lesson 1.2 (HSK 4)

Question 1

速度
这辆车的速度很快。

Answer 1

(sùdù) - speed
Zhè liàng chē de sùdù hěn kuài.
(The speed of this car is very fast.)

Question 2

甚至
他忙得甚至忘了吃饭。

Answer 2

(shènzhì) - even to the extent that
Tā máng de shènzhì wàngle chīfàn.
(He was so busy that he even forgot to eat.)

Question 3

节约
我们应该节约用水

Answer 3

(jiéyuē) - to save
Wǒmen yīnggāi jiéyuē yòngshuǐ.
(We should save water.)

Question 4

距离
这两个城市的距离很远。

Answer 4

Zhè liǎng gè chéngshì de jùlí hěn yuǎn.
(The distance between these two cities is very far.)

Question 5

公里
我家离学校有五公里。

Answer 5

(gōnglǐ) - kilometre
Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào yǒu wǔ gōnglǐ.
(My home is five kilometers away from the school.)

Question 6

因此
天气很冷，因此我们待在家里。

Answer 6

(yīncǐ) - therefore
Tiānqì hěn lěng, yīncǐ wǒmen dāi zài jiālǐ.
(The weather is very cold; therefore, we stayed at home.)

Question 7

气候
这个国家的气候很湿润。

Answer 7

(qìhòu) - climate
Zhège guójiā de qìhòu hěn shīrùn.
(The climate in this country is very humid.)

Question 8

区别
这两个词的区别是什么？

Answer 8

(qūbié) - difference
Zhè liǎng gè cí de qūbié shì shénme?
(What is the difference between these two words?)

Question 9

温度
今天的温度是二十五度。

Answer 9

(wēndù) - temperature
Jīntiān de wēndù shì èrshíwǔ dù.
(Today’s temperature is 25 degrees.)

Question 10

差不多
现在差不多六点了。

Answer 10

(chàbuduō) - almost
Xiànzài chàbuduō liù diǎn le.
(It’s almost six o’clock now.)

Question 11

暖和
春天的天气很暖和

Answer 11

(nuǎnhuo) - warm
Chūntiān de tiānqì hěn nuǎnhuo.
(The weather in spring is very warm.)

Question 12

叶子
秋天的时候，树上的叶子变黄了。

Answer 12

(yèzi) - leaf
Qiūtiān de shíhou, shù shàng de yèzi biàn huáng le.
(In autumn, the leaves on the trees turn yellow.)

Question 13

不过
这件衣服很好看，不过有点贵。

Answer 13

(búguò) - but; however
Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn hǎokàn, búguò yǒudiǎn guì.
(This piece of clothing looks nice, but it’s a bit expensive.)

Question 14

可惜
我们错过了火车，真是太可惜了！

Answer 14

(kěxī) - it’s a pity; unfortunately
Wǒmen cuòguòle huǒchē, zhēnshi tài kěxī le!
(We missed the train, what a pity!)

Question 15

抱歉
我来晚了，真抱歉。

Answer 15

(bàoqiàn) - sorry, excuse me
Wǒ lái wǎn le, zhēn bàoqiàn.
(I’m late, so sorry.)

Question 16

本来
我本来打算去旅行，但是生病了。

Answer 16

(běnlái) - originally, essentially
Wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn qù lǚxíng, dànshì shēngbìng le.
(I originally planned to travel, but I got sick.)

Question 17

篇
他写了一篇有趣的文章。

Answer 17

(piān) - a piece of (writing)
Tā xiěle yī piān yǒuqù de wénzhāng.
(He wrote an interesting article.)

Question 18

材料
这本书是学习汉语的重要材料。

Answer 18

(cáiliào) - material
Zhè běn shū shì xuéxí Hànyǔ de zhòngyào cáiliào.
(This book is an important material for learning Chinese.)

Question 19

遍
请你再说一遍

Answer 19

(biàn) - time; once through
Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī biàn.
(Please say it again.)

Question 20

交
请把作业交给老师。

Answer 20

(jiāo) - to hand over
Qǐng bǎ zuòyè jiāo gěi lǎoshī.
(Please hand in the homework to the teacher.)