Protection and Improvement
保护改善
You can now express balanced opinions, advocate for improvements, describe visual impressions, and narrate past events while emphasizing abundance and inclusivity.
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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 that involve balanced opinions and observations about improvements, as well as visual descriptions and temporal markers.
Speak
You can express nuanced opinions using the 不A不B pattern, advocate for changes with fixed phrases, and narrate past events while emphasizing abundance and exclusivity.
Read & Write
You can read descriptions that include visual impressions and fixed phrases for advocating improvements, and write about past events using temporal expressions and inclusive statements.
Culture & Use
You can navigate conversations about improvements and changes, knowing when to emphasize inclusivity or exclusivity while maintaining a balanced perspective.
Vocabulary Review
All 48 words from Unit 7. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.
Grammar Review
6 grammar patterns covered in this unit.
The 不A不B Pattern
不A不B · bù A bù BUse the four-character pattern 不A不B to express "neither A nor B" or "just right — not too much of either extreme"
这件衣服不大不小，正合适。
This piece of clothing is neither too big nor too small — it fits perfectly.
今天的天气不冷不热，很舒服。
Today's weather is neither cold nor hot — very comfortable.
这条裤子不长不短，我很喜欢。
These pants are neither too long nor too short — I like them a lot.
Fixed Phrase: 看起来 (Looks Like / Appears)
看起来 · kàn qǐláiUse 看起来 to express how something appears or seems based on overall impression
这些苹果看起来很好吃。
These apples look very delicious.
她工作了一天，看起来有点儿累。
She worked all day and looks a bit tired.
看起来今天不会下雨。
It looks like it won't rain today.
Fixed Phrase: 看上去 (Looks / Appears)
看上去 · kàn shàngqùUse 看上去 to describe how something looks based on visual impression, and distinguish it from 看起来
这件衣服看上去很不错。
This piece of clothing looks quite nice.
那沙发看上去非常结实。
That sofa looks very sturdy.
她看上去只有二十岁。
She looks like she is only twenty years old.
Fixed Phrase: 有的是 (There's Plenty Of)
有的是 · yǒu de shìUse 有的是 to emphasize abundance — that there is plenty of something
咱们图书馆有的是书，你可以多看看。
Our library has plenty of books — you can read more.
这儿水果有的是，你多拿一点儿。
There is plenty of fruit here — take some more.
别着急，时间有的是。
Don't worry — there is plenty of time.
Pattern: 除了……（以外），……还/也/都……
除了……（以外），……还/也/都…… · chúle……(yǐwài), ……hái/yě/dōu……Use the 除了 pattern to express "besides X, also Y" (inclusive) and "except for X, all Y" (exclusive)
除了上课，我还要参加各种活动。
Besides attending classes, I also have to participate in various activities.
除了我，我姐姐和弟弟也会说中文。
Besides me, my older sister and younger brother can also speak Chinese.
除了北京以外，中国的其他城市我都没去过。
Except for Beijing, I have not been to any other Chinese cities.
Pattern: 从……起 (Starting From)
从……起 · cóng……qǐUse the 从……起 pattern to mark a starting point in time for an action or situation
从现在起，你要努力学习了。
Starting from now, you need to study hard.
从今天起，我就用这台新电脑了。
Starting from today, I will use this new computer.
从明天起，图书馆的开放时间改了。
Starting from tomorrow, the library's opening hours have changed.
Cumulative Exercises
Practice all vocabulary and grammar from the entire unit in one session.
What stands between you and the cumulative review
6 lessons still need to pass at 80% or higher. Pick one to continue.
Lessons (0 / 6 passed)
Take the HSK 3 Unit 7 Exam
A short mini-mock drawn from this unit's vocab, grammar, and lessons. The natural next step after this review.