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




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HSK 1.0 (1992)

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hao3

good/ nice/ be in good health

A

hao3

very/ quite/ so

A

好吃

好吃

hao3chi1

delicious/ tasty/ good to eat

A

好處

好处

hao3chu

good/ advantage/ benefit/ gain

A

好看

好看

hao3kan4

good-looking/ nice/ pretty

A

問好

问好

wen4 hao3

send one's regards to

A

好像

好像

hao3xiang4

seem/ look like/ be like/ as if

A

友好

友好

you3hao3

friendly/ amicable/ close friend

A

只好

只好

zhi3hao3

have to/ be forced to

A

shao3

few/ little/ less/ lack/ lose/ reduce

A

zhao3

look for/ return the balance of money

B

不少

不少

bu4shao3

quite a few

B

良好

良好

liang2hao3

good

B

美好

美好

mei3hao3

fine/ happy/ glorious

B

好好兒

好好儿

hao3hao1r

in a proper way/ to one's heart's content

B

好久

好久

hao3jiu3

a long time

B

好容易

好容易

hao3rong2yi4

have a hard time

B

好聽

好听

hao3ting1

pleasant to hear

B

好玩兒

好玩儿

hao3wan2r

interesting/ amusing

B

好些

好些

hao3xie1

quite a lot/ a great deal of

B

正好

正好

zheng4hao3

just in time/ just right/ just enough

B

最好

最好

zui4hao3

had better/ it would be best

B

減少

减少

jian3shao3

reduce/ decrease

B

尋找

寻找

xun2zhao3

look for/ seek

B

缺少

缺少

que1shao3

lack/ be short of

B

至少

至少

zhi4shao3

at least

B

少數

少数

shao3shu4

minority/ few

B

不好意思

不好意思

bu4 hao3yi4si

shy/ feel embarrassed

B

chao3

quarrel

C

要好

要好

yao4hao3

want-good/ on good terms/ friendly to each other

C

hao3

so that, so as to

C

好比

好比

hao3bi3

be just like/ may be compared to/ can be likened to

C

或多或少

或多或少

huo4 duo1 huo4 shao3

more or less

C

恰好

恰好

qia4hao3

happen to

C

吵架

吵架

chao3 jia4

quarrel/ wrangle/ bicker/ squabble

C

chao3

stir-fry/ fry/ sauté/ speculate illegally

D

幸好

幸好

xing4hao3

fortunately

D

爭吵

争吵

zheng1chao3

quarrel

D

好多

好多

hao3duo1

a good deal

D

好感

好感

hao3gan3

favor

D

好壞

好坏

hao3huai4

stand or fall

D

好說

好说

hao3 shuo1

no problem

D

好樣的

好样的

hao3yang4de

great

D

好在

好在

hao3zai4

fortunately

D

好轉

好转

hao3zhuan3

mend/ straighten up

D

恰到好處

恰到好处

qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4

just right

D

少量

少量

shao3liang4

a little/ a few/ a spot of

D

少數民族

少数民族

shao3shu4 min2zu2

minority

D

沼澤

沼泽

zhao3ze2

swamp/ morass

D

吵鬧

吵闹

chao3nao4

wrangle/ kick up a row

D

吵嘴

吵嘴

chao3 zui3

quarrel


HSK 2.0 (2010)

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1

shao3

few/ little/ lack

1

多少

duo1 shao3

number/ amount/ somewhat

1

hao3

good/ well/ proper/ good to/ easy to/ very/ so/ (suffix indicating completion or readiness)

2

好吃

hao3 chi1

tasty/ delicious

2

zhao3

to try to find/ to look for/ to call on sb/ to find/ to seek/ to return/ to give change

4

减少

jian3 shao3

to lessen/ to decrease/ to reduce/ to lower

4

正好

zheng4 hao3

just (in time)/ just right/ just enough/ to happen to/ to chance to/ by chance/ it just so happens that

4

友好

you3 hao3

friendly/ amicable

4

最好

zui4 hao3

best/ (you) had better (do what we suggest)

4

只好

zhi3 hao3

without any better option/ to have to/ to be forced to

4

至少

zhi4 shao3

at least/ (to say the) least

4

缺少

que1 shao3

lack/ shortage of/ shortfall/ to be short (of)/ to lack

4

chao3

to quarrel/ to make a noise/ noisy/ to disturb by making a noise

4

好处

hao3 chu5

benefit/ advantage/ gain/ profit/ also pronounced hao3 chu4/ CL:個|个[ge4]

4

好像

hao3 xiang4

as if/ to seem like

5

良好

liang2 hao3

good/ favorable/ well/ fine

5

不好意思

bu4 hao3 yi4 si5

to feel embarrassed/ to be ill at ease/ to find it embarrassing (to do sth)

5

寻找

xun2 zhao3

to seek/ to look for

5

chao3

saute/ pan-fry/ to fry/ fried

5

吵架

chao3 jia4

to quarrel/ to have a row/ CL:頓|顿[dun4]

6

恰到好处

qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4

it's just perfect/ it's just right

6

幸好

xing4 hao3

fortunately

6

沼泽

zhao3 ze2

marsh/ swamp/ wetlands/ glade


HSK 3.0 (2022)

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