· 8 lists · 320 words
Thinking and arguing
Reasons, opinions, abstract nouns and the words that carry an argument.
What holds these lists together
These lists have no subject of their own; they have a procedure. An opinion comes in two weights: 我觉得 is "I feel", casual and personal, and 我认为 "I consider", for a view that has been thought through. Linking words come in pairs, and Chinese says both halves where English says one: 因为 before the reason and 所以 before the result, with the reason first. Abstract nouns are often built with a suffix, as English builds them with "-ity": 重要性 is importance, 可能性 possibility. And the adverbs of attitude, such as 毕竟, after all, carry a point of view in a single word.
The eight lists
Spread across the levels
The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.
| Level | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 81 | 25 % |
| 4 | 172 | 54 % |
| 5 | 67 | 21 % |
Practise this category
Multiple choice and gaps, across all eight lists and all 320 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.