Lesson

Unit 8 Lesson

Meet these 10 words in HSK frequency order, then connect their forms, sounds and meanings.

Words

  1. běn

    1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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    hái

    1. still 2. still in progress 3. still more 4. yet 5. even more 6. in addition 7. fairly 8. passably (good) 9. as early as 10. even 11. also 12. else

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    shū

    1. book 2. letter 3. document 4. classifier: 本 (běn), 冊 (cè), 部 (bù) 5. to write

  4. zuì

    1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world")

  5. 1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either 2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) 3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)

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    qǐng

    1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request

  7. cháng

    1. always 2. ever 3. often 4. frequently 5. common 6. general 7. constant

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    diàn

    1. lightning 2. electricity 3. electric (bound form) 4. to get (or give) an electric shock 5. phone call or telegram etc 6. to send via telephone or telegram etc

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    cóng

    1. from; through; via 2. (bound form) to follow 3. (bound form) to obey 4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity) 5. (used before a negative) ever 6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (zòng)) retainer; attendant 7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (zòng)) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate 8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (zòng)) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

  10. 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ)

Exercises

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Complete the required nodes: u07-quiz.

  1. 1. Complete the sentence

    你看他拿茶的__笑。

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  2. 2. Choose the tone

    從: cóng

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    Tone 2

  3. 3. Choose the pinyin

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    cháng

  4. 4. Choose the definition

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    1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

  5. 5. Complete the sentence

    __後他也不去了。

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  6. 6. Choose the pinyin

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    hái

  7. 7. Choose the definition

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    1. still 2. still in progress 3. still more 4. yet 5. even more 6. in addition 7. fairly 8. passably (good) 9. as early as 10. even 11. also 12. else

  8. 8. Choose the pinyin

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  9. 9. Choose the definition

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    1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request

  10. 10. Choose the tone

    電: diàn

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    Tone 4

  11. 11. Complete the sentence

    “讀__!”

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  12. 12. Choose the tone

    打: dá

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    Tone 2

  13. 13. Choose the pinyin

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  14. 14. Complete the sentence

    __那裡來?

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  15. 15. Choose the tone

    最: zuì

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  16. 16. Choose the pinyin

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    diàn

  17. 17. Choose the pinyin

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    běn

  18. 18. Choose the definition

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    1. always 2. ever 3. often 4. frequently 5. common 6. general 7. constant

  19. 19. Choose the definition

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    1. from; through; via 2. (bound form) to follow 3. (bound form) to obey 4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity) 5. (used before a negative) ever 6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (zòng)) retainer; attendant 7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (zòng)) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate 8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. (zòng)) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

  20. 20. Match the definition

    1. lightning 2. electricity 3. electric (bound form) 4. to get (or give) an electric shock 5. phone call or telegram etc 6. to send via telephone or telegram etc

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  21. 21. Choose the definition

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    1. book 2. letter 3. document 4. classifier: 本 (běn), 冊 (cè), 部 (bù) 5. to write

  22. 22. Choose the tone

    本: běn

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    Tone 3

  23. 23. Match the definition

    1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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  24. 24. Choose the definition

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    1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either 2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) 3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)

  25. 25. Choose the tone

    還: hái

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  26. 26. Choose the tone

    常: cháng

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    Tone 2

  27. 27. Choose the pinyin

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    shū

  28. 28. Choose the pinyin

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    qǐng

  29. 29. Choose the tone

    書: shū

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    Tone 1

  30. 30. Choose the definition

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    1. lightning 2. electricity 3. electric (bound form) 4. to get (or give) an electric shock 5. phone call or telegram etc 6. to send via telephone or telegram etc

  31. 31. Choose the tone

    請: qǐng

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    Tone 3

  32. 32. Match the definition

    1. always 2. ever 3. often 4. frequently 5. common 6. general 7. constant

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  33. 33. Choose the definition

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    1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ)

  34. 34. Complete the sentence

    “__,請坐!”

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  35. 35. Choose the definition

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    1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world")

  36. 36. Complete the sentence

    「__是到他家。

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  37. 37. Choose the pinyin

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    zuì

  38. 38. Choose the pinyin

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    cóng

  39. 39. Choose the tone

    也: yě

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    Tone 3

  40. 40. Complete the sentence

    我媽__我。」

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