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三星在哪里？

Fun Rap to learn Chinese: Where Is "Samsung"?

Ever noticed how similar Chinese words can be? This rhyme plays with place names and homophones, from schools to hotels, even throwing in Samsung's origin. A lighthearted way to boost your word power.

HSK 1 By Jiao Yu (焦雨) ~1 min read · 72 chars · 22 words
#daily-life #culture

学 院 有 院 子 ，
影 院 没 院 子 ，
医 院 是 院 子 ？

星 期 哪 七 星 ？

三 星 在 韩 国 。

五 星 大 饭 店 ，
中 国 和 中 文 ，
汉 语 和 韩 语 ，
汉 字 和 汉 子 。

书 店 有 好 书 ，
饭 店 吃 和 住 ，
酒 店 没 有 酒 。

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Question 1

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, where is '三星' (Samsung)?

Explanation

The passage says '三星在韩国' (Samsung is in Korea).

Question 2

Multiple Choice

Which place has a courtyard (院子) according to the passage?

Explanation

The passage states '学院有院子' (The academy has a courtyard).

Question 3

True or False

The cinema has no courtyard.

Explanation

The passage says '影院没院子' (The cinema has no courtyard).

Question 4

True or False

The hotel has wine/alcohol.

Explanation

The passage says '酒店没有酒' (The hotel has no wine/alcohol).

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Key Vocabulary in This Story Tap any word to explore collocations & usage
8 Core Words
吃 chī
To take food into the mouth, chew, and swallow. To eat, absorb, take in, or endure something (losses, hardship, surprise). A mouth (口) begging (乞) for food.
Basic daily action verb.
好 hǎo
Beautiful and good; a woman with a child was seen as a blessing and virtue. Good, fine, nice, well, friendly, or satisfactory; shows approval or pleasure. A woman (女) beside a child (子): mother and child together make a scene of goodness.
Common adjective for agreement and quality.
没有 méi yǒu
to not have; there is not; not (negation for past actions)
Negative existential for absence.
哪 nǎ
An interrogative pronoun asking to identify a specific one among options. Used for "which," "where," or "how," often in questions and rhetorical emphasis. A mouth (口) questioning "that" (那) over there—which one?
Question word for locations.
是 shì
To affirm or correct as right and true. To be; the copula for identifying, equating, or emphasizing existence. Sun (日) shines straight on upright steps (正) — whatever aligns with truth simply is.
Core copula for identification.
有 yǒu
To hold something in the hand—originally a piece of meat (肉) showing possession. To have, own, or exist; there is/are; to be present or available. A hand (又) clutching a slab of meat (月) — what you hold is what you have.
Essential for existence and possession.
在 zài
To exist or be located at a specific place. To be at/in/on (position); to be doing something (action in progress). A sprout (才) pushing up from the soil (土), marking where it stands.
Key preposition for location.
住 zhù
To halt movement and remain in a place. To live, stay, or reside; also used after verbs to mean "hold firmly" (e.g., remember, grab). A person (亻) becomes the master (主) of a place, settling down to live there.
Useful verb for staying/living.
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吃 饭店 汉语 汉字 好 和 没有 哪 是 书 书店 星期 医院 有 在 中国 中文 住
Key Grammar in This Story Core HSK 1 sentence patterns & formulas
3 Patterns
多、多少、几、哪、哪儿、哪里、哪些、什么、谁、怎么、怎么样 代词
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Core HSK 1 question word 哪/哪里 for asking which or where, directly tied to the title question.
在 介词
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HSK 1 在 introduces location; 三星在韩国 models subject + 在 + place.
表示领有 特殊句型
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HSK 1 有/没有 expresses possession or existence, as in 学院有院子 and 酒店没有酒.
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多、多少、几、哪、哪儿、哪里、哪些、什么、谁、怎么、怎么样 代词 一、二/两、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、零、十、百、半、千 数词 不、没（有）、不要 副词 在 介词 和2 连词 表示领有 特殊句型
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哪里哪里！

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