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HSK 3 · Unit 13

18 high-frequency HSK 3 words (unit 13 of 17)

HSK 3 · B1 (lower) · 18 words

Tone focus

Compound words often stress the first syllable; let the second relax toward neutral.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
生气
shēng qì
to get angry
声音
shēng yīn
voice
shòu
thin
叔叔
shū shu
father's younger brother
舒服
shū fu
comfortable
shù
tree
数学
shù xué
mathematics
shuā
to brush
Shuāng
surname Shuang
水平
shuǐ píng
level
司机
sī jī
chauffeur; driver
虽然
suī rán
although; even though
太阳
tài yang
sun
táng
sugar
特别
tè bié
unusual; special
téng
hurts; sore
提高
tí gāo
to raise
体育
tǐ yù
sports

Grammar

把 sentences: act on the object

把 (bǎ) moves the object before the verb to stress what's done to it. Subject + 把 + object + verb + result.

我把门关了。

Wǒ bǎ mén guān le.

I closed the door.

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