HSK 1 · Lesson 2 of 15

约时间和地点

事件信息

14 minute lesson · editorial draft

约时间和地点

Ask and answer event information

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Learning goals

  • Ask when and where an event happens.
  • Understand dates, times, places and phone numbers.
  • Read a short event notice.

Core vocabulary

14 items
今天jīntiān

today

明天míngtiān

tomorrow

昨天zuótiān

yesterday

上午shàngwǔ

morning

下午xiàwǔ

afternoon

晚上wǎnshang

evening

diǎn

o'clock

fēn

minute; cent

星期xīngqī

week

yuè

month

hào

date; number

哪里nǎlǐ

where

zài

at; in; be doing

电话diànhuà

telephone

Grammar

Time expressions

time + verb

Place time words before the verb.

我明天下午去电影院。Wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ qù diànyǐngyuàn.I will go to the cinema tomorrow afternoon.
我们八点上课。Wǒmen bā diǎn shàngkè.Our class starts at eight.

Location with 在

subject + 在 + place

Use 在 before a place to say where an action or event happens.

活动在学校。Huódòng zài xuéxiào.The event is at school.
我在电影院见你。Wǒ zài diànyǐngyuàn jiàn nǐ.I will meet you at the cinema.

Dialogue

Maya明天有汉语课吗?

Míngtiān yǒu Hànyǔ kè ma?

Is there a Chinese class tomorrow?
Lin有,上午九点上课。

Yǒu, shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn shàngkè.

Yes, class starts at nine in the morning.
Maya在哪里上课?

Zài nǎlǐ shàngkè?

Where is the class?
Lin在学校三号房间。

Zài xuéxiào sān hào fángjiān.

In room 3 at the school.
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HSK 1 task coverage

This lesson maps to 问答事件信息 in the Level 1 communication-task syllabus. Its vocabulary and grammar references use the same IDs as the independent exercise library and mock-test question bank.

Practise this task in HSK Exercises