HSK4 — Day 1 — Emotions & Reactions
Welcome to HSK4! This level has a lot more vocabulary and more complex grammar. Today let's learn emotion and reaction words.
Today's Vocabulary
爱情
romance / love
这是一个爱情故事。
Zhè shì yí gè àiqíng gùshi.
This is a love story.
抱
to hug
妈妈抱着孩子。
Māma bàozhe háizi.
Mom is hugging the child.
抱歉
sorry / to apologize
很抱歉，我来晚了。
Hěn bàoqiàn, wǒ láiwǎn le.
Sorry, I'm late.
吃惊
to be startled
这件事让大家很吃惊。
Zhè jiàn shì ràng dàjiā hěn chījīng.
This matter startled everyone.
道歉
to apologize
他跟老师道歉了。
Tā gēn lǎoshī dàoqiàn le.
He apologized to the teacher.
得意
proud / pleased with oneself
他考了第一名，很得意。
Tā kǎo le dì yī míng, hěn déyì.
He got first place, he is very pleased with himself.
烦恼
annoyance / to be troubled
工作的事让他很烦恼。
Gōngzuò de shì ràng tā hěn fánnǎo.
Work matters trouble him a lot.
放松
to relax
周末我喜欢在家放松。
Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài jiā fàngsōng.
On weekends I like to relax at home.
感动
to be moved / touched
这个故事让我很感动。
Zhège gùshi ràng wǒ hěn gǎndòng.
This story moved me a lot.
感觉
feeling / to feel
我感觉今天很累。
Wǒ gǎnjué jīntiān hěn lèi.
I feel very tired today.
感情
feeling / emotion
他们的感情很好。
Tāmen de gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.
Their relationship/feelings are very good.
感谢
to thank / gratitude
我很感谢你。
Wǒ hěn gǎnxiè nǐ.
I am very grateful to you.
敢
to dare
我不敢一个人去。
Wǒ bù gǎn yí gè rén qù.
I don't dare go alone.
鼓励
to encourage
老师鼓励我们努力学习。
Lǎoshī gǔlì wǒmen nǔlì xuéxí.
The teacher encourages us to study hard.
害羞
shy
弟弟很害羞。
Dìdi hěn hàixiū.
My younger brother is very shy.
后悔
to regret
我后悔没听你的话。
Wǒ hòuhuǐ méi tīng nǐ de huà.
I regret not listening to you.
怀疑
to suspect / to doubt
我怀疑他说的话。
Wǒ huáiyí tā shuō de huà.
I doubt what he said.
回忆
to recall / recollection
我常常回忆小时候的事。
Wǒ chángcháng huíyì xiǎoshíhou de shì.
I often recall things from my childhood.
激动
excited
听到这件事，我很激动。
Tīngdào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ hěn jīdòng.
Hearing this matter, I got very excited.
积极
active / positive
他工作很积极。
Tā gōngzuò hěn jījí.
He works very actively.
Today's Grammar
得 (dé) can also work as a modal verb meaning "must/have to" (not only the complement particle from HSK3), e.g. 我得道歉 (I must apologize).
我得跟他道歉。
I must apologize to him.
这件事让我很吃惊。
This matter made me very startled.
她很害羞，不敢在很多人面前说话。
She is very shy, she doesn't dare speak in front of many people.
我很感谢你的帮助，也很感动。
I am very grateful for your help, and also very touched.
他考试没考好，很后悔没努力学习。
He didn't do well on the exam, he regrets not studying hard.