Lesson

Unit 12 Lesson

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

Words

  1. ·

    liǎng

    1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old)

  2. ·

    mǎi

    1. to buy 2. to purchase

  3. shǒu

    1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī)

  4. 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā)

  5. gāo

    1. high 2. tall 3. above average 4. loud 5. your (honorific)

  6. gēn

    1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns)

  7. 現在 · 现在

    xiàn zài

    now; at present; currently

  8. fēn

    1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

  9. zǎo

    1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely

  10. ·

    dōng

    1. east 2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) 3. landlord

Exercises

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Complete the required nodes: u11-quiz.

  1. 1. Choose the tone

    買: mǎi

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    Tone 3

  2. 2. Choose the tone

    現在: xiàn

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    Tone 4

  3. 3. Choose the pinyin

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    dōng

  4. 4. Choose the definition

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    1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

  5. 5. Choose the pinyin

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    gāo

  6. 6. Choose the pinyin

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    mǎi

  7. 7. Choose the pinyin

    現在

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    xiàn zài

  8. 8. Choose the tone

    兩: liǎng

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    Tone 3

  9. 9. Choose the pinyin

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    fēn

  10. 10. Choose the definition

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    1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely

  11. 11. Complete the sentence

    __高地,我也不能愛你.』

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  12. 12. Choose the tone

    高: gāo

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    Tone 1

  13. 13. Choose the tone

    早: zǎo

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    Tone 3

  14. 14. Complete the sentence

    __個都是小學:

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  15. 15. Choose the definition

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    1. high 2. tall 3. above average 4. loud 5. your (honorific)

  16. 16. Choose the tone

    手: shǒu

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    Tone 3

  17. 17. Choose the tone

    分: fēn

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    Tone 1

  18. 18. Choose the pinyin

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    shǒu

  19. 19. Choose the definition

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    1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old)

  20. 20. Complete the sentence

    這__……」

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  21. 21. Choose the pinyin

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    gēn

  22. 22. Complete the sentence

    他一點也不__給我吃。

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  23. 23. Match the definition

    now; at present; currently

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    現在

  24. 24. Complete the sentence

    「你不要問,再等幾天__著我走好了!」

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  25. 25. Complete the sentence

    「早回山__了!」

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  26. 26. Choose the definition

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    1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns)

  27. 27. Choose the pinyin

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    liǎng

  28. 28. Choose the tone

    跟: gēn

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    Tone 1

  29. 29. Choose the definition

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    1. to buy 2. to purchase

  30. 30. Choose the definition

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    1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā)

  31. 31. Choose the tone

    東: dōng

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    Tone 1

  32. 32. Complete the sentence

    這一去,有__教:

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  33. 33. Complete the sentence

    你是病了__?』

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  34. 34. Choose the definition

    現在

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    now; at present; currently

  35. 35. Choose the tone

    吧: bā

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    Tone 1

  36. 36. Choose the pinyin

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  37. 37. Complete the sentence

    「__回山東了!」

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  38. 38. Choose the definition

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    1. east 2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) 3. landlord

  39. 39. Choose the pinyin

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    zǎo

  40. 40. Choose the definition

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    1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī)

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