HSK 4 Vocabulary: 54 Small Words (2)
HSK 4 Vocabulary · part 13 · 54 words 19:37 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English
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本来 běnlái: originally, at first. At first, I couldn't swim.
我本来不会游泳。 Wǒ běnlái bú huì yóuyǒng.
原来 yuánlái: formerly; original. I used to be very scared of water.
原来我很怕水。 Yuánlái wǒ hěn pà shuǐ.
当时 dāngshí: at that time. As a child I fell into a river; at that time I was only six.
小时候我掉进了河里，当时我才六岁。 Xiǎoshíhou wǒ diào jìn le hé li, dāngshí wǒ cái liù suì.
后来 hòulái: later, afterwards. Later, I never went near a river again.
后来，我就再也不去河边了。 Hòulái, wǒ jiù zài yě bú qù hé biān le.
从来 cónglái: always, ever (从来没 = never). I had never learned to swim.
我从来没学过游泳。 Wǒ cónglái méi xué guo yóuyǒng.
平时 píngshí: usually, normally. Usually I like running.
平时我喜欢跑步。 Píngshí wǒ xǐhuan pǎobù.
偶尔 ǒu'ěr: once in a while. Now and then I go climbing too.
偶尔也去爬山。 Ǒu'ěr yě qù páshān.
往往 wǎngwǎng: often, usually. In summer, my friends often go swimming.
夏天，朋友们往往去游泳。 Xiàtiān, péngyou men wǎngwǎng qù yóuyǒng.
永远 yǒngyuǎn: forever, always. I thought I would never be able to swim.
我以为我永远学不会游泳。 Wǒ yǐwéi wǒ yǒngyuǎn xué bu huì yóuyǒng.
暂时 zànshí: for now, for the time being. This summer I'm not working for now, so I have lots of time.
今年夏天我暂时不工作，有很多时间。 Jīnnián xiàtiān wǒ zànshí bù gōngzuò, yǒu hěn duō shíjiān.
忽然 hūrán: suddenly. One day, I suddenly wanted to learn to swim.
有一天，我忽然想学游泳。 Yǒu yì tiān, wǒ hūrán xiǎng xué yóuyǒng.
刚刚 gānggāng: just (now). I had just found a swimming teacher.
我刚刚找到一个游泳老师。 Wǒ gānggāng zhǎodào yí ge yóuyǒng lǎoshī.
正好 zhènghǎo: as it happens; just right. As it happens, he lives next door to me.
他正好住在我家旁边。 Tā zhènghǎo zhù zài wǒ jiā pángbiān.
顺便 shùnbiàn: on the way, while you're at it. When he goes swimming, he takes me along on the way.
他去游泳的时候，顺便带我去。 Tā qù yóuyǒng de shíhou, shùnbiàn dài wǒ qù.
逐渐 zhújiàn: gradually. I gradually stopped being scared of water.
我逐渐不怕水了。 Wǒ zhújiàn bú pà shuǐ le.
竟然 jìngrán: actually (to my surprise). After a month, to my surprise, I could swim a hundred metres.
一个月后，我竟然能游一百米了。 Yí ge yuè hòu, wǒ jìngrán néng yóu yìbǎi mǐ le.
果然 guǒrán: sure enough. The teacher said I could learn, and sure enough I did.
老师说我能学会，我果然学会了。 Lǎoshī shuō wǒ néng xuéhuì, wǒ guǒrán xuéhuì le.
稍微 shāowēi: a little, slightly. On the first day, the water was slightly cold.
第一天，水稍微有点儿冷。 Dì yī tiān, shuǐ shāowēi yǒudiǎnr lěng.
十分 shífēn: very, fully. But I was very excited.
但是我十分兴奋。 Dànshì wǒ shífēn xīngfèn.
挺 tǐng: quite, rather. The water there was quite clean.
那里的水挺干净的。 Nàli de shuǐ tǐng gānjìng de.
极其 jíqí: extremely. The teacher was extremely patient.
老师极其有耐心。 Lǎoshī jíqí yǒu nàixīn.
尤其 yóuqí: especially. I especially like swimming in the morning.
我尤其喜欢早上去游泳。 Wǒ yóuqí xǐhuan zǎoshang qù yóuyǒng.
大概 dàgài: probably, about. Each time we swim for about an hour.
每次大概游一个小时。 Měi cì dàgài yóu yí ge xiǎoshí.
大约 dàyuē: about, around. Around twenty people learn together.
大约有二十个人一起学。 Dàyuē yǒu èrshí ge rén yìqǐ xué.
差不多 chàbuduō: almost; about the same. Almost all of them are students.
他们差不多都是学生。 Tāmen chàbuduō dōu shì xuésheng.
至少 zhìshǎo: at least. The teacher says we must practise at least three times a week.
老师说，每个星期至少要练习三次。 Lǎoshī shuō, měi ge xīngqī zhìshǎo yào liànxí sān cì.
也许 yěxǔ: maybe, perhaps. Maybe next year I can take part in a swimming race.
也许明年我能参加游泳比赛。 Yěxǔ míngnián wǒ néng cānjiā yóuyǒng bǐsài.
恐怕 kǒngpà: I'm afraid, probably. I'm afraid I'm not fast enough yet.
恐怕我现在还游得不够快。 Kǒngpà wǒ xiànzài hái yóu de bú gòu kuài.
估计 gūjì: to reckon, to estimate. The teacher reckons I need another six months of practice.
老师估计我还要练习半年。 Lǎoshī gūjì wǒ hái yào liànxí bàn nián.
肯定 kěndìng: surely; to confirm. He says: "You will surely swim faster."
他说：“你肯定能游得更快。” Tā shuō: “Nǐ kěndìng néng yóu de gèng kuài.”
确实 quèshí: really, indeed. I really am much faster than before.
我确实比以前快多了。 Wǒ quèshí bǐ yǐqián kuài duō le.
实在 shízài: really, truly. But after swimming I'm truly starving.
但是游完以后，我实在太饿了。 Dànshì yóu wán yǐhòu, wǒ shízài tài è le.
好像 hǎoxiàng: to seem, as if. I seem to want to eat everything.
我好像什么都想吃。 Wǒ hǎoxiàng shénme dōu xiǎng chī.
难道 nándào: could it be that …?. Mum asked: "Don't tell me you didn't eat lunch?"
妈妈问：“难道你没吃午饭吗？” Māma wèn: “Nándào nǐ méi chī wǔfàn ma?”
到底 dàodǐ: after all, on earth. "How long on earth did you swim?"
“你到底游了多长时间？” “Nǐ dàodǐ yóu le duō cháng shíjiān?”
究竟 jiūjìng: actually, on earth. "Who exactly taught you?"
“究竟是谁教你的？” “Jiūjìng shì shéi jiāo nǐ de?”
最好 zuìhǎo: had better. The teacher says you had better do a few warm-up moves before you swim.
老师说，游泳以前最好先做几个动作。 Lǎoshī shuō, yóuyǒng yǐqián zuìhǎo xiān zuò jǐ ge dòngzuò.
千万 qiānwàn: be sure to (千万不要 = never). Never ever go swimming in a river alone.
千万不要一个人去河里游泳。 Qiānwàn búyào yí ge rén qù hé li yóuyǒng.
随便 suíbiàn: as you like, carelessly. At the pool, you can't run around as you like.
在游泳的地方，不能随便跑。 Zài yóuyǒng de dìfang, bù néng suíbiàn pǎo.
仍然 réngrán: still. One day it rained hard, and I still went.
有一天下大雨，我仍然去了。 Yǒu yì tiān xià dà yǔ, wǒ réngrán qù le.
只好 zhǐhǎo: have no choice but to. But the place was closed, so I had to go home.
但是那里关门了，我只好回家。 Dànshì nàli guān mén le, wǒ zhǐhǎo huí jiā.
不得不 bùdébù: have to, must. The next day I caught a cold and had to rest at home.
第二天我感冒了，不得不在家休息。 Dì èr tiān wǒ gǎnmào le, bùdébù zài jiā xiūxi.
无 wú: not have, without. The water there has no colour and no smell; it's very clean.
那里的水无色、无味，非常干净。 Nàli de shuǐ wú sè, wú wèi, fēicháng gānjìng.
遍 biàn: time (from start to end). After I got better, the teacher went over the moves three times.
病好了以后，老师把动作说了三遍。 Bìng hǎo le yǐhòu, lǎoshī bǎ dòngzuò shuō le sān biàn.
起来 qǐlai: to get up (after a verb: up). I stood up in the water and everyone clapped.
我从水里站起来，大家都给我鼓掌。 Wǒ cóng shuǐ li zhàn qǐlai, dàjiā dōu gěi wǒ gǔzhǎng.
呀 ya: (friendly ending). Mum said: "You swim so well!"
妈妈说：“你游得真好呀！” Māma shuō: “Nǐ yóu de zhēn hǎo ya!”
对 duì: for, towards. She said: "Swimming is good for your body."
她说：“游泳对身体好。” Tā shuō: “Yóuyǒng duì shēntǐ hǎo.”
干 gàn: to do. "What else do you want to do later on?"
“以后你还想干什么？” “Yǐhòu nǐ hái xiǎng gàn shénme?”
等 děng: and so on. I want to learn running, climbing, tennis and so on.
我想学跑步、爬山、打网球等。 Wǒ xiǎng xué pǎobù, páshān, dǎ wǎngqiú děng.
发 fā: to send. In the evening, I sent my teacher a photo.
晚上，我给老师发了一张照片。 Wǎnshang, wǒ gěi lǎoshī fā le yì zhāng zhàopiàn.
当 dāng: to be, to work as. I said that one day I'd like to be a swimming teacher too.
我说，以后我也想当游泳老师。 Wǒ shuō, yǐhòu wǒ yě xiǎng dāng yóuyǒng lǎoshī.
行 xíng: OK, will do. The teacher replied: "OK!"
老师回答：“行！” Lǎoshī huídá: “Xíng!”
算 suàn: to count as. He said I count as one of his best students.
他说，我算是他最好的学生之一。 Tā shuō, wǒ suàn shì tā zuì hǎo de xuésheng zhī yī.
谈 tán: to talk, to discuss. Now we often talk about our dreams together.
现在，我们常常在一起谈理想。 Xiànzài, wǒmen chángcháng zài yìqǐ tán lǐxiǎng.