你喜欢看老电影吗？

Do You Like Old Movies?

In this dialogue, two people chat while waiting outside a cinema. You'll hear common phrases for talking about hobbies, sports, and movie preferences.

HSK 2 By Jiao Yu (焦雨) ~3 min read · 224 chars · 56 words

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Ａ：你好！问一下儿，你在等人吗？

Ｂ：是。我在等朋友看电影。她去洗手间了。

Ａ：可以问你几个问题吗？

Ｂ：可以，请说。

Ａ：你喜欢踢足球和打篮球吗？

Ｂ：因为我不喜欢运动，所以这两个我都不喜欢。我有时会去游泳。最近我每周都游两三次，但看电影是我最大的爱好！ 😄
Ａ：你喜欢看老电影还是新电影？

Ｂ：老的新的都喜欢。我最喜欢看黑白老电影。今天我们就要看一个外国黑白老电影。有的时候，老电影比现在的新电影有意思。啊 …… 我朋友到了。对不起，我们要走了。

Ａ：谢谢！再见。

Reading Comprehension 3 questions

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Test your understanding of this story with 3 comprehension questions.

Question 1

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't the person like playing football or basketball?

Explanation

The person says '因为我不喜欢运动，所以这两个我都不喜欢' which means both football and basketball are not liked because he doesn't like sports.

Question 2

Multiple Choice

What kind of movie does the person like best?

Explanation

He says '我最喜欢看黑白老电影' directly stating that his favorite is black-and-white old movies.

Question 3

True or False

The person swims two or three times every week recently.

Explanation

He says '最近我每周都游两三次' meaning 'Recently I swim two or three times every week.'

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Key Vocabulary in This Story Tap any word to explore collocations & usage

8 Core Words

To shade the eyes to observe from a distance. To look, watch, read, see, or visit someone. A hand (龵) placed over the eye (目) looking forward.

Common verb for watching movies.

电影 diàn yǐng

Core topic noun in the article.

喜欢 xǐ huan

to like; to be fond of

Express preferences and likes.

Old person with long hair, bent back, and leaning on a cane. Aged, old, or stale; also very, long-standing, or a familiar prefix for people (老张), titles (老师), and animals (老虎). Long hair strokes on top (耂) over a stooped elder with a walking stick (匕) shows the hunched figure of old age.

Useful adjective contrasting new and old.

还是 hái shi

or (in questions); still; had better

Key conjunction for alternative questions.

Freshly cut timber split apart by an axe (斤). New, fresh, modern, recent; something just made or just arrived. An axe (斤) splits open a log, exposing the raw, bright new surface beneath.

Common adjective; pairs with 老.

In the extreme highest position; the utmost limit of degree. "Most" / "-est" — the universal marker to build superlatives in Chinese. Take (取) something up to the sun (日) at the very peak.

Superlative marker for comparison.

有意思 yǒu yì si

interesting; meaningful

Frequent expression for 'interesting'.

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啊爱好比打但等还是篮球所以踢外国洗手间因为游游泳有时有意思运动足球最

Key Grammar in This Story Core HSK 2 sentence patterns & formulas

3 Patterns

因为……，所以…… 复句

A clear HSK 2 cause-and-effect pattern (因为……，所以……) that learners can reuse to explain preferences.

A比B+形容词特殊句式

Introduces the core HSK 2 comparison pattern A比B+形容词 for comparing old and new movies.

但、但是、那、虽然、还是2、因为2、所以连词

Models the HSK 2 conjunction 还是 for alternative questions when asking about preferences.

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帮忙、游泳、跳舞、跑步动词多、好、最副词比介词但、但是、那、虽然、还是2、因为2、所以连词呢4、吧2、的2、啊1 助词 A比B+形容词特殊句式因为……，所以…… 复句