HSK4 — Day 36 — Mood, News & Effects
Today let's learn words about mood, news, and small everyday items.
Today's Vocabulary
响
to make a sound; to ring
电话响了。
Diànhuà xiǎng le.
The phone is ringing.
橡皮
eraser
请借我橡皮。
Qǐng jiè wǒ xiàngpí.
Please lend me your eraser.
消息
news; information
这是一个好消息。
Zhè shì yí gè hǎo xiāoxi.
This is good news.
小吃
snack
这里的小吃很有名。
Zhèlǐ de xiǎochī hěn yǒumíng.
The snacks here are very famous.
小伙子
young man; lad
那个小伙子很聪明。
Nàge xiǎohuǒzi hěn cōngming.
That young man is very clever.
小说
novel
我在看一本小说。
Wǒ zài kàn yì běn xiǎoshuō.
I am reading a novel.
效果
result; effect
这个方法效果很好。
Zhège fāngfǎ xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.
This method has good results.
笑话
joke
他会说很多笑话。
Tā huì shuō hěn duō xiàohuà.
He can tell many jokes.
心情
mood
我今天心情很好。
Wǒ jīntiān xīnqíng hěn hǎo.
My mood is very good today.
辛苦
hard; exhausting
工作很辛苦。
Gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.
The work is very hard.
信封
envelope
这个信封是谁的？
Zhège xìnfēng shì shéi de?
Whose envelope is this?
信息
information; news
我需要更多信息。
Wǒ xūyào gèng duō xìnxī.
I need more information.
信心
confidence; faith
我对你有信心。
Wǒ duì nǐ yǒu xìnxīn.
I have confidence in you.
兴奋
excited
大家都很兴奋。
Dàjiā dōu hěn xīngfèn.
Everyone is very excited.
行
to walk; okay; capable
这样行吗？
Zhèyàng xíng ma?
Is this okay?
醒
to wake up
我七点就醒了。
Wǒ qī diǎn jiù xǐng le.
I woke up at seven already.
幸福
happiness; happy
他们一家很幸福。
Tāmen yì jiā hěn xìngfú.
Their family is very happy.
Today's Grammar
Deeper comparison: A比B还/更+adjective ("A is even more... than B") and A没有B(这么/那么)+adjective ("A is not as... as B").
这个消息比那个还兴奋。
This news is even more exciting than that one.
我的心情没有你那么好。
My mood is not as good as yours.
这个笑话一点儿也不好笑。
This joke isn't funny at all.
这几天工作很辛苦，但是效果很好。
These days work is hard, but the results are good.
收到你的信封，我很兴奋。
Receiving your envelope, I was very excited.