HSK 4 Unit 4: Time and Change
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Five lessons about how things unfold: as soon as with 一…就, keeping going and settling down with 下去 and 下来, how things look, sound and come back to you with 起来, early and late with 才 and 就, and a city that changes the more it grows.
Goal: You can describe actions that follow immediately, encourage someone to keep going or calm down, give impressions with 看起来 and 听起来, contrast 才 and 就 with numbers and ages, and describe change with 越…越.
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Lessons
- As soon as I wake up: 一…就Say that one thing happens as soon as another does with 一…就, and talk about phone habits and replying to messages.✓ Completed
- Keep going, calm down: 下去 and 下来Encourage someone to keep going with verb + 下去, say something settles or stops with 下来, and talk about stress and relaxing.✓ Completed
- It looks good, it sounds fun: 起来Give impressions with 看起来, 听起来 and 闻起来, remember things with 想起来, and bring up a topic with 说起来.✓ Completed
- Only twenty and already a boss: 才 and 就Contrast 才 (only, so few or so young) and 就 (already, as early as) with numbers and ages, and talk about young people starting businesses.✓ Completed
- The more it grows: 越…越Describe how a place changes with 越…越 and 越来越, and follow a description of a city over twenty years.✓ Completed
Next: HSK 4 Unit 5: Reasons and relationships, where you explain why and describe two sides at once.