他是谁 Who Is He? — HSK 1 Reading

你nǐ看kàn，这个zhège人rén是shì谁shéi？

Look, who is this person?

他tā是shì我wǒ的de朋友péngyou，他tā是shì汉语Hànyǔ老师lǎoshī。

He is my friend, and he is a Chinese teacher.

他tā在zài学校xuéxiào工作gōngzuò，他tā的de学生xuésheng很hěn多duō。

He works at a school and has many students.

他tā有yǒu一yí个gè女儿nǚ'ér，女儿nǚ'ér五wǔ岁suì。

He has a daughter, and she is five years old.

他tā的de女儿nǚ'ér很hěn小xiǎo，很hěn爱ài看kàn书shū和hé电视diànshì。

His daughter is little — she loves books and TV.

他们tāmen都dōu是shì我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péngyou。

They are both my good friends.

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Key words 生词

谁shéiwho

朋友péngyoufriend

老师lǎoshīteacher

学校xuéxiàoschool

工作gōngzuòto work

女儿nǚ'érdaughter

…是谁？

To ask who someone is, put 谁 (who) right where the answer would be — the word order does not change.

这个人是谁？ — Who is this person?

的 for possession

的 links a person to what belongs to them, including family and friends.

他是我的朋友。 — He is my friend.

都 (all / both)

都 goes before the verb to say the whole group does or is something.

他们都是我的好朋友。 — They are both my good friends.

1. What is the friend's job?

2. How old is his daughter?

3. What does the daughter love?