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News reading Trump greets Xi in person, breaking a 60-year precedent Read a real Taiwanese news report on U.S.–China relations, learn the key words, then check what you understood. HSK 7–9 About 1,000 characters 10 questions International news OneDotDot News Page A1 Reprinted from udn.com Hide English 打破dǎpò60年nián慣例guànlì惯例guànlì！川普Chuānpǔ特朗普Tèlǎngpǔ高gāo禮遇lǐyù礼遇lǐyù親迎qīnyíng亲迎qīnyíng習近平Xí Jìnpíng习近平Xí Jìnpíng　對中duì Zhōng对华duì Huá鷹派yīngpài鹰派yīngpài受挫shòucuò「這zhè这zhè事shì成chéng轉折點zhuǎnzhédiǎn转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎn」 Breaking a 60-year…

HSK 7-9 · Reading Practice The Benefits of Mulberries Vocabulary HSK 7-9 納nà入rù纳nà入rù Tap to flip to incorporate, to include 學xué校xiào決jué定dìng把bǎ這zhè門mén課kè納nà入rù必bì修xiū課kè程chéng学xué校xiào决jué定dìng把bǎ这zhè门mén课kè纳nà入rù必bì修xiū课kè程chéng The school decided to incorporate this class into the required curriculum. HSK 7-9 藥yào膳shàn药yào膳shàn Tap to flip medicinal cuisine 奶nǎi奶nǎi生shēng病bìng的de時shí候hòu常cháng常cháng燉dùn藥yào膳shàn給gěi她tā補bǔ身shēn體tǐ奶nǎi奶nǎi生shēng病bìng的de时shí候hòu常cháng常cháng炖dùn药yào膳shàn给gěi她tā补bǔ身shēn体tǐ When grandma was sick, we often simmered medicinal cuisine to help her recover. HSK…

HSK 7–9 · Reading Practice Explaining the “Inner Child” Vocabulary HSK 7–9 討喜tǎoxǐ讨喜tǎoxǐ Tap to flip likable, endearing, appealing 這隻zhè zhī小狗的xiǎogǒu de表情biǎoqíng很hěn討喜tǎoxǐ，大家dàjiā都dōu喜歡xǐhuan牠tā这只zhè zhī小狗的xiǎogǒu de表情biǎoqíng很hěn讨喜tǎoxǐ，大家dàjiā都dōu喜欢xǐhuan它tā This puppy’s expression is so endearing that everyone loves it. HSK 7–9 稀釋xīshì稀释xīshì Tap to flip to dilute 這罐zhè guàn果汁guǒzhī濃度nóngdù太tài高gāo，需要xūyào加水jiāshuǐ稀釋xīshì才能cáinéng喝hē这罐zhè guàn果汁guǒzhī浓度nóngdù太tài高gāo，需要xūyào加水jiāshuǐ稀释xīshì才能cáinéng喝hē This juice is too concentrated and needs to be diluted…

OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 對对 duì — marking the object In Chinese, 對对 duì can have several meanings depending on context, but as a preposition it means “to” or “towards” — introducing the object a feeling, attitude, or action is directed at. The good news: 對对 duì always…

HSK 6 · Reading Practice A Guilty Conscience Vocabulary HSK 6 遲疑chíyí迟疑chíyí Tap to flip to hesitate 面對miànduì這個zhège重要zhòngyào決定juédìng，他tā遲疑了chíyí le很久hěn jiǔ才cái做出zuòchū回答huídá面对miànduì这个zhège重要zhòngyào决定juédìng，他tā迟疑了chíyí le很久hěn jiǔ才cái做出zuòchū回答huídá Faced with this important decision, he hesitated for a long time before giving an answer. HSK 6 產權chǎnquán产权chǎnquán Tap to flip property rights 這棟zhè dòng房子的fángzi de產權chǎnquán目前mùqián登記在dēngjì zài她tā父親fùqīn名下míngxià这栋zhè dòng房子的fángzi de产权chǎnquán目前mùqián登记在dēngjì zài她tā父亲fùqīn名下míngxià The property rights…

HSK 6 · Reading Practice Retirement Life Vocabulary HSK 6 無所事事wúsuǒshìshì无所事事wúsuǒshìshì Tap to flip to have nothing to do, idle 放假fàngjià的時候de shíhòu，他tā常常chángcháng一整天yìzhěngtiān無所事事地wúsuǒshìshì de待在dāizài家裡jiālǐ放假fàngjià的时候de shíhòu，他tā常常chángcháng一整天yìzhěngtiān无所事事地wúsuǒshìshì de待在dāizài家里jiālǐ When he’s on vacation, he often spends the whole day idle at home with nothing to do. HSK 6 空虛kōngxū空虚kōngxū Tap to flip empty, hollow (feeling) 每次měicì朋友péngyǒu離開後líkāi hòu，房間裡fángjiān lǐ總zǒng讓ràng她tā感到gǎndào有些yǒuxiē空虛kōngxū每次měicì朋友péngyǒu离开后líkāi hòu，房间里fángjiān…

HSK 5 · Reading Practice Tea culture Vocabulary HSK 5 體驗tǐyàn体验tǐyàn Tap to flip to experience 這次zhè cì旅行lǚxíng讓ràng我wǒ體驗了tǐyàn le不一樣的bùyíyàng de生活shēnghuó方式fāngshì这次zhè cì旅行lǚxíng让ràng我wǒ体验了tǐyàn le不一样的bùyíyàng de生活shēnghuó方式fāngshì This trip let me experience a different way of life. HSK 5 茶道chádào茶道chádào Tap to flip the way of tea, tea ceremony 日本Rìběn的de茶道chádào有yǒu很hěn嚴格的yángé de規矩guīju日本Rìběn的de茶道chádào有yǒu很hěn严格的yángé de规矩guīju Japan’s tea ceremony has very strict rules….

HSK 7–9 · Reading Practice Noise-Canceling Headrests on China’s High-Speed Trains Vocabulary HSK 7–9 必不可少bìbùkěshǎo必不可少bìbùkěshǎo Tap to flip indispensable, essential 水shuǐ是shì生活shēnghuó中zhōng必不可少bìbùkěshǎo的de資源zīyuán水shuǐ是shì生活shēnghuó中zhōng必不可少bìbùkěshǎo的de资源zīyuán Water is an indispensable resource in daily life. HSK 7–9 干擾gānrǎo干扰gānrǎo Tap to flip interference, to disturb 手機shǒujī信號xìnhào有時yǒushí會huì受到shòudào天氣tiānqì的de干擾gānrǎo手机shǒujī信号xìnhào有时yǒushí会huì受到shòudào天气tiānqì的de干扰gānrǎo Cell phone signals are sometimes disturbed by the weather. HSK 7–9 抵消dǐxiāo抵消dǐxiāo Tap to flip to…

OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 地地 de — Adjective Modifier 地地 de turns an adjective into a description of how an action happens — it always sits before the verb it describes. Where 得得 de comes after a verb, 地地 de comes before it — “she [happily] smiled” instead…