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HSK 1 Chinese Conversation

The Gift in the Elevator

电梯里的礼物

Diàntī lǐ de lǐwù

0:56 min video · 3 sentences · 6 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小美 Xiǎo Měi这个包在你手里，不是我的！Zhège bāo zài nǐ shǒulǐ, bú shì wǒ de!This bag is in your hand, it is not mine!
  2. 小林 Xiǎo Lín我的包在你的包里！Wǒ de bāo zài nǐ de bāo lǐ!My bag is in your bag!
  3. 小美 Xiǎo Měi我们的礼物都在这里，我妹妹在车上！Wǒmen de lǐwù dōu zài zhèlǐ, wǒ mèimei zài chēshàng!Our gifts are all here, and my sister is in the car!

About this lesson

Two strangers stuck in a lift on a long-distance train station platform building talk about a parcel gift that turns out to be a surprise for the wrong person.

How to practise

  1. Listen to the conversation with pinyin and English.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the reply plays.
  3. Then repeat the real reply in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
包bāobagHSK 1
手shǒuhandHSK 1
里lǐinsideHSK 1
礼物lǐwùgiftHSK 2
妹妹mèimeiyounger sisterHSK 1
车上chēshàngin the carHSK 1

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