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Mandarin HSK

6 parts · 37 chapters · 332 lessons

Journey map
    1. 8Starting out16 lessons
    2. 9Me and other people9 lessons
    3. 10Opinions and describing things7 lessons
    4. 11School6 lessons
    5. 12Food, drink and health5 lessons
      1. Beer, sweets, fruit and feeling full
      2. The menu, please
      3. Concession buguo haishi
      4. Colds, fevers, check-ups and exercise
      5. I've caught a cold
    6. 13Travel, nature and shopping9 lessons
    7. 14More HSK 3 words14 lessons
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Mandarin HSK · Chapter 12 · HSK 3

Food, drink and health

New HSK 3 words for food, drink and health.

2 vocabulary lessons (12 words), 1 grammar lesson, 2 phrase lessons.

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  1. Vocabulary

    Beer, sweets, fruit and feeling full

    New HSK 3 words for food, drink and health.

  2. Phrase session

    The menu, please

    From hungry to full without pointing at other people's plates.

  3. Grammar primer

    Concession buguo haishi

    Grammar for HSK 3.

  4. Vocabulary

    Colds, fevers, check-ups and exercise

    New HSK 3 words for food, drink and health.

  5. Phrase session

    I've caught a cold

    Symptoms, a check-up and the advice everyone ignores.

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Word Bubbles Pop this set by matching each word to its meaning.Tone Shooter Shoot these words into their tones by colour.Crossword Cross this chapter's vocabulary, clued in English.

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