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Compounds Expand your vocabulary by studying more complex words built by the 'core words'.




CORE WORDS












HSK 1.0 (1992)

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女兒

女儿

nü3'er2

daughter

A

而且

而且

er2qie3

moreover/ in addition/ but also

A

兒子

儿子

er2zi

son

B

從而

从而

cong2'er2

thus/ thereby

B

er2

but/ yet/ while

B

兒童

儿童

er2tong2

children

B

因而

因而

yin1'er2

thus/ as a result

C

不是

不是

bu4shi4_er2shi4_

mistake/ fault/ blame

C

不是而是

不是而是

bu4shi4_ er2shi4

not … but …

C

嬰兒

婴儿

ying1'er2

baby-child/ baby/ infant/ babe

C

總而言之

总而言之

zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1

generalize-and-say-it/ in short/ in brief/ in a nutshell

C

托兒所

托儿所

tuo1'er2suo3

entrust-child-place/ nursery/ child care center

C

幼兒園

幼儿园

you4'er2yuan2

young-child-garden/ kindergarten/ nursery school

C

兒女

儿女

er2nü3

sons and daughters/ children

C

反而

反而

fan3'er2

on the contrary/ instead

D

顯而易見

显而易见

xian3 er2 yi4 jian4

obviously/ stick out a mile

D

不言而喻

不言而喻

bu4 yan2 er2 yu4

tell its own tale

D

一概而論

一概而论

yi1gai4 er2 lun4

lump together al and sundry/ lump under one head

D

一哄而散

一哄而散

yi1 hong4 er2 san4

break up in a hubbub

D

進而

进而

jin4'er2

then

D

半途而廢

半途而废

ban4 tu2 er2 fei4

give up halfway/ leave sth unfinished

D

時而

时而

shi2'er2

from time to time/ now … now …

D

而後

而后

er2hou4

moreover

D

而已

而已

er2yi3

nothing more

D

可想而知

可想而知

ke3 xiang3 er2zhi1

you can imagine

D

似是而非

似是而非

si4 shi4 er2 fei1

specious/ apparently right but actually wrong

D

敬而遠之

敬而远之

jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1

keep someone at a respectful distance

D

不辭而別

不辞而别

bu4 ci2 er2 bie2

leave without saying goodbye

D

形而上學

形而上学

xing2'er2shang4xue2

metaphysics


HSK 2.0 (2010)

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1

女儿

nv3 er2

daughter

1

儿子

er2 zi5

son

3

而且

er2 qie3

(not only ...) but also/ moreover/ in addition/ furthermore

4

er2

and/ as well as/ and so/ but (not)/ yet (not)/ (indicates causal relation)/ (indicates change of state)/ (indicates contrast)

4

儿童

er2 tong2

child/ CL:個|个[ge4]

4

然而

ran2 er2

however/ yet/ but

5

幼儿园

you4 er2 yuan2

kindergarten/ nursery school

5

从而

cong2 er2

thus/ thereby

5

因而

yin1 er2

therefore/ as a result/ thus/ and as a result; ...

5

反而

fan3 er2

instead/ on the contrary/ contrary (to expectations)

6

婴儿

ying1 er2

infant/ baby/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ lead (Pb)

6

不言而喻

bu4 yan2 er2 yu4

it goes without saying/ it is self-evident

6

总而言之

zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1

in short/ in a word/ in brief

6

半途而废

ban4 tu2 er2 fei4

to give up halfway (idiom)/ leave sth unfinished

6

锲而不舍

qie4 er2 bu4 she3

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom)/ to chisel away at sth/ to persevere/ unflagging efforts

6

轻而易举

qing1 er2 yi4 ju3

easy/ with no difficulty

6

进而

jin4 er2

and then (what follows next)

6

时而

shi2 er2

occasionally/ from time to time

6

而已

er2 yi3

that's all/ nothing more


HSK 3.0 (2022)

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