HSK 1 · Lesson 15 of 15

中国人喜欢吃什么

饮食文化

14 minute lesson · editorial draft

中国人喜欢吃什么

Talk about traditional Chinese food and drink

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Learning goals

Ask about common Chinese foods and drinks.
Express likes about baozi, dumplings, noodles and tea.
Read a simple menu.

Core vocabulary

13 items

中国Zhōngguó

China

吃chī

to eat

喝hē

to drink

包子bāozi

steamed bun

饺子jiǎozi

dumpling

面条儿miàntiáor

noodles

茶chá

tea

米饭mǐfàn

cooked rice

菜cài

dish; vegetable

好吃hǎochī

delicious

喜欢xǐhuan

饭店fàndiàn

restaurant

一些yìxiē

some

Grammar

Scope with 都

plural subject + 都 + predicate

Use 都 to say that all members share the predicate.

我们都喜欢吃饺子。Wǒmen dōu xǐhuan chī jiǎozi.We all like dumplings.

这些菜都很好吃。Zhèxiē cài dōu hěn hǎochī.All these dishes are delicious.

Demonstratives

这 / 那 + measure word + noun

Use demonstratives before a measure word and noun.

这个包子zhège bāozithis steamed bun

那些饺子nàxiē jiǎozithose dumplings

Dialogue

Maya中国人喜欢吃什么？

Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan chī shénme?

What do Chinese people like to eat?

Lin很多人喜欢吃包子、饺子和面条儿。

Hěn duō rén xǐhuan chī bāozi, jiǎozi hé miàntiáor.

Many people like buns, dumplings and noodles.

Maya他们喜欢喝什么？

Tāmen xǐhuan hē shénme?

What do they like to drink?

Lin很多人喜欢喝茶。我也很喜欢。

Hěn duō rén xǐhuan hē chá. Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuan.

Many people like tea. I like it too.

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HSK 1 task coverage

This lesson maps to 问答中国传统饮食 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