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HSK 5 Vocabulary: 33 Words for Things and Shapes

HSK 5 Vocabulary · part 17 · 33 words 11:37 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English

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玻璃 bōli: glass. This cup is made of glass. 这个杯子是玻璃做的。 Zhège bēizi shì bōli zuò de.
金属 jīnshǔ: metal. This chair is metal, so it's very sturdy. 这把椅子是金属的,很结实。 Zhè bǎ yǐzi shì jīnshǔ de, hěn jiēshi.
铜 tóng: copper, bronze. This ancient bell is made of bronze. 这口古老的钟是铜做的。 Zhè kǒu gǔlǎo de zhōng shì tóng zuò de.
银 yín: silver. She's wearing a silver necklace. 她戴着一条银项链。 Tā dài zhe yì tiáo yín xiàngliàn.
黄金 huángjīn: gold. Gold is very expensive. 黄金很贵。 Huángjīn hěn guì.
钢铁 gāngtiě: steel. This bridge is made of steel. 这座桥是钢铁做的。 Zhè zuò qiáo shì gāngtiě zuò de.
木头 mùtou: wood. This table is wooden. 这张桌子是木头的。 Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì mùtou de.
布 bù: cloth. Mum bought a piece of red cloth. 妈妈买了一块红布。 Māma mǎi le yí kuài hóng bù.
液体 yètǐ: liquid. Water is a liquid. 水是液体。 Shuǐ shì yètǐ.
固体 gùtǐ: solid. When water turns to ice, it becomes a solid. 水变成冰,就是固体了。 Shuǐ biàn chéng bīng, jiù shì gùtǐ le.
管子 guǎnzi: pipe, tube. Water flows out of this pipe. 水从这根管子里流出来。 Shuǐ cóng zhè gēn guǎnzi li liú chūlái.
盖 gài: lid, cover. The pot has a glass lid. 锅上有一个玻璃盖。 Guō shang yǒu yí ge bōli gài.
洞 dòng: hole. There's a hole in my sock. 我的袜子破了一个洞。 Wǒ de wàzi pò le yí ge dòng.
顶 dǐng: top. The top of the house is red. 房子的顶是红色的。 Fángzi de dǐng shì hóngsè de.
形状 xíngzhuàng: shape. These biscuits come in different shapes. 这些饼干有不同的形状。 Zhèxiē bǐnggān yǒu bù tóng de xíngzhuàng.
圈 quān: circle, ring. The children stood in a circle. 孩子们站成一个圈。 Háizimen zhàn chéng yí ge quān.
方 fāng: square. This box is square. 这个盒子是方的。 Zhège hézi shì fāng de.
直 zhí: straight. This road is very straight. 这条路很直。 Zhè tiáo lù hěn zhí.
弯 wān: curved, bent. The mountain road is very winding, so drive carefully. 山路很弯,开车要小心。 Shān lù hěn wān, kāi chē yào xiǎoxīn.
斜 xié: slanting. This house is a bit slanted. 这个房子有点儿斜。 Zhège fángzi yǒudiǎnr xié.
歪 wāi: crooked. The picture on the wall is hanging crooked. 墙上的画挂歪了。 Qiáng shang de huà guà wāi le.
横 héng: horizontal. The character for "one" is a single horizontal stroke. “一”是一个横。 "Yī" shì yí ge héng.
平 píng: flat, level. The ground here is very flat. 这里的地很平。 Zhèlǐ de dì hěn píng.
尖锐 jiānruì: sharp, pointed. Careful, this knife is very sharp. 小心,这把刀很尖锐。 Xiǎoxīn, zhè bǎ dāo hěn jiānruì.
光滑 guānghuá: smooth. This stone is very smooth. 这块石头很光滑。 Zhè kuài shítou hěn guānghuá.
透明 tòumíng: transparent. This box is see-through. 这个盒子是透明的。 Zhège hézi shì tòumíng de.
薄 báo: thin. This book is very thin. 这本书很薄。 Zhè běn shū hěn báo.
紧 jǐn: tight. These shoes are too tight. 这双鞋太紧了。 Zhè shuāng xié tài jǐn le.
碎 suì: broken (into pieces). The cup fell on the floor and smashed. 杯子掉在地上,碎了。 Bēizi diào zài dì shang, suì le.
均匀 jūnyún: even, evenly spread. The chocolate on the cake is spread evenly. 蛋糕上的巧克力很均匀。 Dàngāo shang de qiǎokèlì hěn jūnyún.
体积 tǐjī: volume, size. This box has a large volume. 这个箱子的体积很大。 Zhège xiāngzi de tǐjī hěn dà.
重量 zhòngliàng: weight. The weight of this bag is five kilograms. 这个包的重量是五公斤。 Zhège bāo de zhòngliàng shì wǔ gōngjīn.
面积 miànjī: area. The area of this room is twenty square metres. 这个房间的面积是二十平方米。 Zhège fángjiān de miànjī shì èrshí píngfāngmǐ.

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