Practical conversation. 1,200 words to talk about work and hobbies.
HSK Level 4 covers around 1,200 words and the ability to state your own views on work and hobbies. Connectives and complex sentences multiply here, so learning whole sentence structures - not just isolated words - is the shortest route to a pass. Practice questions and mock quizzes in HSK format train reading, listening and writing at once.
| Characters | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饼干 | bǐnggān | biscuit; cracker |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling; jiaozi |
| 巧克力 | qiǎokèlì | chocolate |
| 西红柿 | xīhóngshì | tomato |
| 饮料 | yǐnliào | beverage; drink |
| 长城 | chángchéng | the Great Wall |
| 长江 | chángjiāng | the Yangtze River |
| 大使馆 | dàshǐguǎn | embassy |
| 地球 | dìqiú | the earth; globe |
| 地址 | dìzhǐ | address |
| 省 | shěng | province |
| 狮子 | shīzi | lion |
| 猪 | zhū | pig |
| 猴子 | hóuzi | monkey |
| 窗户 | chuānghu | window |
| 词典 | cídiǎn | dictionary |
| 刀 | dāo | knife |
| 科学 | kēxué | science |
| 理发 | lǐfà | to get a haircut |
| 俩 | liǎ | two (of them) |
| 弹钢琴 | tángāngqín | to play the piano |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 安排 | ānpái | to arrange; arrangement |
| 包括 | bāokuò | to include |
| 保证 | bǎozhèng | to guarantee; to assure |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report; news report |
| 报名 | bàomíng | to sign up; to register |
| 表达 | biǎodá | to express |
| 表格 | biǎogé | form; table |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; portion |
This page shows only the beginning of the list. All 604 words are available in the vocabulary screen, together with audio.
Browse all vocabulary不但A，而且B adds one fact on top of another, meaning not only A but also B. When both clauses share a subject, the subject comes before 不但.
他不但会说汉语，而且写得也很好。
He can not only speak Chinese, he also writes it well.
既然A，就B treats A as an established fact and draws a conclusion from it, meaning since A is the case, then B.
既然你已经决定了，就别再想那么多了。
Since you have already decided, stop thinking about it so much.
无论 plus a question word, followed by 都, states that the result holds under any condition. The first clause must contain a question word or an either-or choice.
无论遇到什么困难，他都不会放弃。
No matter what difficulties he runs into, he will never give up.
只要A，就B gives A as a sufficient condition, meaning as long as A happens, B follows.
只要坚持下去，你就一定会成功。
As long as you keep at it, you will definitely succeed.
只有A，才B gives A as the one necessary condition, meaning only by doing A can B happen. Contrast it with 只要…就…, which gives a sufficient condition.
只有多听多说，才能提高汉语水平。
Only by listening and speaking a lot can you raise your level of Chinese.
Each sentence pattern comes as a set of pattern name, explanation and example sentence. All 50 patterns are available in the sentence structure screen.
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