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HSK 2 Chinese Conversation

The Airplane Over the Tea Hill

茶山上的飞机

Chá shān shàng de fēijī

5:29 min video · 16 sentences · 7 key words

Conversation script with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 爸爸 Bàba小云，你在看什么呢？Xiǎo Yún, nǐ zài kàn shénme ne?Xiaoyun, what are you looking at?
  2. 小云 Xiǎo Yún爸爸，你看，飞机！Bàba, nǐ kàn, fēijī!Dad, look, an airplane!
  3. 爸爸 Bàba飞机飞得真高啊。Fēijī fēi de zhēn gāo a.The plane flies so high.
  4. 小云 Xiǎo Yún我想开飞机，可以吗？Wǒ xiǎng kāi fēijī, kěyǐ ma?I want to fly planes. Is that okay?
  5. 爸爸 Bàba什么？你不想做茶农吗？Shénme? Nǐ bù xiǎng zuò chá nóng ma?What? You don't want to be a tea farmer?
  6. 小云 Xiǎo Yún我爱茶山，可是我更爱飞机。Wǒ ài chá shān, kěshì wǒ gèng ài fēijī.I love the tea hill, but I love planes more.
  7. 爸爸 Bàba开飞机很难，你知道吗？Kāi fēijī hěn nán, nǐ zhīdào ma?Flying planes is very hard, you know?
  8. 小云 Xiǎo Yún我知道，我会认真学习。Wǒ zhīdào, wǒ huì rènzhēn xuéxí.I know. I will study hard.
  9. 爸爸 Bàba来，先喝杯茶吧。Lái, xiān hē bēi chá ba.Come, have a cup of tea first.
  10. 小云 Xiǎo Yún谢谢爸爸，这茶真好喝。Xièxie bàba, zhè chá zhēn hǎo hē.Thanks, Dad. This tea is really good.
  11. 爸爸 Bàba飞机上有这么好的茶吗？Fēijī shàng yǒu zhème hǎo de chá ma?Is there such good tea on a plane?
  12. 小云 Xiǎo Yún没有，我要给大家送你的茶。Méiyǒu, wǒ yào gěi dàjiā sòng nǐ de chá.No. I will bring your tea to everyone.
  13. 爸爸 Bàba好，爸爸等你开飞机回来。Hǎo, bàba děng nǐ kāi fēijī huílai.Okay, Dad will wait for you to fly home.
  14. 小云 Xiǎo Yún真的吗？爸爸，你太好了！Zhēnde ma? Bàba, nǐ tài hǎo le!Really? Dad, you are the best!
  15. 爸爸 Bàba不过你要先把书读好。Búguò nǐ yào xiān bǎ shū dú hǎo.But first you must study well.
  16. 小云 Xiǎo Yún好，我现在就去看书！Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù kàn shū!Okay, I'll go read right now!

About this lesson

A tea farmer's daughter tells her father she wants to fly planes. He is worried at first, but then he makes her a promise.

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
飞机fēijīairplaneHSK 1
开kāito drive/flyHSK 1
茶cháteaHSK 1
认真rènzhēnserious, hard-workingHSK 1
学习xuéxíto studyHSK 1
更gèngeven moreHSK 2
不过búguòbutHSK 2

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