Read & Write
You can write about travel experiences that include hypothetical outcomes and express necessary conditions clearly.
Culture & Use
You can navigate conversations about travel preferences, recognizing the importance of expressing reservations and understanding exclusivity in travel choices.
Vocabulary Review
All 48 words from Unit 12. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.
Grammar Review
6 grammar patterns covered in this unit.
Not Only… But Also…
不仅/不光……，还/而且…… · bùjǐn/bùguāng……, hái/érqiě……Express progressive emphasis using the not only…but also… pattern with its variations
那个地方我不仅去过，还去过好几次呢。
I have not only been to that place — I have been there several times.
不光我会说中文，而且我姐姐也会说中文。
Not only can I speak Chinese, but my older sister can also speak Chinese.
她不仅学习好，而且体育也很好。
She not only does well academically, but is also good at sports.
If Not… Then… (不是…就是…)
不是……，就是…… · búshì……, jiùshì……Express that a situation is limited to one of two possibilities using 不是……就是……
他不是在办公室，就是在实验室。
He is either in the office or in the lab.
这些衣服都不合适，不是太大，就是太小。
None of these clothes fit — they are either too big or too small.
他周末不是睡觉，就是打游戏。
On weekends he either sleeps or plays video games.
X is X, But… (Concessive Pattern)
……X是X，就是/不过…… · ……X shì X, jiùshì/búguò……Acknowledge a quality while introducing a reservation or drawback using the concessive X是X pattern
这件衣服好看是好看，就是有点儿贵。
This piece of clothing is good-looking for sure, but it is a bit expensive.
坐公交车方便是方便，不过人太多了。
Taking the bus is convenient for sure, but there are too many people.
这道菜好吃是好吃，就是太辣了。
This dish is delicious for sure, but it is too spicy.
If… Then… (要是…就…)
要是……，就…… · yàoshi……, jiù……Express hypothetical conditions and their results using the 要是……就…… pattern
要是不开心，我就会大声唱歌。
If I am not happy, I will sing out loud.
要是你明天有时间，就跟我一起去长城吧。
If you have time tomorrow, come with me to the Great Wall.
要是下雨，我们就不去爬山了。
If it rains, we will not go hiking.
Only If… Then… (只有…才…)
只有……，才…… · zhǐyǒu……, cái……Express that a result can only happen under a specific necessary condition using 只有……才……
只有认真检查，我们才会发现问题、解决问题。
Only by checking carefully can we discover and solve problems.
只有多听多说，你才能提高中文水平。
Only by listening and speaking more can you improve your Chinese level.
只有大家一起努力，才能把这件事做好。
Only if everyone works hard together can this be done well.
Causal Compound: (由于)...所以/因此...
（由于）……，所以/因此…… · (yóuyú)……, suǒyǐ / yīncǐ……Construct formal cause-and-effect sentences using 由于...所以/因此...
由于身体不好，所以爸爸打算提前退休。
Because of poor health, Dad plans to retire early.
他工作很努力，因此取得了很大的成功。
He works very hard, therefore he has achieved great success.
由于天气太热，因此很多人都不想出门。
Because the weather is too hot, many people don't want to go out.
Cumulative Exercises
Practice all vocabulary and grammar from the entire unit in one session.
What stands between you and the cumulative review
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Take the HSK 3 Unit 12 Exam
A short mini-mock drawn from this unit's vocab, grammar, and lessons. The natural next step after this review.