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HSK1·🎨 Theme

I Want New Clothes

我想要新衣服

Bonus theme lesson (not part of the official HSK1 book): simple-hanzi clothing words (coat, raincoat, sweater, gloves, jacket), body parts (hand, head, heart, tooth, ears, belly, hair), and paired opposite adjectives (long/short, tall/short, chubby/thin). Dialogues use only official HSK1 vocabulary plus the new words introduced here.

Text 1

商店里,陈天中想要新衣服。

shāng diàn lǐ , chén tiān zhōng xiǎng yào xīn yī fu 。

In the store, Chen Tianzhong wants new clothes.

售货员 (Shop Assistant)你好,你想要什么?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)我想要一件外套,天气很冷。
售货员 (Shop Assistant)这个怎么样?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)很漂亮,多少钱?
售货员 (Shop Assistant)两百块。
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)好,我要这个。

Text 2

今天很冷,王老师和陈天中要穿很多衣服。

jīn tiān hěn lěng , wáng lǎo shī hé chén tiān zhōng yào chuān hěn duō yī fu 。

Today is very cold, Ms. Wang and Chen Tianzhong need to wear a lot of clothes.

王老师 (Ms. Wang)今天很冷,我要穿大衣和毛衣。
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)我也要穿外套,还要手套。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)我们也要穿雨衣吗?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)不要,今天没有雨。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)好。

Text 3

陈天中说说他的朋友们。

chén tiān zhōng shuō shuō tā de péng yǒu men 。

Chen Tianzhong talks about his friends.

陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)我哥哥很高,头发很长。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)他胖不胖?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)不胖,他很瘦。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)你姐姐呢?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)她不高,她很矮,头发很短。

Text 4

王老师和陈天中在教室里。

wáng lǎo shī hé chén tiān zhōng zài jiào shì lǐ 。

Ms. Wang and Chen Tianzhong are in the classroom.

王老师 (Ms. Wang)这是什么?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)这是手。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)那是什么?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)那是头,头上有头发。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)你的牙呢?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)牙在这儿。
王老师 (Ms. Wang)耳朵和心呢?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)耳朵在这儿,心在这儿,肚子也在这儿。
HanziPinyinEnglish
衣服yīfuclothes
外套wàitàojacket
大衣dàyīcoat
毛衣máoyīsweater
手套shǒutàogloves
雨衣yǔyīraincoat
手shǒuhand
头tóuhead
头发tóufahair
牙yátooth
耳朵ěrduoears
心xīnheart
肚子dùzibelly
高gāotall
矮ǎishort (height)
胖pàngchubby; fat
瘦shòuthin; slim
长chánglong
短duǎnshort (length)
  • 我哥哥很高,我很矮。 (Wǒ gēge hěn gāo, wǒ hěn ǎi.)

    My older brother is tall, I am short.

  • 今天很冷,我要穿大衣和手套。 (Jīntiān hěn lěng, wǒ yào chuān dàyī hé shǒutào.)

    Today is very cold, I want to wear a coat and gloves.

  • 她的头发很长,很漂亮。 (Tā de tóufa hěn cháng, hěn piàoliang.)

    Her hair is long and beautiful.

  • 我不胖,也不瘦。 (Wǒ bú pàng, yě bú shòu.)

    I'm not fat, and not thin either.

  • 下雨了,你要穿雨衣吗? (Xiàyǔ le, nǐ yào chuān yǔyī ma?)

    It's raining, do you want to wear a raincoat?