你说得很好！ (nǐ shuō de hěn hǎo!) — "You speak so well!" That sentence uses the Verb + 得 (de) + Adjective pattern, one of the most practical structures at HSK 2 for describing how well someone does something. In this live conversation lesson, you'll practice it out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin.
Place 得 (de) between a verb and an adjective to describe the quality or manner of an action. The structure is Verb + 得 + 很 + Adjective. For example, 他说得很快 (tā shuō de hěn kuài) means "He speaks very fast." Here, 说 is the verb, 得 is the bridge, and 很快 is the description. You must never skip 得 — without it, the sentence doesn't work.
After this lesson, you can compliment a friend's cooking, say someone speaks fast, or tell people you slept well — all using this single pattern.
This lesson targets one grammar pattern and takes roughly 10 minutes. You talk out loud with Mei Lin in real time — voice, not typing. She corrects your grammar and pronunciation in the flow of conversation and adapts to your level. You'll practice forming sentences like 你说得很好 in natural dialogue, not by memorizing rules from a textbook.
Ready to build on this? Browse more HSK 2 lessons, or try Asking for Help (帮 (bāng)) and Describing What You See (着 (zhe)) — two more HSK 2 live lessons. You can also print handwriting practice with the free Chinese worksheet generator. The first lesson is free to start.
It describes how well or in what manner someone performs an action. You place 得 (de) between the verb and the adjective — for example, 他说得很快 (tā shuō de hěn kuài) means "He speaks very fast." The 得 connects the action to its description, and skipping it breaks the sentence entirely.
Each live conversation lesson targets one grammar pattern and takes roughly 10 minutes. In the Describing How Well lesson, you'll practice the Verb + 得 (de) + Adjective structure by talking out loud with Mei Lin, who corrects your grammar and pronunciation as you go.
Yes — the first lesson can be tried free, and no credit card is required to start talking. You'll practice describing how well people do things in real voice conversation with Mei Lin before deciding to continue with more lessons.