Lesson

Unit 1 Lesson

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

Words

  1. ·

    wéi

    1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice)

  2. shēng

    1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài))

  3. 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished

  4. dào

    1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division)

  5. ·

    1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)

  6. ·

    1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ)

  7. chéng

    1. to succeed 2. to finish 3. to complete 4. to accomplish 5. to become 6. to turn into 7. to be all right 8. OK! 9. one tenth

  8. ·

    gāi

    1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned

  9. zhǐ

    only; merely; just

  10. ·

    zhī

    grain that has begun to ripen

Exercises

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  1. 1. Choose the definition

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    1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned

  2. 2. Choose the pinyin

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    dào

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  4. 4. Choose the pinyin

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    gāi

  5. 5. Choose the tone

    發: fā

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  6. 6. Choose the definition

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    1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished

  7. 7. Choose the tone

    為: wéi

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    Tone 2

  8. 8. Complete the sentence

    要打大家打,要__大家都發。

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  9. 9. Choose the tone

    道: dào

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  10. 10. Choose the definition

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    1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài))

  11. 11. Choose the pinyin

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    wéi

  12. 12. Choose the pinyin

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    zhǐ

  13. 13. Choose the definition

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    1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice)

  14. 14. Choose the definition

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    grain that has begun to ripen

  15. 15. Choose the tone

    生: shēng

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  16. 16. Choose the pinyin

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    shēng

  17. 17. Choose the definition

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    only; merely; just

  18. 18. Choose the definition

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    1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division)

  19. 19. Choose the definition

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    1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)

  20. 20. Choose the definition

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    1. to succeed 2. to finish 3. to complete 4. to accomplish 5. to become 6. to turn into 7. to be all right 8. OK! 9. one tenth

  21. 21. Complete the sentence

    「還是__她。……

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  22. 22. Complete the sentence

    老了誰不__?

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  23. 23. Choose the tone

    該: gāi

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  24. 24. Choose the tone

    秖: zhī

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  25. 25. Choose the pinyin

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    chéng

  26. 26. Complete the sentence

    『先__!

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  27. 27. Choose the tone

    只: zhǐ

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    Tone 3

  28. 28. Complete the sentence

    __見那山:

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  29. 29. Choose the tone

    得: dé

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    Tone 2

  30. 30. Complete the sentence

    我點一點頭,說__,「好。」

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  31. 31. Choose the pinyin

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  32. 32. Choose the definition

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    1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ)

  33. 33. Choose the pinyin

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    zhī

  34. 34. Complete the sentence

    你說:對不起__很。”

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  35. 35. Complete the sentence

    __,該,該!

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  36. 36. Choose the pinyin

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  37. 37. Complete the sentence

    __見那山:

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  38. 38. Choose the tone

    髮: fà

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    Tone 4

  39. 39. Complete the sentence

    不过__起人要借用先生的名字。

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  40. 40. Choose the tone

    成: chéng

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    Tone 2

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