HSK 4 · Unit 5
24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 5 of 25)
HSK 4 · B1 (upper) · 24 words
Tone focus
Disyllabic abstract nouns (生活, 任何) carry even stress; don't swallow the second syllable.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
不得不
bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to
不过
bù guò
only
不仅
bù jǐn
not just; not limited to
部分
bù fen
part
擦
cā
to rub; to scratch
材料
cái liào
material
参观
cān guān
to look around
差不多
chà bu duō
almost
尝
cháng
to taste; to try
超过
chāo guò
to surpass
吵
chǎo
to quarrel
成熟
chéng shú
mature; ripe
成为
chéng wéi
to become; to turn into
诚实
chéng shí
honest
乘坐
chéng zuò
to ride
吃惊
chī jīng
to be startled
抽烟
chōu yān
to smoke
出差
chū chāi
to go on an official or business trip
出发
chū fā
to set off
出生
chū shēng
to be born
传真
chuán zhēn
fax
窗户
chuāng hu
window
词典
cí diǎn
dictionary
从来
cóng lái
always
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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