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HSK 2

Lesson 11 · 我头疼，不太舒服

What you'll learn

Describe physical condition, use `着` for ongoing actions or states, and use `最` to say what someone wants most right now.

About 31 min
A student sitting and resting in a classroom while a friend holds a water cup and checks on him.
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Listen and Read

Describe feeling unwell and use `最` to say what someone wants most right now.

老师
你怎么还坐着，不去吃饭吗？
Nǐ zěn me hái zuò zhe, bú qù chī fàn ma?
Why are you still sitting here? Aren’t you going to eat?
小雨
我头疼，不太舒服，现在最想喝点儿热水。
Wǒ tóu téng, bú tài shū fu, xiàn zài zuì xiǎng hē diǎnr rè shuǐ.
I have a headache and do not feel well. What I want most right now is some warm water.
老师
水杯在桌上放着，你先拿着。
Shuǐ bēi zài zhuō shang fàng zhe, nǐ xiān ná zhe.
The cup is on the table. Hold it first.
小雨
谢谢。中国菜我最喜欢，但是今天头疼，想早点儿休息。
Xiè xiè. Zhōngguó cài wǒ zuì xǐ huan, dàn shì jīn tiān tóu téng, xiǎng zǎo diǎnr xiū xi.
Thanks. I like Chinese food the most, but I have a headache today and want to rest early.
老师
好，我们先去药店，明天再去吃。
Hǎo, wǒ men xiān qù yào diàn, míng tiān zài qù chī.
Okay, let’s go to the pharmacy first and eat there tomorrow.
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Core Words

These words support the dialogue, grammar, and practice in this lesson.

头疼
tóu téng
to have a headache
药
yào
medicine
药店
yào diàn
pharmacy
舒服
shū fu
comfortable
坐着
zuò zhe
to be sitting
拿着
ná zhe
to be holding
中国菜
Zhōngguó cài
Chinese food
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Core Words

Recognize these for context; they are not the main practice focus.

路上
lù shang
on the way
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Pattern: `动词 + 着`

动词 + 着

`着` follows a verb and shows that an action or state is continuing.

他在教室里坐着。
Tā zài jiào shì lǐ zuò zhe.
He is sitting in the classroom.
门开着。
Mén kāi zhe.
The door is open.
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Pattern: `最 + 形容词/喜欢/想`

最 + 形容词/喜欢/想

`最` marks the highest degree within a group.

我现在最想回家休息。
Wǒ xiàn zài zuì xiǎng huí jiā xiū xi.
What I want most right now is to go home and rest.
我最喜欢中国菜。
Wǒ zuì xǐ huan Zhōngguó cài.
I like Chinese food the most.
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Quick Practice

Recognize the use of `着`.

Which sentence means `He is holding a cup of water.`

He is holding a cup of water.

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Quick Practice

Recognize the use of `最`.

Which sentence means `Right now I most want to go home and rest.`

Right now I most want to go home and rest.

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Quick Practice

Choose the natural expression for feeling unwell.

Which sentence naturally means `I have a headache and do not feel well.`

I have a headache and do not feel well.