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HSK 5 Book 1 Unit 8
Unit 8 Three at Dawn and Four at Dusk
| English / Definitions | Pinyin | Hanyu |
|---|---|---|
| lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon, indecisive, to blow hot and cold | zhāo sān mù sì | 朝三暮四 |
| vocabulary,list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes), word | cí huì | 词汇 |
| to fix, to fasten, to set rigidly in place, fixed, set, regular, | gù dìng | 固定 |
| whole entity | zhěng tǐ | 整体 |
| to sum up, to integrate, to synthesize | zōng hé | 综合 |
| complete, intact | wán zhěng | 完整 |
| philosopher | zhé xué jiā | 哲学家 |
| fable | yù yán | 寓言 |
| to feed (a child, domestic animal etc), to keep, to raise (an animal) | wèi yǎng | 喂养 |
| monkey | hóu zi | 猴子 |
| house pet | chǒng wù | 宠物 |
| to be in contact (with sb), to associate, to interact, to get along (well, poorly) | xiāng chǔ | 相处 |
| each other, one another | bǐ cǐ | 彼此 |
| (facial) expression | biǎo qíng | 表情 |
| action, conduct, behavior, activity | xíng wéi | 行为 |
| counterpart, other person involved, opposite side, other side, receiving party | duì fāng | 对方 |
| vegetables, produce | shū cài | 蔬菜 |
| foodstuff, cereals | liáng shi | 粮食 |
| family, household | jiā tíng | 家庭 |
| property, assets, estate | cái chǎn | 财产 |
| to consume | xiāo fèi | 消费 |
| *tip, gratuity | xiǎo fèi | 小费 |
| to economize, saving, to save, to use sparingly, to cut down on NOTE This is a different word than the word to "save money" as in put money in a bank. | jié shěng | 节省 |
| *to save, to put aside, savings | jī xù | 积蓄 |
| *to save (like on a computer) | cún chǔ | 存储 |
| *to save, to assist, to rescue | jiù | 救 |
| to restrict, to limit, to confine, restriction, limit | xiàn zhì | 限制 |
| hog, pig, swine CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] | zhū | 猪 |
| naughty, mischievous, unruly | tiáo pí | 调皮 |
| naughty, mischievous | táo qì | 淘气 |
| acorn | xiàng zǐ | 橡子 |
| *suitcase, chest, box, case, trunk | xiāng zi | 箱子 |
| fruit (produced by a plant), (fig.) fruits (of success etc), results, gains | guǒ shí | 果实 |
| *fruit | shuǐ guǒ | 水果 |
| insufficient, lacking, deficiency | bù zú | 不足 |
| contrary to expectation | dào | 倒 |
| steamed roll, steamed bun, steamed bread | mán tou | 馒头 |
| classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc | kē | 颗 |
| apparently, to seem, to appear, as if | sì hū | 似乎 |
| to suffer losses, to come to grief | chī kuī | 吃亏 |
| way, manner, style, mode, pattern | fāng shì | 方式 |
| to comfort, to console | ān wèi | 安慰 |
| otherwise, or else, how about...?, either... (or...) | yào bù | 要不 |
| to seem, to look, to appear | xiǎn de | 显得 |
| especially, particular | gé wài | 格外 |
| circumstances, situation, scene, picture | qíng jǐng | 情景 |
| laughter, yawn | hā | 哈 |
| structure, composition | jié gòu | 结构 |