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HSK 4 Chinese Level Ladder

4 Levels of 'That's Expensive'

太贵了

Tài guì le

0:59 min video · 4 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 0:06
  2. 0:17
  3. 0:32
  4. 0:46

About this lesson

The climb goes from a plain beginner complaint about price to the joking, slangy way friends really say it.

How to practise

  1. Watch each rung's card: the level, when to use it, and the phrase with its pinyin and English.
  2. Repeat every rung out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, from HSK 1 up to the native way.
  3. Then climb it in one go, and comment which rung you're on.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
贵guìexpensiveHSK 1
太tàitoo, soHSK 1
买mǎito buyHSK 1
价格jiàgépriceHSK 3
比bǐthan, compared withHSK 1

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