Celebrating Success
庆祝成功
You can now express support for achievements through persuasive reasoning, articulate appreciation for prosperity with precision, compare successes while conveying pride, and discuss the implications of actions with a focus on justice and reciprocity.
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 follow nuanced discussions on success and discern the underlying purposes and implications of various actions.
Speak
You can articulate support for achievements, express strong feelings about justice, and engage in celebratory discourse using formal register.
Read & Write
You can write formally about success using accurate measure words and new vocabulary, and critically evaluate trade-offs in your explanations.
Culture & Use
You can navigate discussions of success with an understanding of cultural values around reciprocity and the importance of communal achievements.
Vocabulary Review
All 59 words from Unit 8. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.
Grammar Review
6 grammar patterns covered in this unit.
Hypothetical Compound: 一旦…就…
一旦……，就…… · yídàn……, jiù……Express that once a critical event happens, a consequence inevitably follows, using 一旦…就…
一旦考试不及格，我就要延期毕业了。
If I fail the exam, I will have to postpone my graduation.
一旦地铁建成，堵车的情况就可大大缓解。
Once the subway is completed, the traffic congestion can be greatly alleviated.
中文一旦学起来，就再也放不下了。
Once you start learning Chinese, you can never put it down.
Complex Hypothetical: 要是…就…否则…
要是……，（就）……否则…… · yàoshi……, (jiù)……fǒuzé……Express a conditional with both the preferred outcome and the negative alternative using 要是…就…否则…
要是他不去，我也不去了，否则我一个人去太危险了。
If he does not go, I will not go either; otherwise it would be too dangerous for me to go alone.
要是明天下雨，我们就不去爬山了，否则会冻感冒的。
If it rains tomorrow, we will not go hiking; otherwise we might catch a cold.
要是你不带包，我就带一个，否则买的东西没地方放。
If you do not bring a bag, I will bring one; otherwise there will be nowhere to put what we buy.
Conditional Compound: 除非…才…
除非……，才…… · chúfēi……, cái……Express that only under a specific condition will something happen, using 除非…才…
除非你答应我，我才和你一起去。
Only if you agree to my terms will I go with you.
除非你努力学习，才有可能考上大学。
Only if you study hard is it possible to get into university.
除非心情好，他才会答应我们的要求。
Only when he is in a good mood will he agree to our request.
Conditional Compound: 除非…否则/不然…
除非……，否则/不然…… · chúfēi……, fǒuzé / bùrán……Express that unless a condition is met, a negative outcome will occur, using 除非…否则/不然…
除非坐飞机去，否则肯定来不及了。
Unless we fly there, we definitely will not make it in time.
除非你仔细检查，不然太容易出错了。
Unless you check carefully, it is too easy to make mistakes.
除非他亲口告诉我，否则我不会相信。
Unless he tells me personally, I will not believe it.
Causal Compound: …因而…
……，因而…… · ……, yīn'ér……Express cause and effect in formal contexts using 因而 (and therefore / as a result)
他生病了，因而没来上课。
He was sick and therefore did not come to class.
她按时完成了任务，因而受到公司的奖励。
She completed the task on time and consequently received a company reward.
这次考试太难了，因而很多学生都没有通过。
This exam was too difficult, and as a result many students did not pass.
Concessive Compound: 即使……也…… (Even If…Still…)
即使……，也…… · jíshǐ……, yě……Express concession — that a result holds true even under an unfavorable or hypothetical condition
即使天气不好，爬长城的人也不会少。
Even if the weather is bad, there will still be plenty of people climbing the Great Wall.
他即使生病了，也坚持工作。
Even if he is sick, he still persists in working.
我即使睡得再晚，早上六点也准时起。
No matter how late I go to sleep, I still get up on time at six in the morning.
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 5 Unit 8 Exam
A short mini-mock — listening + reading — drawn from this unit's vocab, grammar, and lessons. The natural next step after this review.