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怎么交中国朋友

Making friends

HSK 5 · 94 words · 97% within level · 3 new words

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Many foreigners find it hard to make Chinese friends after coming to China.

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The first step is actually simple: start talking to people.

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Colleagues, classmates and neighbours are all good places to start.

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Chinese people usually will not approach a stranger first, but they are happy to respond to you.

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Eating together is the most common way to build a relationship.

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Ask about the specialities of their home town, and most people will happily explain.

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Another way is to join an interest group, for hiking or ball games.

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It does not matter if your language is not good — being willing to talk matters more than being perfect.

Words in this passage

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  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 外国wài guóHSK 1foreign (country)
  • 人rénHSK 1man; people; mankind; someone else
  • 来láiHSK 1come, coming; return, returning
  • 中国zhōng guóHSK 1China
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 觉得jué deHSK 1to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
  • 难nánHSK 1difficult, arduous, hard; unable
  • 交jiāoHSK 2mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
  • 到dàoHSK 1go to, arrive, been to
  • 朋友péng youHSK 1friend
  • 其实qí shíHSK 3actually; in fact; really
  • 第dìHSK 1sequence, number; grade, degree
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 步bùHSK 2step, pace; walk, stroll
  • 简单jiǎn dānHSK 3simple; not complicated
  • 主动zhǔ dòngHSK 3to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
  • 和héHSK 1harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
  • 别人bié renHSK 1other people; others; other person
  • 说话shuō huàHSK 1to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
  • 同事tóng shìHSK 2colleague; co-worker
  • 同学tóng xuéHSK 1to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
  • 邻居lín jūHSK 5neighbor; next door
  • 都dōuHSK 1metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
  • 是shìHSK 1indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
  • 开始kāi shǐHSK 3to begin; beginning; to start; initial
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 地方dì fangHSK 1area; place; space; room; territory
  • 通常tōng chángHSK 3regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
  • 不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
  • 会huìHSK 1assemble, meet together; meeting
  • 邀请yāo qǐngHSK 5to invite; invitation
  • 陌生mò shēngnewstrange; unfamiliar
  • 但是dàn shìHSK 2but; however
  • 愿意yuàn yìHSK 2to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
  • 回应huí yìngnewto respond; response
  • 你nǐHSK 1you, second person pronoun
  • 一起yī qǐHSK 1in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
  • 吃饭chī fànHSK 1to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
  • 建立jiàn lìHSK 3to establish; to set up; to found
  • 关系guān xiHSK 3relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi
  • 最zuìHSK 1most, extremely, exceedingly
  • 常见cháng jiànHSK 2commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
  • 方式fāng shìHSK 3way; manner; style; mode; pattern
  • 问wènHSK 1ask about, inquire after
  • 他们tā menHSK 1they
  • 家乡jiā xiāngHSK 3hometown; native place
  • 特色tè sèHSK 3characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality
  • 菜càiHSK 1vegetables; dish, order; food
  • 大部分dà bù fenHSK 2in large part; the greater part; the majority
  • 都会dū huìnewcity; metropolis
  • 开心kāi xīnHSK 2to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
  • 地deHSK 1earth; soil, ground; region
  • 介绍jiè shàoHSK 1to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
  • 还有hái yǒuHSK 1furthermore; in addition; still; also
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 办法bàn fǎHSK 2means; method; way (of doing sth)
  • 参加cān jiāHSK 2to participate; to take part; to join
  • 兴趣xìng qùHSK 4interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
  • 小组xiǎo zǔHSK 2group
  • 比如bǐ rúHSK 2for example; for instance; such as
  • 爬山pá shānHSK 2to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering
  • 打球dǎ qiúHSK 1to play ball; to play with a ball
  • 语言yǔ yánHSK 2language
  • 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well
  • 没关系méi guān xiHSK 1it doesn't matter
  • 交流jiāo liúHSK 3to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
  • 比bǐHSK 1to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
  • 完美wán měiHSK 3perfect
  • 更gèngHSK 2more, still further, much more; to change, alter
  • 重要zhòng yàoHSK 1important; significant; major

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