HSK 2 Chinese reading practice

借来的雨伞

jiè lái de yǔ sǎn

The Borrowed Umbrella

A sudden downpour leaves Zhou Ming waiting at school until a classmate offers him the umbrella she does not need.

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Returning something you borrowed

借 means ‘to borrow’ or ‘to lend’ depending on the sentence pattern. 借给我 means ‘lend to me,’ while 我借你的伞 means ‘I borrow your umbrella.’ Returning an item clean and promptly is a small but familiar courtesy.

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Answer three questions without looking at the English translation.

01周明为什么站在教学楼门口?
02谁会开车来接王雪?
03第二天,雨伞旁边还有什么?
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