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HSK 2 Chinese Listening Quiz

The Promise of Twenty Glasses

二十杯酒的约定

Èr shí bēi jiǔ de yuēdìng

1:19 min video · 2 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 小李，你说过要和我喝酒！Xiǎo Lǐ, nǐ shuō guò yào hé wǒ hē jiǔ!Xiao Li, you said you would drink with me!
  2. 小李笑着拿起茶杯，说：“我用茶陪您。”Xiǎo Lǐ xiào zhe ná qǐ chá bēi, shuō: “Wǒ yòng chá péi nín.”Xiao Li smiled, picked up a teacup and said, “I'll keep you company with tea.”

About this lesson

At a wedding banquet, new employee Xiao Li worries because he promised his boss Boss Wang he would drink with every table. In the end, Xiao Li keeps his promise with tea.

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
说过shuōguòsaid (before)
喝hēto drinkHSK 1
笑xiàoto smile, laughHSK 1
拿起náqǐto pick up
茶杯chábēiteacup
用yòngto use, withHSK 1

Test yourself: 2 questions

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

  1. Question 1

    小李，你说过要和我喝酒！

  2. Question 2

    小李笑着拿起茶杯，说：“我用茶陪您。”

0 of 2 answered

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