HSK 4 · Unit 17
24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 17 of 25)
HSK 4 · B1 (upper) · 24 words
Tone focus
In fast speech, 4th + 4th sequences keep both falls but shorten the first: important 重要 zhòngyào.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
日记
rì jì
diary
入口
rù kǒu
entrance
软
ruǎn
soft
散步
sàn bù
to take a walk; to go for a walk
森林
sēn lín
forest
沙发
shā fā
sofa
伤心
shāng xīn
to grieve
商量
shāng liang
to consult
稍微
shāo wēi
a little bit
社会
shè huì
society
申请
shēn qǐng
to apply for sth
深
shēn
old variant of 深
省
shěng
to save; to economize; to be frugal
剩
shèng
to remain
失败
shī bài
to be defeated
失望
shī wàng
disappointed
师傅
shī fu
master
狮子
Shī zǐ
Leo
湿润
shī rùn
moist
十分
shí fēn
very
实际
shí jì
reality
实在
shí zài
really
食品
shí pǐn
foodstuff; food; provisions
使用
shǐ yòng
to use
Grammar
Passive with 被
被 (bèi) marks the receiver of an action: 被 + (agent) + verb. 杯子被打破了 = the cup got broken.
我的钱包被偷了。
Wǒ de qiánbāo bèi tōu le.
My wallet was stolen.
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