HSK4 — Day 13 — Numbers, Quantities & Small Actions
Today let's learn words about numbers, quantities, and common small verbs.
Today's Vocabulary
百分之
percent
百分之五十的人喜欢茶。
Bǎifēnzhī wǔshí de rén xǐhuan chá.
Fifty percent of people like tea.
倍
fold / times / double
这个比那个贵一倍。
Zhège bǐ nàge guì yí bèi.
This is double the price of that.
遍
a time (measure word)
请再说一遍。
Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.
Please say it again.
部分
part / share / section
这只是一部分。
Zhè zhǐshì yí bùfen.
This is only a part.
场
measure word for events/games
我们看了一场表演。
Wǒmen kàn le yì chǎng biǎoyǎn.
We watched a performance.
超过
to surpass / to exceed
人数超过了一百。
Rénshù chāoguò le yìbǎi.
The number of people exceeded one hundred.
大概
roughly / probably
大概需要一个小时。
Dàgài xūyào yí gè xiǎoshí.
It roughly takes an hour.
大约
approximately / about
大约有二十个人。
Dàyuē yǒu èrshí gè rén.
There are approximately twenty people.
各
each / every
各位同学请注意。
Gèwèi tóngxué qǐng zhùyì.
Each student please pay attention.
够
to reach / to be enough
这些钱够不够？
Zhèxiē qián gòu bú gòu?
Is this amount of money enough?
号码
number
请给我你的电话号码。
Qǐng gěi wǒ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ.
Please give me your phone number.
擦
to wipe
请擦一下桌子。
Qǐng cā yíxià zhuōzi.
Please wipe the table.
猜
to guess
你猜猜这是什么？
Nǐ cāicai zhè shì shénme?
Guess what this is?
尝
to try / to taste
你尝尝这个包子。
Nǐ chángchang zhège bāozi.
Try tasting this steamed bun.
抽烟
to smoke
这里不能抽烟。
Zhèlǐ bùnéng chōuyān.
You cannot smoke here.
存
to deposit / to store
我把钱存在银行。
Wǒ bǎ qián cún zài yínháng.
I deposit money in the bank.
Today's Grammar
Review potential complements with new vocabulary, e.g. 猜得到/猜不到 (can/cannot guess it).
这个答案我猜不到。
I can't guess this answer.
这个班的学生超过了百分之九十都合格。
Over ninety percent of the students in this class passed.
我大概存了一年的钱。
I've saved about a year's worth of money.
这份材料我看了两遍。
I read this material twice.
大约一半的顾客都不抽烟。
About half of the customers do not smoke.