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Mandarin Chinese

HSK5 - HSK6

March

Vocabulary

210314

210315

210316

210317

210319

210323

Idioms

Expressions & Phrases

Sentences

210316

YouTube

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210323 || New Chinese Vocab

◇ 早知道 zǎozhīdao If I had known earlier...

• 兄长 xiōngzhǎng n. [respectful form of address for an elder brother] / term of respect for a man of about the same age

• 贴 tiē v./n./mw./adj. to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / mw. for sticking plaster: strip

• 邮票 yóupiào n. (postage) stamp -- mw. 枚 (méi),张 (zhāng)

• 新歌 xīngē n. new song

• 作词 zuò//cí v. write words (for a song)

• 演唱 yǎnchàng v./n. sung performance / to sing for an audience

• 一首歌 yī shǒu gē n.p. a song

• 歌曲 gēqǔ n. song

• 时长 shícháng n. duration / frequently ---HSK6

• 填词 tián//cí v. to compose a poem (to a given tune) / fill in the words to fit a given tune—compose a ci poem by choosing a tune and then writing words to it

• 谱曲 pǔ//qǔ v. to compose a piece of music / set (words) to music; compose music for

• 快速 kuàisù adj. fast / high-speed / rapid

• 导航 dǎoháng v./n. navigation ---HSK6

• 发行 fāxíng v. to publish / to issue (stocks, currency etc) / to release / to distribute (a film) ---HSK6

• 信箱 xìnxiāng n. mailbox / post office box (POB)

• 没人 méi rén no-one

• 眼泪 yǎnlèi n. tears / crying -- mw. 滴 (dī)

• 按 àn v. to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment ---HSK4

• 门铃 ménlíng n. doorbell

◇ 按门铃 àn ménlíng v.p. to ring the doorbell

• 琴弦 qínxián n. string (of a stringed instrument) / chord

• 玫瑰 méigui n. rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) / rose flower --mw. 朵 (duǒ),棵 (kē)

• 天亮 tiān//liàng v./n. dawn / daybreak

• 派对 pàiduì n. party (loanword)

• 滋味 zīwèi n. taste / flavor / feeling ---HSK6

• 茂盛 màoshèng adj. lush / (of plants) luxuriant; exuberant; flourishing / (of economy) prosperous; thriving ---HSK6

• 凋零 diāolíng v. withered / wilted / (of flowers and plants)to wither / to fade / to decay / decline; be on the wane / to die

• 狰狞 zhēngníng adj. malevolent / fierce / sinister / hideous

• 平静 píngjìng adj. tranquil / undisturbed / serene / calm; quiet ---HSK5

• 真理 zhēnlǐ n. truth --mw. 个 (gè) ---HSK6

• 手稿 shǒugǎo n. original (or holograph) manuscript; manuscript / script

• 整理 zhěnglǐ v. to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) ---HSK4

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March ~ Youtube

The following links are Mandarin Chinese lessons dedicated to intermediate levels and above.

Pronounce the third tone correctly

看 / 见 / 看见 / 看到

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210319 || New Chinese Vocabulary

• 有声读物 yǒushēngdúwù audiobook / recording of a person reading the text of a book

• 有声书 yǒushēngshū audiobook

• 不复 búfù adv. no longer / no more

◇ 不复存在 no longer exists

• 开水 kāishuǐ n. boiled water / boiling water ---HSK5

• 功课 gōngkè n. homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study -- mw. 门

• 繁体字 fántǐzì n. traditional Chinese character ---HSK6

• 缤纷 bīnfēn adj. vast and various /rich and diverse

• 捐钱 juānqián v. to contribute money / to donate money / contribution ---HSK5

• 蝴蝶 húdié n. butterfly -- mw. 只 ---HSK5

• 色彩 sècǎi n. tint / coloring /coloration / (fig.) flavor / character ---HSK5

• 舅舅 jiùjiu n. mother's brother / maternal uncle (informal) -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 可怜 kělián adj./v. pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on / poor ---HSK4

• 孤儿 gū'ér n. fatherless child / orphan

• 抗议 kàngyì v./n. to protest / protest ---HSK6

• 扒手 páshǒu n. pickpocket / swindler; trickster

• 暴增 bàozēng v. increase sharply; augment; swell / rapidly to increase

• 罢工 bàgōng n./v. a strike / to go on strike ---HSK6

• 和平 hépíng n./adj. peace / peaceful ---HSK5

• 斗争 dòuzhēng n./v. a struggle / fight / battle ---HSK6

☆ 所向无敌 suǒxiàng-wúdí idiom to be invincible / unrivalled / be all-conquering; be ever-victorious; break all enemy resistance

□ 拿破仑 Nápòlún name Napoleon (name) t Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

• 视为 shìwéi v. to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem

◇ 被视为 bèishìwéi to be seen as

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210317 || New Chinese Words

• 停在 tíngzài v. to stop at

• 半空 bànkōng n./adj. midair / half-empty; not full

• 按下 ànxià v. to press down / to press a button # 按不下

• 传送 chuánsòng v. to convey / to deliver / pass (the ball to a teammate) / send button

• 辗转 zhǎnzhuǎn v. to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander

• 间 jiān n./mw. between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

• 未完 wèiwán v. unfinished

• 枕头 zhěntou n. pillow ---HSK6

• 都 dōu adv. all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

• 落寞 luòmò adj. lonely / desolate

• 路过 lùguò v. to pass by or through

• 打翻 dǎfān v. to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy)

• 存在 cúnzài v./n. to exist / to be / existence ---HSK5

• 心底 xīndǐ n. bottom of one's heart

• 删 shān v. to delete

• 表情 biǎoqíng n./v. (facial) expression / to express one's feelings / expression ---HSK5

• 也许 yěxǔ adv. perhaps / maybe ---HSK4

• 空白 kòngbái n. blank space / margin; gap ---HSK6

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210316 || New Chinese Vocab

• 野餐 yěcān n./v. picnic / to have a picnic

• 长大 zhǎng//dà v. to grow up / to be brought up

• 客满 kè//mǎn v. (of a theater, cinema, etc.) have a full house; house full; be booked up; have a capacity audience / to be sold out / no vacancy

• 赶上 gǎn//shàng v. to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for # 赶不上

• 正要 zhèngyào v. to be just about to / to be on the point of

• 傻 shǎ adj. foolish / stupid; muddleheaded; blockheaded ---HSK5

• 定下 dìngxià n./v. decision / to decide

• 规矩 guīju n./adj. rules of a community or organization; established practice; custom / lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 听从 tīngcóng v. to listen and obey / to comply with / to heed / to hearken

• 进屋 jìn wū enter a house or room

• 全体 quántǐ n. (often of people) all; total number; whole / entire

• 销售 xiāoshòu v./n. to sell / to market / sales (representative, agreement etc) ---HSK5

• 人员 rényuán n. staff / crew / personnel -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 通宵 tōngxiāo n. all night / throughout the night

• 达旦 dádàn v. until dawn

☆ 通宵达旦 tōngxiāo-dádàn idiom overnight until daybreak; all night long / day and night

• 收集 shōují v. to gather / to collect

• 不利 bùlì adj. unfavorable / disadvantageous / harmful / detrimental / against

• 证据 zhèngjù n. evidence / proof / testimony ---HSK5

◇ 不利的证据 búlìdezhèngjù n. unfavourable evidence

• 无法 wúfǎ v. unable / incapable

• 职员 zhíyuán n. office worker / staff member -- mw. 个 / 位

• 火灾 huǒzāi n. fire (that burns buildings etc)

• 发生 fāshēng v. to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out ---HSK4

• 湖 hú n. lake -- mw. 个 / 片

• 薄 báo adj. thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile / poor # 厚 ---HSK5

• 承受 chéngshòu v. to bear / to support / to inherit (a legacy, etc.) ---HSK5

• 重量 zhòngliàng n. weight -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 郊区 jiāoqū n. suburban district / outskirts / suburbs -- mw. 个 # 城区 chéngqū ---HSK4

Youtube Link

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210316 || Tuesday's Sentences

• 你在跟我说话 ?

• 大家都不要掉以轻心 !

• 安科 目标出现。

• 各小组注意 按计划行动。

• 我行李忘拿了。

• 咱们回去一趟吧 ?

• 进屋说吧。

• 我都三十了。

• 这个不太好说。

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HSK6

HSK6 contains 2500+ new words.

混淆 hùnxiáo v. to obscure/ to confuse /to mix up / to blur /to mislead

定义 dìngyì n./v. definition / to define

识别 shíbié v./n. to distinguish / to discern

枕头 zhěntou n. pillow

空白 kòngbái n. blank space / margin; gap

繁体字 fántǐzì n. traditional Chinese character

抗议 kàngyì v./n. to protest / protest

罢工 bàgōng n./v. a strike / to go on strike

斗争 dòuzhēng n./v. a struggle / fight / battle

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HSK5

HSK5 contains 1300 words

概念 gàiniàn n. concept / idea -- mw. 个

始终 shǐzhōng n./adv. from beginning to end / all along

善良 shànliáng adj. good and honest / kindhearted

珍惜 zhēnxī v. to treasure / to value / to cherish

资源 zīyuán n. natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism)

原则 yuánzé n. principle / doctrine -- mw. 个

目标 mùbiāo n. target / goal / objective -- mw. 个

傻 shǎ adj. foolish / stupid; muddleheaded; blockheaded

规矩 guīju n./adj. rules of a community or organization; established practice; custom / lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved

销售 xiāoshòu v./n. to sell / to market / sales (representative, agreement etc)

人员 rényuán n. staff / crew / personnel -- mw. 个

证据 zhèngjù n. evidence / proof / testimony

薄 báo adj. thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile / poor # 厚

承受 chéngshòu v. to bear / to support / to inherit (a legacy, etc.)

重量 zhòngliàng n. weight -- mw. 个

存在 cúnzài v./n. to exist / to be / existence

表情 biǎoqíng n./v. (facial) expression / to express one's feelings / expression

捐钱 juānqián v. to contribute money / to donate money / contribution

开水 kāishuǐ n. boiled water / boiling water

蝴蝶 húdié n. butterfly -- mw. 只

色彩 sècǎi n. tint / coloring /coloration / (fig.) flavor / character

舅舅 jiùjiu n. mother's brother / maternal uncle (informal) -- mw. 个

和平 hépíng n./adj. peace / peaceful

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March

Expressions and Phrases

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March idioms

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210315 || New Chinese Words

• 暴风 bàofēng n. storm wind / windstorm ~ 暴 : sudden / violent / cruel / to show or expose / to injure

• (坐/买) 头等舱 tóuděngcāng 1st class cabin ~ 舱 : cabin

• 一身 yīshēn n. whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes

• 行头 xíngtou n. a person's clothing / outfit / actor's costume

• (坐/买) 经济舱 jīngjìcāng economy class

• 人力 rénlì manpower / labor power

• 资源 zīyuán n. natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism) ---HSK5

◇ 人力资源 rénlì zīyuán human resources / HR

• 幸会 xìnghuì exp. nice to meet you / (rather formal greeting) very pleased to meet you

• 小组 xiǎozǔ n. group

• 已 yǐ v./adv. to stop / already / then / afterwards

• 绰号 chuòhào n. nickname

• 不详 bùxiáng v./adj. not in detail / not quite clear / not well known / unknown

■ 不管怎么说 bùguǎnzěnmeshuō whatever one says / anyway / all in all

☆ 掉以轻心 diàoyǐqīngxīn idiom treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard / to lighten one's heart

• 原则 yuánzé n. principle / doctrine -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 无论如何 wúlùnrúhé adv. whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means

• 按计划 ànjìhuà v.+n. according to plan

• 目标 mùbiāo n. target / goal / objective -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 科长 kēzhǎng n. section chief -- mw. 个

• 画面 huàmiàn n. scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view

• 趟 tàng mw. classifier for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip ---HSK4

• 主路 zhǔlù n. main road (or lane)

• 撒 sā v. to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to

• 沉 chén v./adj. deep / profound / heavy

• 好嘞 hǎolei exp. that's great

• 护肤品 hùfū pǐn n. skin protection product

• 抗皱 kàng//zhòu v. to prevent wrinkles ~ 抗 : anti-, 皱 : wrinkles

• 面膜 miànmó n. facial mask / cleanser / face pack / facial (treatment) -- mw. 个 / 片 ~ 膜 : membrane / film

• 剃须刀 tìxūdāo n. shaver / razor ~ 剃 : shave, 须 : beard / mustache

• 剩饭 shèngfàn leftover food

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210314 || New Chinese Words

• 混淆 hùnxiáo v. to obscure/ to confuse /to mix up / to blur /to mislead ---HSK6

• 上进心 shàngjìnxīn self-motivated / motivation / ambition

• 焦躁 jiāozào adj. fretful / impatient

• 概念 gàiniàn n. concept / idea -- mw. 个 ---HSK5

• 所谓的 suǒwèi de the so-called / what is called

• 定义 dìngyì n./v. definition / to define ---HSK6

• 忐忑 tǎntè adj. nervous/ apprehensive

• 专辑 zhuānjí n. album / record (music)

• 举手 jǔ//shǒu v. to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)

• 不悦 bùyuè adj. displeased / annoyed

• 始终 shǐzhōng n./adv. from beginning to end / all along ---HSK5

• 不被 bùbèi be ....ed

• 善待 shàndài v. to treat well

• 识别 shíbié v./n. to distinguish / to discern ---HSK6

• 善良 shànliáng adj. good and honest / kindhearted ---HSK5

• 珍惜 zhēnxī v. to treasure / to value / to cherish ---HSK5