Lesson
Unit 15 Lesson
Meet these 10 words in HSK frequency order, then connect their forms, sounds and meanings.
Words
民主
mín zhǔ
1. democracy 2. democratic
劍 · 剑
jiàn
1. double-edged sword 2. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 把 (bǎ) 3. classifier for blows of a sword
醬 · 酱
jiàng
1. thick paste of fermented soybean 2. marinated in soy paste 3. paste 4. jam
上帝
Shàng dì
God
妙
miào
1. clever 2. wonderful
沿
yán
1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge
滴
dī
1. to drip 2. to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) 3. (bound form) a drop (of liquid) 4. classifier for drops of liquid
番
fān
1. (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian 2. classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort 3. (classifier) a kind; a sort 4. (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 (fān) to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 (fān yī fān) "to double")
廁所 · 厕所
cè suǒ
1. toilet; lavatory 2. classifier: 間 (jiān), 處 (chù)
犧牲 · 牺牲
xī shēng
1. to sacrifice one's life 2. to sacrifice (sth valued) 3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
Exercises
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Complete the required nodes: u14-quiz.
1. Choose the tone
醬: jiàng
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Tone 4
2. Choose the pinyin
犧牲
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xī shēng
3. Choose the tone
沿: yán
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Tone 2
4. Choose the tone
廁所: cè
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Tone 4
5. Choose the definition
犧牲
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1. to sacrifice one's life 2. to sacrifice (sth valued) 3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
6. Choose the definition
劍
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1. double-edged sword 2. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 把 (bǎ) 3. classifier for blows of a sword
7. Choose the definition
滴
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1. to drip 2. to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) 3. (bound form) a drop (of liquid) 4. classifier for drops of liquid
8. Choose the pinyin
上帝
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Shàng dì
9. Choose the pinyin
妙
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miào
10. Choose the definition
沿
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1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge
11. Choose the definition
番
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1. (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian 2. classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort 3. (classifier) a kind; a sort 4. (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 (fān) to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 (fān yī fān) "to double")
12. Choose the definition
廁所
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1. toilet; lavatory 2. classifier: 間 (jiān), 處 (chù)
13. Match the definition
1. toilet; lavatory 2. classifier: 間 (jiān), 處 (chù)
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廁所
14. Choose the pinyin
廁所
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cè suǒ
15. Choose the pinyin
民主
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mín zhǔ
16. Choose the tone
滴: dī
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Tone 1
17. Match the definition
1. democracy 2. democratic
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民主
18. Choose the tone
犧牲: shēng
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Tone 1
19. Choose the tone
上帝: dì
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Tone 4
20. Choose the pinyin
劍
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jiàn
21. Choose the pinyin
番
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fān
22. Match the definition
1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge
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沿
23. Choose the definition
醬
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1. thick paste of fermented soybean 2. marinated in soy paste 3. paste 4. jam
24. Choose the tone
番: fān
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Tone 1
25. Choose the pinyin
沿
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yán
26. Match the definition
1. to drip 2. to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) 3. (bound form) a drop (of liquid) 4. classifier for drops of liquid
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滴
27. Match the definition
1. clever 2. wonderful
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妙
28. Match the definition
1. double-edged sword 2. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 把 (bǎ) 3. classifier for blows of a sword
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劍
29. Choose the pinyin
醬
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jiàng
30. Choose the definition
民主
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1. democracy 2. democratic
31. Match the definition
1. to sacrifice one's life 2. to sacrifice (sth valued) 3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
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犧牲
32. Match the definition
1. (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian 2. classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort 3. (classifier) a kind; a sort 4. (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 (fān) to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 (fān yī fān) "to double")
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番
33. Choose the definition
上帝
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God
34. Match the definition
God
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上帝
35. Choose the tone
劍: jiàn
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Tone 4
36. Match the definition
1. thick paste of fermented soybean 2. marinated in soy paste 3. paste 4. jam
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醬
37. Choose the tone
妙: miào
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Tone 4
38. Choose the definition
妙
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1. clever 2. wonderful
39. Choose the pinyin
滴
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dī
40. Choose the tone
民主: zhǔ
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Tone 3