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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
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
liàng
classifier for vehicles
邻居
lín jū
neighbor
绿
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
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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