Level
HSK 5
Longer texts, idiom and register. The grammar of argument and of writing.
All 859 HSK 5 words, with pinyin, meaning and a recording.
Stories
爷爷的网店
Grandpa's Online Shop
书里的字条
Notes in the Books
老马的腿
Old Ma's Knee
慢工
Slow Work
书店
The Bookshop
刀的债
The Debt of the Blade
假男朋友
The Fake Boyfriend
狐狸学字
The Fox Who Learned to Read
末班地铁
The Last Train
最后的上传
The Last Upload
调音的人
The Piano Tuner
月球中继站
The Relay Station
白银案·案一
The Silver Case: Case One
遗嘱
The Will
Grammar
而已／罢了
…而已 / …罢了 — merely / that's all
A来A去
A来A去 — back and forth / over and over
A的A，B的B
A的A，B的B — some doing A, some doing B
A着A着
A着A着 — while doing…, suddenly
得+不得了／慌／厉害
V/Adj + 得 + 不得了 / 慌 / 厉害 — to an unbearable degree
X也X不得，Y也Y不得
X也X不得，Y也Y不得 — can neither X nor Y
X也不是，Y也不是
X也不是，Y也不是 — damned either way
X什么X
X什么X — "what do you mean, X?" (brushing it off)
X归X，Y归Y
X归X，Y归Y — granted, but that settles nothing
X是它，Y也是它
X是它，Y也是它 — always the same one
X着也是X着
X着也是X着 — since you're X-ing anyway
一旦
一旦 — once / in case
不得不
不得不 — have no choice but to
不得了
不得了 — extremely / oh no!
不敢当
不敢当 — you flatter me
不管怎样说
不管怎样说 — in any case / be that as it may
与其…不如
与其…不如… — rather than
为的是
为的是 — the aim being to
之所以…是因为
之所以…是因为… — the reason why…is that
也好
也好 — whether…or / just as well
什么X不X（的）
什么X不X（的）— never mind about X
从…来看
从…来看 — judging from
以便
以便 — so that / in order to
使得
使得 — cause (to be) / bring about
依据
依据 — on the basis of / according to
依照
依照 — in accordance with
偷偷
偷偷 — secretly / stealthily
再…也
再…也 — no matter how …, still
再也不／没
再也不/没 — never again
凭
凭 — relying on / on the strength of
到…为止
到…为止 — up until / up to
反正
反正 — anyway / in any case
可
可 — emphatic "really / do"
哪怕
哪怕 — even if / even though
因而
因而 — thus / as a result
在…看来
在…看来 — in someone's view
够…的
够…的 — really quite (trying)
大都
大都 — mostly / for the most part
宁可…也
宁可…也… — would rather
将
将 — formal disposal marker (= 把)
尽管
尽管 — even though / despite
得了
得了 — that's enough / that'll do
怎么都／也+不／没
怎么都/也+不/没 — no matter what, just won't
恐怕
恐怕 — I'm afraid (that) / probably
意念被动句
意念被动句 — passive in meaning, with no 被
或是…或是
或是…或是 — either … or
拿…来说
拿…来说 — take … for example
更别说／更不用说
更别说 / 更不用说 — let alone / not to mention
有A有B
有A有B — have both A and B
有着／动词+有
有着 / V+有 — holding and bearing (written register)
没A没B
没A没B — without any sense of A or B
没有…就没有…
没有…就没有… — without A there'd be no B
用不着
用不着 — there's no need to
看你X的／瞧他X的
看你X的／瞧他X的 — look at how … you are!
真有你／他／她的
真有你的 — you're really something!
说A就A
说A就A — no sooner said than done
跟…相比
跟…相比 — compared with …, and the bare-margin comparison
除非
除非 — unless / only if
随着
随着 — along with / as
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