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HSK 1 Chinese Listening Quiz

Grandpa's Village Bar

爷爷家的酒吧

Yéye jiā de jiǔbā

7:27 min video · 15 sentences · 8 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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About this lesson

Xiao Lin tends a small bar in her grandpa's village house. Her regular, Da Wei, and his friends drink tea and milk, then work out how to split the bill.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence without subtitles and pick its meaning: A, B or C.
  2. Check the answer, then repeat the sentence out loud in the pause.
  3. Try the quiz below without the video, and write your score in the YouTube comments.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
爱好àihàohobbyHSK 1
半年bànniánhalf a yearHSK 1
知识zhīshiknowledgeHSK 1
小学xiǎoxuéprimary schoolHSK 1
她们tāmenthey (women)HSK 1
上午shàngwǔmorningHSK 1
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒulittle kidHSK 1
请假qǐngjiàtake leaveHSK 1

Test yourself: 15 questions

What does each sentence mean? Read it (or say it out loud first), then pick an answer.

  1. Question 1

    这是我爷爷的老房子。

  2. Question 2

    现在这里是我的酒吧。

  3. Question 3

    大伟来了，他坐下了。

  4. Question 4

    大伟有时候喝茶。

  5. Question 5

    他今天想喝奶。

  6. Question 6

    我的爱好很多，你呢？

  7. Question 7

    我喜欢知识，也喜欢走路。

  8. Question 8

    我在小学工作了半年。

  9. Question 9

    小朋友都叫我大伟哥。

  10. Question 10

    她们上午请假来了。

  11. Question 11

    她们是小学生的妈妈。

  12. Question 12

    我们三个人喝了六杯。

  13. Question 13

    一共六十块。

  14. Question 14

    我先拿钱，你呢？

  15. Question 15

    大家笑了，一人二十块。

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