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e.g. street, to control, stool, order (also: fate, command), new and unusual, alma mater, stool, kindly feelings, life force, to fasten ...

Created by benwhately, May 18, 2011             34 learners

English Mandarin Pinyin Part Audio Mems  
  magic bu3 noun; verb; phonetic
  mouth kou3 noun; mw
  to divine zhan1; zhan4 verb
  drop no pronunciation radical
  slope chang3 noun
  lean-to 广 guang3 adjt; verb
  shop dian4 noun
  ten shi2 num
  moon yue4 noun
  to begin fu3 verb
  to lay pu1 verb
  king wang2 noun; name
  man ren2 noun
  gold jin1 noun; name; phonetic; city; person
  gold (squished to the side) no pronunciation radical
  store pu4 noun
  shop 店铺 dian4 pu4 noun
  streaks no pronunciation radical
  sun ri4 noun; adjt; country
  lid no pronunciation radical
  small xiao3 adjt; name
  capital jing1 noun; city
  child zi3 noun; particle
  shadow ying3 noun
  shadow 影子 ying3 zi5 None
  dry gan1 adjt; slang
  at yu2 othr; name
  to shout hu1 verb
  to attain ji2 verb; othr; conj
  to inhale xi1 verb
  to breathe 呼吸 hu1 xi1 None
  one yi1 noun; num
  toe zhi3 verb; noun
  straight zheng4 advb
  step chi4 noun; verb
  to attack zheng1 noun; verb
  long chang2 noun; adjt
  to increase zhang3 verb; noun; address
  Long March 长征 chang2 zheng1 noun
  water shui3 noun
  pig's head no pronunciation radical
  to record lu4 verb
  two er4 num
  sign shi4 noun; verb
  silk (squished to the side) no pronunciation radical
  shredded si1 adjt; noun
  rock shi2 noun
  eight ba1 noun; num
  magnetic ci2 noun
  crown no pronunciation radical
  cloth jin1 noun
  grass no pronunciation radical
  to bring dai4 noun; verb
  tape 磁带 ci2 dai4 noun
  roof no pronunciation radical
  son er2 noun
  dollar yuan2 noun
  end wan2 noun; verb
  stick gun3 radical
  middle zhong1 country; adjt; directional
  to swell zhong3 noun
  hand (squished to the side) no pronunciation radical
  earth tu3 noun; country
  jade tablet gui1 noun phonetic
  to hang gua4 verb
  knock no pronunciation radical
  filial piety xiao4 noun
  to teach jiao1 verb; noun
  glass jar no pronunciation radical
  cowrie bei4 noun; phonetic
  only just cai2 noun; advb; othr
  wealth cai2 noun
  field tian2 noun
  village (also: in, inside) li3 noun; othr; directional; phonetic
  logic li3 noun
  financing 理财 li3 cai2 noun
  strength li4 noun
  to follow zhi3 radical
  affair wu4 noun; verb
  industry ye4 noun; adjt
  business service 业务 ye4 wu4 noun
  financial services 理财业务 li3 cai2 ye4 wu4 noun plur
  gown yi1 noun
  fruit guo3 noun
  to bind guo3 verb; noun
  wrap no pronunciation radical
  fetus si4 earthly
  to wrap bao1 noun; verb
  package 包裹 bao1 guo3 noun
  to be born sheng1 noun; verb
  heart (squished to the side) no pronunciation radical
  gender xing4 noun
  heart xin1 noun
  armpit yi4 noun; conj
  to feel attached to lian4 noun
  the same tong2 othr; prep
  homosexual 同性恋 tong2 xing4 lian4 noun
  right hand you4 advb; radical
  skin pi2 noun
  thumb cun4 noun
I noticed 大概 isn't in any of the HSK sets. What do you recommend people check out to make sure they aren't missing really high frequency spoken words that the HSK totally ignores?
by ThatHorse 1 comment Latest 3 weeks, 6 days ago    
benwhately  
I am amazed that 大概 isn't in any of the lists! I have heard quite a few people say that that is a problem with the HSK - that it does leave some gaps - but I think that in general they do give a pretty comprehensive coverage. I will check this one out though because that *might* be my error because it is such a common word that it would be absurd for them to have left it out of the HSK altogether. If it is my error, then apologies for that!

Best wishes and thank you for the heads up,

Ben

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bu3 magic

kou3 mouth

zhan1; zhan4 to divine

no pronunciation drop

chang3 slope

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