HSK Chapter 13/14 Flashcards
演
Yǎn
To play (as an actor)
演员
Yǎnyuán
Actor
厚
Hòu
thick (meat slices, book, leaves, snow, clothes, except it is round, then cu)
薄
Bó
fine/thin
(meat slices, book, leaves, snow, clothes, except it is round, then cu)
粗
Cū
thick (used for round things, snake, pipe, cucumber, arm, neck)
细
Xì
thin (used for round things, snake, pipe, cucumber, arm, neck)
大概
Dàgài
approximate
大概的内容 = approximate content
大概两点 approximately two hours
到火车站需要大概多长时间
Dào huǒchē zhàn xūyào dàgài duō cháng shíjiān
How long does it take to get to the train station?
Dagai + verb
Roughly do something
Rougly explain
两点左右
Liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu
two o clock more or less (left right)
起 作用
start to…
qǐ dào … zuò yòng
phr. to have a … effect (on
他们希望这次惩罚能起到杀一儆百的作用
tā men xī wàng zhè cì chéng fá néng qǐ dào shā yì jíng bǎi de zuò yòng .
They hope this punishment will act as a deterrent to others.
start to have the function of a deterrant
演出
Yǎnchū
To perform
Can only be used on its own, not followed by a noun
I perform
You cannot say “I perform this”
But “She performs well” is ok
To perform sth. has a different word
表演
Biǎoyǎn
To perform (something)
她表演芭蕾舞
Tā biǎoyǎn bālěiwǔ
She performs ballet
观众
Guānzhòng
Audience (watching)
听众
Tīngzhòng
Audience
来自
Láizì
To be from (a city, country, region)
独立
Dúlì
Independent
Independence