HSK4 Chapter 2

Question 1

适应

Answer 1

shìyìng
v. to get used to. to adapt

应为 [Yīng wèi] should be
适合 [] v. To fit to suit adj. suitable

适 [ shì ] to fit, to suit, appropriate, suitable
应 [ yìng, yīng ] should, ought to, need, must, answer, echo, to deal with, to cope with

Question 2

交

Answer 2

jiāo
v. to make (friends)

Question 3

平时

Answer 3

píngshí
n. normal time. adv. usually

Question 4

逛

Answer 4

guàng
v. to stroll. to roam

! 够了 [ gòule ] enough, no farther
！狗 [ gǒu ] dog

逛街吗? [guàngjiē ma] Do you want to go shopping?
逛街超市 Shopping in supermarket

Question 5

短信

Answer 5

duǎnxìn
n. text message

我刚才发了一条短信给你，你看到了吗？

Question 6

正好

Answer 6

zhènghǎo
adv. just in time. right now

我们正好一起去逛街吧。
Wǒmen zhènghǎo yīqǐ qù guàngjiē ba.
We happen to be going shopping together.

你现在打电话，正好我有问题问你。
Nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà, zhènghǎo wǒ yǒu wèntí wèn nǐ.
You are calling now, and it just so happens I have a question to ask you.

正好 [zhèng hǎo] means “just right” or “exactly” in Chinese.

1.	正 [zhèng]: This character can mean “right,” “correct,” or “just” (in terms of timing or placement). It often implies precision or accuracy.
2.	好 [hǎo]: As mentioned earlier, this means “good” or “well.”

Together, 正好 expresses the idea that something is happening at the perfect moment or in the perfect way. It can be used to indicate good timing, such as “just in time,” or that something fits or is suitable perfectly. For example, “你来得正好” [nǐ lái de zhèng hǎo] means “You came just in time.”

Question 7

夏

Answer 7

xià
n. Xia (surname) n. summer

春天 [chūntiān] – Spring
夏天 [xiàtiān] – Summer
秋天 [qiūtiān] – Autumn
冬天 [dōngtiān] – Winter

Question 8

马克

Answer 8

Mǎkè
n. Mark (name)

Question 9

聚会

Answer 9

jùhuì
v./n. to have a party. n. get-together gathering

1. “你来我的聚会吗？”
2. “我们今天晚上有一个聚会。”
3. “她的聚会很有意思。”

Verb : “我们每周都聚会。”

会议 [huìyì] – meeting
学会 [xuéhuì] – to learn, to master
开会 [kāihuì] – to have a meeting
大会 [dàhuì] – conference, assembly
不会 [bù huì] – cannot, won’t
机会 [jīhuì] – opportunity
误会 [wùhuì] – misunderstanding

聚 [ jù ] to assemble, to meet together, to collect, to gather
会 [ huì, kuài ] can, be possible, be able to, to assemble, to meet, to gather, to see, union, group, association, compute, calculate, do the accounts (kuai4)

Question 10

联系

Answer 10

liánxì
v. to contact

没关系 [ méiguānxi ] it doesn’t matter
关系 [ guānxì ] relation, relationship

联 [ lián ] to ally, to unite, to join, to connect, to associate, a join
系 [ xì, jì ] connection, link, system, relation, to tie up, to bind

Question 11

差不多

Answer 11

chàbuduō
adv. almost

Question 12

专门

Answer 12

zhuānmén
adv. specially

专 [ zhuān ] concentrated, specialized, monopolize, take sole possession
门 [ mén ] opening, door, gate, doorway, gateway, valve, switch, way to do something, knack, family, house, (religious) sect, school (of thought), class, category, phylum or division (taxonomy), measure word for large guns, lessons, subjects, branches of technology, Kangxi radical 169

Question 13

毕业

Answer 13

bìyè
v. to graduate

毕 [ bì ] the whole of, to finish, to complete, complete, end, conclude, completed, full, finished, surname Bi
业 [ yè ] business, occupation, study

Question 14

麻烦

Answer 14

máfan
adj. troublesome

麻烦 [ máfan ] inconvenient, troublesome, to trouble or bother somebody, to put somebody to trouble

麻 [ má ] hemp, flax, sesame, numb, Kangxi radical 200
烦 [ fán ] to bother, to vex, to trouble, troublesome

Question 15

林

Answer 15

Lín
n. Lin (surname)

Question 16

张元

Answer 16

Zhāng Yuán
n. Zhang Yuan (name)

张 [ zhāng ] to open, to stretch, to extend, to display, a sheet ( of paper ), surname Zhang, measure word for paper or newspaper or forms
元 [ yuán ] Chinese monetary unit, dollar, primary, first, the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368 AD), surname Yuan

Question 17

上海

Answer 17

Shànghǎi
n. Shanghai

Question 18

好像

Answer 18

hǎoxiàng
adj. as if

Question 19

重新

Answer 19

chóngxīn
adv. again. once more

重 [ chóng, zhòng ] heavy, weighty, double, to repeat, repetition, iteration, again, a layer
新 [ xīn ] new, newly, refresh, recent, modern, abbr. for Xinjiang

Question 20

尽管

Answer 20

jǐnguǎn
conj. although. even though， beside

尽管 + Fact/Condition, + Result/Action
尽管 + Fact/Condition, 但是/可是 + Result/Action

尽 [ jìn, jǐn ] to exhaust, to use up, to deplete, to put to the best use, to complete, to finish, to accomplish, all, entirely, totally, completely
管 [ guǎn ] pipe, pipe, tube, duct, woodwind music, to take care (of), to control, to manage, to be in charge of, to look after, to run, surname Guan, measure words for tubular shapred things such as toothpastes

Question 21

真正

Answer 21

zhēnzhèng
adj. real

真 [ zhēn ] real, actual, true, genuine
正 [ zhèng, zhēng ] straight, right, proper, correct, main, upright, pure, regular, positive, straighten, just, right now

Question 22

友谊

Answer 22

yǒuyì
n. friendship

! 朋友

友 [ yǒu ] friend, companion, fraternity
谊 [ yì, yí ] friendship

Question 23

丰富

Answer 23

fēngfù
v. to enrich adj. rich. abundant

丰 [ fēng ] abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty, buxom, good-looking
富 [ fù ] abundant, ample, rich, wealthy

The phrase “福气快财” [fúqì kuài cái] doesn’t quite exist in standard Chinese, but it seems like a blend of two separate ideas. Here’s the breakdown:

1.	福气 [fúqì]: This means “good fortune” or “blessing.”
2.	快财 [kuài cái]: While 快 [kuài] means “fast” or “quick,” and 财 [cái] means “wealth” or “money,” this combination isn’t commonly used as a standalone phrase in Chinese.

恭喜发财 [gōngxǐ fācái]: This is the classic Chinese New Year wish, meaning “Wishing you prosperity and wealth.”

Question 24

无聊

Answer 24

wúliáo
adj. boring

聊天儿 [ liáotiānr ] to chat
! 了解 to learn,
! 理解 [lǐjiě] to understand
! 先 xian
无 [ wú ] no, none, not, to lack, negative, -less, not to have, Kangxi radical number 71
聊 [ liáo ] to chat, to have a chat, to kill time, somewhat, slightly, at least

Question 25

讨厌

Answer 25

tǎoyàn
v. to dislike

! 我的
! 时间
! 过生日

讨 [ tǎo ] to discuss, to ask for, to beg, to demand
厌 [ yàn ] dislike, hate, get tired of, loathe, detest, reject

Question 26

却

Answer 26

què
conj. but. yet

! 脚 [] feet

Question 27

周围

Answer 27

zhōuwéi
n. surroundings

环境 [ huánjìng ] environment, surroundings
周末 [ zhōumò ] weekend
周年 [ zhōunián ] anniversary, annual

周 [ zhōu ] circumference, week
围 [ wéi ] to circle, to surround

Question 28

交流

Answer 28

jiāoliú
v. to exchange. to communicate

流行 [liuxing] popular (HSK3)
流利 [liuli] fluent (HSK3)

交 [ jiāo ] submit, exchange, to deliver, to turn over, to make friends, to intersect (lines), to pay (money)
流 [ liú ] to flow, to spread, to circulate, to move, to drift, class

Question 29

理解

Answer 29

lǐjiě
v. to understand

了解 [liǎojiě] to understand, to realize, to find out
解决 [jiějué] to settle (a dispute), to resolve, to solve

理 [ lǐ ] reason, logic, science, inner principle or structure
解 [ jiě, xiè, jiè ] to loosen, to unfasten, to untie, to explain, to escort(jie4), to send(jie4), a surname(xie4)

Question 30

镜子

Answer 30

jìngzi
n. mirror

眼镜 [ yǎnjìng ] eyeglasses, spectacles
戴眼镜 [ dàiyǎnjìng ] wear glasses

Question 31

而

Answer 31

ér
conj. (showing a contrast) while. yet

而且 [Érqiě] conj. and, furthermore, moreover

Question 32

当

Answer 32

dāng
conj. when. just at (a time or place)

当然 [dāngrán] means “of course” or “certainly,”

Question 33

困难

Answer 33

kùnnan
n. difficulty

困 [ kùn ] to surround, beseige, to be surrounded, difficult, hard, poor, tired, distress, sleepy, doze off
难 [ nán, nàn ] difficult, arduous, hard, unable, problem, not good, problem, disaster, calamity

Question 34

及时

Answer 34

jíshí
adv. in time, timely

Question 35

陪

Answer 35

péi
v. to accompany

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