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HSK 3

Lesson 15 · 我是半个南京人

What you'll learn

Describe local life and personal viewpoints with `根据`, reduplicated number-measure phrases, `在...看来`, and `不一会儿`.

About 37 min
A cute cartoon city walk with a learner looking at a blank map beside a river and local buildings.
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Listen and Read

Explain how someone becomes familiar with a city and local habits.

小雨
你在南京住了多久？怎么说自己是半个南京人？
Nǐ zài Nánjīng zhù le duō jiǔ? Zěn me shuō zì jǐ shì bàn gè Nánjīng rén?
How long did you live in Nanjing? Why do you say you are half a local?
小林
我住了三四年，平时常常经过这条河。
Wǒ zhù le sān sì nián, píng shí cháng cháng jīng guò zhè tiáo hé.
I lived there for three or four years and often passed this river in daily life.
小雨
根据你的经验，第一次去南京应该去哪儿？
Gēn jù nǐ de jīng yàn, dì yī cì qù Nánjīng yīng gāi qù nǎr?
Based on your experience, where should someone go on a first trip to Nanjing?
小林
在我看来，先去老街走走最有意思。
Zài wǒ kàn lái, xiān qù lǎo jiē zǒu zǒu zuì yǒu yì sī.
In my view, walking around the old street first is the most interesting.
小雨
听你这么说，我马上就想买票了。我们走了不一会儿，就到了老街。
Tīng nǐ zhè me shuō, wǒ mǎ shàng jiù xiǎng mǎi piào le. Wǒ men zǒu le bù yí huìr, jiù dào le lǎo jiē.
Hearing that, I immediately want to buy a ticket. After walking for a short while, we arrived at the old street.
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Core Words

Practice the words that carry this lesson's dialogue, patterns, and final question.

南京
Nánjīng
Nanjing
根据
gēn jù
according to; based on
经过
jīng guò
to pass by; experience
平时
píng shí
usually; in daily life
河
hé
river
不一会儿
bù yí huìr
in a short while
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Pattern: `根据`

根据 + basis/reason

`根据` introduces the basis or evidence for a decision or statement.

根据我的经验，春天去南京最好。
Gēn jù wǒ de jīng yàn, chūn tiān qù Nánjīng zuì hǎo.
Based on my experience, spring is the best time to go to Nanjing.
我们根据地图找到了那条河。
Wǒ men gēn jù dì tú zhǎo dào le nà tiáo hé.
We found that river based on the map.
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Pattern: Number-Measure Reduplication

数词 + 量词 + 数词 + 量词 + 地 + verb

Reduplicated number-measure phrases can describe a vivid manner of doing something.

他们三个人三个人地进来。
Tā men sān gè rén sān gè rén dì jìn lái.
They came in three at a time.
孩子们一个一个地过桥。
Hái zi men yí gè yi gè dì guò qiáo.
The children crossed the bridge one by one.
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Pattern: `在...看来`

在 + person/group + 看来

Use this pattern to present someone’s viewpoint.

在我看来，平时多走路很好。
Zài wǒ kàn lái, píng shí duō zǒu lù hěn hǎo.
In my view, walking more in daily life is good.
在南京人看来，这条河很重要。
Zài Nánjīng rén kàn lái, zhè tiáo hé hěn zhòng yào.
In the eyes of Nanjing people, this river is important.
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Pattern: `不一会儿`

不一会儿，result

`不一会儿` describes a short time before something happens. It works best with an actual event or result.

我们走了不一会儿，就到了老街。
Wǒ men zǒu le bù yí huìr, jiù dào le lǎo jiē.
After walking for a short while, we arrived at the old street.
不一会儿，车就来了。
Bù yí huìr, chē jiù lái le.
After a short while, the car arrived.
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Learning Note

`半个南京人` is identity language.

The phrase suggests someone is not originally from Nanjing but knows the city well enough to feel partly local.

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Practice

Choose the viewpoint sentence.

You want to say “in my view.”

Which sentence uses `在...看来` correctly?

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Practice

Choose the short-time sentence.

You walked for a short while and then arrived at the old street.

Which sentence uses `不一会儿` naturally?