Pronunciation : fāngbiàn Meaning : (adj) convenient HSK : 2 方 便 Pronunciation : fāng Meaning : (noun) square (noun) direction (noun) place; region; locality (noun) side; party Radical :

There’s nothing worse than technology failing you right before a deadline. Key vocab 突然 – tū rán – suddenly 着急 – zháo jí – anxious; worried 作业 – zuò yè

Pronunciation : kuàicān Meaning : (noun) fast food HSK : 2 快 餐 Pronunciation : kuài Meaning : (adj) fast; quick; rapid (adj) speed; speedy (adj) hurry up; make haste

Of all the essays Chinese students read in school, this might be the one they remember longest. 《背影》, or My Father’s Back, is barely 1,500 characters, and almost nothing happens

Pronunciation : míngxīng Meaning : (noun) star (celebrity) HSK : 2 明 星 Pronunciation : míng Meaning : (adj) bright; brilliant; light (adj) clear; distinct (adj) immediately following in time