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HSK 2 · Unit 5

15 high-frequency HSK 2 words (unit 5 of 9)

HSK 2 · A2 · 15 words

Tone focus

得 has three readings: dé (obtain), děi (must), and neutral de as a complement particle.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
mén
Door
wèn
Ask
妻子
qīzǐ
Wife
Fish
wán
Complete
hóng
Red
gěi
To
可以
kěyǐ
Can
ràng
Let
zhe
With
It
zài
Again
bié
Do not
帮助
bāng zhù
assistance; aid
报纸
bào zhǐ
newspaper

Grammar

到 = to arrive / up to

到 (dào) marks reaching a place or point: 我到家了 = I've arrived home. As a verb-complement it shows the action succeeded: 看到 = to see (and perceive).

我看到他了。

Wǒ kàndào tā le.

I saw him.

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