lesson 3.1 (HSK 4)

Question 1

当
当我到家的时候，天已经黑了。

Answer 1

(dāng) – just at (a time or place)
Dāng wǒ dào jiā de shíhou, tiān yǐjīng hēi le.
When I got home, it was already dark.

Question 2

相反
我以为他会生气，相反，他笑了。

Answer 2

(xiāngfǎn) – contrary; on the contrary
Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì shēngqì, xiāngfǎn, tā xiàole.
I thought he would be angry. On the contrary, he laughed.

Question 3

热闹
节日的时候，城市非常热闹。

Answer 3

(rènao) – lively
Jiérì de shíhou, chéngshì fēicháng rènao.
During holidays, the city is very lively.

Question 4

躺
他累了，就躺在沙发上休息。

Answer 4

(tǎng) – to lie down
Tā lèi le, jiù tǎng zài shāfā shàng xiūxi.
He was tired and lay down on the sofa to rest.

Question 5

响
电话响了，你快接一下

Answer 5

(xiǎng) – to ring; to sound
Diànhuà xiǎng le, nǐ kuài jiē yíxià.
The phone is ringing, hurry and answer it.

Question 6

敲
他敲了敲门，没有人开。

Answer 6

(qiāo) – to knock
Tā qiāo le qiāo mén, méiyǒu rén kāi.
He knocked on the door, but no one opened it.

Question 7

猜
你猜我给你带了什么？

Answer 7

(cāi) – to guess
Nǐ cāi wǒ gěi nǐ dài le shénme?
Guess what I brought for you?

Question 8

租
我们打算租一套公寓。

Answer 8

(zū) – to rent
Wǒmen dǎsuàn zū yí tào gōngyù.
We plan to rent an apartment.

Question 9

钥匙
我忘记带钥匙了。

Answer 9

(yàoshi) – key
Wǒ wàngjì dài yàoshi le.
I forgot to bring the key.

Question 10

马虎
做事不能太马虎

Answer 10

(mǎhu) – careless
Zuò shì bùnéng tài mǎhu.
You can’t be too careless when doing things.

Question 11

尽管
尽管天气不好，我们还是出发了。

Answer 11

(jǐnguǎn) – although
Jǐnguǎn tiānqì bù hǎo, wǒmen háishi chūfā le.
Although the weather was bad, we still set off.

Question 12

打扰
不好意思，打扰一下

Answer 12

(dǎrǎo) – to disturb
Bù hǎoyìsi, dǎrǎo yíxià.
Sorry to bother you.

Question 13

呀
你也来了呀！

Answer 13

(ya) – ah (expressing surprise or emphasis)
Nǐ yě lái le ya!
Oh, you came too!

Question 14

长江
长江是中国最长的河流。

Answer 14

(Chángjiāng) – the Yangtze River
Chángjiāng shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de héliú.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.