Level
HSK 4
Reading for the story rather than the words. Set phrases, complements and comparison.
All 794 HSK 4 words, with pinyin, meaning and a recording.
Stories
在家过生日
A Birthday at Home
雨城谋杀案
Murder in the Rain City
烟
Smoke
借出去的梯子
The Borrowed Ladder
外卖骑手
The Delivery Rider
面试
The Interview
金库里的最后一夜
The Last Night in the Vault
加装电梯
The Lift
机器停止
The Machine Stops
茶馆里的道理
The Reason in the Tea House
装修
The Renovation
替身
The Stand-in
镇上的剑客
The Swordsman in Town
六楼的房客
The Tenant on the Sixth Floor
婚礼
The Wedding
星期二的差评
Tuesday's Bad Reviews
Grammar
一X是一X
…一X是一X — each bit counts / take it as it comes
…以来
…以来 — since (up to now)
X就是了
…就是了 — just …, and that's that
极了/死了
…极了 / …死了 — extreme degree
有什么好X的
(没)有什么(好)X的 — nothing (worth) X-ing about
X也得X，不X也得X
X也得X，不X也得X — have to X, willing or not
X是X，Y是Y
X是X，Y是Y — keep X and Y separate
一+量词+比+一+量词
一…比一… — more and more by the day
一A一B
一A一B — a matched pair (one…, one…)
一方面…一方面
一方面…一方面… — on one hand… on the other
一般来说
一般来说 — generally speaking
万一…就
万一 — in case / if by any chance
不…也
不…也… — even without …, still …
不X白不X
不X白不X — might as well X (a free chance)
不是…而是
不是…而是… — not… but rather
为了
为了 — in order to
于是
于是 — so / thereupon
似的
似的 — like / as if
作为
作为 — as / in the capacity of
你X你的
你X你的(吧) — you go ahead and X
共
共 — altogether / in total
关于
关于 — about / concerning
即使…也
即使…也… — even if
却
却 — yet / however (contrary)
原来
原来 — so it turns out / originally
双重否定
双重否定 — double negation for emphasis
反而
反而 — on the contrary / instead
只有…才
只有…才… — only if… then
只能
只能 — can only / have no choice but to
可见
可见 — evidently / which shows that
否则
否则 — otherwise / or else
在…上/下/中
在…上/下/中 — abstract framing (aspect / condition / process)
在…方面
在…方面 — in terms of / when it comes to
大A大B
大A大B — on a grand / intense scale
好
好 — so that / so as to (purpose)
对…来说
对…来说 — as for / from the standpoint of
对于
对于 — regarding / with regard to
差点儿
差点儿 — almost (nearly happened)
得
得 — must / have to (necessity)
才
才 — only then (later / under a condition)
无标记复句
无标记复句 — clauses joined by nothing but a comma
无论/不管…都
无论/不管…都… — no matter…
既…又
既…又/也… — both … and …
既然…就
既然…就… — since (given that)
替
替 — for / on behalf of / in place of
未必
未必 — not necessarily
来得及/来不及
来得及／来不及 — (not) be in time to
根据
根据 — according to / based on
然而
然而 — however / nevertheless
甚至
甚至 — even / to the point that
由…组成
由…组成 — be composed of / consist of
看来
看来 — it seems / apparently (inference)
让/叫你X你就X
让/叫你X你就X — just do as you're told
说不定
说不定 — maybe / perhaps
说什么也得X
说什么/怎么(着)也得X — no matter what, must X
还X呢
还X呢 — some X you are! (sarcastic)
通过
通过 — through / by means of
难道
难道 — don't tell me / could it really be
竟然/居然
竟然/居然 — unexpectedly / to one's surprise
首先…其次
首先…其次… — first … second … (ranking points)
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