HSK3 — Day 3 — Body Parts

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Eyes, ears, nose, mouth — got them all? Let's learn body parts.

Today's Vocabulary

鼻子
bízi
nose
他的鼻子很大。
Tā de bízi hěn dà.
His nose is very big.
耳朵
ěrduo
ear
我的耳朵很疼。
Wǒ de ěrduo hěn téng.
My ear hurts a lot.
jiǎo
foot
我的脚很疼。
Wǒ de jiǎo hěn téng.
My foot hurts a lot.
tuǐ
leg
我的腿很疼。
Wǒ de tuǐ hěn téng.
My leg hurts a lot.
liǎn
face
她的脸很漂亮。
Tā de liǎn hěn piàoliang.
Her face is very pretty.
zuǐ
mouth
他的嘴很大。
Tā de zuǐ hěn dà.
His mouth is very big.
头发
tóufa
hair
姐姐的头发很长。
Jiějie de tóufa hěn cháng.
My older sister's hair is long.
téng
ache / sore
我的脚很疼。
Wǒ de jiǎo hěn téng.
My foot hurts a lot.
thirsty
我很渴,想喝水。
Wǒ hěn kě, xiǎng hē shuǐ.
I am very thirsty, I want to drink water.
饿
è
hungry
我很饿,也很渴。
Wǒ hěn è, yě hěn kě.
I am very hungry, and also very thirsty.
pàng
fat
我的猫很胖。
Wǒ de māo hěn pàng.
My cat is very fat.
shòu
thin
弟弟很瘦。
Dìdi hěn shòu.
My younger brother is very thin.

Today's Grammar

Use 很 + physical-state adjective to describe how your body feels, e.g. 我很饿 (I am very hungry).

我的脚很疼。
Wǒ de jiǎo hěn téng.
My foot hurts a lot.
我很饿,也很渴。
Wǒ hěn è, yě hěn kě.
I am very hungry, and also very thirsty.
她的头发很长。
Tā de tóufa hěn cháng.
Her hair is very long.
我的耳朵很疼。
Wǒ de ěrduo hěn téng.
My ear hurts a lot.
弟弟很瘦,我很胖。
Dìdi hěn shòu, wǒ hěn pàng.
My younger brother is thin, I am fat.