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HSK 4Unit 14 Review

Skills and Well-being

技能健康 Jì néng jiàn kāng

You can now express nuanced qualities and actions, convey urgency in discussions about learning, use tone adverbs for emphasis in fitness conversations, and frame roles and expectations in the context of well-being.

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What You Can Now Do

Four skills you've built across this unit — revisit any lesson to sharpen them.

Listen

You can understand discussions that express dual qualities and urgency, while identifying contrasts and tones in conversations about fitness and well-being.

Speak

You can articulate nuanced expressions of dual actions, convey urgency in learning contexts, and discuss roles and expectations with clarity and emphasis.

Read & Write

You can read texts that discuss holistic treatments and clean environments critically, and write effectively about contrasting ideas and expectations in well-being.

Culture & Use

You can navigate conversations about health and skills with an awareness of the importance of urgency, contrasting perspectives, and the cultural significance of well-being practices.

Vocabulary Review

All 59 words from Unit 14. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.

Grammar Review

6 grammar patterns covered in this unit.

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Pronoun: 人家 (Other People / That Person / I)

人称代词:人家 · rénchēng dàicí: rénjia

Understand and use the versatile pronoun 人家 in its three common meanings: other people, a specific person, and a colloquial "I"

Pattern人家 + 动词/形容词 (+ 其他成分)Use 人家 as a pronoun that can refer to (1) other people in general, (2) a specific third person already mentioned or understood, or (3) oneself in a coy or playful manner (colloquial, often used by women).

人家也是为你好啊。

Rénjia yě shì wèi nǐ hǎo a.

They are doing it for your own good, you know.

人家现在有困难,咱们应该帮他。

Rénjia xiànzài yǒu kùnnan, zánmen yīnggāi bāng tā.

He is having difficulties now — we should help him.

你看人家经常锻炼,身体多好。

Nǐ kàn rénjia jīngcháng duànliàn, shēntǐ duō hǎo.

Look at how often they exercise — how healthy they are!

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Measure Words: 打, 袋, 根, 卷, 棵, 批

名量词:打、袋、根、卷、棵、批 · míng liàngcí: dá, dài, gēn, juǎn, kē, pī

Use six new nominal measure words correctly to describe dozens, bags, thin items, rolls, trees, and batches

Pattern数词 + 量词 (打/袋/根/卷/棵/批) + 名词Place the appropriate measure word between the number and the noun it modifies. Each measure word matches specific categories of objects based on shape, container, or grouping.

请给我一打啤酒。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yì dá píjiǔ.

Please give me a dozen beers.

妈妈买了两袋米。

Māma mǎi le liǎng dài mǐ.

Mom bought two bags of rice.

地上有一根头发。

Dì shang yǒu yì gēn tóufa.

There is a strand of hair on the floor.

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Borrowed Measure Words

借用量词 · jièyòng liàngcí

Understand how nouns and verbs can be "borrowed" as measure words to create vivid, descriptive expressions

Pattern(名量词) 数词 + 名词借用为量词 + 名词 | (动量词) 动词借用为量词Certain nouns (碗, 脸, 手, 屋子, 桌子) and verbs (刀, 针) can be temporarily "borrowed" to serve as measure words, creating more vivid and specific expressions than standard measure words would.

给我来一碗汤。

Gěi wǒ lái yì wǎn tāng.

Bring me a bowl of soup.

他跑完步,一脸汗。

Tā pǎo wán bù, yì liǎn hàn.

After his run, his face was covered in sweat.

别碰,我一手油呢。

Bié pèng, wǒ yì shǒu yóu ne.

Don't touch me — my hands are covered in oil.

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Degree Adverbs: 格外, 极, 极其

程度副词:格外、极、极其 · chéngdù fùcí: géwài, jí, jíqí

Express extreme degrees using 格外 (especially), 极 (extremely), and 极其 (exceedingly)

Pattern格外/极其 + 形容词 | 形容词 + 极了格外 and 极其 are placed before adjectives as intensifiers. 极 is most commonly used in the pattern "adjective + 极了" after the adjective. All three express that something has reached an extreme degree.

老师今天格外开心。

Lǎoshī jīntiān géwài kāixīn.

The teacher is especially happy today.

这些字极小,我都看不清楚。

Zhèxiē zì jí xiǎo, wǒ dōu kàn bu qīngchǔ.

These characters are extremely small — I can't read them clearly.

校长是一个极其负责的人。

Xiàozhǎng shì yí gè jíqí fùzé de rén.

The principal is an exceedingly responsible person.

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Scope Adverb: 共 (Altogether / In Total)

范围、协同副词:共 · fànwéi, xiétóng fùcí: gòng

Use 共 to express totals, sums, and collective scope in statements

Pattern共 (+ 有) + 数量 + 名词 | 主语 + 共 + 动词Place 共 before the number or verb to indicate a total sum or collective action. 共 can be used with or without 有. It summarizes a count or expresses that something is done collectively.

共有三十人出席会议。

Gòng yǒu sānshí rén chūxí huìyì.

A total of thirty people attended the meeting.

这本书共十五课。

Zhè běn shū gòng shíwǔ kè.

This book has fifteen lessons in total.

我们班共有二十五个学生。

Wǒmen bān gòng yǒu èrshíwǔ gè xuéshēng.

Our class has twenty-five students in total.

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Time Adverbs: 按时, 即将, 急忙, 渐渐, 尽快

时间副词:按时、即将、急忙、渐渐、尽快 · shíjiān fùcí: ànshí, jíjiāng, jímáng, jiànjiàn, jǐnkuài

Express punctuality, imminence, haste, gradual change, and urgency using five time adverbs

Pattern主语 + 按时/即将/急忙/渐渐/尽快 + 动词 (+ 其他成分)Each adverb is placed before the verb to modify when or how the action occurs. 按时 = on time; 即将 = about to (formal); 急忙 = hurriedly; 渐渐 = gradually; 尽快 = as soon as possible.

你要按时吃药。

Nǐ yào ànshí chī yào.

You must take your medicine on time.

同学们即将毕业。

Tóngxuémen jíjiāng bìyè.

The students are about to graduate.

快上课了,他急忙跑进教室。

Kuài shàngkè le, tā jímáng pǎo jìn jiàoshì.

Class was about to start, so he hurried into the classroom.

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