Harvest and Flavors
丰收滋味
You can now express nuanced opinions on flavors, articulate concessions in discussions about nature and culinary experiences, and effectively describe the qualities of various harvest flavors using formal vocabulary.
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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 comprehend discussions that involve concession and nuanced opinions about flavors, identifying key arguments and rhetorical strategies.
Speak
You can articulate a concession in a debate about harvest flavors, express reciprocity using demonstrative pronouns, and convey your tasting notes with fine-grained intensity.
Read & Write
You can write a persuasive critique of a culinary experience, employing degree adverbs and complex sentences to enhance your arguments.
Culture & Use
You can appreciate the cultural significance of savoring experiences and articulate the purpose behind culinary practices using formal expressions.
Vocabulary Review
All 49 words from Unit 16. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.
Grammar Review
5 grammar patterns covered in this unit.
Pattern: 够……的
够……的 · gòu ... deUse 够……的 to emphasize that something is "quite" or "really" a certain way, often with a mild complaint
眼前这几件事就够他忙的了。
Just these few tasks at hand are enough to keep him plenty busy.
他可真够聪明的,竟然抓住了这个机会。
He really is quite clever — he actually seized this opportunity.
这本书够难的,他肯定看不懂。
This book is really difficult — he definitely won't be able to understand it.
Pattern: 拿……来说
拿……来说 · ná ... lái shuōUse 拿……来说 to introduce a specific example to support a point
拿成绩来说,他绝对是第一。
Take grades for example — he is definitely number one.
拿这件事来说,你没有做错什么。
Speaking of this matter, you didn't do anything wrong.
拿这次考试来说,只要平时努力就能通过。
Take this exam for example — as long as you work hard normally, you can pass.
Pattern: A的A,B的B
A的A,B的B · A de A, B de BUse A的A,B的B to describe a disorderly situation where things vary widely or everyone is doing their own thing
衣服大的大,小的小,没有一件合适的。
The clothes are either too big or too small — not a single one fits.
家里老的老,少的少,我们得帮帮她。
In her family, the old are very old and the young are very young — we should help her.
这里的建筑高的高,低的低,不太整齐。
The buildings here are some tall, some short — not very orderly.
Fixed Pattern: 在……看来
在……看来 · zài … kànláiExpress someone's perspective or viewpoint using the pattern 在...看来
在我看来,这次中文考试实在是太难了。
In my view, this Chinese exam was really too difficult.
在很多人看来,这件事没有那么简单。
In many people's view, this matter is not that simple.
在老师看来,每一个学生都有自己的优点。
From the teacher's perspective, every student has their own strengths.
Object Semantic Types: Agent & Patient Objects
宾语的语义类型1:施事宾语与受事宾语 · bīnyǔ de yǔyì lèixíng 1: shīshì bīnyǔ yǔ shòushì bīnyǔUnderstand and use sentences where the object is the agent (doer) or patient (receiver) of the action
家里来了一位客人。
A guest came to the house.
门口站着一个人。
A person is standing at the doorway.
台上坐着很多领导。
Many leaders are seated on the stage.
Cumulative Exercises
Practice all vocabulary and grammar from the entire unit in one session.
What stands between you and the cumulative review
5 lessons still need to pass at 80% or higher. Pick one to continue.
Lessons (0 / 5 passed)
Take the HSK 5 Unit 16 Exam
A short mini-mock — listening + reading — drawn from this unit's vocab, grammar, and lessons. The natural next step after this review.