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HSK 3Unit 5 Review

Beauty and Success

美好成功 Měi hǎo chéng gōng

You can now narrate your past experiences, articulate your aspirations and goals, celebrate achievements, and discuss the reasons and purposes behind your actions.

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The Power of Beauty美的力量Měi de Lìliàng8 words · 1 grammar
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Power and Fortune力量与幸福lì liàng yǔ xìng fú8 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 discussions about personal achievements and aspirations, identifying key temporal expressions and directional prepositions.

Speak

You can narrate events from the past, express congratulations, and communicate your goals and the reasons behind your actions effectively.

Read & Write

You can read narratives that include cause-and-effect reasoning and write about your personal goals and achievements with clarity.

Culture & Use

You can recognize the importance of celebrating others' successes and understand how to express gratitude appropriately in various contexts.

Vocabulary Review

All 48 words from Unit 5. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.

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Grammar Review

6 grammar patterns covered in this unit.

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Preposition: 自从 (Ever Since)

介词：自从 · jiècí: zìcóng

Use 自从 to express that something has been the case ever since a particular time or event

Pattern自从 + 时间/事件，（主语）就 + 动词/形容词Place 自从 at the beginning of the sentence before a time reference or event. The main clause that follows often uses 就 to emphasize the immediate or continuous result.

自从修了公路，这儿的交通就方便多了。

Zìcóng xiū le gōnglù, zhèr de jiāotōng jiù fāngbiàn duō le.

Ever since the road was built, transportation here has become much more convenient.

自从来到中国，他就喜欢上了中国菜。

Zìcóng lái dào Zhōngguó, tā jiù xǐhuan shàng le Zhōngguó cài.

Ever since he came to China, he has loved Chinese food.

自从她毕业以后，我们就再也没见过面。

Zìcóng tā bìyè yǐhòu, wǒmen jiù zài yě méi jiàn guò miàn.

Ever since she graduated, we have never met again.

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Preposition: 朝 (Towards / Facing)

介词：朝 · jiècí: cháo

Use 朝 to indicate the direction someone faces or moves towards

Pattern主语 + 朝 + 方向/对象 + 动词Place 朝 before a direction word or a person to indicate the direction of an action. 朝 functions similarly to 向 but is more colloquial and often implies physical orientation or facing.

大门朝南开。

Dàmén cháo nán kāi.

The main gate faces south.

他朝左边看了一下儿。

Tā cháo zuǒbian kàn le yíxiàr.

He glanced to the left.

他朝我大喊："小心！"

Tā cháo wǒ dà hǎn: "Xiǎoxīn!"

He shouted at me: "Watch out!"

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Preposition: 为 (For / On Behalf Of)

介词：为 · jiècí: wèi

Use 为 to introduce the person or thing that benefits from an action

Pattern主语 + 为 + 对象 + 动词Place 为 before the beneficiary of an action to express "for" or "on behalf of." The subject does something for the benefit of the object introduced by 为.

妈妈每天为我们做饭。

Māma měitiān wèi wǒmen zuòfàn.

Mom cooks for us every day.

他为我买了一束花。

Tā wèi wǒ mǎi le yī shù huā.

He bought a bouquet of flowers for me.

老师为学生们准备了很多练习。

Lǎoshī wèi xuéshēngmen zhǔnbèi le hěn duō liànxí.

The teacher prepared many exercises for the students.

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Preposition: 向 (Towards / To)

介词：向 · jiècí: xiàng

Use 向 to express direction of action or the target of learning, asking, or reporting

Pattern主语 + 向 + 对象/方向 + 动词Place 向 before a person or direction to indicate the target of an action. 向 can express both physical direction (向前走 — walk forward) and abstract direction (向老师请假 — ask the teacher for leave).

我们要向班长学习。

Wǒmen yào xiàng bānzhǎng xuéxí.

We should learn from the class president.

如果不能来上课，你要向老师请假。

Rúguǒ bù néng lái shàngkè, nǐ yào xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjià.

If you can't come to class, you should ask the teacher for leave.

他向大家介绍了自己。

Tā xiàng dàjiā jièshào le zìjǐ.

He introduced himself to everyone.

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Cause Prepositions: 由于 & 因为

介词：由于、因为 · jiècí: yóuyú, yīnwèi

Use 由于 and 因为 to introduce the cause or reason for a situation

Pattern由于/因为 + 原因，（所以）+ 结果Place 由于 or 因为 before the reason clause. The result clause may optionally include 所以. 由于 is more formal and often used in written Chinese; 因为 is versatile and used in both spoken and written contexts.

由于各种原因，大家没有接受他的意见。

Yóuyú gèzhǒng yuányīn, dàjiā méiyǒu jiēshòu tā de yìjiàn.

Due to various reasons, everyone did not accept his opinion.

他因为这件事一直不跟我说话。

Tā yīnwèi zhè jiàn shì yìzhí bù gēn wǒ shuōhuà.

He has not been speaking to me because of this matter.

由于天气不好，航班取消了。

Yóuyú tiānqì bù hǎo, hángbān qǔxiāo le.

Due to bad weather, the flight was cancelled.

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Preposition: 为了 (In Order To)

介词：为了 · jiècí: wèile

Use 为了 to express purpose — the reason or goal behind an action

Pattern为了 + 目的/目标，主语 + 动词Place 为了 before the purpose or goal, followed by a comma and the main clause describing the action taken. 为了 can also appear after the subject: 主语 + 为了 + 目的 + 动词.

妈妈为了健康坚持每天跑步。

Māma wèile jiànkāng jiānchí měitiān pǎobù.

Mom persists in running every day for the sake of health.

他为了新工作不断学习新知识。

Tā wèile xīn gōngzuò búduàn xuéxí xīn zhīshi.

He constantly learns new things for his new job.

为了学好中文，她每天练习两个小时。

Wèile xué hǎo Zhōngwén, tā měitiān liànxí liǎng ge xiǎoshí.

In order to learn Chinese well, she practices two hours every day.

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