HSK4 — Day 9 — Communication & Daily Actions
Today let's learn words about communication and everyday activities.
Today's Vocabulary
传真
fax / facsimile
请把表格传真给我。
Qǐng bǎ biǎogé chuánzhēn gěi wǒ.
Please fax the form to me.
词语
word / term
这个词语我不认识。
Zhège cíyǔ wǒ bú rènshi.
I don't know this word.
短信
text message
我给你发了一条短信。
Wǒ gěi nǐ fā le yì tiáo duǎnxìn.
I sent you a text message.
对话
dialog / dialogue
请听这段对话。
Qǐng tīng zhè duàn duìhuà.
Please listen to this dialogue.
翻译
to translate / translator
请帮我翻译这句话。
Qǐng bāng wǒ fānyì zhè jù huà.
Please help me translate this sentence.
广播
broadcast / to broadcast
我常常听广播。
Wǒ chángcháng tīng guǎngbō.
I often listen to the radio broadcast.
广告
advertisement
这个广告很有意思。
Zhège guǎnggào hěn yǒuyìsi.
This advertisement is very interesting.
互联网
the Internet
我们用互联网学习。
Wǒmen yòng hùliánwǎng xuéxí.
We use the internet to study.
寄
to mail / to send
我要给你寄东西。
Wǒ yào gěi nǐ jì dōngxi.
I want to send you something.
技术
technology / technique
这个技术很新。
Zhège jìshù hěn xīn.
This technology is very new.
打扮
to decorate / to dress up
她今天打扮得很漂亮。
Tā jīntiān dǎban de hěn piàoliang.
She dressed up very beautifully today.
打扰
to disturb / to bother
对不起，打扰你了。
Duìbuqǐ, dǎrǎo nǐ le.
I'm sorry to disturb you.
戴
to put on / to wear
他戴着帽子。
Tā dàizhe màozi.
He is wearing a hat.
挂
to hang / to suspend
照片挂在那里。
Zhàopiàn guà zài nàli.
The photo is hanging there.
逛
to stroll / to visit
我们去逛街吧。
Wǒmen qù guàngjiē ba.
Let's go stroll around the street.
购物
shopping
我喜欢网上购物。
Wǒ xǐhuan wǎngshàng gòuwù.
I like shopping online.
付款
to pay / payment
请在这里付款。
Qǐng zài zhèlǐ fùkuǎn.
Please pay here.
打折
to give a discount
这件衣服打折了。
Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎzhé le.
This piece of clothing is discounted.
Today's Grammar
V + 得 + adjective describes the manner of an action, e.g. 她打扮得很漂亮 (She dresses up very beautifully).
她打扮得很漂亮。
She dresses up very beautifully.
他翻译得很好。
He translates very well.
广告做得很好，大家都记住了。
The advertisement was made very well, everyone remembered it.
请不要打扰我，我在打电话。
Please don't disturb me, I'm on the phone.
我周末喜欢逛街和购物。
On weekends I like to stroll around and go shopping.