HSK4 — Day 16 — Work, Plans & Progress

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Welcome back to HSK4! Today let's learn words about work, plans, and progress.

Today's Vocabulary

价格
jiàgé
price
这个包的价格很贵。
Zhège bāo de jiàgé hěn guì.
This bag's price is very expensive.
坚持
jiānchí
to persist
你要坚持练习。
Nǐ yào jiānchí liànxí.
You must persist in practicing.
减肥
jiǎnféi
to lose weight
妈妈在减肥。
Māma zài jiǎnféi.
Mom is losing weight.
减少
jiǎnshǎo
to decrease
时间减少了。
Shíjiān jiǎnshǎo le.
The time has decreased.
建议
jiànyì
suggestion
老师给了我建议。
Lǎoshī gěi le wǒ jiànyì.
The teacher gave me a suggestion.
将来
jiānglái
in the future
将来我想当老师。
Jiānglái wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
In the future I want to become a teacher.
奖金
jiǎngjīn
bonus
他有奖金。
Tā yǒu jiǎngjīn.
He has a bonus.
降低
jiàngdī
to reduce
价格降低了。
Jiàgé jiàngdī le.
The price has been lowered.
降落
jiàngluò
to land
飞机降落了。
Fēijī jiàngluò le.
The airplane has landed.
jiāo
to hand over
我交作业了。
Wǒ jiāo zuòyè le.
I handed in my homework.
交流
jiāoliú
to exchange
我们经常交流。
Wǒmen jīngcháng jiāoliú.
We often communicate.
交通
jiāotōng
traffic
这里交通很方便。
Zhèlǐ jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn.
Traffic here is very convenient.
郊区
jiāoqū
suburb
他住在郊区。
Tā zhù zài jiāoqū.
He lives in the suburbs.
骄傲
jiāo'ào
proud
他很骄傲。
Tā hěn jiāo'ào.
He is very proud/arrogant.
饺子
jiǎozi
dumpling
我喜欢吃饺子。
Wǒ xǐhuan chī jiǎozi.
I like eating dumplings.
教授
jiàoshòu
professor
他是教授。
Tā shì jiàoshòu.
He is a professor.
教育
jiàoyù
education
教育很重要。
Jiàoyù hěn zhòngyào.
Education is very important.

Today's Grammar

Deeper 把-sentence mastery: 把 + object + verb + a more complex result.

我把价格降低了。
Wǒ bǎ jiàgé jiàngdī le.
I lowered the price.
他把奖金存起来了。
Tā bǎ jiǎngjīn cún qǐlai le.
He saved up the bonus.
请把作业交给老师。
Qǐng bǎ zuòyè jiāo gěi lǎoshī.
Please hand in the homework to the teacher.
我把裙子穿好了。
Wǒ bǎ qúnzi chuān hǎo le.
I've put on the skirt properly.
她把奖金交给了妈妈。
Tā bǎ jiǎngjīn jiāo gěi le māma.
She handed the bonus over to mom.