In today’s reading, we’ll tackle a passage inspired by the Wikipedia entry that describes the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡). This read doesn’t get into the politics of the current US-Iran

Pronunciation : nánshòu Meaning : (adj) uncomfortable HSK : 2 难 受 Pronunciation : nán Meaning : (adj) difficult; hard; troublesome (adj) bad; unpleasant (verb) to put somebody into a

Pronunciation : rúguǒ Meaning : (conj) if HSK : 2 如 果 Pronunciation : rú Meaning : (verb) like; as; as if (verb) (used in the negative) can compare with;

Pronunciation : míng Meaning : (measure word) measure word for person HSK : 2 名 Pronunciation : míng Meaning : (noun) name (adj) famous; celebrated; well-known (noun) measure word used