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大飞机

The Big Airplane

Read about a work trip to Beijing where a group of colleagues takes a very large airplane. Practice weather words and actions in a simple travel story.

HSK 1 By Jiao Yu (焦雨) ~2 min read · 97 chars · 26 words
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上 个 星 期 ， 我 们 公 司 的 六 个 人 去 北 京 开 会 。

我 们 坐 的 飞 机 很 大 ， 是 五 百 人 的 大 飞 机 。

到 北 京 的 时 候 ， 北 京 正 在 下 大 雨 。

我 们 下 飞 机 的 时 候 是 白 天 ， 但 是 天 气 有 一 点 儿 冷 。

我 们 有 些 人 穿 的 衣 服 很 少 。 我 找 了 一 件 衣 服 给 他 们 。

Reading Comprehension 4 questions

Question 1 of 4

Test your understanding of this story with 4 comprehension questions.

Question 1

Multiple Choice

How many people from the company went to Beijing for a meeting?

Explanation

The article says '我们公司的六个人去北京开会', which means six people from our company went to Beijing for a meeting.

Question 2

Multiple Choice

How did they travel to Beijing?

Explanation

The article states '我们坐的飞机很大', so they took a plane.

Question 3

True or False

When they arrived in Beijing, it was raining heavily.

Explanation

The article says '到北京的时候，北京正在下大雨', which means it was raining heavily when they arrived.

Question 4

True or False

It was warm when they got off the plane.

Explanation

The article says '天气有一点儿冷', meaning it was a little cold, not warm.

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Key Vocabulary in This Story Tap any word to explore collocations & usage
7 Core Words
飞机 fēi jī
airplane; aircraft
Central topic of the article.
大 dà
A person with arms and legs spread wide, taking up the largest possible space. Big, large, great, major; adult or eldest; very or highly in degree. A standing figure stretching arms and legs out like a star to look as big as possible.
Key adjective in title.
时候 shí hou
time; moment; period
Useful for time expressions.
天气 tiān qì
weather
Common in travel contexts.
冷 lěng
Icy and freezing to the touch; low temperature. Indifferent, unfriendly; also deserted, quiet, or sluggish (as in sales). Ice (冫) under a commanding order (令) to freeze everything still.
Describes weather and feeling.
找 zhǎo
To search for something by holding a spear and sweeping an area. To look for, seek, or hunt for anything; to give back the correct change. A hand (扌) gripping a spear (戈) poking through grass to find what is hidden.
Frequent action verb.
给 gěi
To join silk threads together so as to supply or equip someone. To give, hand over, offer, or let someone have or benefit from something. Silk threads (纟) joined (合) and passed into another's hands.
Essential in communication.
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白天 大 到 的 飞机 给 了 冷 去 人 时候 是 他们 天气 我 我们 下 星期 一点儿 衣服 有 有些 找 正在
Key Grammar in This Story Core HSK 1 sentence patterns & formulas
3 Patterns
在、正在 副词
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Core HSK 1 pattern 正在 + verb for an action in progress, as in 北京正在下大雨.
了1 助词
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Essential HSK 1 use of 了1 to mark a completed action, as in 找了一件衣服.
的1 助词
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Basic HSK 1 use of 的1 to form noun-modifying phrases, as in 我们坐的飞机 and 到北京的时候.
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上、下、里、外、前、后 名词 这、那、这儿、那儿、这里、那里、这些、那些、有的、这个、那个、有些 代词 一、二/两、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、零、十、百、半、千 数词 非常、很、太、真、有（一）点儿 副词 在、正在 副词 的1 助词 了1 助词 用动态助词“了1”表示
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