HSK 4 · Unit 20
24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 20 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
袜子
wà zi
socks
网球
wǎng qiú
tennis
网站
wǎng zhàn
website
往
wǎng
to go
往往
wǎng wǎng
usually
危险
wēi xiǎn
danger
味道
wèi dao
flavor; taste
温度
wēn dù
temperature
文章
wén zhāng
article
握手
wò shǒu
to shake hands
污染
wū rǎn
to pollute; to contaminate
无聊
wú liáo
bored
无论
wú lùn
no matter what or how
误会
wù huì
to misunderstand
吸引
xī yǐn
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī
washing machine; washer
西红柿
xī hóng shì
tomato
咸
Xián
surname Xian
现代
Xiàn dài
Hyundai, South Korean company
限制
xiàn zhì
to restrict
羡慕
xiàn mù
to envy
相反
xiāng fǎn
opposite
香
xiāng
fragrant
详细
xiáng xì
detailed
Grammar
越 ... 越 ... = the more ... the more
越 (yuè) A 越 B links two rising scales: 越来越好 = better and better.
雨越下越大。
Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.
The rain got heavier and heavier.
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