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HSK 3 · 61 words · 100% within level

Work and studyStoryA busy week · 2/6
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Our company is very busy this week.

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Yesterday I worked until ten at night.

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After I got home I only ate a little bread.

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This morning it was already nine when I got to the office.

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They said: “When this week is done, you can rest.”

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I hope next week is not so busy.

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When work is busy you earn a little more.

Words in this passage

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  • 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 星期xīng qīHSK 1week; day of the week; Sunday
  • 我们wǒ menHSK 1we; us; ourselves; our
  • 公司gōng sīHSK 2company; firm; corporation
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 忙mángHSK 1busy, pressed for time; hustling
  • 昨天zuó tiānHSK 1yesterday
  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 工作gōng zuòHSK 1to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
  • 到dàoHSK 1go to, arrive, been to
  • 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1evening; night; in the evening
  • 十shíHSK 1ten, tenth; complete; perfect
  • 点diǎnHSK 1dot, speck, spot; point, degree
  • 回家huí jiāHSK 1to return home
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 只zhǐHSK 2only, just, simply
  • 吃chīHSK 1eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 一点儿yī diǎn rHSK 1erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more
  • 面包miàn bāoHSK 1bread
  • 今天jīn tiānHSK 1today; at the present; now
  • 早上zǎo shangHSK 1early morning
  • 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 时候shí houHSK 1time; length of time; moment; period
  • 已经yǐ jīngHSK 2already
  • 九jiǔHSK 1nine
  • 他们tā menHSK 1they
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 做zuòHSK 1work, make; act
  • 完wánHSK 2complete, finish, settle; whole
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
  • 休息xiū xiHSK 1rest; to rest
  • 希望xī wàngHSK 3to hope; a hope; a wish
  • 下xiàHSK 1under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
  • 不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
  • 这么zhè meHSK 2so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 拿náHSK 1take, hold, grasp; bring; with
  • 钱qiánHSK 1money, currency, coins

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