HSK 4 · Unit 9
24 high-frequency HSK 4 words (unit 9 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
购物
gòu wù
shopping
估计
gū jì
to estimate
孤单
gū dān
lone
鼓励
gǔ lì
to encourage
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
to applaud
故意
gù yì
deliberately; on purpose
顾客
gù kè
customer; client
挂
guà
to hang or suspend
关键
guān jiàn
crucial point
观众
guān zhòng
spectators
管理
guǎn lǐ
to supervise
广播
guǎng bō
broadcast
广告
guǎng gào
to advertise
逛
guàng
to stroll
规定
guī dìng
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix ;…
国际
guó jì
international
果然
guǒ rán
really
过程
guò chéng
course of events
咳嗽
ké sou
to cough
海洋
hǎi yáng
ocean
害羞
hài xiū
shy
寒假
hán jià
winter vacation
汗
hán
see 汗, 汗国
航班
háng bān
flight; sailing
Grammar
除了 ... 以外 = besides / except
除了 (chúle) ... 以外 + 都 (except) or + 还/也 (in addition).
除了他以外，大家都来了。
Chúle tā yǐwài, dàjiā dōu lái le.
Everyone came except him.
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