hsk reading Flashcards
最近
zuìjìn > recently, these days
最 > most; 近 > near
不怎么
bùzěnme > not very, particularly
不 > not; 怎 > how; 么
怎么了
zěnmele > What’s up?, what’s going on?, What happened?
乒乓球
pīngpāng qiú > pingpong
教
jiào > teach
迟到
chídào > late
迟 > slow; 到 > to arrive
老板
lǎobǎn > boss
怎么
zěnme > what, when, how
半个小时
bàn gè xiǎoshí > Half an hour
对不起
duìbùqǐ > sorry, excuse me, pardon me
堵车了
dǔchēle > Traffic jam
堵 > to stop up; 车 > car;了
下雨
xià yǔ > to rain
时候
shíhòu > time
早点
zǎodiǎn > light breakfast
早 > early; 点 > point
出门
chūmén > Go out
知道了
zhīdàole > got it
知 > to know; 道 > truth; 了
下次
xià cì > next time
下 > down; 次 > next in sequence
问题
wèntí
question, problem, issue, topic
干什么
gànshénme
what are you doing?/what’s he up to?
出差
chūchāi
business trip
经理
jīnglǐ
manager / director
新加坡
xīnjiāpō
Singapore
经常
jīngcháng
frequently / constantly / regularly / often / day-to-day / everyday / daily
做菜
zuò cài
to cook/cooking
厨师
chúshī
cook / chef
餐厅
cāntīng
dining hall / dining room / restaurant
牛排
niúpái
steak
特别
tèbié
especially / special / particular / unusual
星期
xīngqí
week
点钟
diǎn zhōng
(indicating time of day) o’clock
八点钟了
bā diǎn zhōngle
It’s eight o’clock
该
gāi
should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb’s turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned
才
cái
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / only / only then / just now /
a moment ago / just now / (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until / (followed by a numerical clause) only
一会儿
yī huìr
a while/also
a moment / a while / in a moment / now…now… / also
已经
yǐ jīng
already
吃完
chī wán
to finish eating
脏
zàng
dirty / filthy
zàng
viscera / (anatomy) organ
扫地
sǎodì
to sweep the floor / to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low
陪
péi
to accompany / to keep sb company / to assist
几点
jǐ diǎn
what time / when
洗澡
xǐzǎo
to bathe / to take a shower
洗
xǐ
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)
In order to wash, the first (先) thing you need is water (氵).
第
dì
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
ex:
第一 dì yī - first
第二 dì èr - second
刚
gāng
hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly
快
kuài
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plain-spoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant
休息
xiūxí
rest / to rest
怎么样
zěnme yàng
how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
觉得
juédé
to think / to feel
开心
kāixīn
to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb
生气
shēngqì
to get angry / to take offense / angry / vitality / liveliness
难过
nánguò
to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult
小孩儿
Xiǎo hái’ér
child
当
dāng
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
dàng
at or in the very same… / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
不同意
bù tóngyì
not agree
画家
huàjiā
painter
希望
xīwàng
to wish for / to desire / hope
商人
shāngrén
businessman
这么
zhème
so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this
流行
liúxíng
to spread / to rage (of contagious disease) / popular / fashionable / prevalent / (math.) manifold
差不多
chàbùduō
almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
年轻人
niánqīng rén
young people / youngster
聊天
liáotiān
to chat / to gossip
谈
tán
to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss / surname tan
外卖
wàimài
to go / take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant)
表情包
biǎoqíng bāo
emoticons
好玩
hǎowán
amusing / fun / interesting
发
fā
to send out / to show (one’s feeling) / to issue / to develop / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
圈
quān
circle / ring / loop / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround / to circle
juàn
pen (pig) / a fold
juān
to confine / to lock up / to pen in
软件
ruǎnjiàn
(computer) software
了解
liǎojiě
to understand / to realize / to find out
生活
shēnghuó
life / activity / to live / livelihood
推特
tuī tè
Twitter (microblogging service)
百度
bǎidù
Baidu, internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999
谷歌
gǔgē
Google internet company and search engine
提问
tíwèn
to question / to quiz / to gril
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
图片
túpiàn
image / picture / photograph
视频
shìpín
video
懂
dǒng
to understand / to comprehend
答案
dá’àn
answer / solution
足球
zúqiú
soccer ball / a football / soccer / football
动物
dòngwù
animal
回答
huídá
to reply / to answer / the answer
打架
dǎjià
to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows
夏天
xiàtiān
summer
比赛
bǐsài
competition (sports etc) / match
跑步
pǎobù
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
慢慢
màn man
slowly
先
xiān
early / prior / former / in advance / first
树
shù
tree / to cultivate / to set up
虽然
suīrán
although / even though / even if
停下
tíng xià
to stop
睡醒
shuì xǐng
to wake up / awake / conscious
赢
yíng
to beat / to win / to profit
故事
gùshì
narrative / story / tale
放弃
fàngqì
to renounce / to abandon / to give up
坚持
jiānchí
to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
有结果
yǒu jiéguǒ
effectivef
开始
kāishǐ
to begin / beginning / to start / initial
谁
shéi
who / also pr. [shui2]
最后
zuìhòu
final / last / finally / ultimate
饺子
jiǎozi
dumpling / pot-sticker
重要
zhòngyào
important / significant / major
食物
shíwù
food
午饭
wǔfàn
lunch
或者
huòzhě
or / possibly / maybe / perhaps
晚饭
wǎnfàn
evening meal / dinner / supper
节日
jiérì
holiday / festival
比如
bǐrú
for example / for instance / such as
春节
chūnjié
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
皮
pí
leather / skin / fur / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty / surname pi
面粉
miànfěn
flour
不同
bùtóng
different / distinct / not the same / not alike
肉
ròu
meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute
菜
cài
dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / (coll.) (one’s) type
什么的
shénme de
and so on/and what not
如果
rúguǒ
if / in case / in the event that
冬天
dōngtiān
winter
北边
běibian
north / north side / northern part / to the north of
下雪
xià xuě (sya sheeh)
to snow
世界
shìjiè
world
夏天
xiàtiān
summer
南边
nánbian
south / south side / southern part / to the south o
大海
dàhǎi
sea / ocean
沙滩
shātān
beach / sandy shore
热情
rèqíng
cordial / enthusiastic / passion / passionate / passionately
春天
chūntiān
spring (season)
秋天
qiūtiān
autumn/fall
公园
gōngyuán
park (for public recreation)
西边
xībian
west / west side / western part / to the west of
钓鱼
diàoyú (diyaw yi)
to fish (with line and hook) / to dupe
猴子
hóuzi
monkey
爬山
páshān
to climb a mountain / to mountaineer / hiking / mountaineering
北
东
西
南
běi - north
dōng - east
xī - west
nán - south
冬天
春天
夏天
秋天
dōngtiān - winter
chūntiān - spring
xiàtiān - summer
qiūtiān - autumn/fall
门口
ménkǒu
doorway / gate
加拿大
jiānádà
Canada/Canadian
英国人
yīngguó rén
British person/British people
哦
Ó
oh
班
bān
team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / classifier for groups / surname ban
养
yǎng
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
自己住
Zìjǐ zhù
live alone
宠物
chǒngwù
house pet
怎么卖
zěnme mài
How much
多少钱
duōshǎo qián
How much
桃子
táozi
peach
新鲜
xīnxiān
fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon
从
cóng
from / via / passing through / through (a gap) / past / ever (followed by negative, meaning never) / (formerly pr. [zong4] and related to 縱|纵) to follow / to comply with / to obey / to join / to engage in / adopting some mode of action or attitude / follower / retainer / accessory / accomplice / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor / surname cong
zòng
second cousin
cōng
lax / yielding / unhurried
摘
zhāi
to take / to borrow / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to select / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc)
甜
tián
sweet
越来越
yuè lái yuè (ye lai ye)
more and more
有时
yǒushí
sometimes / now and then
五月
wǔ yuè (u ye)
May / fifth month (of the lunar year)
游泳池
yóuyǒngchí
swimming pool
海滩
hǎitān
beach
西瓜
xīguā
watermelon
成熟
chéngshú
mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
季节
jìjié
time / season / period
葡萄
pútáo
grape
国旗
guóqí
flag (of a country)
种
zhǒng
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts
zhòng
to plant / to grow / to cultivate
主要
zhǔyào
main / principal / major / primary
星星
xīngxīng
star in the sky
人民
rénmín
the people
团结
tuánjié
to unite / unity / solidarity / friendly / harmonious
线
xiàn
thread / string / wire / line
比
bǐ
belgium / belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[bi3 li4 shi2] / (particle used for comparison and “-er than”) / to compare / to contrast / to gesture (with hands) / ratio
bì
to associate with / to be near
冷
lěng
cold
更
gèng
more / even more / further / still / still more
gēng
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
凉爽
liángshuǎng
cool and refreshing
刮风
guā fēng
to be windy
亚洲
yàzhōu
Asia / abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1]
东南部
dōngnán bù
southeast part
全世界
quán shìjiè
worldwide/entire world
人口
rénkǒu
population
国家
guójiā
country / nation / state
面积
miànjī
surface area
平方公里
Píngfāng gōnglǐ
square kilometer
地图
dìtú
map
像
xiàng
to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
考试
kǎoshì
to take an exam / exam
复习
fùxí
to revise / to review / revision
学习
xuéxí
to learn / to study
之前
zhīqián
before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand
一杯咖啡
yībēi kāfēi
a cup of coffee
完成
wánchéng
to complete / to accomplish
试卷
shìjuàn (shi jan)
examination paper / test paper
睡觉
shuìjiào
to go to bed / to sleep
音乐
yīnyuè (in ye)
music
医院
yīyuàn ( i yen)
hospital
发烧
fāshāo (fa sho w)
to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever
椅子
yǐzi
chair
面包
miànbāo
bread
真感动
zhēn gǎndòng
really touched
桌子
zhuōzi (jo o zi)
table / desk
堆
duī
to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap / stack / large amount
雪人
Xuěrén (she yen)
snowman/yeti
颜色
yánsè
color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
眼睛
yǎnjīng
eye
鼻子
bízi
nose
电脑游戏
diànnǎo yóuxì
computer game
节目
jiémù
program / item (on a program)
体育比赛
tǐyù bǐsài
sports competition
篮球
lánqiú
basketball
周末
zhōumò
weekend
画画
huà huà
to draw / picture / painting / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4]
排球
páiqiú (pay cho)
volleyball
画蛇添足
huàshétiānzú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous/to overdo it
蛇
shé
snake / serpent
参加
cānjiā
to participate / to take part / to join
脚
jiǎo
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / classifier for kicks
输掉
shū diào
to lose
本来
běnlái
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
必要
bìyào
necessary / essential / indispensable / required
事情
shìqíng
affair / matter / thing / business
天气
tiānqì (tianshi)
weather
总是
zǒng shì
always
晴天
qíngtiān
clear sky / sunny day
天空
tiānkōng
sky
蓝
lán
blue / indigo plant / surname lan
北京
běijīng
Beijing, capital of People’s Republic of China / Peking / PRC government
桂林
guìlín
Guilin prefecture level city in Guangxi / Zhuang: Gveilinz
冷
lěng
cold
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon / midday
有空
yǒu kòng
to have time (to do sth)
住
zhù (ju)
to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
弟弟
dìdì
younger brother
哥哥
gēgē
older brother
机场
jīchǎng
airport / airfield
火车
huǒchē (hoche ee)
train
公共汽车
gōnggòng qìchē (gung gung chi che ee)
bus
生日
shēngrì
birthday
礼物
lǐwù
gift / present
姐姐
jiějiě
older sister
妹妹
mèi mei
younger sister / young woman
后天
hòutiān
the day after tomorrow/post-natal/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
手表
shǒubiǎo
wrist watch
猜
cāi
to guess
再
zài
again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then)
自行车
zìxíngchē
bicycle / bike
黑色
hēisè
black
家人
jiārén
household / (one’s) family
数学
shùxué (shu shue)
mathematics / mathematical
地理
dìlǐ
geography
大学生
Dàxuéshēng (da shue shang)
university student/college student
几岁
jǐ suì
some years / How many years? / How old are you? (familiar, or to child, equivalent to 多大 for older person)
护士
hùshì
nurse