HSK4 — Day 18 — Parties, Opinions & Persuasion
Today let's learn words about parties, opinions, and refusing things.
Today's Vocabulary
竞争
competition
学校的竞争很大。
Xuéxiào de jìngzhēng hěn dà.
School competition is intense.
竟然
unexpectedly
他竟然不知道。
Tā jìngrán bù zhīdao.
He unexpectedly didn't know.
镜子
mirror
镜子在桌子上。
Jìngzi zài zhuōzi shàng.
The mirror is on the table.
究竟
after all / actually
你究竟想说什么？
Nǐ jiūjìng xiǎng shuō shénme?
What exactly do you want to say?
举
to lift / to cite
他举了一本书。
Tā jǔ le yì běn shū.
He held up a book.
举办
to hold (an event)
学校举办了聚会。
Xuéxiào jǔbàn le jùhuì.
The school held a party.
举行
to hold (ceremony)
明天举行比赛。
Míngtiān jǔxíng bǐsài.
Tomorrow a competition will be held.
拒绝
to refuse
他拒绝了我的建议。
Tā jùjué le wǒ de jiànyì.
He refused my suggestion.
聚会
party / gathering
今天有聚会。
Jīntiān yǒu jùhuì.
There's a party today.
距离
distance
学校距离很近。
Xuéxiào jùlí hěn jìn.
The school is very close in distance.
开玩笑
to joke
他喜欢开玩笑。
Tā xǐhuan kāiwánxiào.
He likes to joke around.
开心
happy
我们都很开心。
Wǒmen dōu hěn kāixīn.
We are all very happy.
看法
opinion / view
你的看法是什么？
Nǐ de kànfǎ shì shénme?
What's your opinion?
烤鸭
roast duck
北京烤鸭很有名。
Běijīng kǎoyā hěn yǒumíng.
Beijing roast duck is very famous.
考虑
to consider
我在考虑这个问题。
Wǒ zài kǎolǜ zhège wèntí.
I'm considering this problem.
棵
classifier for trees
一棵树。
Yì kē shù.
One tree.
科学
science
他喜欢科学。
Tā xǐhuan kēxué.
He likes science.
Today's Grammar
Deeper 被-passive mastery: object + 被 + (agent) + verb + a more complex result.
我的建议被拒绝了。
My suggestion was rejected.
聚会被举办了两次。
The party was held twice.
这个问题被解释清楚了。
This problem was explained clearly.
游泳被禁止了。
Swimming was prohibited.
他的看法被大家接受了。
His opinion was accepted by everyone.