HSK Chapter 13/14

Question 1

演

Answer 1

Yǎn
To play (as an actor)

Question 2

演员

Answer 2

Yǎnyuán
Actor

Question 3

厚

Answer 3

Hòu
thick (meat slices, book, leaves, snow, clothes, except it is round, then cu)

Question 4

薄

Answer 4

Bó
fine/thin
(meat slices, book, leaves, snow, clothes, except it is round, then cu)

Question 5

粗

Answer 5

Cū
thick (used for round things, snake, pipe, cucumber, arm, neck)

Question 6

细

Answer 6

Xì
thin (used for round things, snake, pipe, cucumber, arm, neck)

Question 7

大概

Answer 7

Dàgài
approximate
大概的内容 = approximate content
大概两点 approximately two hours

到火车站需要大概多长时间
Dào huǒchē zhàn xūyào dàgài duō cháng shíjiān
How long does it take to get to the train station?
Dagai + verb
Roughly do something
Rougly explain

Question 8

两点左右

Answer 8

Liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu
two o clock more or less (left right)

Question 9

起 作用

Answer 9

start to…
qǐ dào … zuò yòng

phr. to have a … effect (on
他们希望这次惩罚能起到杀一儆百的作用
tā men xī wàng zhè cì chéng fá néng qǐ dào shā yì jíng bǎi de zuò yòng .
They hope this punishment will act as a deterrent to others.
start to have the function of a deterrant

Question 10

演出

Answer 10

Yǎnchū
To perform
Can only be used on its own, not followed by a noun
I perform
You cannot say “I perform this”
But “She performs well” is ok
To perform sth. has a different word

Question 11

表演

Answer 11

Biǎoyǎn
To perform (something)
她表演芭蕾舞
Tā biǎoyǎn bālěiwǔ
She performs ballet

Question 12

观众

Answer 12

Guānzhòng
Audience (watching)

Question 13

听众

Answer 13

Tīngzhòng
Audience

Question 14

来自

Answer 14

Láizì
To be from (a city, country, region)

Question 15

独立

Answer 15

Dúlì
Independent
Independence

Question 16

正常

Answer 16

Zhèngcháng
Normal

Question 17

申请

Answer 17

Shēnqǐng
To apply (for visa, passport, etc.)
我向大使馆申请签证

Question 18

向。。。请假

Answer 18

Xiàng… Qǐngjià
Ask/apply to someone for something

Question 19

拿不动

Answer 19

Verb + bu + 动
Have no energy to do it
拿不动
跑不动
走不动
搬不动

Question 20

有趣

Answer 20

yǒuqù
Fun, interesting
这个很有趣
This is fun

Question 21

留学生

Answer 21

Liúxuéshēng
International student

Question 22

跟着

Answer 22

Gēnzhe
To follow
Gen is the verb, zhe is the constant
跟着电视
Follow TV

Question 23

一遍一遍

Answer 23

Yībiàn yībiàn
Over and over again

Question 24

一代

Answer 24

Yīdài
Generation

Question 25

入睡

Answer 25

Rùshuì
Fall asleep

Question 26

误会可能由缺少足够的解释引起

Answer 26

Wùhuì kěnéng yóu quēshǎo zúgòu de jiěshì yǐnqǐ
由
yóu
by …..
in this case “can be caused by lack of explaining”
passive form but without doing something on the object like with 被

Question 27

控制

Answer 27

Kòngzhì
To control
哪个国家控制这座城市？
Nǎge guójiā kòngzhì zhè zuò chéngshì?

Question 28

离不开

Answer 28

Lì bù kāi
Not possible to be without it
Haizi libukai mama (kids cant be without mama)

Question 29

犯错误

Answer 29

Fàn cuòwù
To make mistakes
You don’t say zuo cuowu
Cuowu can also be an adjective meaning “wrong”

Question 30

袋

Answer 30

Dài
Bag (Sachet, Tüte, vrećica)
English: not a bag like a handbag

Question 31

指代

Answer 31

Zhǐ dài
paper bag

Question 32

餐厅

Answer 32

Cāntīng
Restaurant (a fancy one)

Question 33

进行

Answer 33

Jìnxíng
to conduct
Dui + obj + jinxing + verb/noun
Or
Jinxing + verb/noun (here not possible to add an object, it must be fore jinxing with Dui)

我对病进行研究
Wǒ duì bìng jìnxíng yánjiū
I conduct research on diseases

Question 34

结构

Answer 34

jiégòu
Structure
它没有结构
it has no structure

Question 35

关键

Answer 35

Guānjiàn
The essential
The most important point

Question 36

普遍的看法
普遍使用wechat付钱

Answer 36

Pǔbiàn de kànfǎ
Pǔbiàn shǐyòng wechat fù qián
Common opinion
Commonly use wechat to pay
Both can be followed by noun or verb

Question 37

随着

Answer 37

Suízhe
Along with, as….
As something happens, something else happens.
随着医学的发展，我们可以治愈更多的疾病
Suízhe yīxué de fǎ zhǎn, wǒmen kěyǐ zhìyù gèng duō de jíbìng
as medicine develops, we can cure more diseases

Question 38

污染

Answer 38

Wūrǎn
to pollute
the pollution

Question 39

卫生

Answer 39

Wèishēng
hygiene

Question 40

脏

Answer 40

zāng
dirty

Question 41

盒子

Answer 41

Hézi
Box

Question 42

抱歉

Answer 42

Bàoqiàn
(v.) to feel sorry

Question 43

速度

Answer 43

Sùdù
Speed

Question 44

禁止

Answer 44

Jìnzhǐ
To prohibit
Or it is prohibited

Question 45

拒绝

Answer 45

Jùjué
To refuse, to reject (antonym of jieshou = to accept)

Question 46

鼓励

Answer 46

Gǔlì
To encourage

Question 47

暖

Answer 47

Nuǎn
Warm (adjective)

Question 48

既然

Answer 48

Jìrán
Since…… , 就
Since you dont like heat, we don’t go to UAE

Question 49

等等

Answer 49

Děng děng
Etc.

Question 50

什么的

Answer 50

Shenme de
Etc.
Used after giving some examples
Just like deng deng

Question 51

护士

Answer 51

Hùshì
Nurse

Question 52

表扬

Answer 52

Biǎoyáng
to praise

Question 53

替换

Answer 53

Tìhuàn
To replace (old for new, usually objects)

Question 54

替

Answer 54

Tì
To replace (a person)

Question 55

代替

Answer 55

Dàitì
To replace (a person)

Question 56

怀疑

Answer 56

huáiyí
to suspect

Question 57

千万

Answer 57

Qiān wàn
apart from meaning 10 million
it actually is used for
“it must” “in any case have to”
千万 + 要 + verb
千万 + 别 / 不要 + verb

Question 58

弄

Answer 58

Nòng
it means “to do” in a very wide range
it is used when you cannot specify other actions

Question 59

欺骗

Answer 59

Qīpiàn (form.)
to cheat
骗
piàn (coll.)
to cheat
 Not used for competition or exam
 But can be used for boyfriend/girlfriend/wife, or taxi driver/seller

Question 60

算

Answer 60

(Bù) suàn + adj./noun
It is not considered as…
不算贵
Bù suàn guì
Not considered as expensive
他不算我家
Tā bù suàn wǒ jiā
He doesn’t count as my family
西红柿算水果或者蔬菜？
Xīhóngshì suàn shuǐguǒ huòzhě shūcài?
Are tomatoes considered a fruit or a vegetable?