HSK 3 · Unit 17
6 high-frequency HSK 3 words (unit 17 of 17)
HSK 3 · B1 (lower) · 6 words
Tone focus
3rd tone before a non-3rd tone is a low dip (half-3rd), not a full fall-rise: 老师 lǎoshī.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
主要
zhǔ yào
main
祝
Zhù
surname Zhu
字典
zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary
总是
zǒng shì
always
作业
zuò yè
school assignment
作用
zuò yòng
to act on
Grammar
Complement of degree with 得
Verb + 得 + adjective rates how the action is done: 跑得快 = runs fast; 说得好 = speaks well.
他说得很流利。
Tā shuō de hěn liúlì.
He speaks very fluently.
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