HSK 4 • Lesson 1让我们认识一下，好吗？
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让我们认识一下，好吗？

Ràng wǒmen rènshi yíxià, hǎo ma?
Let's Get to Know Each Other, Shall We?
Pattern 1

算

Means 'to be considered as' or 'can be regarded as'. Used to confirm or judge that a state/fact has reached a certain benchmark.

Examples
好了，我们这就算认识了。
Hǎo le, wǒmen zhè jiù suàn rènshi le.
All right, now we can consider ourselves acquainted.
你算猜对了，我就是去桂林了。
Nǐ suàn cāi duì le, wǒ jiù shì qù Guìlín le.
You guessed it right; I indeed went to Guilin.
苹果十块钱一斤在这儿算便宜的。
Píngguǒ shí kuài qián yì jīn zài zhèr suàn piányi de.
Ten yuan per jin for apples is considered cheap around here.
Pattern 2

尽管

Adverb meaning 'freely', 'without hesitation'. Encourages the listener to do something without reservations or anxiety.

Examples
有什么问题或要求，尽管对我说。
Yǒu shénme wèntí huò yāoqiú, jǐnguǎn duì wǒ shuō.
If you have any questions or requests, feel completely free to tell me.
还有很多，你尽管吃吧。
Hái yǒu hěn duō, nǐ jǐnguǎn chī ba.
There is plenty left, so go ahead and eat as much as you like.
Pattern 3

……来着？

Sentence-final aspect particle: 1. Used in questions when asking about past information momentarily forgotten ('What was your name again?'); 2. Used in statements indicating recent past action (equivalent to 'le').

Examples
你叫——叫什么来着？真对不起，一下子想不起来了。
Nǐ jiào——jiào shénme láizhe? Zhēn duìbuqǐ, yíxiàzi xiǎng bù qǐlái le.
Your name was... what was it again? I'm so sorry, it slipped my mind for a moment.
昨天我们看的那部电影叫什么来着？我又忘了。
Zuótiān wǒmen kàn de nà bù diànyǐng jiào shénme láizhe? Wǒ yòu wàng le.
What was the title of that movie we watched yesterday again? I forgot again.
Pattern 4

一下子

1. Indicates an instant or very short time ('all at once', 'in a flash'); 2. Doing something in large quantity in a single go.

Examples
你是班里唯一的瑞典人，所以我一下子就记住了。
Nǐ shì bān lǐ wéiyī de Ruìdiǎnrén, suǒyǐ wǒ yíxiàzi jiù jìzhù le.
You are the only Swedish person in class, so I remembered you in a flash.
你怎么一下子买这么多东西？
Nǐ zěnme yíxiàzi mǎi zhème duō dōngxi?
Why did you buy so much stuff all at once?
Pattern 5

并

Adverb placed before negations (不, 没) to emphasize that the actual reality contradicts common perception or expectations.

Examples
我的记性并不差，可就是记不住别人的名字。
Wǒ de jìxing bìng bù chà, kě jiù shì jì bu zhù biérén de míngzi.
My memory isn't actually bad at all; it's just that I can never remember people's names.
这篇课文生词虽然很多，可并不难。
Zhè piān kèwén shēngcí suīrán hěn duō, kě bìng bù nán.
Although this text has many new words, it isn't difficult at all.
Pattern 6

对了

Placed at the start of a sentence, meaning 'Oh right!', 'By the way', used when suddenly recalling something.

Examples
对了，那天我们一起办的入学手续。
Duì le, nà tiān wǒmen yìqǐ bàn de rùxué shǒuxù.
Oh, that's right! We completed our enrollment procedures together that day.
对了，冰箱里还有一瓶啤酒呢。
Duì le, bīngxiāng lǐ hái yǒu yì píng píjiǔ ne.
By the way, there is still a bottle of beer in the fridge.