谨言慎行与辨微格物Discernment, Daily Judgment & Nuance — HSK 2 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 5 课 · 好朋友Lesson 5 · 7 words
| 啊 | ah, oh (exclamation) 表示惊讶或感叹的语气词 啊，这片春天的山川真美丽！Ah, how beautiful these spring mountains are! |
| 不但 | not only (...but also) 表示前面说的还不够，后面还有更多 青年不但勤恳，而且十分谦逊。The young man is not only hardworking, but also very modest. |
| 不够 | insufficient, not enough 数量或程度没有达到需要的标准 他觉得准备得还不够周全。He felt his preparations were insufficient. |
| 不过 | however, but 用在句子前面，表示转折 他准备得不够，不过同伴帮了忙。He hadn't prepared enough; however, his friend came to help. |
| 不好意思 | embarrassed, sorry 因为做得不够好而感到难为情 准备不够周全，他感到不好意思。His preparations fell short, and he felt embarrassed about it. |
| 不久 | soon, before long 过了不长的时间之后 同伴不久就赶来帮忙了。His friend arrived to help before long. |
| 不满 | dissatisfied, resentful 心里觉得不如意，有些生气 同伴很快化解了大家的不满。His friend quickly smoothed over everyone's dissatisfaction. |
Reading passage — lesson 5
啊，春日山川真美！青年不但勤恳，而且谦逊，因准备不够周全感到不好意思。不过，同伴不久就赶来化解了不满，大家携手同行。
第 6 课 · 想一想Lesson 6 · 7 words
| 不如 | not as good as, better to 比较后发现这样做没有另一种好 与其空想，不如马上行动。Rather than daydream, it's better to take action right away. |
| 不少 | quite a lot, not few 数量比较多，不是少数 不少人遇到不同意见就慌乱。Quite a few people panic the moment they meet a differing opinion. |
| 不同 | different, distinct 彼此不一样 面对不同意见，他能冷静思考。When faced with different opinions, he stays calm and thinks it through. |
| 不行 | won't do, not acceptable 这样做是不可以的，行不通 遇到问题就慌乱，这样做绝对不行。Panicking the moment a problem shows up simply won't do. |
| 不太 | not very, not too 程度不是很高 身体不太舒服时不要逞强。When you're not feeling very well, don't push yourself too hard. |
| 不要 | do not, must not 劝阻别人别做某件事 老师提醒大家不要盲从别人。The teacher reminds everyone not to blindly follow others. |
| 不一定 | not necessarily 也许是这样，也可能不是 盲从别人的做法不一定正确。Blindly copying what others do isn't necessarily the right choice. |
Reading passage — lesson 6
空想不如行动。不少人遇到不同意见便慌乱，这样做绝对不行。身体不太舒服时不要逞强，盲从别人不一定正确，凡事多思明辨。
第 7 课 · 去参观Lesson 7 · 7 words
| 不一会儿 | in just a moment, shortly after 过了很短的一段时间 大家坐下不一会儿就开始聚餐。Everyone had barely sat down, and before long the meal began. |
| 部分 | part, section, portion 整体当中的一小块 部分青年参加了公益调研。A portion of the young people took part in the public survey. |
| 才 | only then 表示某件事经过努力后终于发生 大家动手实践后才真正学会。It was only then that everyone truly learned it, once they'd done it by hand. |
| 菜单 | menu 写着可以点的菜名的单子 聚餐时大家翻阅菜单。At the group meal, everyone looked over the menu. |
| 参观 | to visit, to tour 亲自去某个地方看看、了解情况 青年们参观了文化展馆。The young people went to tour the cultural exhibition hall. |
| 参加 | to take part in, to join 加入到某项活动当中 部分青年参加了公益调研活动。Some of the young people took part in the public-welfare survey. |
| 草 | grass, herb 地上长出来的绿色植物 春雨过后小草长得很茂盛。After the spring rain, the grass grew thick and green. |
Reading passage — lesson 7
春雨润泽草木，碧绿小草茁壮。部分青年参加公益调研，参观文化展馆。不一会儿聚餐时翻阅菜单，大家深知实践出真知，展露才干。
第 8 课 · 运动场Lesson 8 · 7 words
| 草地 | lawn, meadow 长满青草的一片地方 运动场周围环绕着绿色草地。A green lawn surrounds the sports ground. |
| 层 | storey, floor, layer 建筑物由下往上分的一段 崭新的教学楼一共有六层。The brand-new classroom building has six storeys. |
| 查 | to look up, to check 为了找到答案而仔细寻找资料 学子查阅资料后有了新发现。After the students looked through the material, they found something new. |
| 差不多 | almost, nearly the same 相差很少，几乎一样 常见词汇他差不多已经掌握。He has just about mastered the common vocabulary. |
| 常见 | common, frequently seen 经常能看到，不罕见 这些都是生活中常见的词汇。These are all common everyday words. |
| 常用 | commonly used 经常被人使用 这本词典收录了许多常用词语。This dictionary includes many commonly used words. |
| 场 | an open ground, a field/site 供大家活动、比赛用的一片空地 宽阔的运动场上生机勃勃。The wide-open sports ground was full of life. |
Reading passage — lesson 8
宽阔运动场上生机勃勃，绿意草地环绕六层教学楼。查阅资料后发现，常见与常用词汇差不多已掌握，学子在广博中精进。
Characters in 谨言慎行与辨微格物
38 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.