HSK 3 Chinese Level Ladder
4 Levels of 'That's Delicious'
太好吃了
Tài hǎochī le
1:14 min video · 4 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
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About this lesson
The climb goes from a plain "good to eat" to the real way friends praise food: "so good it's unreal".
How to practise
- Watch each rung's card: the level, when to use it, and the phrase with its pinyin and English.
- Repeat every rung out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, from HSK 1 up to the native way.
- Then climb it in one go, and comment which rung you're on.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty | HSK 1 |
| 味道 | wèidao | taste | HSK 2 |
| 绝了 | juéle | unreal, amazing | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant, delicious | HSK 3 |
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