HSK 3 · Unit 11
18 high-frequency HSK 3 words (unit 11 of 17)
HSK 3 · B1 (lower) · 18 words
Tone focus
教 is jiāo (to teach, verb) but jiào in 教育 (education) — tone tracks the part of speech.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
筷子
kuài zi
chopsticks
蓝
Lán
surname Lan
离开
lí kāi
to depart; to leave
礼物
lǐ wù
gift; present
历史
lì shǐ
history
练习
liàn xí
to practice
辆
liàng
classifier for vehicles
邻居
lín jū
neighbor
绿
lǜ
green
马上
mǎ shàng
at once
满意
mǎn yì
satisfied
帽子
mào zi
hat
面包
miàn bāo
bread
奶奶
nǎi nai
mistress of the house
南
Nán
surname Nan
难过
nán guò
to feel sad
年级
nián jí
grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
Grammar
Resultative complements
A second verb/adjective after the verb states the outcome: 听懂 = hear-understand; 写完 = finish writing.
我听懂了。
Wǒ tīngdǒng le.
I understood (what I heard).
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