HSK Level 4 Chinese Vocabulary is built for learners who want useful Chinese vocabulary in a clean reference format instead of a long, fluffy article.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | a dream; an ideal; perfection | |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand; comprehension | |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle; CL:個|个[gè] | |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life; living; biological | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life; activity; to live | |
| 由 | yóu | to follow; from; it is for...to | |
| 由于 | yóu yú | due to; as a result of; thanks to | |
| 申请 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fèn] | |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay | |
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad | |
| 皮肤 | pí fū | skin; CL:層|层; 塊|块[kuài] | |
| 盐 | yán | salt; CL:粒[lì] | |
| 盒子 | hé zi | case | |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; aim; goal | |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct; opposite: indirect 間接|间接; immediate | |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary | |
| 省 | shěng | to save; to economize; to do without | |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing; view; opinion | |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true | |
| 知识 | zhī shi | intellectual; knowledge-related; knowledge | |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student; postgraduate student; research student | |
| 破 | pò | broken; damaged; worn out | |
| 硕士 | shuò shì | master's degree; learned person | |
| 硬 | yìng | hard; stiff; strong |
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