# HSK Guide/HSK 4 Vocab/N T

| 耐心 nài xīn | to be patient; patient (adjective) |
| 难道 nán dào | don't tell me...; could it be that...? |
| 难受 nán shòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear |
| 内 nèi | inside; inner; internal; within; interior |
| 内容 nèi róng | content; substance; details; CL:个,项[xiang4] |
| 能力 néng lì | capability; capable; able; ability; CL:个 |
| 年龄 nián líng | (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3] ,个 |
| 弄 nòng | to do (to manage); to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with |
| 暖和 nuǎn huo | warm (weather); nice and warm |
| 偶尔 ǒu ěr | occasionally; once in a while; sometimes |
| 排队 pái duì | to line up; queue up; form a line |
| 排列 pái liè | to arrange; arrangement; array; permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m) |
| 判断 pàn duàn | to decide; to determine; CL:个 |
| 陪 péi | to accompany; to keep sb company |
| 批评 pī píng | to criticize; criticism; CL:个 |
| 皮肤 pí fū | skin; CL:种[zhong3] |
| 脾气 pí qi | temperament; disposition; temper; CL:个 |
| 篇 piān | piece of writing; sheet; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article |
| 骗 piàn | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to fool; to hoodwink; to trick |
| 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú | table tennis; ping-pong; ping pong; table tennis ball; CL:个 |
| 平时 píng shí | in normal times; in peacetime |
| 破 pò | broken; damaged; worn out; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of |
| 葡萄 pú tao | grape |
| 普遍 pǔ biàn | universal; general; widespread; common |
| 普通话 pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech |
| 其次 qí cì | next; secondly |
| 其中 qí zhōng | among; in; included among these |
| 气候 qì hòu | climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:种[zhong3] |
| 千万 qiān wàn | ten million; countless; many; one must by all means |
| 签证 qiān zhèng | visa; certificate; to certify; CL:个 |
| 敲 qiāo | extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit |
| 桥 qiáo | bridge; CL:座[zuo4] |
| 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword); CL:块[kuai4] |
| 亲戚 qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:门[men2] ,个,位[wei4] |
| 轻 qīng | light (not heavy); light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral |
| 轻松 qīng sōng | gentle; relaxed |
| 情况 qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:个,种[zhong3] |
| 穷 qióng | exhausted; poor |
| 区别 qū bié | difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:个 |
| 取 qǔ | to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
| 全部 quán bù | whole; entire; complete |
| 缺点 quē diǎn | weak point; fault; shortcoming; CL:个 |
| 缺少 quē shǎo | lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack |
| 却 què | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though |
| 确实 què shí | indeed; really; reliable; real; true |
| 然而 rán ér | however; yet; but |
| 热闹 rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement; lively |
| 任何 rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever |
| 任务 rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:项[xiang4] ,个 |
| 扔 rēng | to throw; to throw away |
| 仍然 réng rán | still; yet |
| 日记 rì jì | diary; CL:则[ze2] ,本[ben3] ,篇[pian1] |
| 入口 rù kǒu | entrance |
| 散步 sàn bù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 森林 sēn lín | forest; CL:片[pian4] |
| 沙发 shā fā | sofa; CL:条[tiao2] ,张[zhang1] |
| 伤心 shāng xīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt; sad |
| 商量 shāng liang | to consult; to talk over; to discuss |
| 稍微 shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 勺子 sháo zi | scoop; ladle; CL:把[ba3] |
| 社会 shè huì | society; CL:个 |
| 深 shēn | deep; late; profound; dark (of color, water etc); deep |
| 申请 shēn qǐng | to apply for sth; application (form etc); CL:份[fen4] |
| 甚至 shèn zhì | so much so that; even |
| 生活 shēng huó | life; activity; to live; livelihood |
| 生命 shēng mìng | life; living; biological; CL:个 |
| 生意 shēng yì | life force; vitality; |
| 省 shěng | to do without; to economize; to save; to omit; to leave out; province; CL:个 |
| 剩 shèng | to remain; to be left; to have as remainder |
| 失败 shī bài | to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] |
| 失望 shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope; to despair |
| 师傅 shī fu | master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:个,位[wei4] ,名[ming2] |
| 十分 shí fēn | to divide into ten equal parts; very; hundred percent; completely; extremely; utterly; absolutely |
| 实际 shí jì | actual; reality; practice |
| 实在 shí zài | in reality; honestly; really; verily; concrete |
| 使 shǐ | to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to make; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger |
| 使用 shǐ yòng | to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of |
| 世纪 shì jì | century; CL:个 |
| 是否 shì fǒu | whether (or not); if; is or isn't |
| 适合 shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 适应 shì yìng | to suit; to fit; to be suitable; to adapt; to get used to sth |
| 收 shōu | to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name) |
| 收入 shōu rù | to take in; income; revenue; CL:笔[bi3] ,个 |
| 收拾 shōu shi | to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; to punish (colloquial); to manage |
| 首都 shǒu dū | capital (city); CL:个 |
| 首先 shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place |
| 受不了 shòu bù liǎo | unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand |
| 受到 shòu dào | to suffer; obtained; given; to receive |
| 售货员 shòu huò yuán | salesperson; CL:个 |
| 输 shū | to transport; to lose; to donate; to enter (a password) |
| 熟悉 shú xī | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 数量 shù liàng | quantity; amount; CL:个 |
| 数字 shù zì | numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:个 |
| 帅 shuài | handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief |
| 顺便 shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort |
| 顺利 shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 顺序 shùn xù | sequence; order |
| 说明 shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption; CL:个 |
| 硕士 shuò shì | master's degree; learned person |
| 死 sǐ | to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely |
| 塑料袋 sù liào dài | plastic bag |
| 速度 sù dù | speed; rate; velocity; CL:个 |
| 酸 suān | sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; acid |
| 随便 suí biàn | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton |
| 随着 suí zhe | along with; in the wake of; following |
| 孙子 sūn zi | grandson (paternal) |
| 所有 suǒ yǒu | all; to possess; to have; to own |
| 台 tái | desk; platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; desk; classifier for vehicles or machines; Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 抬 tái | to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry |
| 态度 tài du | manner; bearing; attitude; approach; CL:个 |
| 弹钢琴 tán gāng qín | play the piano |
| 谈 tán | to discuss; to chat; to converse; to talk; to speak |
| 汤 tāng | soup; broth; hot water |
| 糖 táng | sugar; sweets; candy; CL:颗[ke1] ,块[kuai4] |
| 躺 tǎng | to recline; to lie down |
| 趟 tàng | quantifier for the number of trips or runs made |
| 讨论 tǎo lùn | to talk over; to discuss; CL:个 |
| 讨厌 tǎo yàn | to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying; nasty; to hate doing something |
| 特点 tè diǎn | characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:个 |
| 提 tí | to carry; to lift; to raise |
| 提供 tí gōng | to supply; to provide; to furnish; to offer |
| 提前 tí qián | to shift to an earlier date; to bring forward; to advance; in advance |
| 提醒 tí xǐng | to call attention to; to warn of; to remind |
| 填空 tián kòng | to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) |
| 条件 tiáo jiàn | circumstances; condition; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:个 |
| 停 tíng | to halt; to stop; to park (a car); |
| 挺 tǐng | to (physically) straighten up; to stick out; to endure or hold out; straight; stiff; outstanding; extraordinary; rather; quite; very; classifier for machine guns |
| 通过 tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; by means of; through; via; to adopt; to pass (a bill); to switch over |
| 通知 tōng zhī | to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:个 |
| 同情 tóng qíng | compassion; relent; sympathize; sympathy |
| 同时 tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 推 tuī | to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect |
| 推迟 tuī chí | to postpone; to put off; to defer |
| 脱 tuō | to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from |