HSK 4 · Unit 4
24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 4 of 25)
HSK 4 · B1 (upper) · 24 words
Tone focus
The -ü sound (as in 与 yǔ, 区 qū) is written u after j/q/x/y but pronounced with rounded lips.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
爱情
ài qíng
romance; love
安排
ān pái
to arrange
按时
àn shí
on time
按照
àn zhào
according to
暗
àn
variant of 暗
包括
bāo kuò
to comprise
保护
bǎo hù
to protect
保证
bǎo zhèng
guarantee
报道
bào dào
to report
报名
bào míng
to sign up
抱
bào
to hold
倍
bèi
-fold
本来
běn lái
original
笨
bèn
stupid
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
notebook
毕业
bì yè
graduation
遍
biàn
variant of 遍
标准
biāo zhǔn
standard; norm; criterion
表达
biǎo dá
to express; to convey
表格
biǎo gé
form
表扬
biǎo yáng
to praise
饼干
bǐng gān
biscuit; cracker; cookie
并且
bìng qiě
and
不但
bù dàn
not only
Grammar
可是 / 不过 = but
可是 (kěshì) and 不过 (búguò) contrast clauses; 不过 is softer, often 'though'.
我想去，可是没时间。
Wǒ xiǎng qù, kěshì méi shíjiān.
I'd like to go, but I've no time.
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