maternal aunt; step-mother
NHSK 4
vocabulary.
Read longer narratives and discuss familiar subjects with vocabulary for relationships, explanations, and abstract ideas.
Read longer narratives and discuss familiar subjects with vocabulary for relationships, explanations, and abstract ideas.
Use the list as a reading reference: search for an unfamiliar word, hear it, and return to the sentence where you found it.
Showing only words introduced at HSK 4.
maternal aunt; step-mother
Ninterjection of surprise; Ah!
Intj(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low
Adjshort and small; low and small
Adjto love one's country; patriotic
—to cherish; to treasure
V(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease
V/Adjto find a place for; to help settle down
Von time; before deadline
Advdark; to turn dark
Adjto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
Vbus (loanword); motor coach
Ngeneral merchandise
Nto arrange; to exhibit
Vto sway; to swing
Vto break away from; to cast off
Vto defeat; to damage
Vto handle (affairs); to work
—to wrap up; to bind up
N/Vto contain; to embody
Vto comprise; to include
Vthin; cold in manner
Adjjewel; gem
Ndarling; baby
Ntreasured object; treasure
Nvaluable; precious
Adjprecious stone; gem
Nto keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
—conservative; to guard
V/Adjto hold; to carry (in one's arms)
Vbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
N-fold; times (multiplier)
Mto be compelled; to be forced
Vundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
Nstupid; foolish
Adjscore (of a game or competition)
Ngraduation; to graduate
—graduate
Nto avoid; to shun
Vto avert; to prevent
Vto weave; to plait
Vdebate; argument
V/Nsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
V/N(facial) expression; to express one's feelings
Nto praise; to commend
Vto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
Vice; to chill sth
Nrefrigerator; icebox
Nice and snow
N/Adjsoldiers; a force
Nand; furthermore
Vunimportant; not serious
Adjnot to care
Vnot to be concerned; regardless of
Conjnot so; no
Conjto arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)
Vto go on foot; to walk
Vto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish
Vability; talent; sb of a certain type
N(raw) material; data
NVocabulary levels and counts follow the GF0025-2021 international Chinese education standard. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.