Understand and roughly explain common Chinese sayings and famous quotes. The syllabus tests this receptively — recognizing what a saying means when you hear it in conversation or meet it in a short reading passage.
能听懂日常交谈中别人介绍的某些中文常见俗语、名言；能大致介绍一些中文常见俗语、名言及其主要含义；能看懂介绍、解读某些中文常见俗语、名言的小短文。
读懂 → 开口 → 自查 → 再练 / Read · Speak · Review · Retry
先判断材料强调的意思，再说明为什么选这句俗语；最后举一个新例子。Choose the best fit, explain the clue, then give your own example.
自编学习活动，不是官方试题；用自己的话表达即可。Original learning activity, not an official test. No microphone needed.
“熟能生巧”强调通过反复练习，逐渐熟练、掌握技巧。“万事开头难”强调刚开始做一件事时往往会遇到困难，常用来鼓励刚入门的人。判断时要看材料的重点：是在讲练习之后的进步，还是在讲起步时的困难？有的真实经历可能涉及两者；下面的练习要求选择最贴合题目重点的表达。
熟能生巧 (shú néng shēng qiǎo) emphasizes gaining skill through repeated practice. 万事开头难 (wàn shì kāi tóu nán) emphasizes the difficulty of starting and can encourage a beginner. A real experience may involve both. In these exercises, choose the expression that best matches the stated focus.
选择后查看理由，也可以直接展开解析学习。Read the explanation after choosing, or open it to study first.
Xiaolin practises typing daily. Months later he types faster without looking at the keyboard. Which saying best expresses this improvement through practice?
本题最贴切的选项 / Best fit: 熟能生巧
Anna struggles to balance on her first day learning to cycle. Her friend wants to say that finding it hard at the beginning is normal. Which fits that message?
本题最贴切的选项 / Best fit: 万事开头难
Xiaozhou has never practised these questions and happens to guess correctly once. Which saying explains why he got it right, based only on this information?
本题最贴切的选项 / Best fit: 这两句都不能解释
可以查看材料，重点是解释意思，不必背诵。Keep the material open and explain the meaning in your own words.
按自己的节奏说，计时不会自动结束练习。No time limit; finish at your own pace.
“我选……，因为材料里说……。这说明……。另一句更强调……。比如……” 不必把俗语逐字翻译；说明它在这件事里表达的意思。
我选第一道题。小林每天练打字，现在很少看键盘，速度也快了，所以“熟能生巧”最贴切。这句话强调反复练习让人掌握技巧。“万事开头难”更强调刚开始时的困难，而这道题重点是练习后的进步。比如一个人每天练习切菜，后来切得更快、更均匀，也可以用“熟能生巧”。
表达可以不同；重点是意思清楚、信息准确。Other wording is welcome. Keep the meaning clear and accurate.
给“万事开头难”编一个不同的新情境，说明你想怎样鼓励对方，而不只是让他忽略困难。Create a new beginner situation and add a helpful encouragement.
A student asks about a common Chinese saying. Read it aloud twice: once for meaning, once for fluency — the syllabus tests this task across listening and speaking.
Understand and roughly explain common Chinese sayings and famous quotes. The syllabus tests this receptively — recognizing what a saying means when you hear it in conversation or meet it in a short reading passage.
After studying the 21 selected words, practise combining them in extended contexts about proverbs & sayings. Use the dialogue to identify a sequence of events, opinions, or reasons, then describe them in your own words.
Key vocabulary to anchor your understanding: 表示 (biǎoshì, to express), 词语 (cíyǔ, word), 翻译 (fānyì, to translate), 解释 (jiěshì, to explain). Practise these words in listening dialogues (听力) and reading passages (阅读), using grammar patterns like fixed-patterns and rhetorical.
Practise these grammar points in proverbs & sayings contexts:
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 表示 | biǎoshì | to express; to indicate | 他表示同意我的看法。 |
| 词语 | cíyǔ | word; phrase | 请用这个词语造一个句子。 |
| 翻译 | fānyì | to translate; translator | 他是一名专业翻译。 |
| 解释 | jiěshì | to explain; explanation | 请你解释一下这个词的意思。 |
| 经验 | jīngyàn | experience | 他有丰富的教学经验。 |
| 举例 | jǔlì | to give an example | 老师举例说明了这个语法点。 |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | view; opinion; perspective | 你对这件事有什么看法？ |
| 口语 | kǒuyǔ | spoken language; oral Chinese | 他的中文口语很流利。 |
| 理解 | lǐjiě | to understand; to comprehend | 谢谢你的理解和支持。 |
| 例如 | lìrú | for example; such as | 中国有很多节日，例如春节和中秋节。 |
| 例子 | lìzi | example; instance | 请你举一个例子。 |
| 内容 | nèiróng | content; substance | 这本书的内容很丰富。 |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Mandarin; standard Chinese | 他的普通话说得很标准。 |
| 说法 | shuōfǎ | way of saying; formulation | 这件事有好几种说法。 |
| 文章 | wénzhāng | article; essay; paper | 他写了一篇很好的文章。 |
| 文字 | wénzì | text; written language; characters | 汉字是世界上最古老的文字之一。 |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | idea; thought; opinion | 他的想法很有创意。 |
| 意见 | yìjiàn | opinion; view; objection | 你有什么意见可以提出来。 |
| 语法 | yǔfǎ | grammar | 中文的语法和英语不一样。 |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge | 学习知识可以改变命运。 |
| 准确 | zhǔnquè | accurate; precise; exact | 请你准确回答这个问题。 |
Match the Chinese word to its English meaning.
This page groups 21 words using this site’s topic tags for proverbs & sayings. It is a study selection, not an official separate topic word list or a guarantee of comprehension.
fixed-patterns and rhetorical are suggested here for practising proverbs & sayings contexts. The HSK 4 syllabus expects you to understand these patterns when they involve proverbs & sayings vocabulary.
HSK 3 expects simple statements about proverbs & sayings (e.g., basic facts and short descriptions). HSK 4 raises the bar to "有一定复杂度" — handling extended contexts with opinions, comparisons, and reasoning. You'll need to express feelings (感受) and views (看法) about proverbs & sayings, not just describe them.
Test your knowledge of proverbs & sayings vocabulary in context:
Proverbs & Sayings vocabulary appears in HSK 4 listening dialogues, reading passages, and the writing section. These resources turn the words you learned above into test points:
