Lesson

Unit 12 Lesson

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

Words

  1. ·

    1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

  2. Yuè

    1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南

  3. 事情

    shì qing

    1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng)

  4. tíng

    1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car)

  5. 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels

  6. ·

    huà

    1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà))

  7. ·

    xuǎn

    1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect

  8. zuò

    1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

  9. 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch

  10. ·

    jié

    1. joint; node 2. (bound form) section; segment 3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) 4. seasonal festival 5. (bound form) to economize; to save 6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity 7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc 8. knot (nautical miles per hour)

Exercises

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Complete HSK 1 before starting this band. Go to HSK 1

Complete the required nodes: u11-quiz.

  1. 1. Choose the tone

    越: Yuè

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    Tone 4

  2. 2. Choose the tone

    選: xuǎn

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    Tone 3

  3. 3. Choose the pinyin

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    jié

  4. 4. Choose the definition

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    1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

  5. 5. Choose the pinyin

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  6. 6. Choose the pinyin

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    Yuè

  7. 7. Choose the pinyin

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    xuǎn

  8. 8. Choose the tone

    筆: bǐ

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    Tone 3

  9. 9. Choose the pinyin

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    zuò

  10. 10. Choose the definition

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    1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch

  11. 11. Complete the sentence

    出去一看,就看見他__着車站在門口。

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  12. 12. Choose the tone

    拉: lā

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    Tone 1

  13. 13. Choose the tone

    取: qǔ

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    Tone 3

  14. 14. Match the definition

    1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

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  15. 15. Choose the definition

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    1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels

  16. 16. Choose the tone

    事情: shì

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    Tone 4

  17. 17. Choose the tone

    座: zuò

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    Tone 4

  18. 18. Choose the pinyin

    事情

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    shì qing

  19. 19. Choose the definition

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    1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

  20. 20. Match the definition

    1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng)

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    事情

  21. 21. Choose the pinyin

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    huà

  22. 22. Complete the sentence

    __說著,還不好走。

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  23. 23. Match the definition

    1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect

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  24. 24. Complete the sentence

    __沒有?』

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  25. 25. Complete the sentence

    過__了!

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  26. 26. Choose the definition

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    1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà))

  27. 27. Choose the pinyin

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  28. 28. Choose the tone

    畫: huà

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    Tone 4

  29. 29. Choose the definition

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    1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南

  30. 30. Choose the definition

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    1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car)

  31. 31. Choose the tone

    節: jié

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    Tone 2

  32. 32. Complete the sentence

    只見那__山,真是好山:

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  33. 33. Match the definition

    1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car)

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  34. 34. Choose the definition

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    1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect

  35. 35. Choose the tone

    停: tíng

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    Tone 2

  36. 36. Choose the pinyin

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    tíng

  37. 37. Complete the sentence

    我不叫你__去,他也不等著你了。

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  38. 38. Choose the definition

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    1. joint; node 2. (bound form) section; segment 3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) 4. seasonal festival 5. (bound form) to economize; to save 6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity 7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc 8. knot (nautical miles per hour)

  39. 39. Choose the pinyin

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  40. 40. Choose the definition

    事情

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    1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng)

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