78 graded passages with Pinyin, audio & quizzes
Phrases by situation, with pinyin & audio
Learn words through real-life situations
Stroke order for every character
The building blocks of Chinese characters
Split hanzi into parts, remember by story
677 words · Page 7/7
yōumò
hum orous; funny
李教授说话非常幽默。
lǐ jiào shòu shuō huà fēi cháng yōu mò.
Professor Li speaks very humorously.
yóuqí
especially; particularly; above all; least of all; by far; of all things; in particular
他喜欢画画,尤其是画国画。
tā xǐ huān huà huà,yóu qí shì huà guó huà.
He likes painting, especially Chinese painting.
yóu
from
这次航班由北京飞往杭州。
zhè cì háng bān yóu běi jīng fēi wǎng háng zhōu.
This flight is from Beijing to Hangzhou.
yóuyú
owing to; as a result of; due to; in virtue of
由于他工作认真,因此得到了大家的信任。
yóu yú tā gōng zuò rèn zhēn, yīn cǐ dé dào le dà jiā de xìn rèn.
Because he works hard, he has gained everyone's trust.
yóujú
post office
邮局早上9点开门。
yóu jú zǎo shàng 9 diǎn kāi mén.
The post office opens at 9am.
yǒuhǎo
friendly; am icable
我喜欢这个城市主要是因为这里的人非常友好。
wǒ xǐ huān zhè ge chéng shì zhǔ yào shì yīn wèi zhè lǐ de rén fēi cháng yǒu hǎo.
I like this city mainly because the people here are very friendly.
yǒuyì
friendship; com panionship; fellow ship
我们之间有很深的友谊。
wǒ men zhī jiān yǒu hěn shēn de yǒu yì.
We have a deep friendship.
yǒuqù
interesting; fascinating; am using; funny
你讲的这个故事真有趣!
nǐ jiǎng de zhè ge gù shì zhēn yǒu qù!
What an interesting story you told!
yúshì
as a result; therefore; w hereupon
我有事想问他,于是给他打了电话。
wǒ yǒu shì xiǎng wèn tā,yú shì gěi tā dǎ le diàn huà.
I wanted to ask him something, so I called him.
yúkuài
happy; pleased; joyful
祝你周末愉快!
zhù nǐ zhōu mò yú kuài!
have a nice weekend!
yǔ
with; to
他很自信,喜欢与人竞争。
tā hěn zì xìn, xǐ huān yǔ rén jìng zhēng.
He is confident and likes to compete with others.
yǔmáoqiú
badm inton
你经常打羽毛球吗?
nǐ jīng cháng dǎ yǔ máo qiú ma?
Do you often play badminton?
yǔfǎ
gram m ar
学习一门语言,需要对它的语法有一些了解。
xué xí yī mén yǔ yán, xū yào duì tā de yǔ fǎ yǒu yī xiē liǎo jiě.
Learning a language requires some understanding of its grammar.
yǔyán
language
语言是表达思想的工具。
yǔ yán shì biǎo dá sī xiǎng de gōng jù.
Language is a tool for expressing thoughts.
yùxí
preview
请大家好好预习一下课文。
qǐng dà jiā hǎo hǎo yù xí yī xià kè wén.
Please preview the text carefully.
yuánlái
form er; original
我还住在原来的地方。
wǒ hái zhù zài yuán lái de dì fāng.
I still live in the same place.
yuánliàng
forgive; excuse; pardon
请原谅我刚才说的话。
qǐng yuán liàng wǒ gāng cái shuō de huà.
Please forgive me for what I just said.
yuányīn
reason; cause
我已经找出问题的原因了。
wǒ yǐ jīng zhǎo chū wèn tí de yuán yīn le.
I've figured out the cause of the problem.
yuēhuì
date; appointm ent
她开始和小李约会了。
tā kāi shǐ hé xiǎo lǐ yuē huì le.
She started dating Xiao Li.
yuēhuì
date; appointm ent
今天晚上我有个约会。
jīn tiān wǎn shàng wǒ yǒu gè yuē huì.
I have a date tonight.
yuèdú
read
我正在阅读这本小说。
wǒ zhèng zài yuè dú zhè běn xiǎo shuō.
I'm reading this novel.
yún
cloud
天上的云越来越多。
tiān shàng de yún yuè lái yuè duō.
There are more and more clouds in the sky.
yǔnxǔ
agree; perm it; allow ; let
请允许我做一下自我介绍。
qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ zuò yī xià zì wǒ jiè shào.
Please allow me to introduce myself.
zázhì
m agazine
这本杂志上的文章都写得很好。
zhè běn zá zhì shàng de wén zhāng dōu xiě dé hěn hǎo.
The articles in this magazine are well written.
zánmen
we or us (inclusive of person or people spoken to)
你来得正好,咱们商量一下。
nǐ lái de zhèng hǎo,zán men shāng liáng yī xià.
You're here just in time, let's discuss it.
zànshí
tem porarily
他把车暂时停在了路边。
tā bǎ chē zàn shí tíng zài le lù biān.
He parked the car temporarily on the side of the road.
zāng
dirty
我不小心把衣服弄脏了。
wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ yī fú nòng zāng le.
I accidentally soiled my clothes.
zérèn
duty; responsibility
这件事情,我们大家都有责任。
zhè jiàn shì qíng, wǒ men dà jiā dōu yǒu zé rèn.
We all have a responsibility in this matter.
zēngjiā
increase
今年学校的人数从800增加到了1000。
jīn nián xué xiào de rén shù cóng 800 zēng jiā dào le 1000.
This year the number of people in the school increased from 800 to 1,000.
zhànxiàn
The line is busy.
我连着打了几次,他的电话都占线。
wǒ lián zhe dǎ le jǐ cì, tā de diàn huà dōu zhàn xiàn.
I called several times and his phone line was busy.
zhāopìn
recruit and em ploy through advertisem ent and exam ination
网站上有很多招聘信息。
wǎng zhàn shàng yǒu hěn duō zhāo pìn xìn xī.
There are many job postings on the website.
zhào
look (into the mirror)
她照了一下镜子,发现自己头发很乱。
tā zhào le yī xià jìng zi, fā xiàn zì jǐ tóu fà hěn luàn.
She looked in the mirror and found that her hair was messy.
zhēnzhèng
genuine; true; real
真正的朋友会在你遇到困难的时候帮助你。
zhēn zhèng de péng yǒu huì zài nǐ yù dào kùn nán de shí hòu bāng zhù nǐ.
Real friends will help you when you are in trouble.
zhěnglǐ
put in order; arrange
请把桌子上的书整理一下。
qǐng bǎ zhuō zi shàng de shū zhěng lǐ yī xià.
Please tidy up the books on the table.
zhèngcháng
norm al; regular
修理之后,我的电脑又能正常工作了。
xiū lǐ zhī hòu, wǒ de diàn nǎo yòu néng zhèng cháng gōng zuò le.
After the repair, my computer is working normally again.
zhènghǎo
suitable
这个帽子我戴正好,不大也不小。
zhè ge mào zi wǒ dài zhèng hǎo, bù dà yě bù xiǎo.
This hat fits me perfectly, neither too big nor too small.
zhèngquè
right; correct; proper
你的答案非常正确。
nǐ de dá àn fēi cháng zhèng què.
Your answer is absolutely correct.
zhèngshì
form al; official; regular
现在比赛正式开始。
xiàn zài bǐ sài zhèng shì kāi shǐ.
Now the game officially begins.
zhèngmíng
prove; m anifest; bear w itness to
事实证明,你是对的。
shì shí zhèng míng, nǐ shì duì de.
It turns out you were right.
zhī
auxiliary word, used toform a gram atical structure
我一个月之前见过他。
wǒ yí gè yuè zhī qián jiàn guò tā.
I met him a month ago.
zhīchí
assist; support; stand for; back up
我们两个要互相支持。
wǒ men liǎng gè yào hù xiāng zhī chí.
The two of us have to support each other.
zhīchí
support; assistance
他从朋友那里得到了很多支持。
tā cóng péng yǒu nà lǐ dé dào le hěn duō zhī chí.
He got a lot of support from his friends.
zhīshi
knowledge
我在阅读中获得了很多知识。
wǒ zài yuè dú zhōng huò dé le hěn duō zhī shi.
I gained a lot of knowledge from reading.
zhíjiē
direct; im m ediate
下班后,他直接回家了。
xià bān hòu, tā zhí jiē huí jiā le.
After get off work, he went home directly.
zhíde
deserve; be w orth; be w orthy of
这本小说值得读一读。
zhè běn xiǎo shuō zhí de dú yī dú.
This novel is worth reading.
zhíyè
occupation; profession; vocation
你理想中的职业是什么?
nǐ lǐ xiǎng zhōng de zhí yè shì shén me?
What is your ideal career?
zhíwù
plant
这种植物我们都没见过。
zhè zhǒng zhí wù wǒ men dōu méi jiàn guò.
We have never seen this plant before.
zhǐhǎo
have to; be obliged to; cannot... but...
雨下得太大了,我们只好留在家里。
yǔ xià dé tài dà le, wǒ men zhǐ hǎo liú zài jiā lǐ.
It rained so hard that we had to stay at home.
zhǐyào
only if; so long as
只要努力,你一定能把这件事做好。
zhǐ yào nǔ lì, nǐ yí dìng néng bǎ zhè jiàn shì zuò hǎo.
As long as you work hard, you can definitely do this well.
zhǐyǒu
only
只有你能解决这个问题。
zhǐ yǒu nǐ néng jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí.
Only you can solve this problem.
zhǐ
point to
他指着前面,高兴地说:“你看,小王来了。”
tā zhǐ zhe qián miàn, gāo xìng dì shuō :“ nǐ kàn, xiǎo wáng lái le.”
He pointed forward and said happily: "Look, Xiao Wang is here."
zhìshǎo
at least
这座楼至少有100米高。
zhè zuò lóu zhì shǎo yǒu 100 mǐ gāo.
This building is at least 100 meters high.
zhìliàng
quality
这双鞋质量非常好。
zhè shuāng xié zhì liàng fēi cháng hǎo.
The quality of this pair of shoes is very good.
zhòng
heavy
桌子太重了,我帮你一起搬吧。
zhuō zi tài zhòng le, wǒ bāng nǐ yì qǐ bān ba.
The table is too heavy. Let me help you move it.
zhòngdiǎn
key point
他刚才说的才是问题的重点。
tā gāng cái shuō de cái shì wèn tí de zhòng diǎn.
What he just said is the crux of the matter.
zhòngshì
attach im portance to; m ake much of
我们非常重视体育锻炼。
wǒ men fēi cháng zhòng shì tǐ yù duàn liàn.
We take physical exercise very seriously.
zhōuwéi
surrounding
学校周围有一大片森林。
xué xiào zhōu wéi yǒu yī dà piàn sēn lín.
There is a large forest around the school.
zhǔyi
opinion; idea; plan
你有什么好主意,说来听听。
nǐ yǒu shén me hǎo zhǔ yi, shuō lái tīng tīng.
If you have any good ideas, let me know.
zhùhè
celebrate; congratulate
祝贺你取得了这么好的成绩。
zhù hè nǐ qǔ dé le zhè me hǎo de chéng jì.
Congratulations on such a great result.
zhùmíng
fam ous; celebrated
他是个著名的演员。
tā shì gè zhù míng de yǎn yuán.
He is a famous actor.
zhuānmén
specially; technically
我是专门来看你的。
wǒ shì zhuān mén lái kàn nǐ de.
I came here specifically to see you.
zhuānyè
major; specialty
你在大学是学什么专业的?
nǐ zài dà xué shì xué shén me zhuān yè de?
What major did you major in at university?
zhuǎn
turn
前面第一个路口向左转,你就能看到医院了。
qián miàn dì yí gè lù kǒu xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn, nǐ jiù néng kàn dào yī yuàn le.
Turn left at the first intersection ahead and you will see the hospital.
zhuàn
m ake a profit; gain; earn
他做生意赚了不少钱。
tā zuò shēng yì zhuàn le bù shǎo qián.
He made a lot of money from his business.
zhǔnquè
exact; precise
你的答案非常准确。
nǐ de dá àn fēi cháng zhǔn què.
Your answer is very accurate.
zhǔnshí
on time; punctually
会议准时开始了。
huì yì zhǔn shí kāi shǐ le.
The meeting started on time.
zǐxì
careful; attentive
她做事十分仔细。
tā zuò shì shí fēn zǐ xì.
She is very careful in doing things.
zìrán
nature; natural world
我们需要保护自然环境。
wǒ men xū yào bǎo hù zì rán huán jìng.
We need to protect the natural environment.
zìxìn
self-confident
她是个非常自信的女孩子。
tā shì gè fēi cháng zì xìn de nǚ hái zi.
She is a very confident girl.
zǒngjié
sum m arize; sum up
请为我们总结您的成功经验。
qǐng wèi wǒ men zǒng jié nín de chéng gōng jīng yàn.
Please summarize your successful experience for us.
zū
rent
我在公司附近租了房子。
wǒ zài gōng sī fù jìn zū le fáng zi.
I rented a house near the company.
zuìhǎo
had better; would be best; m ay as w ell do
外面下雪了,你最好多穿件衣服。
wài miàn xià xuě le, nǐ zuì hǎo duō chuān jiàn yī fú.
It's snowing outside. You'd better wear more clothes.
zūnzhòng
respect; esteem
我们都很尊重您的意见。
wǒ men dōu hěn zūn zhòng nín de yì jiàn.
We all respect your opinions.
zuǒyòu
around; about; approxim ately
他看起来四十岁左右。
tā kàn qǐ lai sì shí suì zuǒ yòu.
He looks to be around forty years old.
zuòjiā
w riter; author
这位作家的小说你读过吗?
zhè wèi zuò jiā de xiǎo shuō nǐ dú guò ma?
Have you read this author's novels?
zuòzhě
author; w riter
这本书的作者很有名。
zhè běn shū de zuò zhě hěn yǒu míng.
The author of this book is very famous.
zuòwèi
seat
这辆汽车上有23个座位。
zhè liàng qì chē shang yǒu 23 gè zuò wèi.
There are 23 seats on this car.
Combine Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading Practice, Listening, Hanzi Writing, and Mock Exams at HSK 4 to master all skills together.
Explore all Mandarin Chinese modules from beginner to advanced: Listening, Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Characters, and HSK Mock Tests.