HSK 5 lesson 1

Question 1

n. radio/broadcasting station

Answer 1

电台
diàn tái

Question 2

loving, adj. affectionate (between husband and wife)

Answer 2

恩爱 ēn ài

Question 3

V/N contrast, compare

Answer 3

对比 duì bǐ

Question 4

v. be short- listed, get through to

Answer 4

入围 rù wéi
我从没有想到入围决赛。
wǒ cóng méi yǒu xiǎng dào rù wéi jué sài .
phr. I never expected to get through to the final.

Question 5

n. judge; member of a review committee

Answer 5

评委 - píng wěi

Question 6

pro. how, what, how or what about

Answer 6

如何 - rú hé
意下如何 yì xià rú hé (phr. what’s (your) opinion or idea)
无论如何，我都支持你。wú lùn rú hé wǒ dōu zhī chí nǐ (phr. I’ll stand by you whatever happens.)

Question 7

v. be physically paralysed, be paralytic; (of a system, transportation) to break down, to come to a standstill

Answer 7

瘫痪
tān huàn

Question 8

sep-v. divorce

Answer 8

离婚 lí hūn

Question 9

v. commit suicide

Answer 9

自杀 zì shā

Question 10

n. details, particulars

Answer 10

细节 xì jié
具体细节 jù tǐ xì jié (nphr. specific detail

Question 11

v. to complain, to grumble (about), to air one’s complaints

Answer 11

抱怨 bào yuàn
怨 yuàn (v. to blame, to complain; to resent, to feel bitter about)
多干点实事，少一点抱怨。
duō gàn diǎn shí shì, shǎo yì diǎn bào yuàn .
phr. Do more actual deeds, (and) do not complain that much.

Question 12

v. take good care of, cherish, be kind to

Answer 12

爱护
ài hù

Question 13

n. marriage

Answer 13

婚姻
hūn yīn

Question 14

sep-v. quarrel

Answer 14

吵架 chǎo jià
他们经常吵架，最后离婚了。
tā men jīng cháng chǎo jià, zuì hòu lí hūn le .
phr. They often quarreled with each other and divorced in the end.

Question 15

idiom. (of husband and wife) to respect each other like respecting guests

Answer 15

相敬如宾
xiāng jìng rú bīn

Question 16

adv. inwardly, secretly

Answer 16

暗暗
àn àn

Question 17

n./v. wheel; take turns

Answer 17

轮
lún
两人轮换着做饭。
liǎng rén lún huàn zhe zuò fàn .
phr. The two of them take turns at cooking.

Question 18

adj. impatient

Answer 18

不耐烦
bú nài fán

Question 19

v./prep. to lean against; to stand sth. against…; to get close to; to depend on; to trust; by

Answer 19

靠
kào

Question 20

n. shoulder

Answer 20

肩膀
jiān bǎng

Question 21

v. shout; to send for (sb.); to call, to address (sb.

Answer 21

喊 hǎn
喊叫 hǎn jiào v. shout

Question 22

v. stretch, extend; report

Answer 22

伸
shēn
伸腿 shēn tuǐ phr. stretch one’s leg(s)

Question 23

n. finger

Answer 23

手指
shǒu zhǐ

Question 24

v. give, hand over, pass

Answer 24

递
dì

Question 25

n. head; brain, mind

Answer 25

脑袋
nǎo dai
他脑袋好使。
tā nǎo dài hǎo shǐ phr. He has a good brain.; He’s quick or intelligent.

Question 26

n. Miss, Ms, lady, Madam

Answer 26

女士
nǚ shì

Question 27

v. to recount, to narrate

Answer 27

叙述
xù shù
叙 xù v. to narrate; to talk; (lit.) to assess; (lit.) sequence, order
述 shù char. narrate, state

Question 28

adv. unexpectedly, to one’s surprise

Answer 28

居然
你居然跟你父亲吵架!
nǐ jū rán gēn nǐ fù qin chǎo jià !
n. How could you quarrel with your father?

Question 29

v. to urge, to hurry; to accelerate, to hasten

Answer 29

催
cuī

Question 30

v. wait, wait for

Answer 30

等待
děng dài

Question 31

adj. crooked, not straight, staggering from side to side

Answer 31

歪歪扭扭
wāi wāi niǔ niǔ

Question 32

n. midnight, in the middle of the night

Answer 32

半夜
bàn yè

Question 33

n. mosquito

Answer 33

蚊子
wén zi

Question 34

v. (of tiny insects such as mosquitoes) to sting, to bite; to make sure by repeating what one says

Answer 34

叮
dīng

Question 34

n. wife (informal)

Answer 34

老婆
lǎo po

Question 35

v./adj. quarrel; noisy; to disturb, to bother

Answer 35

吵
chǎo

Question 36

phr. stand together in face of adversities

Answer 36

患难与共
huàn nàn yǔ gòng
患 huàn v./n. to worry; to suffer from; trouble, disaster

Question 37

m./n. a measure word for item or proposal; (Math) term; Chinese surname

Answer 37

项
xiàng