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Idioms and proverbs: HSK 5 成语与俗语：HSK 五级

The HSK 5 words for idioms and proverbs, with example sentences a learner at HSK 5 can read.

4 words and 8 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 谚(yàn)语(yǔ) proverb
  2. 名(míng)句(jù) oft-quoted phrase
  3. 比(bǐ)喻(yù) to compare
  4. 形(xíng)容(róng) to describe

Example sentences 例句

  1. 这句谚语是什么意思？

    Zhè jù yànyǔ shì shénme yìsi?

    What does this proverb mean?

  2. 每个国家都有自己的谚语。

    Měige guójiā dōu yǒu zìjǐ de yànyǔ.

    Every country has its own proverbs.

  3. 这句名句我在书上读过。

    Zhè jù míngjù wǒ zài shū shàng dúguo.

    I've read this famous line in a book.

  4. 这句诗是他最喜欢的一句名句。

    Zhè jù shī shì tā zuì xǐhuan de yíjù míngjù.

    This line of poetry is his favorite famous line.

  5. 比喻是最常见的一种修辞。

    Bǐyù shì zuì chángjiàn de yìzhǒng xiūcí.

    Metaphor is the most common kind of figure of speech.

  6. 老师说，这个比喻很有意思。

    Lǎoshī shuō, zhège bǐyù hěn yǒuyìsi.

    The teacher said this metaphor is very interesting.

  7. 我不知道该怎么形容。

    Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi zěnme xíngróng.

    I can't really describe it.

  8. 你知道我朋友怎么形容我？

    Nǐ zhīdào wǒ péngyou zěnme xíngróng wǒ?

    Do you know how my friends describe me?