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Free tasteIntermediate Grammar — HSK 3

Done and Ready — Verb + 好

买好了、想好了——动词后面的「好」

English says 'ready' or 'sorted'. Chinese puts 好 after the verb: 饭做好了, 我准备好了, 你想好了吗?

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Grammar

Verb + 好 — done, and done well

Done, and ready

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Gate 1: which verb + 好第一关:哪个动词+好

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A:明天几点见?B:我们不是已经____好了吗?六点,地铁站!

A:míng tiān jǐ diǎn jiàn?B:wǒ men bú shì yǐ jīng ____ hǎo le ma?liù diǎn,dì tiě zhàn!

A: What time tomorrow? B: Didn't we already agree? Six, at the metro station!

毕业以后去哪儿工作,你____了吗?

bì yè yǐ hòu qù nǎr gōng zuò,nǐ ____ le ma?

Have you decided where to work after graduating?

旅行的行李,____。

lǚ xíng de xíng li,____。

I packed for the trip last night already.

哪句话是对的?____

nǎ jù huà shì duì de?____

Which sentence is right?

Have you bought your ticket to Shanghai yet?

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Your sentence

A:空调怎么样了?B:____,现在能用了。

A:kōng tiáo zěn me yàng le?B:____,xiàn zài néng yòng le。

A: How's the air con? B: ____ — it works now.

Grammar

完 or 好?

完 or 好

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Gate 2: 完 or 好?第二关:完,还是好?

No pressure — just making it stick.

师傅:空调装____了,您试一下,现在能用了。

shī fu:kōng tiáo zhuāng ____ le,nín shì yí xià,xiàn zài néng yòng le。

Repairman: The air con is in — give it a try, it works now.

这个报告我____了,可是写得不太好,明天再改改。

zhè ge bào gào wǒ ____ le,kě shì xiě de bú tài hǎo,míng tiān zài gǎi gai。

I've finished writing the report, but it isn't very good — I'll fix it tomorrow.

妈妈,____,你再等我五分钟!

mā ma,____,nǐ zài děng wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng!

Mum, I haven't finished getting dressed — give me five more minutes!

服务员问还要不要点菜。哪句最合适?____

fú wù yuán wèn hái yào bu yào diǎn cài。nǎ jù zuì hé shì?____

The waiter asks if you'd like anything else. Which is best?

Didn't you rest well last night?

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Your sentence

____,可是写得不太好,明天再改改。

____,kě shì xiě de bú tài hǎo,míng tiān zài gǎi gai。

I've finished the report, but it isn't very good — I'll fix it tomorrow.

Grammar

Split verbs: 睡好觉 · 请好假 · 关好门

Gate 3: split verbs and 还没第三关:离合词和「还没」

No pressure — just making it stick.

我跟老板请____假了,下个星期可以去旅行!

wǒ gēn lǎo bǎn qǐng ____ jiǎ le,xià gè xīng qī kě yǐ qù lǚ xíng!

I've got my leave sorted with the boss — I can travel next week!

出门以前,别忘了给手机____。

chū mén yǐ qián,bié wàng le gěi shǒu jī ____。

Before you go out, don't forget to charge your phone.

____?我有点儿担心。

____?wǒ yǒu diǎnr dān xīn。

Did you shut the door properly when you left? I'm a bit worried.

A:周末去哪儿玩,你想好了吗?B:____

A:zhōu mò qù nǎr wán,nǐ xiǎng hǎo le ma?B:____

A: Have you decided where to go this weekend? B: Not yet — I'm still looking.

I didn't sleep well last night.

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Your sentence

A:下个星期你能去旅行吗?B:能!____。

A:xià gè xīng qī nǐ néng qù lǚ xíng ma?B:néng!____。

A: Can you travel next week? B: Yes! I've sorted my leave.

Grammar

好好休息 · 休息好 · 休息得很好 — and verbs that never take 好

Gate 4: 好好 V, V好 or V得很好第四关:好好V、V好,还是V得很好

No pressure — just making it stick.

医生说:「你太累了,回家____几天吧。」

yī shēng shuō:「 nǐ tài lèi le,huí jiā ____ jǐ tiān ba。」

The doctor said: 'You're exhausted — go home and rest properly for a few days.'

A:你昨天睡得怎么样?B:____,一觉睡到早上九点。

A:nǐ zuó tiān shuì de zěn me yàng?B:____,yí jiào shuì dào zǎo shàng jiǔ diǎn。

A: How did you sleep? B: Really well — straight through till nine.

哪句话是对的?____

nǎ jù huà shì duì de?____

Which sentence is right?

哪句话是对的?____

nǎ jù huà shì duì de?____

Which sentence is right?

The doctor told me to go home and rest properly for a few days.

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Your sentence

A:明天的考试,你准备得怎么样?B:____,我一点都不紧张。

A:míng tiān de kǎo shì,nǐ zhǔn bèi de zěn me yàng?B:____,wǒ yì diǎn dōu bù jǐn zhāng。

A: How's your prep for tomorrow's exam? B: ____ — I'm not nervous at all.

Gate 5: finish the sentence — choose, then write第五关:完成句子——先选,再自己写

No pressure — just making it stick.

登机时请____您的身份证件和登机牌。

dēng jī shí qǐng ____ nín de shēn fèn zhèng jiàn hé dēng jī pái。

Please have your ID and boarding pass ready when boarding.

出远门时请____和燃气水电,注意安全。

chū yuǎn mén shí qǐng ____ hé rán qì shuǐ diàn,zhù yì ān quán。

When you go away, make sure the doors, windows, gas, water and power are off.

____,今天有点感冒。

____,jīn tiān yǒu diǎn gǎn mào。

I didn't keep the duvet on properly last night — I've got a bit of a cold today.

____,明天一早就出发。

____,míng tiān yì zǎo jiù chū fā。

We've packed already — we set off first thing tomorrow.

你____手就过来吃饭吧!

nǐ ____ shǒu jiù guò lái chī fàn ba!

Once you've washed your hands, come and eat!

老板,明天会议需要的资料,我都已经____了。

lǎo bǎn,míng tiān huì yì xū yào de zī liào,wǒ dōu yǐ jīng ____ le。

Boss, the documents for tomorrow's meeting are all ready.

A:你几号去美国?B:我还没____。

A:nǐ jǐ hào qù měi guó?B:wǒ hái méi ____。

A: What date are you going to the US? B: I haven't decided yet.

说说你自己:今天出门以前,我____了。

shuō shuo nǐ zì jǐ:jīn tiān chū mén yǐ qián,wǒ ____ le。

About you: before I left home today, I ____.

Say it说一说

No pressure — just making it stick.

Your turn — say it

我准备好了。

wǒ zhǔn bèi hǎo le。

I'm ready.

Your turn — say it

饭做好了,快来吃吧!

fàn zuò hǎo le, kuài lái chī ba!

Dinner's ready — come and eat!

Your turn — say it

我还没想好。

wǒ hái méi xiǎng hǎo。

I haven't decided yet.

Discussion

Answer with today's grammar

Questions people really ask you in China. Draw two and answer with V好 — or 还没V好, if you haven't.

12 topics are too many — you answer the ones you draw. Two questions per lot.

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▸ All 12 topics (for the teacher in class)
  1. 1

    你想好今天晚饭吃什么了吗?

    nǐ xiǎng hǎo jīn tiān wǎn fàn chī shén me le ma?

  2. 2

    你买好回国的机票了吗?

    nǐ mǎi hǎo huí guó de jī piào le ma?

  3. 3

    你昨天晚上睡好了吗?

    nǐ zuó tiān wǎn shàng shuì hǎo le ma?

  4. 4

    你的签证办好了吗?

    nǐ de qiān zhèng bàn hǎo le ma?

  5. 5

    这个周末去哪儿玩,你想好了吗?

    zhè ge zhōu mò qù nǎr wán, nǐ xiǎng hǎo le ma?

  6. 6

    下次 HSK 考试,你准备好了吗?

    xià cì HSK kǎo shì, nǐ zhǔn bèi hǎo le ma?

  7. 7

    你今天出门的时候,关好门了吗?

    nǐ jīn tiān chū mén de shí hou, guān hǎo mén le ma?

  8. 8

    你的手机充好电了吗?

    nǐ de shǒu jī chōng hǎo diàn le ma?

  9. 9

    你的房间收拾好了吗?

    nǐ de fáng jiān shōu shi hǎo le ma?

  10. 10

    以后在哪个城市生活,你决定好了吗?

    yǐ hòu zài nǎ ge chéng shì shēng huó, nǐ jué dìng hǎo le ma?

  11. 11

    下次跟朋友吃饭的时间,你们约好了吗?

    xià cì gēn péng you chī fàn de shí jiān, nǐ men yuē hǎo le ma?

  12. 12

    今天的中文作业,你做好了吗?

    jīn tiān de zhōng wén zuò yè, nǐ zuò hǎo le ma?

记Class notes

Notes for the whole lesson go here and save as you type.

A short read小阅读

Something that has happened to all of us. HSK 1–2 words, plus today's pattern — count how many times 好 follows a verb.

A girl kneels on a packed suitcase to close it; a passport lies on the floor beside it
Everything packed. Everything?

The article

I thought everything was ready

Tap any word for its pinyin and meaning. The dotted ones are the teacher's — those cards carry her example sentences too.

Bow 。:,。,,、、。:!

,。,,!。:「,。」

。,。Bow :「,,!」

All the words

After the story读完回答

No pressure — just making it stick.

Answer from the whole passage, heard or read

谁买机票?

shéi mǎi jī piào

Who was buying the plane tickets?

Answer from the whole passage, heard or read

护照在哪儿?

hù zhào zài nǎr

Where was the passport?

Answer from the whole passage, heard or read

Bow 订好了什么?

Bow dìng hǎo le shén me

What had Bow booked?

Your own V好

Fill each one with something true about you today, then say it out loud.

我已经好了。

I've already got ____ done.

我还没好。

I haven't ____ the ____ yet.

等我好了,我们就。

Once I've ____, we'll ____.

  • 1. a verb: 吃 / 买 / 准备
  • 2. a verb: 买 / 收拾 / 想
  • 3. what: 机票 / 房间 / 晚饭吃什么
  • 4. a verb: 吃 / 穿 / 洗
  • 5. what next: 出发 / 出门 / 吃饭
结

Take these with you

Everything worth taking away. Tap any line to hear it.

Words 生词

Sentences to keep 主要句型

Before you go课后回顾

  1. 1Next time you finish a meal with Chinese friends, say 我吃好了,你们慢慢吃 — and watch their faces.
  2. 2Tonight, say one thing you have done (…好了) and one you haven't (还没…好).
  3. 3Before you add 好, ask: can this action be finished, and does it have a result?