HSK 3 Chapter 7

Question 1

同事

Answer 1

同事

tóngshì

n. colleague

同学 [tóngxué] fellow student, schoolmate

Question 2

以前

Answer 2

以前

yǐqián

n. before, ago

Question 3

银行

Answer 3

银行

yínháng

n. bank

! 很 [hěn]
! 跟 [gēn ] and
! 行 [xíng, háng]

银行业 [yínhángyè] banking
电话银行 [diànhuàyínháng] phone banking
火树银花 [huǒshùyínhuā] display of fireworks and lanterns

自行车 [zìxíngchē] bike
旅行 [lǚxíng] travel, journey, tour, trip
行业 [hángyè] industry, business

银 [yín] silver, cash, money, wealth, silver-colored, silver-liked
钅 [jīn] metal, gold, Kangxi radical 167
艮 [gěn, gèn] blunt
行 [xíng, háng] all right, ok, to go, to walk, to move, to travel, to circulate, a row, profession, professional

Question 4

久

Answer 4

久

jiǔ

adj. for a long time, long

九 [iǔ] 9 几 [jī] how many , almost

你等了多久?

我们已经等了那么久。

Question 5

感兴趣

Answer 5

感兴趣

gǎn xìngqù

to be interested in

感冒 【Gǎnmào 】n,v cold 别感冒，患感冒 Huàn gǎnmào catch a cold

感 [gǎn] to feel, to move, to touch, to affect, perceive, emotion
兴 [xìng, xīng] flourish, it is the fashion to, to become popular, thrive, prosper
趣 [qù] interesting, interest, what attracts one’s attention
取 [qǔ] to take, to get, to choose, to fetch, receive, obtain, select
又 [yòu] again, also, both… and…
耳 [ěr] ear, merely, only, handle
走 [zǒu] to walk, to go on foot, to run, to go, to run, to move,
to leave, from, through, to visit,(euph.) to die, to leak,
to change (shape, form, meaning)

Question 6

结婚

Answer 6

结婚

jiéhūn

v. to marry, to get married

结束 [jiéshù] termination, to finish, to end, to conclude, to close

结 [jié, jiē] to bear fruit, to produce, firm, solid, knot, tie, to join, to connect
纟 [sī] silk, KangXi radical 120
吉 [jí] lucky, propitious, good, favorable
口 [kǒu] mouth, entrance, gate, measure word for things with mouths such as people
士 [shì] scholar, soldier, warrior, gentleman, knight
婚 [hūn] marriage, wedding, to marry, to take a wife
女 [nǚ] female, woman, feminine, Kangxi radical number 38
昏 [hūn] dusk, nightfall, muddle-headed, dark, twilight, to faint, to lose consciousness
日 [rì] day, sun, date, day of the month

Question 7

欢迎

Answer 7

欢迎

huānyíng

v. to welcome

喜欢 [xǐhuan] to like, to be fond of
！ 希望 [xīwàng] hope, wish, expect

！喜欢 【Xǐhuān】to like

迎接 [yíngjiē] to meet, to welcome, to greet

欢 [huān] happy, pleased, glad, joy, enjoy
迎 [yíng] to welcome, to greet, to meet, to receive

Question 8

迟到

Answer 8

迟到

chídào

v. to be late

迟 [chí] late, tardy, slow, to delay
辶 [chuò] Kangxi radical number 162, walk
尺 [chǐ, chě] a Chinese foot, one-third of a meter, a ruler, a tape-measure
尸 [shī] corpse
到 [dào] to arrive, go to (a place), until (a time), up to, to go
刂 [dāo] knife, Kangxi radical 18, as 刀
至 [zhì] to, until, extremely, very, to reach, to arrive, most

Question 9

半

Answer 9

半

bàn

num. half

！ 胖 【Pàng 】fat

Question 10

接

Answer 10

接

jiē

v. to meet (sb.), to pick up(sb.)

!介绍 【 Jièshào 】 to introduce

我去机场接你 【Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē nǐ 】 I pick you up at the airport

接听电话 [jiētīng diànhuà] answer the phone

Question 11

刻

Answer 11

刻

kè

m. quarter

刻 [kè] to carve, to engrave, to cut, quarter (hour), moment, oppressive
刂 [dāo] knife, Kangxi radical 18, as 刀
亥 [hài] 12th earthly branch(pig), 9-11 p.m.
亠 [tóu] lid, top, KangXi radical 8

Question 12

差

Answer 12

差

chà，chāi

v. to fall short of

五差十点 【Wǔ chà shí diǎn】five to ten

出差 [chūchāi] to go on an official or business trip

差不多 [chàbuduō] almost, nearly, more or less