追根溯源与民情物意Rural Agriculture, Kinship Bonds & Societal Nuances — 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 53 课 · 南方Lesson 53 · 7 words
| 那时 | at that time, then 指过去说话时提到的那个时间 那时生活条件虽然朴素。Back then, living conditions were simple. |
| 那时候 | at that time, in those days 指过去提到的那一段时间 那时候乡情却十分深厚。In those days, the bonds of hometown ran deep. |
| 那样 | that kind, like that 指前面说到的那种情形或程度 乡情为什么会那样深厚呢？Why was the hometown bond so deep? |
| 那会儿 | at that time, back then 指过去说到的那个时刻 那会儿候鸟正飞向南方。Right at that moment, the migratory birds were flying south. |
| 南方 | south, southern region 地理位置偏南的地区 候鸟每年都飞向温暖南方。Every year the migratory birds fly toward the warm south. |
| 那么 | so, like that 表示程度很深，超出一般 天高云淡，视野那么辽阔。With the high sky and thin clouds, the view was that vast. |
| 拿到 | to obtain, get 经过努力得到手中 他勤学苦练终于拿到录取通知书。After diligent study, he finally received his admission letter. |
Reading passage — lesson 53
那时生活虽朴素，那时候乡情却那样深厚。那会儿候鸟飞向温暖南方，天高云淡那么辽阔，勤学苦练终于拿到大学录取通知书。
第 54 课 · 难题Lesson 54 · 7 words
| 难题 | difficult problem 不容易解决的问题 他冷静面对技术难题。He calmly faced a difficult problem. |
| 难过 | sad, grieved 心里感到痛苦、不好受 失败让他感到十分难过。The failure made him feel very sad. |
| 难受 | uncomfortable, unwell 身体或心里感到不舒服 他突然生病了，浑身难受。He suddenly fell ill, feeling unwell all over. |
| 难看 | ugly, unsightly 样子不好看，让人不喜欢 墙上乱涂乱画十分难看。The scribbles on the wall looked very unsightly. |
| 难听 | unpleasant to hear 声音让人听了很不舒服 他说出的恶语十分难听。The harsh words he spoke sounded very unpleasant. |
| 能够 | to be able to, can 表示具备完成某事的条件 同心协力才能够攻坚克难。Only by working together can they be able to overcome the challenge. |
| 年级 | grade, school year 学校里按学习进度分出的层次 他从小学低年级起立志图强。From the lower grades of primary school, he resolved to strive for excellence. |
Reading passage — lesson 54
面对技术难题不退缩。虽然失败令人难过难受，脏乱难看的陋习坚决改正，恶语难听绝不出口。唯有同心协力才能够攻坚克难，从小学低年级起立志图强。
第 55 课 · 去爬山Lesson 55 · 7 words
| 年轻 | young 年纪不大，正处在青春阶段 这群年轻人朝气蓬勃。This group of young people was full of vigor. |
| 鸟 | bird 有翅膀、会飞的动物 林间百鸟欢快地歌唱。Hundreds of birds sang happily in the woods. |
| 弄 | to do, make (something happen) 表示做了某件事，使发生某种结果 他不小心弄脏了衣裳。He accidentally got his clothes dirty. |
| 努力 | to strive, work hard 尽最大力量去做一件事 他努力学习增强体魄。He worked hard at his studies to build a strong body. |
| 爬 | to crawl, climb 手脚着地慢慢往前移动 婴儿在草地上快乐地爬。The baby happily crawled on the grass. |
| 排队 | to line up, queue 大家依次一个接一个站好 大家排队等候整齐有序。Everyone lined up and waited in an orderly way. |
| 爬山 | to climb a mountain 沿着山路往上走到山顶 他们结伴爬山，终于登顶。They went climbing the mountain together and finally reached the summit. |
Reading passage — lesson 55
青年一代朝气蓬勃。林间百鸟欢唱，不小心弄脏衣裳毫不介意。努力学习强健体魄，婴儿在草地欢快爬行，大家排队整齐，结伴爬山登顶。
第 56 课 · 打排球Lesson 56 · 7 words
| 排球 | volleyball 用手隔网拍打的球类运动 他们在体育馆里练习排球。They practiced volleyball in the gymnasium. |
| 碰 | to bump, collide 物体之间不小心相撞 奔跑时他不小心碰伤膝盖。While running, he accidentally collided and hurt his knee. |
| 碰到 | to run into, encounter 意外遇到某人或某事 他去借书时碰到了导师。While going to borrow a book, he ran into his mentor. |
| 碰见 | to happen to meet 意外碰面，遇见某人 他在街角碰见了老同学。He happened to meet an old classmate at the street corner. |
| 片 | slice, expanse (measure word) 用来计量薄而扁的东西的量词 他拾起一片金黄的银杏叶。He picked up a leaf of golden ginkgo. |
| 篇 | measure word for essays/articles 用来计量文章、散文的量词 他写下一篇唯美的散文。He wrote down an essay of beautiful prose. |
| 漂亮 | pretty, beautiful 样子好看，让人赏心悦目 这片山河景色十分漂亮。This stretch of mountains and rivers looked very beautiful. |
Reading passage — lesson 56
体育馆里练习排球，奔跑时别碰伤膝盖。去借书时碰到了导师，在街角碰见同窗。金秋拾起一片金黄银杏叶，写下一篇唯美散文，赞美这片漂亮的山河。
Characters in 追根溯源与民情物意
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.