HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Lesson 1 of 22
人物信息和个人特征
个人情况
46 minute lesson · task-based course
人物信息和个人特征
Identify and introduce a person by combining appearance, origin, age, relationship status and interests instead of listing isolated facts.
By the end of this lesson
- Describe a person’s appearance, personality, clothing, contact information, work and relationship status.
- Ask follow-up questions and distinguish factual personal information from personal characteristics.
- Write one or two connected sentences introducing a person with Level 3 detail.
Step 2 · Listening
Listen before reading
First listen for the situation and repeated words. Do not try to translate every sentence.
First play
Identify who is speaking and the main purpose of the exchange.
Second play
Listen for names, times, places, quantities or other task information.
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Lesson vocabulary
Learn the word, then read it again in a sentence or mini-scene from this lesson. A vocabulary card by itself does not count as taught course language.
maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker
spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
shirt; blouse
to be born
intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
to marry; to get married
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
face
young
skirt
(a person's) height
hair (on the head)
shoe
interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make the lesson's additional words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
Step 4 · Sentence patterns
Build usable sentences
Study the pattern, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
老 as a familiar prefix
老 + surname / familiar labelBefore some surnames or familiar labels, 老 can form a familiar way to refer to a person. In this use it is not simply describing someone as old.
Common noun-building suffixes
base + 家 / 子 / 员HSK 3 includes common noun-building endings such as 家, 子 and 员. Treat the resulting word as one lexical unit and learn it in context.
Degree adverbs for more precise descriptions
比较 / 更 / 特别 / 挺 / 有些 + adjectiveUse a degree adverb before an adjective to make a description more precise instead of relying only on 很.
Multiple modifiers before a noun
demonstrative / description / verb phrase + 的 + nounSeveral pieces of identifying information can appear before a noun. Keep the noun at the end and use 的 where the modifier needs it.
Expanded comparison patterns
A 比 B 更 / 还 + adjective; A 跟 B 一样; A 不比 B + adjectiveHSK 3 expands 比 comparisons and adds ways to express equality or deny an expected difference.
Step 5 · Dialogue
Read and replay the exchange
Follow each line with pinyin above the Chinese text. Use the sentence button to isolate one line.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
Introduce a person from a photo
A friend asks you to identify someone in a group photo. Introduce the person clearly enough that the listener can distinguish them from the others.
Your task
- Describe at least two visible characteristics such as height, build, hair or clothing.
- Give at least two personal-information details such as origin, age, work, relationship or interests.
- Use one Level 3 degree or comparison pattern from this Lesson.
- Ask or answer at least one follow-up question instead of producing only a list of facts.
View a lesson model
你认识照片里穿白衬衫的男生吗？ 认识，他叫周明，来自杭州，是我大学同学。 他看起来挺年轻，身高大概一米八，头发也很短。 对，他不胖也不瘦，脸比较长，笑的时候嘴很大。 他是哪年出生的？现在结婚了吗？ 他一九九八年出生，还没结婚。平时喜欢跑步，对电影也很有兴趣。
This is a model built from the lesson dialogue. Adapt the information instead of copying it.
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson pattern is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 45 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Learning goals
What this lesson helps you do
This lesson develops 个人情况 through the communication goal 介绍个人情况.
- Describe a person’s appearance, personality, clothing, contact information, work and relationship status.
- Ask follow-up questions and distinguish factual personal information from personal characteristics.
- Write one or two connected sentences introducing a person with Level 3 detail.