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HSK 3 Chinese Listening Quiz

Grandma's Sweet Potatoes

奶奶的红薯

Nǎinai de hóngshǔ

1:00 min video · 2 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 奶奶，厨房里什么东西这么香？Nǎinai, chúfáng lǐ shénme dōngxi zhème xiāng?Grandma, what is smelling so good in the kitchen?
  2. 奶奶笑着说：“快来，红薯刚烤好！”Nǎinai xiào zhe shuō: “Kuài lái, hóngshǔ gāng kǎo hǎo!”Grandma said with a smile, "Come quickly, the sweet potatoes just finished roasting!"

About this lesson

A grandson named Xiaoming comes into his grandmother's village kitchen and asks what smells so good. She hands him a hot roasted sweet potato from the stove.

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
奶奶nǎinaigrandmaHSK 1
厨房chúfángkitchenHSK 5
香xiāngsmelling good, fragrantHSK 3
东西dōngxithingHSK 1
红薯hóngshǔsweet potatoHSK 7-9
刚gāngjustHSK 2
烤kǎoto roastHSK 7-9

Test yourself: 2 questions

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

  1. Question 1

    奶奶，厨房里什么东西这么香？

  2. Question 2

    奶奶笑着说：“快来，红薯刚烤好！”

0 of 2 answered

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