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Countries and languages: HSK 3 国家与语言：HSK 三级

The HSK 3 words for countries and languages, with example sentences a learner at HSK 3 can read.

18 words and 32 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 外(wài)语(yǔ) foreign language
  2. 国(guó)家(jiā) country
  3. 语(yǔ)言(yán) language
  4. 外(wài)国(guó)人(rén) foreigner
  5. 留(liú)学(xué)生(shēng) student studying abroad
  6. 德(dé)国(guó) Germany
  7. 加(jiā)拿(ná)大(dà) Canada
  8. 英(yīng)文(wén) English
  9. 来(lái)自(zì) to come from (a place)
  10. 出(chū)生(shēng) to be born
  11. 国(guó)外(wài) abroad
  12. 西(xī)方(fāng) the West
  13. 东(dōng)方(fāng) east
  14. 世(shì)界(jiè) world
  15. 英(yīng)国(guó)人(rén) British person
  16. 德(dé)国(guó)人(rén) German person or people
  17. 韩(hán)国(guó)人(rén) Korean
  18. 日(rì)本(běn)人(rén) Japanese person

Example sentences 例句

  1. 我喜欢外语。

    Wǒ xǐhuan wàiyǔ.

    I like foreign languages.

  2. 我学两种外语。

    Wǒ xué liǎng zhǒng wàiyǔ.

    I am learning two foreign languages.

  3. 你是哪国家？

    Nǐ shì nǎ guójiā?

    Where do you come from?

  4. 你去过哪些国家？

    Nǐ qùguo nǎxiē guójiā?

    Which countries have you visited?

  5. 语言好可爱。

    Yǔyán hǎo kě'ài.

    Language is easy to love.

  6. 这是什么语言？

    Zhè shì shénme yǔyán?

    What language is this?

  7. 那个外国人会说中文吗？

    Nàge wàiguórén huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

    Can that foreigner speak Chinese?

  8. 他是外国人，请说慢一点。

    Tā shì wàiguórén, qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn.

    He's a foreigner, so please speak a little slower.

  9. 我是义大利留学生。

    Wǒ shì Yìdàlì liúxuéshēng.

    I'm an exchange student from Italy.

  10. 留学生觉得熟语很难。

    Liúxuéshēng juéde shúyǔ hěn nán.

    International students find idioms very hard.

  11. 我想去德国。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù Déguó.

    I want to go to Germany.

  12. 我们从德国来。

    Wǒmen cóng Déguó lái.

    We are from Germany.

  13. 他是加拿大人。

    Tā shì Jiānádà rén.

    He is Canadian.

  14. 我去过加拿大。

    Wǒ qùguo Jiānádà.

    I've been to Canada.

  15. 用英文回答。

    Yòng Yīngwén huídá.

    Answer in English.

  16. 他写英文信吗？

    Tā xiě Yīngwén xìn ma?

    Does he write English letters?

  17. 他来自杭州。

    Tā láizì Hángzhōu.

    He's from Hangzhou.

  18. 我来自东京。

    Wǒ láizì Dōngjīng.

    I'm from Tokyo.

  19. 她去年出生。

    Tā qùnián chūshēng.

    She was born last year.

  20. 我出生在上海。

    Wǒ chūshēng zài Shànghǎi.

    I was born in Shanghai.

  21. 他希望到国外去。

    Tā xīwàng dào guówài qù.

    He hopes to go abroad.

  22. 他现在住在国外。

    Tā xiànzài zhù zài guówài.

    He's living abroad at the moment.

  23. 他想去西方看一看。

    Tā xiǎng qù xīfāng kànyíkàn.

    He wants to go and see the West.

  24. 西方很多国家都有这种节日。

    Xīfāng hěn duō guójiā dōu yǒu zhèzhǒng jiérì.

    Many Western countries have this kind of holiday.

  25. 飞机飞向东方。

    Fēijī fēi xiàng dōngfāng.

    The plane flew east.

  26. 他对东方音乐很有兴趣。

    Tā duì dōngfāng yīnyuè hěn yǒu xìngqù.

    He is very interested in Eastern music.

  27. 你好，世界！

    Nǐ hǎo, shìjiè!

    Hello, world!

  28. 人应该明白世界在变。

    Rén yīnggāi míngbai shìjiè zài biàn.

    People should understand that the world is changing.

  29. 他是英国人。

    Tā shì Yīngguórén.

    He is British.

  30. 我是英国人。

    Wǒ shì Yīngguórén.

    I am English.

  31. 你是德国人吗？

    Nǐ shì Déguórén ma?

    Are you German?

  32. 我不是德国人。

    Wǒ bú shì Déguórén.

    I'm not German.