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HSK 3.0 Level 5 · Lesson 24 of 29

语言文字:成语、名句与语言现象

文化与传统 · 语言文字

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Read the Chinese first. Reveal Pinyin or English only when you need support.

46 minute lesson · task-based course

语言文字:成语、名句与语言现象

Explain an idiom, quotation or language phenomenon through meaning, context, usage and limits.

2texts & scenes
8focus words
2grammar points
5guided questions

By the end of this lesson

  • Understand introductions to idioms, quotations and language phenomena.
  • Explain when an expression is appropriate and compare effects of wording.
  • Write a language/culture explanation or usage note.
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LEARN IN CONTEXT

Read and listen across several real contexts

This lesson uses the number and type of texts that fit the topic. Learn the same language across different situations instead of forcing everything into one dialogue.

“画蛇添足”什么时候适合用

“画蛇添足”常用来形容事情本来已经完成,却又增加不必要的部分,结果反而不好。理解它时,重点不是蛇和脚本身,而是“多做的一步破坏了原来的结果”。
例如,一份简洁的通知已经把时间地点写清楚,又加上很多与活动无关的长解释,就可以说有点“画蛇添足”。但如果补充的是安全要求或无障碍信息,就不能因为文字变长而这样评价。

同一句“还行”为什么意思不完全一样

朋友问饭菜怎么样,有人笑着说“还行”,可能表示基本满意;如果评审在正式报告里写“结果还行”,语气就显得不够准确,因为读者不知道是达到标准、接近标准还是只是个人感觉。
语言现象常常不是“一个词只有一个固定意思”,而是词汇意义、语气、关系和场景一起决定效果。学习者可以先概括常见用法,再通过更多例子修正理解。

Communication target

What you should be able to do after this lesson

Explain Chinese expressions and language phenomena through meaning, context, use and related stories.

  • Understand introductions to idioms, quotations and language phenomena.
  • Explain when an expression is appropriate and compare effects of wording.
  • Write a language/culture explanation or usage note.