HSK 3Lesson 10
On a warm Saturday afternoon Yixue takes Annie and Jiayue to the snack street with a list of nine things to taste. Jiayue is forty minutes late, Annie is afraid of lamb, and the last item on the list is closed.
You will learn to say that you are hungry, full or thirsty, order meat and fruit at a snack stall, taste something new, and say that you will eat anything.
Part 1 · 14 new words
Contains 6 words
to be hungry; hungry
to eat till full; satisfied
thirsty
sweet
to taste; to try (food); to experience
extremely
Contains 4 words
fowl; chicken
ox; cow
Contains 4 words
banana
watermelon
Part 2
Part 3 · 10 phrases
你的新手机漂亮极了，是在哪儿买的？
Your new phone looks fantastic; where did you buy it?
你吃饱了吗？没吃饱我再给你做点儿。
Have you had enough? If not, I’ll make you a bit more.
打了一小时篮球，渴得很，我喝了两杯水。
After an hour of basketball I was really thirsty and drank two glasses of water.
这是我做的菜，你尝一口，看看好不好吃。
I made this dish; take a bite and see if it’s good.
这个苹果不太甜，不过很便宜，我买了五斤。
This apple isn’t very sweet, but it’s cheap, so I bought five jin.
这种水果很甜，那种不太甜，你要哪一种？
This kind of fruit is very sweet and that kind isn’t very sweet; which kind do you want?
Part 4 · 4 conversations
On a warm Saturday afternoon Annie and Yixue wait at the gate of the snack street. Jiayue is late again, and Annie is hungry.
安妮Annie
一雪，家月怎么还没来？我饿得很，不想再等了。
Yixue, why isn’t Jiayue here yet? I’m starving and I don’t want to wait any more.
王一雪Wang Yixue
再等一下，她说快到了。我写了九种，要一种一种地吃，她不来怎么行？
Part 5 · 3 points
程度补语1：形容词+得很
Put 得很de hěn after an adjective to say it is very much so, as in 饿得很è de hěn.
Adjective + 得很
得很de hěn after an adjective says that it is very much so.
sheep; goat
kind; type
sugar; sweets
ice cream
手机里，写给你的，我写了又写
On my phone, what I wrote for you—I write it again and again.
你一次都没有看见
You have not seen it even once.
第一次写得太少，第二次写得太多
The first time I wrote too little; the second time, too much.
每次快写完，我又写一次
Every time I am close to finishing, I write it one more time.
说是写给你——怎么只有我看？
I say it is written for you—then how come only I see it?
我为你写，只给自己看
I write for you; I only let myself see it.
只有你可以看，我又怕你看
Only you may see it, and I am afraid of you seeing it.
应该把它写完，还是给你看？
Should I finish writing it, or let you see it?
不给你看，写完，就真的完了吗？
If I do not let you see it, once it is written, is it really finished?
你还没看，我已经在想：你会怎么想？
You still have not seen it; I am already thinking: what will you think?
会不会不高兴？会不会难过？
Will you be unhappy? Will you be sad?
你一个字也没有说，已经影响我怎么写
You have not said a single word, yet you have already affected how I write.
我想写你喜欢听的
I want to write what you like to hear.
又怕那不是我
And I am afraid that is not me.
我不想写你不喜欢听的
I do not want to write what you do not like to hear.
又怕那才是我
And I am afraid that is me.
我写得越多，给你的越少
The more I write, the less I give you.
越想让你了解，越不让你看到
The more I want you to understand, the more I keep you from seeing.
我说我写的是真的，怎么一直问“好不好”？
I say what I wrote is true—why do I keep asking, “Is it good?”
我不是不知道怎么写
It is not that I do not know how to write.
我是怕你知道我怎么想
I am afraid you will know what I think.
我为你写，只给自己看
I write for you; I only let myself see it.
只有你可以看，我又怕你看
Only you may see it, and I am afraid of you seeing it.
应该把它写完，还是给你看？
Should I finish writing it, or let you see it?
不给你看，写完，就真的完了吗？
If I do not let you see it, once it is written, is it really finished?
我总说：我写的不能被别人看见
I always say: what I wrote cannot be seen by other people.
但是别人为什么重要？
But why do other people matter?
为了不让别人看，我一直没有给你看
In order not to let other people see it, I have never let you see it.
现在我才问：我怕的真是别人吗？
Only now do I ask: is it really other people I am afraid of?
为你写——说得好听
Written for you—sounds nice.
只给自己看——做得难看
Only letting myself see it—looks ugly.
我只能再写一次
I can only write it one more time.
还是该让你看一次？
Or is it time to let you see it once?
不写完，我可以说“不是时候”
If I do not finish, I can say, “It is not time.”
写完不给你看，只是我自己知道
If I finish and do not show you, only I know.
给你看，你知道了，就不能不知道
If I show you, once you know, you cannot not know.
哪一个更真？我还是不知道
Which one is more true? I still do not know.
只要你没有看见
As long as you have not seen it,
我就还能说：还没写完
I can still say: it is not finished.
只要还没写完
As long as it is not finished,
我就不用说：我怕你看
I do not have to say: I am afraid of you seeing it.
不是为了你
It is not for you.
只是为了我
It is only for me.
我为你写，只给自己看
I write for you; I only let myself see it.
只有你可以看，我又怕你看
Only you may see it, and I am afraid of you seeing it.
应该把它写完——我已经写完
I should finish writing it—I have already finished.
现在该给你看了
Now it is time to let you see it.
但是我的手还没有动
But my hand still has not moved.
但是我的手还没有动
But my hand still has not moved.
手机还在我手里
The phone is still in my hand.
你还是没有看见
You still have not seen it.
里面写的是真的
What is written inside is true.
不给你看——我真的告诉你了吗？
If I do not let you see it—have I really told you?
我妹妹不吃牛肉和羊肉，只吃鸡肉和鱼。
My sister doesn’t eat beef or lamb, only chicken and fish.
喝咖啡的时候，我要一块糖，不要两块。
When I have coffee, I take one sugar cube, not two.
天这么冷，你还要吃冰激凌，不怕生病吗？
It’s this cold, and you still want ice cream? Aren’t you afraid of getting sick?
我中午只吃了一个香蕉和两块西瓜，还没饱。
At noon I only had a banana and two slices of watermelon, and I’m still not full.
Wait a bit longer, she says she’s almost here. I wrote down nine things and we’ll eat them one by one, so how can we start without her?
安妮Annie
九种？我饿坏了！
Nine? I’m starving!
白家月Bai Jiayue
对不起！来晚了！
Sorry! I’m late!
王一雪Wang Yixue
你晚了四十分钟！你去哪儿了？
You’re forty minutes late! Where were you?
白家月Bai Jiayue
路上有人卖包子，我吃了两个……现在饱了，不过手机还没吃呢！
Someone was selling buns on the way and I had two... I’m full now, but my phone hasn’t eaten yet!
王一雪Wang Yixue
我说过吧，家月很瘦，可是吃得最多。
See, I told you: Jiayue is thin, but she eats the most.
At a skewer stall the owner asks what they want. Annie is afraid of lamb, but Jiayue wants her to taste one.
老板Stall owner
你们要什么？鸡、牛、羊，我们这儿什么都有。
What would you like? Chicken, beef, lamb, we have everything here.
王一雪Wang Yixue
每种来两个。安妮，你吃哪种？
Two of each, please. Annie, which kind do you want?
安妮Annie
鸡和牛吧。羊我不要，我小时候吃过一次，到现在还怕。
Chicken and beef. I don’t want lamb; I had it once as a kid and I’m still scared of it.
白家月Bai Jiayue
就一个，尝尝吧！在这儿谁都爱吃羊。
Just one, give it a taste! Everybody here loves lamb.
安妮Annie
好吧……啊？不是我想的那样！好吃极了！
Okay... huh? It’s not what I thought! It’s delicious!
老板Stall owner
第一次吃的人，都这么说。要再来几个？
That’s what everyone says the first time. Want some more?
安妮Annie
再来三个！吃了才知道，我真是想错了。
Three more! You only know once you’ve tried it; I really was wrong.
After the skewers Annie is thirsty. They stop at a fruit stand, and Jiayue holds everyone up with her phone.
安妮Annie
吃了羊，我渴得很，想喝点儿水。
After the lamb I’m really thirsty and want some water.
王一雪Wang Yixue
前边有西瓜。你想吃什么，我们就买什么，今天我请客。
There’s watermelon up ahead. Whatever you feel like eating, we’ll buy it; it’s my treat today.
白家月Bai Jiayue
我要西瓜，还要香蕉！老板，这个西瓜甜不甜？
I want watermelon and a banana! Boss, is this watermelon sweet?
老板Stall owner
甜得很，不甜不要钱！
Very sweet. If it isn’t, you don’t pay!
安妮Annie
真的？……甜极了！比水还好。
Really? ...So sweet! Better than water.
白家月Bai Jiayue
别动！我的手机想吃一口。
Don’t touch it! My phone wants a bite.
王一雪Wang Yixue
快吃吧，谁慢谁没有！
Eat up, whoever is slow gets none!
At the end of the street, Yixue finds the shop with the ninth item on her list closed. Jiayue has a different idea.
王一雪Wang Yixue
第九种没有了！那家店今天没开门。
The ninth one is gone! That shop is closed today.
白家月Bai Jiayue
去吃冰激凌吧！
Let’s go get ice cream!
王一雪Wang Yixue
冰激凌不在我写的九种里。
Ice cream isn’t one of my nine.
安妮Annie
今天这么热，写上不就行了？一雪，你也想吃吧？
It’s so hot today; why not just add it? Yixue, you want some too, don’t you?
王一雪Wang Yixue
……好吧，冰激凌就是第九种。家月，你不是饱了吗？
...Fine, ice cream is the ninth thing. Jiayue, weren’t you full?
白家月Bai Jiayue
那是一个小时前的事！我饿了，我要吃两个。
That was an hour ago! I’m hungry again, and I want two.
安妮Annie
她那么瘦，什么都吃得下！
She’s so thin, yet she can eat anything!
In the first scene Annie says 我饿得很wǒ è de hěn: she is much hungrier than 我很饿wǒ hěn è would say.
In sentences
With a feeling
我渴得很。
I’m very thirsty.
得很de hěn follows the adjective directly.
With a thing
这个香蕉甜得很。
This banana is very sweet.
The thing comes first.
今天热得很，我们去买冰激凌吧。
It’s very hot today; let’s go buy some ice cream.
这个香蕉甜得很，小孩儿都爱吃。
This banana is very sweet, and kids all love it.
A：你今天怎么这么累？ B：昨天在商店站了一天，累得很。
A: Why are you so tired today? B: I stood in the store all day yesterday, and I’m exhausted.
他家离学校远得很，每天要坐一个小时的地铁。
His home is very far from school, so he takes the subway for an hour every day.
白家月说她饱了，可是安妮还饿得很，想快点儿去吃。
Jiayue said she was full, but Annie was still very hungry and wanted to go eat soon.
得很de hěn goes right after an adjective and makes it stronger than 很hěn: 热得很rè de hěn is hotter than 很热hěn rè. It sounds spoken and lively, and it is used for states you can see or feel: 饿得很è de hěn, 甜得很tián de hěn, 忙得很máng de hěn. The adjective stands alone: no 很hěn or 太tài goes before it. Use it for what is true now, as a comment, not as a question. A common mistake is to stack a degree word on both sides: ✗ 我很饿得很wǒ hěn è de hěn; say ✓ 我饿得很wǒ è de hěn. If you only want a mild degree, 很饿hěn è is the right choice, and the next note gives 坏了huài le for "starving" or "worn out".
形容词/动词+极了/坏了
Put 极了jí le after an adjective for "extremely"; use 坏了huài le after a tiring or unpleasant state.
Adjective + 极了 / 坏了
极了jí le means extremely; 坏了huài le means worn out by an unpleasant state.
When Annie tastes the lamb she says 好吃极了hǎochī jí le: it is far better than she expected.
In sentences
With 极了
这个冰激凌好吃极了。
This ice cream is extremely good.
Good or bad, any strong state.
With 坏了
我饿坏了。
I’m starving.
Tiring or unpleasant states.
这个冰激凌好吃极了，你再买一个吧。
This ice cream is incredibly good; buy another one.
今天等了两个小时的车，我冷坏了。
I waited two hours for a bus today and I’m freezing.
A：你吃饭了吗？ B：还没呢，我饿坏了！
A: Have you eaten? B: Not yet, I’m starving!
今天的天气好极了，我们出去玩儿吧。
The weather is great today; let’s go out and have fun.
安妮第一次吃羊，觉得好吃极了。
The first time Annie ate lamb, she thought it was delicious.
极了jí le goes after an adjective or a feeling verb and means extremely: 好吃极了hǎochī jí le, 累极了lèi jí le, 喜欢极了xǐhuan jí le. It works for good and bad things alike and is often an exclamation. 坏了huài le is for unpleasant states of the body or mind, such as 饿坏了è huài le, 累坏了lèi huài le, 急坏了jí huài le; it suggests that someone is worn out by the feeling. Both end the phrase, so nothing but 了le follows, and the adjective takes no 很hěn or 非常fēicháng before it. Compared with 得很de hěn
任指用法①疑问代词+都……
A question word before 都dōu means every one of them: 什么都有shénme dōu yǒu, 谁都爱吃shéi dōu ài chī.
Question word + 都
A question word before 都dōu means any or every one.
The stall owner says 什么都有shénme dōu yǒu: there is nothing they do not have.
In sentences
Positive
这儿谁都爱吃羊。
Everybody here loves lamb.
The person comes before 都dōu.
Negative
他什么都不吃。
He eats nothing.
With 不bù it means nothing or nobody.
我什么都想吃，可是现在太饱了。
I want to eat everything, but I’m too full now.
在我们学校，谁都认识白家月。
At our school everybody knows Bai Jiayue.
A：你想去哪儿？ B：哪儿都行，我听你的。
A: Where do you want to go? B: Anywhere is fine, I’ll go with you.
他什么都没买，只喝了一杯水。
He bought nothing and only had a glass of water.
安妮说，到了北京，什么都想尝一尝。
Annie says that now she is in Beijing she wants to try everything.
When a question word is followed by 都dōu, it stops asking and means "any" or "every": 什么都shénme dōu is everything, 谁都shéi dōu is everybody, 哪儿都nǎr dōu is everywhere. The question word comes before 都dōu, even when it is the object of the verb: 我什么都想吃wǒ shénme dōu xiǎng chī. With a negative it means nothing or nobody: 什么都没有shénme dōu méiyǒu, 谁都不知道shéi dōu bù zhīdào. The key constraint is the order. Compare 你想吃什么nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? with the question word after the verb, which asks a question, and 我什么都想吃wǒ shénme dōu xiǎng chī, which says you want to eat everything. A common mistake is to put 都dōu
好吧……啊？不是我想的那样！好吃极了！
Okay... huh? It’s not what I thought! It’s delicious!
Why it matters · 好吃极了hǎochī jí le: Annie did not expect to like lamb, so 极了jí le is an excited exclamation.
就一个，尝尝吧！在这儿谁都爱吃羊。
Just one, give it a taste! Everybody here loves lamb.
Why it matters · 谁都爱吃shéi dōu ài chī: 谁shéi before 都dōu means everybody.
