The Characters

The 青 characters

Here's another post explaining the difference between characters with similar radicals, so here's a quick guide to 青!

请 (qǐng) 1. To ask, request 2. To treat (someone to a meal etc.)

清 (qīng) 1. To clean,clear

青 (qīng) 1. Green/blue color 2. An abbreviation for young people 年青人

情 (qíng) 1. A feeling, emotion

晴 (qíng) 1. Fine, clear e.g. Clear weather

静 (jìng) 1. Quiet, peacegul

睛 (jīng) 1. Eye, eyeball

猜 (cāi) 1. To guess, suspect, speculate

精 (jīng) 1. Energy, spirit, essence

靖 (jìng) 1. This also means quiet, peaceful but it's a more older form. 2. A surname

腈 (jīng) 1. Nitrile, acrylic

P-Verbs in Chinese

Most commonly used verbs starting with P in Chinese!

Participate - 参加 - cānjiā

Perform - 表演 - biǎoyǎn

Persuade - 劝说 - quànshuō

Plan - 计划 - jìhuà

Play - 玩 - wán

Point out - 指出 - zhǐchū

Prepare - 准备 - zhǔnbèi

Present - 展示 - zhǎnshì

Prevent - 防止 - fángzhǐ

Produce - 生产 - shēngchǎn

Promise - 承诺 - chéngnuò

Protect - 保护 - bǎohù

Provide - 提供 - tígōng

Publish - 发布 - fābù

Pull - 拉 - lā

Push - 推 - tuī

Put down - 放下 - fàngxià

Pay - 付款 - fùkuǎn

Practice - 练习 - liànxí

The 然's

突然，虽然，忽然. and the other 然's can often get mixed up, so here's a quick explanation of some of the most common ones!

突然 (Túrán): This means suddenly or unexpectedly

居然 (Jūrán): This kind of means suddenly, but more in the sense of "surprisingly" or to suggest disbelief at something that happened.

忽然 (Hūrán): This also means suddenly or unexpectedly, but it has a more stronger connotation.

既然 (Jìrán): This is a conjunction meaning "since" or "now that"

既然the weather is great, let's go out!

既然 you aren't busy, let's go watch a movie.

不然 (Bùrán): This means "otherwise" or "or else";

You should study, 不然 you won't do well on the exam.

虽然 (Suīrán): This means although or even though.

虽然 I'm not good at singing, I still like to go to the karaoke.

当然 (Dāngrán): 当然 means certainly or definitely and can be used as a reply:

Can you help me with A? 当然!

自然 (Zìrán): This can mean nature or naturally.

China's 自然 is very beautiful.

She speaks Chinese 得很自然.

仍然 (Réngrán): This can mean "still" or "yet".

I仍然 haven't read that book.

依然 (Yīrán): Similar to 仍然, this also means still" or "yet" but it's usually used in more formal and literary works, whereas 仍然 is more often used in spoken language.

果然 (Guǒrán): 果然 can be used to mean "indeed" or "as expected"

This movie is 果然 interesting.

竟然 (Jìngrán): This is an adverb used to suggest surprise or something unexpected.

He竟然forgot her birthday.

显然 (Xiǎnrán): This means "clearly" or "obviously".

This soup 显然 hot.

偶然 (Ǒurán): This means "accidentally" or "by chance".

We 偶然 met at the same cafe.

How many other 然's do you know about? Drop a comment!

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Update: I will be taking the HSK4 exam in September at my home university, as I can do HSK and HSKK separately or not do the HSKK at all, which is not an option at my exchange uni here.

Considering my past attempt, I think leaving the HSKK part alone for the foreseeable future is for the best, as my nervous system is unlikely to withstand another computer on-campus speaking exam.

Pondering whether or not to re-take the HSK4 exam (without the speaking this time) since I failed to meet the passing mark by around 10 points last time and I refuse to believe that the past few months of studying wouldn't be able to give me that boost.