Mandarin HSK 4 — In Context: Core Words, Part 3 flashcards
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Ninety-two HSK 4 sentences under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025, each blanking one level-4 word (people, everyday verbs, feelings, study and work, travel) so you produce it from context, with the English gloss as the hint and the sentence's pinyin and translation shown.
Drills deck · part of HSK 4 (Mandarin) · written against: Every level-4 word of HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus published in November 2025 (990 words), with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; headword levels checked against its word list. Updated 2026-10-10.
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六月一日是children (not 孩子)节，我打算带女儿去动物园。 (Liù yuè yī rì shì ___ Jié, wǒ dǎsuàn dài nǚ'ér qù dòngwùyuán.) — June 1 is Children's Day, and I'm planning to take my daughter to the zoo.六月一日是儿童节，我打算带女儿去动物园。 (Liù yuè yī rì shì ___ Jié, wǒ dǎsuàn dài nǚ'ér qù dòngwùyuán.) — June 1 is Children's Day, and I'm planning to take my daughter to the zoo.People & Pronouns
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老师to give an example (two characters)说明了这两个词有什么不同。 (Lǎoshī ___ shuōmíngle zhè liǎng ge cí yǒu shénme bùtóng.) — The teacher used examples to show how the two words differ.老师举例说明了这两个词有什么不同。 (Lǎoshī ___ shuōmíngle zhè liǎng ge cí yǒu shénme bùtóng.) — The teacher used examples to show how the two words differ.Verbs
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下个周末学校组织学生坐车去suburbs; outskirts种树。 (Xià ge zhōumò xuéxiào zǔzhī xuésheng zuò chē qù ___ zhòng shù.) — Next weekend the school is taking the students by bus to the suburbs to plant trees.下个周末学校组织学生坐车去郊区 / 郊外 / 市郊 / 城郊 / 近郊 / 远郊种树。 (Xià ge zhōumò xuéxiào zǔzhī xuésheng zuò chē qù ___ zhòng shù.) — Next weekend the school is taking the students by bus to the suburbs to plant trees.Places & Directions
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这个新手机怎么用？你看看instructions; manual (three characters)吧。 (Zhège xīn shǒujī zěnme yòng? Nǐ kànkan ___ ba.) — How do you use this new phone? Have a look at the manual.这个新手机怎么用？你看看说明书吧。 (Zhège xīn shǒujī zěnme yòng? Nǐ kànkan ___ ba.) — How do you use this new phone? Have a look at the manual.Things & Objects
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朋友们都说那家店的菜好吃，我but; yet (after the subject; one character; not 倒 or 可)觉得太咸了。 (Péngyoumen dōu shuō nà jiā diàn de cài hǎochī, wǒ ___ juéde tài xián le.) — My friends all say that restaurant's food is good, yet I find it too salty.朋友们都说那家店的菜好吃，我却觉得太咸了。 (Péngyoumen dōu shuō nà jiā diàn de cài hǎochī, wǒ ___ juéde tài xián le.) — My friends all say that restaurant's food is good, yet I find it too salty.Particles & Adverbs
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妈妈叫我的时候，我正在写作业，to raise one's head; to look up (two characters)一看，她已经站在门口了。 (Māma jiào wǒ de shíhou, wǒ zhèngzài xiě zuòyè, ___ yī kàn, tā yǐjīng zhàn zài ménkǒu le.) — When Mum called me I was doing my homework; I looked up and saw her already standing at the door.妈妈叫我的时候，我正在写作业，抬头一看，她已经站在门口了。 (Māma jiào wǒ de shíhou, wǒ zhèngzài xiě zuòyè, ___ yī kàn, tā yǐjīng zhàn zài ménkǒu le.) — When Mum called me I was doing my homework; I looked up and saw her already standing at the door.Body & Health
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遇到这种问题可以找王老师，她在这方面很有experience; know-how (not 心得)。 (Yùdào zhè zhǒng wèntí kěyǐ zhǎo Wáng lǎoshī, tā zài zhè fāngmiàn hěn yǒu ___.) — If you come across this kind of problem, go to Teacher Wang; she has plenty of experience in this area.遇到这种问题可以找王老师，她在这方面很有经验。 (Yùdào zhè zhǒng wèntí kěyǐ zhǎo Wáng lǎoshī, tā zài zhè fāngmiàn hěn yǒu ___.) — If you come across this kind of problem, go to Teacher Wang; she has plenty of experience in this area.Work & Study
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她当了五年tour guide (not 领队 or 全陪)，带游客去过中国很多有名的地方。 (Tā dāngle wǔ nián ___, dài yóukè qùguo Zhōngguó hěn duō yǒumíng de dìfang.) — She worked as a tour guide for five years and has taken tourists to many famous places in China.她当了五年导游，带游客去过中国很多有名的地方。 (Tā dāngle wǔ nián ___, dài yóukè qùguo Zhōngguó hěn duō yǒumíng de dìfang.) — She worked as a tour guide for five years and has taken tourists to many famous places in China.Travel & Transport
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- Sentences reuse or follow the folder's vocabulary decks; levels follow HSK 3.0, the HSK examination syllabus (HSK 考试大纲) published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025. Pinyin and meanings checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Taiwan Ministry of Education's dictionaries (the Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary and the Cross-Strait Dictionary 兩岸常用詞典, via moedict.tw) (reference only). All sentences are original.
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