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HSK 2 · Elementary

在酒店

Zài jiǔdiàn
At the Hotel · 75 words · ~1 min
晚上wǎnshang八点bā diǎn,我们wǒmendàole北京Běijīngde酒店jiǔdiàn
At eight in the evening, we arrived at our hotel in Beijing.
服务员fúwùyuánwèn:先生xiānsheng,您好nín hǎo,nínjiào什么shénme名字míngzi?
The attendant asked: "Hello, sir, what is your name?"
告诉gàosude名字míngzi,gěile我们wǒmen一个yí gè房间fángjiān
I told him my name, and he gave us a big room.
房间fángjiānhěnhěnxīn,我们wǒmendōuhěn喜欢xǐhuan
The room is big and new; we both like it a lot.
妻子qīzishuōlèile,xiǎng休息xiūxi
My wife said she was tired and wanted to rest.
le一杯yì bēichá,kànlekàn手机shǒujī,jiù睡觉shuìjiàole
I drank a cup of tea, glanced at my phone, and then went to sleep.
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Key words 生词

酒店jiǔdiànhotel
dàoto arrive
告诉gàosuto tell
房间fángjiānroom
lèitired
休息xiūxito rest

Grammar note 语法点

V 了 V (do briefly)

Repeating a verb with 了 in between means doing it briefly or casually.

看了看手机,就睡觉了。
adj + 了 (change of state)

了 after an adjective shows a new state has appeared: became tired.

她累了,想休息。

Check yourself 小测验

1. 我们几点到了酒店?
2. 服务员给了我们什么?
3. 谁累了,想休息?