HSK 4a Chapter 9 I April 2025

Question 1

无糖可乐

Answer 1

(Wútáng Kělè)
sugar free coke

Question 2

混血

Answer 2

hùnxiě
mixed blood

Question 3

难道

Answer 3

nan (2) dao (4)
rhetorical
don’t you….

Question 4

坚持

Answer 4

jian (1) chi (2)

Question 5

放弃

Answer 5

fang (4) qi (4)
to give up

Question 6

to lose weight (and more colloquial)

Answer 6

轻 qing (1)

我只轻了一公斤。
Wǒ zhǐ qīng le yì gōngjīn.
I only became one kilogram lighter.

jian (3) fei (2) 减肥

Question 7

网球

Answer 7

wang (3) qiu (2)
tennis

Question 8

国际

Answer 8

guo (2) ji (4)
international

Question 9

轻松

Answer 9

qing (1) song (1)
relaxed

Question 10

赢

Answer 10

ying (2)
to win

Question 11

随便

Answer 11

sui (2) bian (4)
casual/random

also

顺便 shun (1) bian (4) randomly: 我去买菜，顺便去看看你。 (Wǒ qù mǎi cài, shùnbiàn qù kàn kàn nǐ.) - “I’m going to buy groceries, and I’ll stop by to see you as well.”

Question 12

通过

Answer 12

tong (1) guo (4)
by means, through

two meanings:
1) to pass (literally) like

火车正在通过隧道。
Huǒchē zhèngzài tōngguò suìdào.
The train is going through the tunnel.

他通过了考试。
Tā tōngguò le kǎoshì.
He passed the exam.

2) abstract: via’

我们是通过朋友认识的。
Wǒmen shì tōngguò péngyǒu rènshi de.
We met through a friend.

他通过努力考上了大学。
Tā tōngguò nǔlì kǎo shàng le dàxué.
He got into college through hard work.

Question 13

汗

Answer 13

han (4)
sweat (n)

出汗 to sweat

Question 14

任何

Answer 14

ren (4) he (2)
any/whatever

任何 + noun

任何人都可以参加。
Rènhé rén dōu kěyǐ cānjiā.
Anyone can participate.

你不能相信任何事情。
Nǐ bù néng xiāngxìn rènhé shìqing.
You can’t believe anything.

Question 15

文章

Answer 15

wen (2) zhang (1)
article

Question 16

篇

Answer 16

pian (1)
measure word

Question 17

量词

Answer 17

liang (4) ci (2)
measure word (the concept