HSK3 — Day 4 — Health & Comparison
Feeling unwell? Let's learn health words and more detailed ways to compare things.
Today's Vocabulary
感冒
to catch a cold
我感冒了。
Wǒ gǎnmào le.
I have caught a cold.
发烧
fever
弟弟发烧了。
Dìdi fāshāo le.
My younger brother has a fever.
健康
health / healthy
他比我更健康。
Tā bǐ wǒ gèng jiànkāng.
He is even healthier than me.
矮
short (height)
我比哥哥矮。
Wǒ bǐ gēge ǎi.
I am shorter than my older brother.
新鲜
fresh
这些水果很新鲜。
Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ hěn xīnxiān.
This fruit is very fresh.
干净
clean
房间很干净。
Fángjiān hěn gānjìng.
The room is very clean.
比较
relatively / to compare
这个比较方便。
Zhège bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
This one is rather convenient.
更
even more
他比我更健康。
Tā bǐ wǒ gèng jiànkāng.
He is even healthier than me.
极
extremely
这个菜好吃极了。
Zhège cài hǎochī jí le.
This dish is extremely delicious.
一样
the same
我们一样高。
Wǒmen yíyàng gāo.
We are the same height.
清楚
clear
老师说得很清楚。
Lǎoshī shuō de hěn qīngchu.
The teacher speaks very clearly.
方便
convenient
这个比较方便。
Zhège bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
This one is rather convenient.
Today's Grammar
比较 makes a general comparison ("rather/relatively"); 更 emphasizes "even more".
这个比较方便。
This one is rather convenient.
他比我更健康。
He is even healthier than me.
弟弟感冒了。
My younger brother has caught a cold.
这个水果很新鲜。
This fruit is very fresh.
我比哥哥矮。
I am shorter than my older brother.