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HSK 3 · Unit 3

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

HSK 3 · B1 (lower) · 18 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
cái
Only
dài
Band
其他
qítā
Other
Pole
了解
liǎojiě
Understand
故事
gùshì
Story
kǒu
Mouth
huà
Painting
以后
yǐhòu
After
huā
Flower
zhàn
Station
huàn
Change
gǎn
Dare
bàn
Half
jiǎng
Speak
害怕
hàipà
Be afraid
清楚
qīngchǔ
Clear
使
shǐ
Make

Grammar

又 ... 又 ... = both ... and ...

又 (yòu) ... 又 ... pairs two simultaneous qualities: 又便宜又好 = both cheap and good.

她又聪明又努力。

Tā yòu cōngming yòu nǔlì.

She is both clever and hard-working.

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