Lesson

Unit 20 Lesson

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

Words

  1. ·

    gōu

    1. ditch 2. gutter 3. groove 4. gully 5. ravine 6. classifier: 道 (dào)

  2. lòu

    1. to leak 2. to divulge 3. to leave out by mistake 4. waterclock or hourglass (old)

  3. 不足

    bù zú

    1. insufficient 2. lacking 3. deficiency 4. not enough 5. inadequate 6. not worth 7. cannot 8. should not

  4. 將要 · 将要

    jiāng yào

    1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to

  5. 渴望

    kě wàng

    1. to thirst for 2. to long for

  6. 耳朵

    ěr duo

    1. ear 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè), 對 (duì) 3. handle (on a cup)

  7. chǒu

    1. clown 2. 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

  8. ·

    chǒu

    1. shameful 2. ugly 3. disgraceful

  9. ·

    qiāng

    1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary

  10. 土豆

    tǔ dòu

    1. potato 2. (Tw) peanut (classifier: 顆 (kē))

Exercises

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Complete the required nodes: u19-quiz.

  1. 1. Match the definition

    1. ditch 2. gutter 3. groove 4. gully 5. ravine 6. classifier: 道 (dào)

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  2. 2. Match the definition

    1. ear 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè), 對 (duì) 3. handle (on a cup)

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    耳朵

  3. 3. Choose the definition

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    1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary

  4. 4. Match the definition

    1. shameful 2. ugly 3. disgraceful

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  5. 5. Choose the pinyin

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    chǒu

  6. 6. Choose the tone

    將要: jiāng

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    Tone 1

  7. 7. Match the definition

    1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to

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    將要

  8. 8. Choose the definition

    不足

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    1. insufficient 2. lacking 3. deficiency 4. not enough 5. inadequate 6. not worth 7. cannot 8. should not

  9. 9. Match the definition

    1. clown 2. 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

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  10. 10. Match the definition

    1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary

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  11. 11. Choose the tone

    搶: qiāng

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    Tone 1

  12. 12. Choose the definition

    將要

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    1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to

  13. 13. Choose the definition

    耳朵

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    1. ear 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè), 對 (duì) 3. handle (on a cup)

  14. 14. Choose the tone

    土豆: dòu

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    Tone 4

  15. 15. Choose the pinyin

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    qiāng

  16. 16. Match the definition

    1. to leak 2. to divulge 3. to leave out by mistake 4. waterclock or hourglass (old)

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  17. 17. Match the definition

    1. potato 2. (Tw) peanut (classifier: 顆 (kē))

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    土豆

  18. 18. Choose the pinyin

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    gōu

  19. 19. Choose the definition

    渴望

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    1. to thirst for 2. to long for

  20. 20. Match the definition

    1. insufficient 2. lacking 3. deficiency 4. not enough 5. inadequate 6. not worth 7. cannot 8. should not

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    不足

  21. 21. Choose the definition

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    1. shameful 2. ugly 3. disgraceful

  22. 22. Choose the tone

    丑: chǒu

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    Tone 3

  23. 23. Choose the pinyin

    不足

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    bù zú

  24. 24. Choose the definition

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    1. ditch 2. gutter 3. groove 4. gully 5. ravine 6. classifier: 道 (dào)

  25. 25. Choose the pinyin

    將要

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    jiāng yào

  26. 26. Choose the pinyin

    土豆

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    tǔ dòu

  27. 27. Choose the definition

    土豆

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    1. potato 2. (Tw) peanut (classifier: 顆 (kē))

  28. 28. Choose the tone

    渴望: kě

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    Tone 3

  29. 29. Choose the tone

    溝: gōu

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    Tone 1

  30. 30. Choose the pinyin

    渴望

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    kě wàng

  31. 31. Choose the tone

    醜: chǒu

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    Tone 3

  32. 32. Choose the tone

    漏: lòu

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    Tone 4

  33. 33. Choose the definition

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    1. clown 2. 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox 3. ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

  34. 34. Choose the tone

    不足: zú

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    Tone 2

  35. 35. Choose the pinyin

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    chǒu

  36. 36. Choose the pinyin

    耳朵

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    ěr duo

  37. 37. Choose the pinyin

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    lòu

  38. 38. Choose the definition

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    1. to leak 2. to divulge 3. to leave out by mistake 4. waterclock or hourglass (old)

  39. 39. Match the definition

    1. to thirst for 2. to long for

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    渴望

  40. 40. Choose the tone

    耳朵: ěr

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    Tone 3

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