HSK4 — Day 37 — Personality, School & Performance

Panpan
Today let's learn words about personality, pressure, and performances.

Today's Vocabulary

性别
xìngbié
gender; sex
请写出性别。
Qǐng xiěchū xìngbié.
Please write your gender.
性格
xìnggé
personality; character
她的性格很好。
Tā de xìnggé hěn hǎo.
Her personality is very good.
修理
xiūlǐ
to repair; to fix
他在修理电脑。
Tā zài xiūlǐ diànnǎo.
He is repairing the computer.
许多
xǔduō
a great deal; many
这里有许多书。
Zhèlǐ yǒu xǔduō shū.
There are many books here.
学期
xuéqī
school term; semester
这个学期很忙。
Zhège xuéqī hěn máng.
This semester is very busy.
ya
interjection of surprise
你来了呀!
Nǐ lái le ya!
Oh, you're here!
压力
yālì
pressure
工作压力很大。
Gōngzuò yālì hěn dà.
Work pressure is very high.
牙膏
yágāo
toothpaste
牙膏用完了。
Yágāo yòngwán le.
The toothpaste is used up.
亚洲
Yàzhōu
Asia
中国在亚洲。
Zhōngguó zài Yàzhōu.
China is in Asia.
严格
yángé
strict; stringent
老师对我们很严格。
Lǎoshī duì wǒmen hěn yángé.
The teacher is very strict with us.
严重
yánzhòng
serious; severe
这个问题很严重。
Zhège wèntí hěn yánzhòng.
This problem is very serious.
yán
salt
请给我一点儿盐。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr yán.
Please give me a little salt.
研究
yánjiū
research; to research
她在研究历史。
Tā zài yánjiū lìshǐ.
She is researching history.
演出
yǎnchū
to perform; performance
今晚有一场演出。
Jīnwǎn yǒu yì chǎng yǎnchū.
There is a performance tonight.
演员
yǎnyuán
actor; actress
她是有名的演员。
Tā shì yǒumíng de yǎnyuán.
She is a famous actress.
眼镜
yǎnjìng
glasses; spectacles
我需要眼镜。
Wǒ xūyào yǎnjìng.
I need glasses.
阳光
yángguāng
sunlight
今天的阳光很好。
Jīntiān de yángguāng hěn hǎo.
Today's sunlight is very nice.

Today's Grammar

一...就... ("as soon as...then...") expresses that one event happens immediately after another.

他一醒就开始学习。
Tā yī xǐng jiù kāishǐ xuéxí.
As soon as he wakes up, he starts studying.
我的压力一直很严重。
Wǒ de yālì yìzhí hěn yánzhòng.
My pressure has always been severe.
老师对我们的研究很严格。
Lǎoshī duì wǒmen de yánjiū hěn yángé.
The teacher is very strict about our research.
演员的表演一开始就很精彩。
Yǎnyuán de biǎoyǎn yī kāishǐ jiù hěn jīngcǎi.
The actor's performance was brilliant right from the start.
阳光一出来,大家的心情就好了。
Yángguāng yī chūlái, dàjiā de xīnqíng jiù hǎo le.
As soon as the sunlight comes out, everyone's mood becomes good.