析理通幽与多音妙用Pragmatic Nuance, Contextual Measure & Polyphonic Senses — HSK 3 vocabulary
19 words across 3 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 243 课 · 虚实相生与辨义明道Lesson 243 · 6 words
| 白 | in vain, for nothing 没有达到目的，努力全都浪费了 他白跑一趟，商店已经关门了。He went all the way there for nothing, since the shop had already closed. |
| 背 | to carry on one's back 把东西驮在身体后面带着走 他背着沉重的包裹爬上山坡。He had to carry it on his back up the hillside. |
| 重 | again, once more 再做一次，不是第一次做 老师让他把作文重写一遍。The teacher asked him to write it again. |
| 过去 | the past, former times 很久以前发生的事情，不是现在 老人常常回忆艰苦的过去。Grandpa often reminisces about the past, a time of hardship. |
| 行 | a trade, a line of work 指做生意或工作的一种类别 爷爷说，教书这一行很辛苦。Grandpa says teaching is a hard trade. |
| 叫 | by (agent marker in a spoken passive) 用在被动句里，引出做动作的人或事物 衣服叫突然的大雨淋湿了。The clothes got soaked by the sudden downpour. |
Reading passage — lesson 243
山区小学放学时，衣服叫突来的骤雨淋湿了，学生仍欢喜背着书包。老师没白跑一趟，细心为他们辅导，在黑板重写一行工整字迹。回忆艰辛过去，深山书声格外动人。
第 244 课 · 度物量体与从容济用Lesson 244 · 6 words
| 后背 | the back (of a body) 身体后面的那一部分，从肩到腰 他挺直宽阔的后背，认真工作。He straightened his back before returning to work. |
| 了 | to finish, be able to (in verb complements) 表示事情能够做完，用在动词后面 这么难的事，他一定办得了。No matter how hard the task, he can always get it done. |
| 毛 | a dime, one tenth of a yuan 钱的单位，等于十分之一元 这支笔很便宜，才五毛钱。This pen is cheap — it only costs five dimes. |
| 米 | a metre (unit of length) 长度单位，等于一百公分 运动场跑道全长四百米。The running track is four hundred metres long. |
| 怕 | perhaps, I'm afraid (that), probably 表示说话人不太确定的猜测，是一种委婉的估计 天这么阴，怕是要下雨了。The sky is so overcast, it's probably going to rain. |
| 成为 | to become, to turn into 当作、变成某种身份或角色 经过大家投票，他成为了新班长。After the vote, he became the new class monitor. |
Reading passage — lesson 244
清晨测绘队丈量百米。青年挺直宽阔的背，立志为边疆勘探立功。天色转阴，怕是要变天，但队长坚信任务一定办得了。收工后细核公账，哪怕一毛钱也精准无差。
第 245 课 · 格物致知与笃信纯粹Lesson 245 · 7 words
| 排 | to line up, form a queue 按顺序一个接一个地站好 同学们排好队，准备出发。The students lined up, ready to set off. |
| 生 | raw, uncooked 没有煮熟的，不能直接吃 老师提醒大家不要喝生水。The teacher warned everyone not to drink raw water. |
| 头 | first, leading, foremost 排在最前面的，第一个 这是他头一次参加科学营。This was the first time he had joined a science camp. |
| 为 | by (formal passive marker, in 为...所...) 用在书面被动句里，引出动作的施行者，和「所」搭配 美好的图景为世人所称颂。This beautiful scene is praised by people everywhere. |
| 信 | to believe, trust, have faith in 认为是真的，愿意接受 同学们都坚信科学的真理。The students all firmly believe in scientific truth. |
| 正 | upright, straight, correct in posture 笔直、不歪斜，姿势标准 少年站得笔直，身姿端正。The teen stood tall, his posture upright and correct. |
| 只 | classifier for animals, birds, or one of a pair 专门用来数动物或成对东西中的一个的量词 灌木丛中跳出一只灵动的野兔。Out of the bushes leapt a lively rabbit. |
Reading passage — lesson 245
科技营营员排好整齐队列。头一次参加科普，少年身姿端正。他们拒食生水生食，笃信真理。野外观察时，灌木丛中探出一只灵动野兔，人与生灵相安的美好图景为人所赞颂。
Characters in 析理通幽与多音妙用
20 distinct characters across these 19 words. Each one has its stroke order, its radical, what it is made of, and the other words that use it.