Regions and peoples of China: HSK 7-9 中国地理与民族：HSK 七至九级

他是香港人。

Tā shì Xiānggǎng rén.

He is a Hongkonger.

我住在香港。

Wǒ zhù zài Xiānggǎng.

I live in Hong Kong.

蒙古族人喜欢在草原上骑马。

Měnggǔzú rén xǐhuan zài cǎoyuán shàng qímǎ.

Mongol people like riding horses on the grassland.

我同事是蒙古族，她家在内蒙古。

Wǒ tóngshì shì Měnggǔzú, tā jiā zài Nèiměnggǔ.

My coworker is Mongol, and her family is in Inner Mongolia.

三月三是壮族的节日。

Sānyuè sān shì Zhuàngzú de jiérì.

The Third of March is a festival of the Zhuang people.

壮族人大多住在广西。

Zhuàngzú rén dàduō zhù zài Guǎngxī.

Most Zhuang people live in Guangxi.

你去过苗族人住的村子吗？

Nǐ qùguo Miáozú rén zhù de cūnzi ma?

Have you ever been to a village where Miao people live?

我同学是苗族，她家在贵州。

Wǒ tóngxué shì Miáozú, tā jiā zài Guìzhōu.

My classmate is Miao, and her family is in Guizhou.

谁是行政助理？

Shéi shì xíngzhèng zhùlǐ?

Who is the Administrative Assistant?

我在公司做行政工作。

Wǒ zài gōngsī zuò xíngzhèng gōngzuò.

I do administrative work at a company.

上海是中国的直辖市之一。

Shànghǎi shì Zhōngguó de zhíxiáshì zhīyī.

Shanghai is one of China's municipalities.

直辖市和省的级别一样高。

Zhíxiáshì hé shěng de jíbié yíyàng gāo.

A directly governed municipality has the same administrative level as a province.

中国一共有五个自治区。

Zhōngguó yígòng yǒu wǔ gè zìzhìqū.

China has five autonomous regions in total.

新疆是中国的一个自治区。

Xīnjiāng shì Zhōngguó de yí gè zìzhìqū.

Xinjiang is an autonomous region of China.

你想去边疆旅行吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù biānjiāng lǚxíng ma?

Would you like to travel to the frontier region?

他年轻时去边疆工作了十年。

Tā niánqīng shí qù biānjiāng gōngzuòle shínián.

When he was young, he worked in the border area for ten years.

边境上有人走私汽油。

Biānjìng shàng yǒurén zǒusī qìyóu.

Some people are smuggling gasoline across the border.

战士们日夜守候着边境。

Zhànshìmen rìyè shǒuhòu zhe biānjìng.

The soldiers keep watch over the border day and night.

画中的江南多么秀美！

Huà zhōng de Jiāngnán duōme xiùměi!

How elegant the south of the Yangtze looks in this painting!

塞外的风光和江南很不一样。

Sàiwài de fēngguāng hé Jiāngnán hěn bù yíyàng.

The scenery beyond the Great Wall is very different from that south of the Yangtze.

河南是中原文化的重要发源地。

Hénán shì Zhōngyuán wénhuà de zhòngyào fāyuándì.

Henan is an important birthplace of Central Plains culture.

中原地区的冬天很冷，夏天很热。

Zhōngyuán dìqū de dōngtiān hěn lěng, xiàtiān hěn rè.

In the Central Plains region, winters are cold and summers are hot.

你想不想骑着马去塞外看看？

Nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng qízhe mǎ qù sàiwài kànkan?

Would you like to ride a horse out beyond the Great Wall and see it?

汉朝的使者曾经出使西域。

Hàncháo de shǐzhě céngjīng chūshǐ Xīyù.

Envoys of the Han Dynasty once traveled to the Western Regions.

葡萄最早是从西域传到中原的吗？

Pútao zuì zǎo shì cóng Xīyù chuán dào Zhōngyuán de ma?

Did grapes first spread to the Central Plains from the Western Regions?

他从大陆回来了。

Tā cóng dàlù huílaile.

He returned from China.

非洲是一块非常大的大陆。

Fēizhōu shì yíkuài fēicháng dà de dàlù.

Africa is a very large continent.

你去过广西的首府吗？

Nǐ qùguo Guǎngxī de shǒufǔ ma?

Have you ever been to the capital of Guangxi?

你去过内蒙古的首府吗？

Nǐ qùguo Nèiměnggǔ de shǒufǔ ma?

Have you been to the capital of Inner Mongolia?

内地的冬天比海边更干燥。

Nèidì de dōngtiān bǐ hǎibiān gèng gānzào.

Winters inland are drier than by the sea.

明天我要从香港去趟内地。

Míngtiān wǒ yào cóng Xiānggǎng qù tàng nèidì.

Tomorrow, I am coming back from Hong Kong to the mainland.

警察正在辖区内巡逻。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài xiáqū nèi xúnluó.

The police are patrolling within their jurisdiction.

辖区内的学校都放假了。

Xiáqū nèi de xuéxiào dōu fàngjiàle.

The schools in the district are all on holiday.

大学里的同学来自五湖四海。

Dàxué lǐ de tóngxué láizì wǔhúsìhǎi.

The students at the university come from all over the country.

来这里打工的人来自五湖四海。

Lái zhèlǐ dǎgōng de rén láizì wǔhúsìhǎi.

The people who come here to work are from all parts of the country.