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HSK 1 · Listening · questions 16–20

Questions 16–20: you hear one sentence, then the narrator reads a question (问:…), and you choose one of three printed answers with pinyin. Played twice, about 15–20 seconds per item.

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Tips

  • Read the three options before listening to predict the question: times (八点, 九点…) → 几点; places (学校, 医院, 商店) → 在哪儿; people (妈妈, 老师) → 谁.
  • Keep numbers and units apart: 八点 (8 o'clock) vs 八号 (the 8th), 星期三 (Wednesday) vs 三月 (March), 五岁 (years old), 五块 (yuan).
  • Note 两 before measure words and hours: 两点 = 2 o'clock, 两个人 = two people; 二 is used when counting (十二, 二月).
  • Listen to the end to know who the question is about: the sentence may mention two people (我和我女儿) but ask about only one.

Common traps

  • Several numbers in one sentence: 我女儿今年五岁,我三十岁。问:女儿几岁?Both 五岁 and 三十岁 appear among the options.
  • Chinese dates run from big to small, the reverse of Vietnamese: 三月五号 is 5 March, not 3 May.
  • Hearing an option is not proof it is right: 我昨天没去商店,我在家 — 商店 is an option, but the answer is 家.

Worked examples

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  1. 女:我昨天去医院看医生了,今天好多了。

    Woman: I went to the hospital to see a doctor yesterday, and today I feel much better.

  2. 旁白:问:她昨天去哪儿了?

    Question: Where did she go yesterday?

她昨天去哪儿了?

Explanation

Before listening, skim the three options: they are all places (hospital, school, restaurant), so listen for a place word. The sentence is “我昨天去医院看医生了” (yesterday I went to the hospital to see a doctor); the key word is “医院” (yīyuàn – hospital). The question “她昨天去哪儿了?” (where did she go yesterday?) matches this, so the answer is “医院”. “学校” (school) and “饭馆” (restaurant) do not appear at all. The second part, “今天好多了” (much better today), is only about her health today and does not change the answer.

Words in this question昨天医院医生
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  1. 男:我的同学小阮在北京学习汉语,他想在中国工作。

    Man: My classmate Xiao Ruan is studying Chinese in Beijing. He wants to work in China.

  2. 旁白:问:小阮在北京做什么?

    Question: What is Xiao Ruan doing in Beijing?

小阮在北京做什么?

Explanation

All three options are activities: working, studying Chinese, visiting friends. The sentence has two parts, so you need to know which one is happening now. The first part, “小阮在北京学习汉语”, says Xiao Ruan is studying Chinese (“学习汉语”) in Beijing. The second part, “他想在中国工作” (he wants to work in China), has “想” (want), so it is only a plan, not what he is doing. So the answer is “学习汉语”. “工作” is the main trap because you do hear it, while “看朋友” is never mentioned.

Words in this question同学学习汉语工作
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  1. 女:现在是下午四点,我五点回家。

    Woman: It's four in the afternoon now. I'm going home at five.

  2. 旁白:问:她几点回家?

    Question: What time is she going home?

她几点回家?

Explanation

The options are all times, so as you listen, note which number goes with which action. The sentence has two times: “现在是下午四点” (it’s four in the afternoon now) and “我五点回家” (I go home at five). The question is “她几点回家?” (what time is she going home?), so the answer is the time that goes with “回家”: “五点”. “四点” is the main trap: it is the time now, not when she goes home. “十点” (shí diǎn) sounds a little like “四点” (sì diǎn) but is not in the recording.

Words in this question现在点回家

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