HSK 4 · Unit 13
24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 13 of 25)
HSK 4 · B1 (upper) · 24 words
Tone focus
r-coloured finals (儿化) lower and round the vowel; common in northern speech and casual 这儿/那儿.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
棵
kē
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
可怜
kě lián
pitiful
可惜
kě xī
it is a pity
空气
kōng qì
air
恐怕
kǒng pà
fear
苦
kǔ
bitter
宽
Kuān
surname Kuan
困
kùn
to trap
困难
kùn nan
difficult
扩大
kuò dà
to expand
垃圾桶
lā jī tǒng
rubbish bin
辣
là
old variant of 辣
来不及
lái bu jí
there's not enough time
来得及
lái de jí
to have enough time; can do it in time; can stil…
懒
lǎn
variant of 懒
浪费
làng fèi
to waste
浪漫
làng màn
romantic
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
冷静
lěng jìng
calm; cool-headed; dispassionate
礼貌
lǐ mào
courtesy; politeness; manners
理发
lǐ fà
to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
理解
lǐ jiě
to comprehend; to understand
理想
lǐ xiǎng
an ideal
力气
lì qi
strength
Grammar
对 ... 来说 = as for / to ...
对 (duì) ... 来说 frames a viewpoint: 对我来说 = as far as I'm concerned.
对我来说，健康最重要。
Duì wǒ lái shuō, jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào.
To me, health matters most.
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