HSK4 — Day 7 — Time & Sequence
Today let's learn words about time and frequency.
Today's Vocabulary
按时
on time / on schedule
请按时做作业。
Qǐng ànshí zuò zuòyè.
Please do your homework on time.
本来
original / originally / at first
我本来想去，可是我很累。
Wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù, kěshì wǒ hěn lèi.
I originally wanted to go, but I am very tired.
重新
again / once more / re-
请重新写。
Qǐng chóngxīn xiě.
Please write it again.
从来
always / at all times (with 没/不)
她从来不迟到。
Tā cónglái bù chídào.
She is never late.
当
to be / when / during
当我到家的时候，已经很晚了。
Dāng wǒ dàojiā de shíhou, yǐjīng hěn wǎn le.
When I got home, it was already very late.
当时
then / at that time
当时我还是学生。
Dāngshí wǒ háishi xuésheng.
At that time I was still a student.
放暑假
to take summer vacation
我们下周放暑假。
Wǒmen xià zhōu fàng shǔjià.
We start summer vacation next week.
刚
just / barely / exactly
我刚到家。
Wǒ gāng dàojiā.
I just got home.
寒假
winter vacation
寒假我要去中国旅行。
Hánjià wǒ yào qù Zhōngguó lǚxíng.
During winter vacation I will travel to China.
及时
in time / promptly / timely
谢谢你及时的帮助。
Xièxie nǐ jíshí de bāngzhù.
Thank you for your timely help.
继续
to continue / to proceed with
我们继续上课吧。
Wǒmen jìxù shàngkè ba.
Let's continue the class.
差不多
almost / nearly
我们差不多到了。
Wǒmen chàbuduō dào le.
We're almost there.
到处
everywhere / in all places
这里到处都是人。
Zhèlǐ dàochù dōu shì rén.
There are people everywhere here.
Today's Grammar
越...越... means "the more...the more..." — an extension of 越来越 from HSK3, e.g. 天气越冷，我越想睡觉 (The colder the weather, the more I want to sleep).
天气越冷，我越想睡觉。
The colder the weather, the more I want to sleep.
你越着急，越容易粗心。
The more anxious you are, the more easily careless you become.
我从来没去过长城，本来打算这个月去。
I've never been to the Great Wall, I originally planned to go this month.
你得按时出发，否则会堵车。
You must set off on time, otherwise there'll be a traffic jam.
寒假的时候，我们重新想了旅行的方向。
During winter break, we rethought the direction of our trip.