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VOCABULARY · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 2

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安静 ānjìngADJECTIVE

quiet · calm

IN CONTEXTMeaning in motion
请安静一点儿。 Qǐng ānjìng yìdiǎnr. Please be a little quieter.

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啊aparticleparticle 爱好Traditional愛好àihàon.hobby; an interest; fancy 白色báisèn.white; the color white 班bānmulti, (measure word) 帮Traditional幫bāngv.help 帮忙Traditional幫忙bāngmángmultihelp; give a helping hand; do a favor; lend a hand 包bāon.bag 本子běnzin.notebook 比bǐprep.used to make comparison 笔Traditional筆bǐmulti, (measure word) 别Traditional別biéadv.don't 不错Traditional不錯búcuòadj.pretty good; not bad 不好意思bù hǎoyìsimultiphrase. sorry; excuse me 长Traditional長chángadj.long 车站Traditional車站chēzhànn.station 出chūv.exit; go out 出国Traditional出國chūguóv.go abroad 出来Traditional出來chūláiv.come out 出门Traditional出門chūménv.go out 出去chūqùv.go out 床Traditional牀chuángn.bed 词Traditional詞cín.word 次cìmulti, (adj.) 从Traditional從cóngmulti, (adv.) 从小Traditional從小cóngxiǎoadv.from childhood 错Traditional錯cuòadj.wrong; incorrect 打dǎv.hit; make 打车Traditional打車dǎchēv.take a taxi 打开Traditional打開dǎkāiv.open 但dànmulti, (adv.) 但是dànshìconj.but 得demultiarker of complement 地demultiarker of adverbial 等děngmulti, (prep.) 地铁Traditional地鐵dìtiěn.subway 点Traditional點diǎnmulti, (n., mw.) 懂dǒngv.understand 动Traditional動dòngv.move 饭馆Traditional飯館fànguǎnn.restaurant 飞Traditional飛fēiv.fly 高gāoadj.tall; high 高中gāozhōngn.senior high school 告诉Traditional告訴gàosuv.tell 个子Traditional個子gèzin.height 跟gēnmulti, conj., (n., v.) 公交车Traditional公交車gōngjiāochēn.bus 过Traditional過guòmultisa. used after a verb, referring to sth. that happened previously 过来Traditional過來guòláiv.come over 过年Traditional過年guòniánv.celebrate the New Year 过去Traditional過去guòqùn.in the past 过Traditional過guomultisa. used after a verb, referring to sth. that happened previously 还是Traditional還是háishiadv.still; all the same 黑色hēisèn.black; the color black 红茶Traditional紅茶hóngchán.black tea 红色Traditional紅色hóngsèn.red; the color red 后面Traditional後面hòumiànn.at the back; in the rear; behind 花huāv.spend 花huāmulti, (adj.) 画Traditional畫huàv.draw; paint 坏Traditional壞huàiadj.bad; evil 回来Traditional回來huíláiv.come back 回去huíqùv.go back 机场Traditional機場jīchǎngn.airport 机票Traditional機票jīpiàon.plane ticket 记得Traditional記得jìdev.remember; learn by heart 间Traditional間jiānmw.(n.) 教jiāov.teach 教室jiàoshìn.classroom 介绍Traditional介紹jièshàov.introduce sb. or sth. 进Traditional進jìnv.enter 近jìnadj.close; near 进来Traditional進來jìnláiv.come in 进去Traditional進去jìnqùv.go in 经常Traditional經常jīngchángadv.often 酒店jiǔdiànn.hotel 就jiùadv.(prep.) 咖啡kāfēin.coffee 开始Traditional開始kāishǐv.start; begin 开学Traditional開學kāixuév.school starts 考kǎov.take an exam 考试Traditional考試kǎoshìn.examination / take a test 可能kěnéngaux.may; can 裤子Traditional褲子kùzin.trousers; pants 快kuàiadj.fast 快乐Traditional快樂kuàilèadj.happy; joyful; cheerful; glad 快要kuàiyàoadv.be about to 篮球Traditional籃球lánqiún.basketball 累lèiadj.tired; fatigued 离Traditional離líprep.away from 里面Traditional裏面lǐmiànn.inside 楼Traditional樓lóun.building 路lùn.road 路上lùshangn.on the way 旅游Traditional旅遊lǚyóuv.travel 绿茶Traditional綠茶lǜchán.green tea 绿色Traditional綠色lǜsèn.(adj.) 慢mànadj.slow 没意思Traditional沒意思méi yìsiadj.boring 每měipron.(adv.) 门Traditional門ménn.exits and entrances; doorways 门口Traditional門口ménkǒun.doorway; entrance 门票Traditional門票ménpiàon.admission ticket 面Traditional麪miànmultisuffix, (v., n., mw.) 名míngmw.used for people 拿náv.hold; take 那么Traditional那麼nàmepron.so; such 那样Traditional那樣nàyàngpron.like that; that way 奶茶nǎichán.milk tea 奶奶nǎinain.grandmother 男孩儿Traditional男孩兒nánháirn.boy 鸟Traditional鳥niǎon.bird 女孩儿Traditional女孩兒nǚháirn.girl 旁边Traditional旁邊pángbiānn.side; by the side of; nearby 跑pǎov.run 跑步pǎobùv.run; jog 票piàon.ticket 妻子qīzin.wife 起来Traditional起來qǐláiv.used after a verb to indicate direction or trend 前面qiánmiànn.before; in front; at the head; ahead 晴qíngadj.fine; clear 球qiún.ball 让Traditional讓ràngmulti, (prep.) 肉ròun.meat 商场Traditional商場shāngchǎngn.shopping mall 上来Traditional上來shàngláiv.come up 上面shàngmiànn.above; on top 上去shàngqùv.go up 上网Traditional上網shàngwǎngv.get online 身体Traditional身體shēntǐn.body (of a human or animal) 生日shēngrìn.birthday 时Traditional時shímulti, (mw.) 事情shìqingmultimatter; business; circumstance; event; affair;incident; occurrence 手shǒun.hand 手表Traditional手錶shǒubiǎon.wrist watch; watch 书包Traditional書包shūbāon.schoolbag 舒服shūfuadj.pleased; comfortable 送sòngv.give sb. sth. as a gift 虽然Traditional雖然suīránconj.although 所以suǒyǐconj.so; therefore 疼téngmulti, (v.) 踢tīv.kick 题Traditional題tín.questions, problems (in a test or a quiz) 条Traditional條tiáomultieasure word, (n.) 跳舞tiàowǔmultisv. dance 头Traditional頭tóumulti, (measure word), (adj.) 外国Traditional外國wàiguón.foreign country 外面wàimiànn.outside 完wánv.indicating finished; be used up; run out 万Traditional萬wànnum.ten thousand 往wǎngprep.to; toward 网上Traditional網上wǎngshangn.online; on the internet 忘wàngv.forget 位wèimw.used for people 为什么Traditional爲什麼wèi shénmepron.why 希望xīwàngv.hope; wish; want; be desirous of 洗xǐv.wash 洗手间Traditional洗手間xǐshǒujiānn.toilet; washroom; bathroom 下来Traditional下來xiàláiv.come down 下面xiàmiànn.below; under 下去xiàqùv.go down 小孩儿Traditional小孩兒xiǎoháirn.child 小时候Traditional小時候xiǎoshíhoun.childhood 笑xiàov.laugh; smile 姓xìngn.surname 姓名xìngmíngn.full name 颜色Traditional顏色yánsèn.color 眼睛yǎnjingn.eye 药Traditional藥yàon.medicine 药店Traditional藥店yàodiànn.pharmacy 爷爷Traditional爺爺yéyen.grandfather, also used as a title of respect for an old man 一会儿Traditional一會兒yíhuìrmulti/measure word, (adv.) 已经Traditional已經yǐjīngadv.already; yet 一起yìqǐadv.together 意思yìsin.meaning; content; indication; hint 阴Traditional陰yīnadj.cloudy; overcast 因为Traditional因爲yīnwèiconj.because 游Traditional遊yóuv.swim 游泳yóuyǒngv.swim 有意思yǒu yìsiadj.interesting 有时Traditional有時yǒushíadv.sometimes 右yòun.right side 右边Traditional右邊yòubiann.right; right side 鱼Traditional魚yún.fish 远Traditional遠yuǎnadj.far 运动Traditional運動yùndòngv.take exercise 站zhànv.stand 丈夫zhàngfun.husband 这么Traditional這麼zhèmepron.this; like this 这样Traditional這樣zhèyàngpron.like this; this way 着zhemultisa.used after a verb, indicating that the action starts and continues 正zhèngmulti, (adj.) 周Traditional週zhōumulti, (measure) 准备Traditional準備zhǔnbèiv.be going to; intend; plan; prepare 自己zìjǐpron.oneself; self; one's own 走zǒuv.walk; go on foot 走路zǒulùv.walk 足球zúqiún.football; soccer 最zuìadv.the most 左zuǒn.left side 左边Traditional左邊zuǒbiann.left; left side
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