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HSK 4 · Unit 2

24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 2 of 25)

HSK 4 · B1 (upper) · 24 words

Tone focus

干 is gān (dry) vs gàn (to do/work) — a full tone change marks a full meaning change.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
全部
quánbù
Whole
警察
jǐngchá
Police
tán
Talk
nèi
Within
qīng
Light
到底
dàodǐ
In the end
With
xíng
Row
Pull
No
diào
Fall
guāng
Light
完全
wánquán
Entirely
shì
Test
mèng
Dream
zuǐ
Mouth
dùn
Dayton
dài
Wear
真正
zhēnzhèng
Real
甚至
shènzhì
Even
dàn
Bomb
yóu
By
nòng
Get
yíng
Win

Grammar

Potential complement: V 得/不 C

Insert 得 (can) or 不 (cannot) for ability to achieve a result: 看得懂 = able to understand; 买不起 = can't afford.

这个字我看不清。

Zhège zì wǒ kàn bù qīng.

I can't see this character clearly.

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