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HSK 3 · Unit 14

18 high-frequency HSK 3 words (unit 14 of 17)

HSK 3 · B1 (lower) · 18 words

Tone focus

Distinguish front -n from back -ng endings: 般 bān vs 帮 bāng, 件 jiàn vs 将 jiāng.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
tián
sweet
同事
tóng shì
colleague; co-worker
同意
tóng yì
to agree
头发
tóu fa
hair
突然
tū rán
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
图书馆
tú shū guǎn
library
tuǐ
leg
wǎn
variant of 碗
忘记
wàng jì
to forget
为了
wèi le
for; for the purpose of; in order to
为什么
wèi shén me
why?
wèi
position
文化
wén huà
culture
习惯
xí guàn
habit
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilet
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
to bathe
Xià
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
相同
xiāng tóng
identical

Grammar

像 = to resemble / like

像 (xiàng) compares appearances: A 像 B = A looks like B. 好像 = it seems.

他像他爸爸。

Tā xiàng tā bàba.

He looks like his dad.

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