HSK 3.0 Level 6 · Lesson 20 of 25
语言文字：古诗词、成语、俗语与方言
文化与传统 · 语言文字
Read the Chinese first. Reveal Pinyin or English only when you need support.
52 minute lesson · task-based course
语言文字：古诗词、成语、俗语与方言
Explain a Chinese language phenomenon by connecting wording, historical or social context, meaning and limits of use.
By the end of this lesson
- Understand accessible explanations of classical poetry, idioms, sayings and dialect phenomena.
- Introduce a language phenomenon and explain its context, meaning and limits of use.
- Write an accessible introduction to a poem, idiom, saying or language phenomenon.
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.
成语不是把四个字翻译完就懂了
“早不来晚不来”为什么有情绪
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Vocabulary & Grammar
Study the focus words and official grammar that this lesson teaches through its texts.
Lesson focus vocabulary
occasion; situation; context; setting; venue
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
superfluous; unnecessary; surplus
topolect; dialect; the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
to add; to increase; to replenish
(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank
(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing; to crouch; to squat
(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy
gene (loanword)
each and every family (idiom); every household
double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make additional lesson words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
Step 4 · Grammar
Build usable sentences
Study the grammar point, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Four-character fixed patterns
A这A那 / 左A右BThese fixed patterns describe repeated or varied actions in vivid spoken or narrative language.
Colloquial fixed constructions
好不容易 / 到…为止 / X归X，Y归Y / etc.HSK6 includes several conventional spoken constructions. Learn each as a whole pattern and judge meaning from discourse context.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Exercises
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Writing Practice
介绍一个汉语表达
选择一个成语、俗语、方言表达或古诗词名句。
Your task
- 说明字面形式和常见意义
- 介绍故事、历史或地区背景
- 给出自然使用场景
- 指出不适合使用的场合或常见误解
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson grammar point is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 180 non-space characters.
Wrong exercise answers are saved to Review so you can return to the exact vocabulary or grammar reference when reliable knowledge links exist.
Lesson goal
What you should be able to do after this lesson
Introduce Chinese language and literary phenomena by explaining wording, context, conventional meaning and appropriate use.
- Understand accessible explanations of classical poetry, idioms, sayings and dialect phenomena.
- Introduce a language phenomenon and explain its context, meaning and limits of use.
- Write an accessible introduction to a poem, idiom, saying or language phenomenon.