三星在哪里？

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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 Teacher Verified

#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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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

HSK 1

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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