{"id":18422,"date":"2026-10-23T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=18422"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T01:11:03","slug":"hsk4-action-change-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/23\/hsk4-action-change-words\/","title":{"rendered":"HSK4 &#8211; Action and Change Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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.75rem;min-height:1.4em}\n.odc-hsk4-9-page .odc-quiz-feedback.correct{color:#3d5c34}\n.odc-hsk4-9-page .odc-quiz-feedback.incorrect{color:var(--odc-red-dark)}\n.odc-hsk4-9-page .odc-quiz-score{text-align:center}\n.odc-hsk4-9-page .odc-quiz-score .odc-quiz-score-num{font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#8a2c22;display:block;margin-bottom:.4rem}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"odc-hsk4-9-page\">\n<div class=\"odc-hero\">\n<p class=\"odc-eyebrow\">Chinese Vocabulary \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"odc-hero-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_and_Change_Words_in_Chinese_Part_1\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_and_Change_Words_in_Chinese_Part_1\"><\/span>Action and Change Words in Chinese (Part 1)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"odc-subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u4f5c\u8207\u8b8a\u5316\u8a5e\u5f59\uff08\u4e00\uff09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u4f5c\u4e0e\u53d8\u5316\u8bcd\u6c47\uff08\u4e00\uff09<\/span> d\u00f2ngzu\u00f2 y\u01d4 bi\u00e0nhu\u00e0 c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wow, I&#8217;m surprised you&#8217;re still learning Chinese! Yes, by the time I got this far in building the website, the thought of giving up had already shown up. I looked at these words and tried to think of something to share with you, but the only thing that came to mind was those two characters: \u653e\u68c4. Making this website has been a long and tiring process, and my thinking has changed. Do you think I should keep going?<\/p>\n<p>OK, after you read this page&#8217;s vocabulary, you should be able to translate my little rant into Chinese, right? I used a lot of this chapter&#8217;s words. Give it a try!<\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Everyday actions<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everyday_Action_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everyday_Action_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Everyday Action Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u6309<\/td><td>\u00e0n<\/td><td>To press; according to<\/td><td>\ub204\ub974\ub2e4; ~\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c<\/td><td>\u62bc\u3059; ~\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u80cc<\/td><td>b\u0113i<\/td><td>To carry on one\u2019s back<\/td><td>\uc9ca\uc5b4\uc9c0\ub2e4; \uba54\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u80cc\u8ca0\u3046<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6b65<\/td><td>b\u00f9<\/td><td>Step; pace<\/td><td>\uac78\uc74c<\/td><td>\u6b69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u64e6<\/td><td>c\u0101<\/td><td>To wipe; to rub<\/td><td>\ub2e6\ub2e4; \ubb38\uc9c0\ub974\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u62ed\u304f; \u3053\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5439<\/td><td>chu\u012b<\/td><td>To blow<\/td><td>\ubd88\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5439\u304f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5012<\/td><td>d\u00e0o<\/td><td>To pour; to tip over<\/td><td>\ub530\ub974\ub2e4; \uc4f0\ub7ec\uc9c0\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6ce8\u3050; \u5012\u308c\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6389<\/td><td>di\u00e0o<\/td><td>To fall; to drop; to lose<\/td><td>\ub5a8\uc5b4\uc9c0\ub2e4; \uc783\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u843d\u3061\u308b; \u5931\u3046<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u4f5c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u4f5c<\/span><\/td><td>d\u00f2ngzu\u00f2<\/td><td>Movement; action<\/td><td>\ub3d9\uc791<\/td><td>\u52d5\u4f5c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8d95\u4e0a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d76\u4e0a<\/span><\/td><td>g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/td><td>To catch up with; to make it in time<\/td><td>\ub530\ub77c\uc7a1\ub2e4; \uc2dc\uac04\uc5d0 \ub9de\ucd94\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u8ffd\u3044\u3064\u304f; \u9593\u306b\u5408\u3046<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u639b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6302<\/span><\/td><td>gu\u00e0<\/td><td>To hang; to put up<\/td><td>\uac78\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u639b\u3051\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u558a<\/td><td>h\u01cen<\/td><td>To shout; to call<\/td><td>\uc678\uce58\ub2e4; \ubd80\ub974\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u53eb\u3076; \u547c\u3076<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>Same character, two sounds<\/h4><p>Some action words change meaning with the pronunciation. \u80cc is b\u0113i when you carry something on your back (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u80cc\u8457\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u80cc\u7740\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span>), but b\u00e8i when it means &#8220;back&#8221; or &#8220;to memorize&#8221; (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u80cc\u55ae\u5b57<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u80cc\u5355\u8bcd<\/span>). Likewise, \u5012 is d\u00e0o when you pour something (\u5012\u6c34), but d\u01ceo when something falls over (\u5012\u4e86).<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6309<\/span><rt class=\"\">\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u7136\u5f8c<\/span><rt class=\"\">r\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt class=\"\">shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6309<\/span><rt class=\"\">\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u7136\u540e<\/span><rt class=\"\">r\u00e1nh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt class=\"\">shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Please press this button, then pour the water into the cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80cc\u8457<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0113izhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt class=\"\">p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt class=\"\">ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u7d42\u65bc<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d95\u4e0a<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80cc\u7740<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0113izhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt class=\"\">p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt class=\"\">ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec8\u4e8e<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u014dngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d76\u4e0a<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">He ran fast with his child on his back and finally made it onto the bus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Things that change<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_and_Process_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_and_Process_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Change and Process Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7522\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ea7\u751f<\/span><\/td><td>ch\u01censh\u0113ng<\/td><td>To produce; to generate<\/td><td>\uc0dd\uae30\ub2e4; \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u751f\u3058\u308b; \u751f\u307f\u51fa\u3059<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6210\u70ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6210\u4e3a<\/span><\/td><td>ch\u00e9ngw\u00e9i<\/td><td>To become<\/td><td>~\uc774 \ub418\ub2e4<\/td><td>~\u306b\u306a\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u91cd\u65b0<\/td><td>ch\u00f3ngx\u012bn<\/td><td>Again; anew<\/td><td>\ub2e4\uc2dc<\/td><td>\u6539\u3081\u3066; \u518d\u3073<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u51fa\u73fe<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51fa\u73b0<\/span><\/td><td>ch\u016bxi\u00e0n<\/td><td>To appear; to occur<\/td><td>\ub098\ud0c0\ub098\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u73fe\u308c\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u653e\u68c4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u653e\u5f03<\/span><\/td><td>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/td><td>To give up<\/td><td>\ud3ec\uae30\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u3042\u304d\u3089\u3081\u308b; \u653e\u68c4\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5206\u70ba<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5206\u4e3a<\/span><\/td><td>f\u0113nw\u00e9i<\/td><td>To divide into; be divided into<\/td><td>~\uc73c\ub85c \ub098\ub258\ub2e4<\/td><td>~\u306b\u5206\u304b\u308c\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6539\u8b8a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6539\u53d8<\/span><\/td><td>g\u01ceibi\u00e0n<\/td><td>To change; to alter<\/td><td>\ubc14\uafb8\ub2e4; \ubcc0\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5909\u3048\u308b; \u5909\u308f\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u7a0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u7a0b<\/span><\/td><td>gu\u00f2ch\u00e9ng<\/td><td>Process<\/td><td>\uacfc\uc815<\/td><td>\u904e\u7a0b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7372\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u83b7\u5f97<\/span><\/td><td>hu\u00f2d\u00e9<\/td><td>To obtain; to gain<\/td><td>\uc5bb\ub2e4; \ud68d\ub4dd\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u7372\u5f97\u3059\u308b; \u5f97\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d2f\u7a4d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u79ef\u7d2f<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u011bij\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">j\u012bl\u011bi<\/span><\/td><td>To accumulate<\/td><td>\uc313\ub2e4; \ucd95\uc801\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u7a4d\u307f\u91cd\u306d\u308b; \u84c4\u7a4d\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7e7c\u7e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7ee7\u7eed<\/span><\/td><td>j\u00ecx\u00f9<\/td><td>To continue<\/td><td>\uacc4\uc18d\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u7d9a\u3051\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u52a0\u5feb<\/td><td>ji\u0101ku\u00e0i<\/td><td>To speed up<\/td><td>\ube60\ub974\uac8c \ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u901f\u3081\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52a0\u5f37<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a0\u5f3a<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u0101qi\u00e1ng<\/td><td>To strengthen<\/td><td>\uac15\ud654\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5f37\u5316\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e1b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51cf<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u01cen<\/td><td>To subtract; to reduce<\/td><td>\ube7c\ub2e4; \uc904\uc774\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5f15\u304f; \u6e1b\u3089\u3059<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e1b\u8f15<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51cf\u8f7b<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u01cenq\u012bng<\/td><td>To reduce; to lessen<\/td><td>\ub35c\ub2e4; \uac00\ubccd\uac8c \ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u8efd\u304f\u3059\u308b; \u8efd\u6e1b\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e1b\u5c11<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51cf\u5c11<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u01censh\u01ceo<\/td><td>To reduce; to decrease<\/td><td>\uc904\uc774\ub2e4; \uc904\uc5b4\ub4e4\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6e1b\u3089\u3059; \u6e1b\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u964d<\/td><td>ji\u00e0ng<\/td><td>To fall; to descend; to lower<\/td><td>\ub0b4\ub9ac\ub2e4; \ub5a8\uc5b4\uc9c0\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u964d\u308a\u308b; \u4e0b\u304c\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u964d\u4f4e<\/td><td>ji\u00e0ngd\u012b<\/td><td>To lower; to reduce<\/td><td>\ub0ae\ucd94\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u4e0b\u3052\u308b; \u4f4e\u304f\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>Going deeper with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6539\u8b8a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6539\u53d8<\/span><\/h4><p>Want to see how \u6539\u8b8a (g\u01ceibi\u00e0n) works in more situations? Read our full guide: <a style=\"color:#b23a2e;\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/21\/change-chinese-gaibian\/\">How to say &#8220;change&#8221; in Chinese<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>Four ways to say &#8220;reduce&#8221;<\/h4><p>All four words involve &#8220;less,&#8221; but each one is used with different things. Pick the word by asking: <i>what is getting smaller?<\/i><\/p><p><b><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e1b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51cf<\/span> (ji\u01cen)<\/b> is the basic &#8220;minus&#8221; or &#8220;subtract,&#8221; mostly used in math or as part of longer words.<\/p><p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e1b<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u65bc<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u011bngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51cf<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e8e<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u011bngy\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Ten minus three equals seven.<\/span><\/p><p><b><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e1b\u8f15<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51cf\u8f7b<\/span> (ji\u01cenq\u012bng)<\/b> makes something lighter or less severe: pain, burden, or weight. Think &#8220;ease.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u85e5<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u982d\u75db<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u00f3ut\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e1b\u8f15<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u01cenq\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u836f<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u5934\u75db<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u00f3ut\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51cf\u8f7b<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u01cenq\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">After taking medicine, the headache eased.<\/span><\/p><p><b><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e1b\u5c11<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51cf\u5c11<\/span> (ji\u01censh\u01ceo)<\/b> makes a number or amount smaller: how many, how often, how much. Think &#8220;decrease.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt class=\"\">zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u5b50<\/span><rt class=\"\">r\u00eczi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e1b\u5c11<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u01censh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt class=\"\">zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u5b50<\/span><rt class=\"\">r\u00eczi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51cf\u5c11<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u01censh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Recently, the number of rainy days has decreased.<\/span><\/p><p><b>\u964d\u4f4e (ji\u00e0ngd\u012b)<\/b> lowers a level, like temperature, price or speed. Its short form \u964d (ji\u00e0ng) means &#8220;to come down.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c23\u6eab<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u00ecw\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt class=\"\">hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u964d\u4f4e<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0ngd\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u5ea6<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u00ed d\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01censhang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c14\u6e29<\/span><rt class=\"\">q\u00ecw\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt class=\"\">hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u964d\u4f4e<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0ngd\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u5ea6<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u00ed d\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">At night, the temperature will drop to ten degrees.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u964d<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u964d<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">The price came down.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt class=\"\">su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u7a0b<\/span><rt class=\"\">gu\u00f2ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9b\u82e6<\/span><rt class=\"\">x\u012bnk\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u60f3<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9 xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u68c4<\/span><rt class=\"\">f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt class=\"\">hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7e7c\u7e8c<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00ecx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt class=\"\">su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u7a0b<\/span><rt class=\"\">gu\u00f2ch\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f9b\u82e6<\/span><rt class=\"\">x\u012bnk\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u60f3<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9 xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u5f03<\/span><rt class=\"\">f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt class=\"\">hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ee7\u7eed<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00ecx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Although the process is hard, I don\u2019t want to give up, and I will keep working hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6b21<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8 c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u9a57<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u012bngy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539\u8b8a<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u01ceibi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6b21<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8 c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u9a8c<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u012bngy\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539\u53d8<\/span><rt class=\"\">g\u01ceibi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">This experience changed me, and I\u2019m less nervous now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Test yourself<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span>Vocabulary Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-quiz-wrap\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"odc-quiz-badge\" 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