居所闲暇与日常生活Domestic Leisure, Home Living & Casual Recreation — HSK 3 vocabulary
28 words across 4 lessons of 词语大冒险 · Word Adventure, with pinyin above every character, meanings in English and Chinese, and one example sentence each.
第 223 课 · 客厅小憩与居家陈设Lesson 223 · 7 words
| 屋子 | a room in a house 家里能住人的一个空间，比如卧室或客厅 阳光照进来，整间屋子都变得很明亮。Morning light pours in and brightens the whole room completely. |
| 台 | a raised ledge, like a windowsill 比周围高出一块的平面，可以摆东西 窗台上摆着一盆绿色的植物。A green plant sits on the ledge. |
| 显得 | to come across as, seem 看起来是这样的感觉，不一定真的是 挂上新窗帘后，房间显得格外温馨。With new curtains up, the room seems so much cozier. |
| 沙发 | a sofa 客厅里又软又大，能坐好几个人的椅子 爷爷喜欢坐在沙发上看电视。Grandpa likes to sit on the sofa and watch television. |
| 收听 | to listen in, to tune into a broadcast 打开收音机或广播，用耳朵听里面的内容 他每天早上收听广播里的新闻。Every morning he switches on the radio to tune in to the news. |
| 收看 | to tune in visually, to watch a broadcast 打开电视，用眼睛看里面播的内容 全家人准时收看今晚的新闻节目。The whole family sits down on time to watch the evening news. |
| 容易 | easy, simple to do 做起来不费什么力气，一学就会 有了新电器，做饭变得很容易。With the new appliance, cooking has become so much easier. |
Reading passage — lesson 223
午后阳光照进客厅，把整间屋子照得格外温暖。窗台上摆着新鲜绿植，使室内显得格外温馨。爷爷靠在柔软的沙发上，打开收音机收听戏曲，随后准时收看新闻。现代家电让生活变得很容易很舒适。
第 224 课 · 厨下飘香与温情美味Lesson 224 · 7 words
| 香 | smells wonderful, appetizing 闻起来很好闻，让人想吃 厨房里飘出一阵阵饭菜的香味。Wave after wave of cooking drifts out of the kitchen, smelling wonderful. |
| 汤 | soup, broth 用水久煮而成，热热的可以喝下去 妈妈煮了一锅热气腾腾的鸡汤。Mum simmered a whole pot of steaming chicken soup. |
| 束 | a bunch, bundle of flowers 把几枝花捆在一起的量词 桌上摆着一束新鲜的鲜花。On the table sits a bunch of fresh flowers. |
| 甜 | sweet-tasting 吃起来像糖一样的味道 这颗草莓吃起来又香又甜。This strawberry tastes fragrant and wonderfully sweet. |
| 香蕉 | banana 一种弯弯的黄色水果，剥皮就能吃 弟弟一口气吃掉了两根香蕉。My little brother wolfed down two ripe bananas in one go. |
| 熟人 | an acquaintance, someone you know well 认识很久、见面会打招呼的人 路上碰到熟人，他热情地打招呼。Running into an old acquaintance on the street, he waved warmly. |
| 围 | to gather around, surround 从四面八方聚拢在一起 晚饭时，全家人围坐在一起吃饭。At dinner time, the whole family gathered around the table. |
Reading passage — lesson 224
厨房里飘出扑鼻饭菜清香，砂锅里煲着热气腾腾的鸡汤。餐桌中央摆着一束鲜花和香甜可口的香蕉。买菜路上碰到热情的老熟人互致问候。晚饭时分，全家人开心地围坐在一起，共享温馨美食。
第 225 课 · 楼阁走动与庭院漫步Lesson 225 · 7 words
| 下去 | to go down and away 从高的地方往低的地方离开，越走越远 他沿着台阶慢慢走下去。He follows the steps and slowly heads on down. |
| 散步 | to take a stroll 慢慢地走走，放松心情 晚饭后，一家人喜欢去公园散步。After dinner, the family likes to go for a stroll in the park. |
| 跳 | to jump, hop 两脚离地，往上或往前弹起来 小猫在草地上开心地跳了起来。The kitten hopped about happily on the grass. |
| 土 | soil, earth 种花种菜用的黑色松软物质 爷爷蹲下来，仔细地翻松泥土。Grandpa crouches down and carefully turns over the soft soil. |
| 下来 | to come down toward here 从高的地方往低的地方靠近这里 孩子们从楼梯上跑下来。The children come running down here from the stairs. |
| 上去 | to go up and away 从低的地方往高的地方离开，越走越远 孩子们欢喜地爬上去拿球。The children happily climb on up to fetch the ball. |
| 上来 | to come up toward here 从低的地方往高的地方靠近这里 保洁阿姨快步从楼下走上来。The cleaner briskly climbs on up here from downstairs. |
Reading passage — lesson 225
傍晚微风徐徐，一家人顺台阶走下去到庭院散步。小猫在草坪欢快奔跳，爷爷翻松泥土栽花。孩子们从楼上跑下来，又欢喜爬上去拿球，保洁阿姨也快步走上来，满院笑语。
第 226 课 · 晚晴颐养与幸福时光Lesson 226 · 7 words
| 退休 | to retire from work 工作到了年纪，正式不再上班 老教师去年光荣退休了。Last year the old teacher retired with honour. |
| 为了 | in order to, for the sake of 说明做某件事的目的 为了让生活更有趣，他开始写回忆录。To make his days more interesting, he began writing his memoirs. |
| 随 | to do something casually, at will 不特别费心，想到什么就做什么 他随手写下几行回忆。He casually jotted down a few lines of memory. |
| 谈 | to chat, talk over 两个人见面说说话，聊聊事情 老朋友登门与他畅谈旧事。An old friend visits and chats over old times with him. |
| 退 | to recede, ebb away 慢慢往后移，变少或消失 喧闹的人声渐渐退去了。The noisy chatter gradually ebbed away. |
| 幸运 | fortunate, lucky 运气很好，事情顺顺利利 老人深感自己何其幸运。The old man feels deeply how fortunate he is. |
| 幸福 | deep happiness, wellbeing 心里觉得满足、快乐，日子过得很好 全家团聚，生活格外幸福。With the whole family reunited, life feels deeply happy and content. |
Reading passage — lesson 226
老教师光荣退休后，为了给生活增添乐趣，随手写下回忆录。老朋友登门畅谈旧事，潮水般的喧嚣渐渐退去，余下悠然安宁。全家四世同堂共享天伦，老人都深感自己何其幸运，生活格外美满幸福。
Characters in 居所闲暇与日常生活
37 distinct characters across these 28 words. Each one has its stroke order, its radical, what it is made of, and the other words that use it.