HSK 3Lesson 6
Annie wants a bank card for the money her school will send. You will follow her and Yixue to a bank counter, watch a passport check go wrong over a name, and see how many times Annie has to write it.
You will learn to open a bank card at a counter, hand over and check a passport, and say what you do to something with a common Chinese pattern.
Part 1 · 12 new words
Contains 5 words
bank
bank card; debit card
credit card
passport
card
Contains 5 words
inspection; to examine
to exchange; to change (clothes etc)
Contains 2 words
(marks the object before the verb); to hold
assistance; aid; to help; to assist
Part 2
Part 3 · 10 phrases
我想去银行换钱，再办银行卡。
I want to go to the bank to change money and open a bank card.
买东西的时候，你用银行卡还是信用卡？
When you pay, do you use a bank card or a credit card?
我的护照不见了，明天要去办一本新的。
My passport is missing, so tomorrow I have to apply for a new one.
医生说，每年都应该检查一次身体。
The doctor says you should have a checkup once a year.
你把我的书拿到哪儿去了？我找不到。
Where did you take my book? I can’t find it.
这个我不喜欢，可以换一个吗？
I don’t like this one. Can I swap it for another?
Part 4 · 4 conversations
On Friday at nine, Annie and Yixue are at the Bank of China near campus. A staff member calls them to the counter.
工作人员Bank staff member
欢迎来中国银行，请问办什么？
Welcome to the Bank of China. What can I do for you?
安妮Annie
我想办银行卡，学校要把钱送到我的卡里。
I’d like to get a bank card. The school will send money to my card.
Part 5 · 3 points
主语+把+宾语+动词+在/到+处所
把bǎ + thing + verb + 在zài or 到dào + place says where you put, write or move something.
Where it goes
The verb is followed by 在zài or 到dào and a place.
to receive; to accept
to receive
to research; to check
还没有开始，我已经想走
Before it has even started, I already want to leave.
还没有问题，我已经说不用
Before there is even a problem, I have already said I do not need it.
我说这是自己愿意
I say I am doing this willingly.
其实我怕听见“不行”
Actually, I am afraid of hearing “not good enough.”
机会还没有说话，我已经说不要
The opportunity has not spoken yet; I have already said no.
我不来，谁能说我不行？
If I do not show up, who can say I cannot do it?
我不来，谁还能说我可以？
If I do not show up, who can still say I can?
几乎到了，我就回去
I almost get there, then I go back.
几乎就好，再近我就怕
Almost is enough; any closer and I get scared.
近了我怕，远了我急
When it is close, I am afraid; when it is far, I am anxious.
我不拿，就不会少
If I do not take it, I cannot end up with less.
我不希望，就不会错
If I do not hope, I cannot be wrong.
我不开门，再问为什么没有人来
I do not open the door, then ask why nobody comes.
我自己不动，还说时间走得太快
I refuse to move, then say time is moving too fast.
我说没有机会，机会来了也不要
I say there are no opportunities; when one comes, I still do not want it.
说它不重要，也怕它太重要
I say it is not important, then fear it is too important.
主要问题，我已经知道好多年
The main problem—I have known it for years.
每次都知道，每次还是没有做
Every time I know; every time I still do nothing.
我说这是我自己想要
I say this is what I myself want.
说完“想要”，也说“不要”
After saying “I want it,” I also say “I do not want it.”
这样谁不要谁？我也不清楚
So who is rejecting whom? I do not know either.
我只知道不开始，就不用怕做不好
All I know is that if I do not start, I do not have to fear doing it badly.
机会还没有说话，我已经说不要
The opportunity has not spoken yet; I have already said no.
我不来，谁能说我不行？
If I do not show up, who can say I cannot do it?
我不来，谁还能说我可以？
If I do not show up, who can still say I can?
几乎到了，我就回去
I almost get there, then I go back.
几乎就好，再近我就怕
Almost is enough; any closer and I get scared.
近了我怕，远了我急
When it is close, I am afraid; when it is far, I am anxious.
或这个，或者那个
Either this one or that one.
两个都想，两个都怕
I want both; I fear both.
心里左边是蓝，右边是黄色
Inside, the left side is blue and the right side is yellow.
蓝让我太慢，黄色让我太快
Blue makes me too slow; yellow makes me too fast.
天气很凉快，心里还在跑
The weather is pleasantly cool; inside, I am still running.
身体坐在这里，自己已经走了
My body is sitting here; I am already gone.
老问题，今天还是新鲜新闻
An old problem is still fresh news today.
什么事都没有，心里怎么这么急？
Nothing is happening; why am I so anxious inside?
新的机会一来，旧的自己已经回来
When a new opportunity comes, the old me has already returned.
不是机会太少，是我每次说现在不行
It is not that there are too few opportunities; every time I say now will not work.
每个机会都重要，重要到让我跑
Every opportunity is important—so important it makes me run.
主要问题不是机会——主要是我不要
The main problem is not opportunity—the main thing is that I say no.
不来——就不会错？
If I do not show up—then I cannot be wrong?
不拿——就不会少？
If I do not take it—then I cannot end up with less?
不开始——就不会做错？
If I do not start—then I cannot do it wrong?
还是真的没有来过？
Or did it really never come?
我说我走自己的路
I say I am walking my own road.
其实我只在自己后面
Actually, I am only behind myself.
机会还没有说话，我已经说不要
The opportunity has not spoken yet; I have already said no.
我不来，谁能说我不行？
If I do not show up, who can say I cannot do it?
我不来，谁还能说我可以？
If I do not show up, who can still say I can?
几乎到了，我就回去
I almost get there, then I go back.
几乎就好，再近我就怕
Almost is enough; any closer and I get scared.
近了我怕，远了我急
When it is close, I am afraid; when it is far, I am anxious.
不是明天让我难过
It is not tomorrow making me sad.
是我今天不让明天来
It is me today refusing to let tomorrow come.
我说我早知道事情会坏
I say I knew early on that things would go badly.
其实我不来，事情怎么会好？
Actually, if I do not show up, how could things go well?
这家店只收钱，不收卡。
This shop only takes cash, not cards.
我今天收到了朋友送来的书，你要看吗？
I received a book from a friend today. Do you want to read it?
这个菜的名字我没听过，我用手机查一下。
I’ve never heard of this dish’s name, so I’ll look it up on my phone.
谢谢你的帮助，没有你，我找不到银行。
Thank you for your help. Without you I couldn’t have found the bank.
工作人员Bank staff member
好的。您要银行卡，还是信用卡？
Sure. A bank card or a credit card?
王一雪Wang Yixue
她是新来的……
She’s new here...
安妮Annie
一雪，让我自己说！我只要银行卡，不要信用卡。
Yixue, let me say it! I just want a bank card, not a credit card.
工作人员Bank staff member
好的。请把护照给我。
All right. Please give me your passport.
王一雪Wang Yixue
安妮，快把护照拿出来啊！
Annie, take your passport out, quick!
The staff member looks at Annie's passport and gives her a form to fill in.
工作人员Bank staff member
我检查一下您的护照。请您把名字写在这儿。
Let me check your passport. Please write your name here.
安妮Annie
好的……给您。
Okay... here you are.
工作人员Bank staff member
您把名字写短了，护照上的名字比这个长。
You wrote the name too short. The name on your passport is longer than this.
安妮Annie
啊？我忘记写一个名字了。
Oh? I forgot to write one of the names.
王一雪Wang Yixue
我早说了，要看着护照写！
I told you to write it looking at the passport!
安妮Annie
你什么时候说了？你只说“快点儿”！
When did you say that? All you said was “hurry up”!
工作人员Bank staff member
没关系，我们再写一次吧。请您慢慢写。
It’s fine, let’s write it again. Please take your time.
The staff member looks up Annie's record on the computer. The name in the system is not the same as on the passport.
工作人员Bank staff member
我查一下电脑。……这位同学，学校给我们的名字和护照上的不一样。
Let me look it up. ...Excuse me, the name the school gave us isn’t the same as the one on your passport.
安妮Annie
啊？那怎么办？
Oh? What do I do, then?
工作人员Bank staff member
可以换，我帮您把名字换一下。但是要收三十块钱。
We can change it, and I’ll do it for you. But there’s a thirty-yuan fee.
安妮Annie
三十块？你说呢？
Thirty yuan? What do you think?
王一雪Wang Yixue
你需要这个卡，不换就收不到学校的钱。
You need this card. If you don’t change it, you won’t get the school’s money.
安妮Annie
好吧，我换。我给您三十块钱。
Fine, I’ll change it. Here’s thirty yuan.
工作人员Bank staff member
没问题，我来办，您等一下。
No problem. I’ll take care of it. Please wait a moment.
The card is ready. The staff member tells Annie that her phone will get a code number, and Yixue helps.
工作人员Bank staff member
卡办好了。您的手机现在会收到一个号码，请把它告诉我。
The card is ready. Your phone will now receive a code number. Please tell it to me.
安妮Annie
收到了！但是字太小，我看不见。
I got it! But the text is too small and I can’t see it.
王一雪Wang Yixue
我来帮你看。是三、五、八、零、二、一。
Let me help you look. It’s three, five, eight, zero, two, one.
安妮Annie
谢谢你的帮助，一雪！
Thanks for your help, Yixue!
工作人员Bank staff member
好了，这是您的卡和护照，请检查一下。
Done. Here is your card and passport. Please check them.
安妮Annie
名字对了！我把卡拿进包里了……上次包丢了，让我再检查一次。
The name is right! I put the card in my bag... my bag got lost last time, so let me check once more.
王一雪Wang Yixue
今天你写了两次名字，还要再检查一次？
You wrote your name twice today, and you still want to check again?
Annie tells the bank that the school will send money to her card with 把钱送到我的卡里bǎ qián sòng dào wǒ de kǎ li.
In sentences
Stay
请把名字写在本子上。
Please write the name in the notebook.
在zài says where it stays.
Move
他把我送到了学校。
He took me to the school.
到dào says where it ends up.
请你把名字写在这个本子上。
Please write your name in this notebook.
他把我送到了学校门口，就去上班了。
He took me to the school gate and went off to work.
A：我的书呢？ B：我把它拿到你的房间去了。
A: Where is my book? B: I took it to your room.
妈妈把苹果拿到桌子上，我们都来吃吧。
Mom brought the apples to the table. Come and eat, everyone.
一雪把安妮的包拿到椅子上，让她坐下来。
Yixue put Annie’s bag on the chair and had her sit down.
把bǎ brings the thing you act on in front of the verb, so the sentence can end with where it goes. The pattern is subject + 把bǎ + thing + verb + 在zài or 到dào + place: 我把名字写在这儿wǒ bǎ míngzi xiě zài zhèr. 在zài says where something stays, and 到dào says where it ends up after moving: 我把书拿到你的房间wǒ bǎ shū ná dào nǐ de fángjiān. The thing after 把bǎ must be known to both people, such as 我的书wǒ de shū or 这个包zhège bāo, not 一本书yì běn shū. Key constraint: the place word is needed, and the verb cannot stand alone. A common mistake is to put the place before the verb as in English: ✗ 我把写名字在这儿wǒ bǎ xiě míngzi zài zhèr, ✓ 我把名字写在这儿wǒ bǎ míngzi xiě zài zhèr. Compare 我在这儿写名字 (I write my name here, the action takes place here) with 我把名字写在这儿I write the name onto this spot.
主语+把+宾语1+动词（+给）+宾语2
把bǎ + thing + verb + 给gěi + person says what you give, tell or send to someone.
Give it to someone
The receiver comes after the verb.
The staff member asks 请把护照给我qǐng bǎ hùzhào gěi wǒ and later 请把它告诉我qǐng bǎ tā gàosu wǒ.
In sentences
Give
请把钱给我。
Please give me the money.
The receiver follows 给gěi.
Tell
请把电话号码告诉他。
Please tell him the phone number.
告诉gàosu needs no 给gěi.
请你把电话号码告诉我，我晚上给你打电话。
Please tell me your phone number, and I’ll call you tonight.
A：你的书借我看一下，行吗？ B：行，我明天把它借给你。
A: Can I borrow your book to look at? B: Sure, I’ll lend it to you tomorrow.
哥哥买了新手机，就把他用过的手机送给了我。
My brother bought a new phone and gave me the one he had used.
妈妈要把这件好事告诉奶奶。
Mom is going to tell Grandma the good news.
王一雪请安妮把名字写在本子上。
Yixue asked Annie to write her name in the notebook.
With verbs of giving, telling or sending, 把bǎ lets you put the thing first and the receiver last: subject + 把bǎ + thing + verb + 给gěi + person. 请把护照给我qǐng bǎ hùzhào gěi wǒ is please give me your passport. With 告诉gàosu there is no 给gěi: 把号码告诉我bǎ hàomǎ gàosu wǒ. With 送sòng and 借jiè, 给gěi comes after the verb: 把书借给我bǎ shū jiè gěi wǒ, 把花送给她bǎ huā sòng gěi tā. It is used when the thing is known and the speaker wants it passed on. Key constraint: the thing after
主语+把+宾语+动词+结果补语/趋向补语/状态补语
把bǎ + thing + verb + a result, direction or state: 把名字写短了bǎ míngzi xiě duǎn le.
What happened to it
The verb is followed by a result, a direction or a state.
The staff member says 您把名字写短了nín bǎ míngzi xiě duǎn le: the result is 短duǎn.
In sentences
Result
她把名字写短了。
She wrote the name too short.
Result word 短duǎn after the verb.
Direction
我把护照拿出来了。
I took my passport out.
出来chūlái shows the direction.
你把手机拿出来，我们一起看看。
Take out your phone and let’s look together.
A：你的汉字写好了吗？ B：写好了，我已经把它检查了两次。
A: Have you finished writing your characters? B: Yes, and I’ve already checked them twice.
他把字写得很大，所以老师在后面也看得见。
He wrote the characters big, so the teacher can see them from the back.
我没把电话号码写在本子上，现在找不到了。
I didn’t write the phone number in my notebook, so now I can’t find it.
安妮把护照拿出来，给了工作人员。
Annie took out her passport and gave it to the staff member.
After 把bǎ the verb needs something more: a result such as 好hǎo or 短duǎn, a direction such as 出来chūlái or 进去jìnqù, or a state with 得de. 我把护照拿出来了wǒ bǎ hùzhào ná chūlái le is I took my passport out. 她把名字写短了tā bǎ míngzi xiě duǎn le is she wrote the name too short. 他把字写得很大tā bǎ zì xiě de hěn dà describes how. The thing is definite, and the result tells what happened to it. In the negative, 没méi or 不要búyào goes before 把bǎ, not before the verb:
The card is ready. Your phone will now receive a code number. Please tell it to me.
Why it matters · 把它告诉我bǎ tā gàosu wǒ: 它tā is the number that just arrived.
You wrote the name too short. The name on your passport is longer than this.
Why it matters · 把名字写短了bǎ míngzi xiě duǎn le: the result is that the name is too short.
