遍biàntime
变多biàn duōincrease
变强biàn qiángbecome strong
标准biāozhǔnstandard
表达biǎodáto express
表示biǎoshìto represent
办bànto get (a card) issued
半夜bànyèmidnight
白天báitiānin the daytime
背后bèihòubehind
背书bèishūmemorizing texts
毕竟bìjìngafter all
并不bìng bùnot at all
并不是bìng bú shìis not at all
毕业bìyèto graduate
不该bù gāishouldn't have
不敢bù gǎndare not
不好的时候bù hǎo de shíhouthe bad times
不好意思bù hǎoyìsiembarrassed
不行bù xíngnot okay
不管bùguǎnno matter
不禁bùjīncannot help but
不仅bùjǐnnot only
布料bùliàofabric
不了bùliǎocannot
不同bùtóngdifferent
不只bùzhǐnot only
不只是bùzhǐshìnot only
不够用bú gòu yòngnot enough
不是bú shìis not
不太高bú tài gāonot too high
不用了bú yòng leno need
不过búguòhowever
不够búgòunot enough
八百bābǎieight hundred
搬到bāndàoto move to
搬来bānláimoved here
八千bāqiāneight thousand
本科běnkēundergraduate
本来běnláioriginally
本身běnshēnitself
百bǎihundred
把脉bǎmàito take the pulse
保持bǎochíto keep
传统chuántǒngtraditional
穿穿chuānchuanto just wear
窗外chuāngwàioutside the window
穿着chuānzhuówearing
差chàbad
长长chángchángvery long
长城Chángchéngthe Great Wall
成龙Chéng LóngJackie Chan
乘客chéngkèpassenger
城里chénglǐin town
承认chéngrènto admit
诚实chéngshíhonest
成为chéngwéito become
成语chéngyǔidiom
厨房chúfángkitchen
差别chābiédifference
插队chāduìto cut in line
拆迁chāiqiāndemolish and relocate
车里chēliinside the train
车上chēshangon the train
吃惊chījīngsurprised
冲昏chōnghūnto get carried away by
出发chūfāto depart
出汗chūhànto sweat
出路chūlùway out
出生chūshēngto be born
出现chūxiànto appear
出于chūyúout of
厂家chǎngjiāmanufacturer
产品chǎnpǐnproduct
宠物chǒngwùpet
词cíword
从来cóngláiever
聪明cōngmingwisdom
踩cǎito step on
踩刹车cǎi shāchēto step on the brake
的地方de dìfangthe part
的是de shìthe thing is
店diànshop
电池diànchíbattery
电视剧diànshìjùTV dramas
点菜diǎn càito order food
点头diǎntóuto nod
队伍duìwuline; queue
堆duīpile; bunch
短信duǎnxìntext message
大部分dà bùfenmost
大城市dà chéngshìbig city
大多dàduōmostly
戴上dài shangput on
代表dàibiǎoto represent
大夫dàifudoctor
带回dàihuíto bring back
代价dàijiàprice; cost
但dànbut
当成dàngchéngto treat as
道dào(measure word for scenery)
到处dàochùeverywhere
倒车入库dàochē rùkùreverse parking
到底dàodǐafter all
道理dàolǐtruth
大山dàshānbig mountains
大学dàxuéuniversity
大学生dàxuéshēngcollege students
得到dédàoto receive
得意déyìpleased with oneself
订好了dìnghǎolebooked
动dòng(potential: able to move)
洞dònghole
动手dòngshǒuto do it by hand
动作dòngzuòmovements
读研dú yánpursuing graduate study
读书dúshūreading
独自dúzìalone
单车dānchēbike
当地dāngdìlocal
灯光dēngguānglights
等一等děng yi děngto wait a bit
打方向盘dǎ fāngxiàngpánto handle the steering wheel
打架dǎjiàfighting
打扰dǎrǎoto disturb
抖dǒuto shake
放弃fàngqìto give up
放松fàngsōngrelaxing
放下fàngxiàto put down
烦fánannoyed
房东fángdōnglandlord
烦恼fánnǎoworries
费用fèiyòngcost
份fèn(measure word for a set meal)
父母fùmǔparents
负责fùzéto be responsible
服饰fúshìclothing
发亮fāliàngshining
方法fāngfǎmethod
方面fāngmiànaspect
方式fāngshìway; method
方向fāngxiàngdirection
方向盘fāngxiàngpánsteering wheel
方言fāngyándialect
发生fāshēnghappen
发音fāyīnpronunciation
分不清fēn bu qīngcannot tell apart
分成fēnchéngto divide into
丰富fēngfùrich
风景fēngjǐngscenery
分开fēnkāito separate
分类fēnlèito sort; classify
反而fǎn'éron the contrary
反映fǎnyìngto reflect
否则fǒuzéotherwise
逛guàngto stroll around
过节guòjiécelebrating a festival
过年guòniánto celebrate New Year
过上guòshangto start living
关闭guānbìclosed down
关掉guāndiàoto turn off
广场舞guǎngchǎng wǔplaza dancing
广东话GuǎngdōnghuàCantonese
广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
管理guǎnlǐto manage
各种gè zhǒngall kinds of
个别gèbiéindividual; a few
更多gèng duōmore
更好gèng hǎobetter
共享gòngxiǎngshared
购物gòuwùshopping
故乡gùxiānghometown
高gāohigh
高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail
歌词gēcílyrics
根本gēnběncompletely
歌曲gēqǔsongs
歌手gēshǒusingers
给了gěi legave
工厂gōngchǎngfactories
功夫gōngfukung fu
功夫片gōngfu piànkung fu films
公共交通gōnggòng jiāotōngpublic transportation
公里gōnglǐkilometers
改变gǎibiànto change
敢gǎnto dare
感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested in
感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
感觉gǎnjuéfeeling
感情gǎnqíngfeelings
感谢gǎnxièto thank
古城gǔchéngancient town
古代gǔdàiancient times
鼓励gǔlìto encourage
古老gǔlǎoancient
画huàto draw
画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúto draw a snake and add feet
坏事huàishìa bad thing
换了huànlechanged
话题huàtítopic
环保huánbǎoeco-friendly
还价huánjiàto haggle
回国huíguóto return to one's country
回去huíquto go back
活动huódòngactivity
花纹huāwénpatterns
汉堡hànbǎohamburger
汉服hànfúhanfu
合不合适hé bu héshìwhether suitable
河水héshuǐriver water
后悔hòuhuǐregret
后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
红了hóngleturned red
互hùmutually
混hùnto mix
壶húpot (of liquid; also a measure word)
喝了hēledrank
很大hěn dàvery big
很久以前hěn jiǔ yǐqiánlong ago
很少hěn shǎorarely
婚姻hūnyīnmarriage
海hǎithe sea
海边hǎibiānseaside
好不好hǎo bu hǎowhether well or not
好的话hǎo de huàif good
好的时候hǎo de shíhouthe good times
好吗hǎo maokay?
好处hǎochubenefit
好了hǎolegot better
好事hǎoshìgood things
好听hǎotīngnice to listen to
好像hǎoxiàngto seem
价格jiàgéprice
见过jiànguohave seen
健身房jiànshēnfánggym
建筑jiànzhùstructure
教练jiàoliàncoach
叫醒jiàoxǐngto wake (someone) up
教育jiàoyùeducation
叫做jiàozuòto call
假期jiàqīvacation
结果jiéguǒin the end
节奏jiézòurhythm
旧家具jiù jiājùold furniture
旧书jiù shūold books
就像jiù xiàngjust like
旧衣服jiù yīfuold clothes
坚持jiānchíto persist
交jiāoto make (friends)
骄傲jiāo'àoproud
交流jiāoliúto communicate
家庭jiātíngfamily
家乡jiāxiānghometown
接jiēafter
街jiēstreet
街上jiē shangon the street
接受jiēshòuaccept
假货jiǎhuòfake goods
剪裁jiǎncáicutting; tailoring
讲究jiǎngjiuattention to detail
简历jiǎnlìresume
减少jiǎnshǎoto decrease
脚jiǎofoot
酒jiǔwine
酒壶jiǔhúwine pot
记jìto remember
既jìboth
进步jìnbùprogress
竟然jìngránsurprisingly
进过jìnguohave entered
竞争力jìngzhēnglìcompetitiveness
技巧jìqiǎotechnique; skill
既然jìránsince
技术jìshùtechnology
记忆jìyìmemories
记住jìzhùto remember
集jíepisode
即使jíshǐeven if
据jùaccording to
句jù(measure for sentences)
拒绝jùjuéto refuse
距离jùlídistance
激动jīdòngmoved; excited
积累jīlěito accumulate
经过jīngguòto pass by
精神jīngshénenergy
经验jīngyànexperience
精致jīngzhìexquisite
金钱jīnqiánmoney
机票jīpiàoplane ticket
机器jīqìmachines
几百年jǐ bǎi niánhundreds of years
几百万jǐ bǎiwànseveral million
几年jǐ niánseveral years
几十jǐ shíseveral tens of
几天jǐ tiāna few days
紧jǐntight
尽管jǐnguǎnalthough
紧张得jǐnzhāng deso nervous that
紧张地jǐnzhāng denervously
举jǔto give (an example)
夸大kuādàto exaggerate
看不到kàn bu dàocannot see
看不见kàn bu jiàncannot see
看法kànfǎview; opinion
看了kànlelooked at
看完kànwánfinish watching
看着kànzhewatching
靠kàoto lean
课kèlesson
困难kùnnandifficult
咖啡馆kāfēiguǎncafé
开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto joke
开口kāikǒuto open one's mouth
开了kāileprescribed
渴望kěwàngto long for
空气kōngqìair
空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
卡kǎcard
烤肉kǎoròugrilled meat
考研kǎoyánthe grad school entrance exam
口音kǒuyīnaccent
口罩kǒuzhàoface mask
苦kǔbitter
练liànto train
练车liànchēto practice driving
练了liànlepracticed
连liáneven
聊得来liáo de láiget along well talking
聊聊天liáoliao tiānto have a chat
流过liúguòto flow past
留下liúxiàto leave behind
流行liúxíngpopular
脸liǎnface (physical)
两个人liǎng ge rénthe two of us
两个月liǎng ge yuètwo months
两千liǎngqiāntwo thousand
来说lái shuōas for
来来往往láilái wǎngwǎngcoming and going
来自láizìto come from
蓝色lánsèblue
蓝天lántiānblue sky
乐趣lèqùfun; joy
厉害lìhaiformidable
丽江LìjiāngLijiang
另lìnganother
另外lìngwàiin addition
历史lìshǐhistory
例子lìziexample
离不开lí bu kāicannot live without
龙lóngdragon
楼梯lóutīstairs
垃圾lājītrash
垃圾桶lājītǒngtrash bin
老王Lǎo WángOld Wang
老板lǎobǎnshop owner
老歌lǎogēold songs
老街lǎojiēold streets
老年人lǎoniánrénelderly people
老式lǎoshìold-fashioned
李静Lǐ JìngLi Jing (name)
李小龙Lǐ XiǎolóngBruce Lee
礼貌lǐmàopolite; politely
理想lǐxiǎngideals
理性lǐxìngrationality
理由lǐyóureasons; excuses
旅馆lǚguǎninn
面前miànqiánin front of
面子miànziface (social standing)
秒钟miǎozhōngseconds
卖给了màigěilesold to
卖货màihuòto sell goods
慢下来màn xiàlaito slow down
慢慢来mànmàn láitake it slow
忙着mángzhebusy with
矛盾máodùnconflict
梦mèngdream
没用过méi yòngguonever used
秘密mìmìsecret
明白了míngbaileunderstood
迷人míréncharming
陌生人mòshēngrénstrangers
木mùtree; wood
美měibeauty
每件měi jiànevery
每条měi tiáoevery (street)
每月měi yuèevery month
美丽měilìbeautiful
每年měiniánevery year
美食měishídelicious food
马mǎhorse
买菜mǎi càibuying groceries
买东西mǎi dōngxito buy things
满足mǎnzúto satisfy
米mǐmetres
母亲mǔqīnmother
年龄niánlíngage
年轻人niánqīngrényoung people
暖和nuǎnhuowarm
那种nà zhǒngthat kind of
那座nà zuòthat (mountain)
那边nàbiānover there
耐心nàixīnpatience
拿出náchūto take out
难找nán zhǎohard to find
难道nándàocould it be that
南方人nánfāngrénsoutherner
难受nánshòuupset
拿起náqǐto pick up
能不能néng bu néngwhether or not (one) can
能力nénglìability
哪nǎwhich
奶茶nǎichámilk tea
女乘客nǚ chéngkèfemale passenger
女孩子nǚháizigirl
骗piànto fool
爬起来pá qǐlaito crawl out (of bed)
陪péito keep company
陪陪péipeito keep company (reduplicated)
皮pípeel; skin
瓶píngbottle
瓶子píngzibottle
拍出pāichūto capture (a photo)
拍照pāizhàoto take photos
批评pīpíngto criticize
跑过来pǎo guòlaito run over
普遍pǔbiàncommon; widespread
普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
普通人pǔtōngrénordinary person
钱包qiánbāowallet
强qiángstrong
签合同qiān hétongto sign a contract
缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming
其次qícìsecondly
骑回qíhuíto ride back
情况qíngkuàngsituation
齐全qíquáncomplete
骑手qíshǒudelivery rider
骑走qízǒuto ride away
群qún(measure word: group)
清清qīngqīngcrystal-clear
轻轻qīngqīnglightly
亲切qīnqièwarm and familiar
七千qīqiānseven thousand
区别qūbiédifference
软件ruǎnjiànapp
然而rán'érhowever
热爱rè'àilove; passion
任何rènhéany
热热rèrèsteaming hot
热热的rèrè depiping hot
人数rénshùnumber of people
日子rìziday
扔rēngto throw
忍不住rěn bu zhùcan't help
扰民rǎomíndisturbing residents
睡懒觉shuì lǎnjiàoto sleep in
双数shuāngshùeven number
说不出shuō bu chūunable to say
说到底shuōdàodǐwhen it comes down to it
说服shuōfúto persuade
说了shuōlesaid
说明shuōmíngto show; explain
说起shuōqǐspeaking of
说完shuōwánto finish speaking
水平shuǐpínglevel
上海话ShànghǎihuàShanghainese
上面shàngmiànit; the top
上网shàngwǎnggo online
社会shèhuìsociety
射箭shèjiànarchery
社交shèjiāosocializing
甚至shènzhìeven
社区shèqūcommunity
蛇shésnake
什么都有shénme dōu yǒuhas everything
什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind
市场shìchǎngmarket
市场上shìchǎng shàngin the market
试了shìletried
视频shìpínvideo
试试shìshito give it a try
事实上shìshí shangin fact
试用shìyòngto try out
时shíwhen
十几个小时shí jǐ ge xiǎoshíover ten hours
十二月shí'èr yuèDecember
实际shíjìactual
实在shízàitruly
受不了shòu bu liǎounbearable
受欢迎shòu huānyíngpopular
顺利地shùnlì desmoothly
熟能生巧shú néng shēng qiǎopractice makes perfect
熟悉shúxifamiliar
刹车shāchēbrake
商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
商量shāngliangto discuss; negotiate
声shēng(a word of)
生产shēngchǎnto produce
生活shēnghuólive
生命shēngmìnglife
生肖shēngxiàozodiac animals
深入shēnrùin-depth
深夜shēnyèlate night
省钱shěngqiánto save money
省去shěngqùto save; eliminate
诗词shīcípoetry
失望shīwàngdisappointed
收shōuto charge; collect
收钱shōu qiánto collect money
收获shōuhuògain
收入shōurùincome
收下shōuxiàto accept
书法shūfǎcalligraphy
书桌shūzhuōdesk
使用shǐyòngto use
首先shǒuxiānfirst of all
属shǔto be born in the year of
暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
算suànto calculate
算是suànshìcounts as
随时suíshíat any time
随着suízhealong with
所有suǒyǒuall
散步sànbùto stroll
送到sòngdàoto deliver to
送礼sònglǐto give gifts
速度sùdùspeed
塑料袋sùliàodàiplastic bag
三年sān niánthree years
思考sīkǎoto ponder
扫sǎoto scan
扫一扫sǎo yi sǎoto give a scan
跳起tiàoqǐto start dancing
调tiáoto adjust
添tiānto add
退休tuìxiūto retire
太极拳tàijíquántai chi
抬不起来tái bu qǐlaicannot lift
淘táoto dig up; find by searching
淘到了táodàolefound (dug up)
提títo raise; put forward
停下来tíng xiàlaito stop
提问tíwènto ask questions
同tóngthe same
铜钱tóngqiáncopper coin
图画túhuàpictures
图片túpiànpictures
她们tāmenthey (female)
听到tīngdàohear
听了tīngleheard
听说tīngshuōit is said
听听tīngtingto listen a bit
通过tōngguòthrough
统计tǒngjìstatistics
外国wàiguóforeign
外国人wàiguórénforeigners
完成wánchéngto complete
玩具wánjùtoy
为wèifor
文明wénmíngcivility; civilization
雾霾wùmáismog
无wúwithout
无论wúlùnno matter (whether)
危险wēixiǎndangerous
温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
伟大wěidàgreat
稳定wěndìngstable
污染wūrǎnpollution
网络wǎngluòinternet; network
网约车wǎngyuēchēride-hailing car
我自己wǒ zìjǐI myself
五年前wǔ nián qiánfive years ago
五月wǔyuèMay
下山xià shānto go down the mountain
下单xiàdānto place an order
现代化xiàndàihuàmodernized
现金xiànjīncash
效果xiàoguǒeffect; results
笑完xiàowánto finish laughing
笑着说xiàozhe shuōsaid with a smile
鞋xiéshoes
鞋子xiézishoes
相反xiāngfǎnopposite
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
相亲xiāngqīnblind dates
香味xiāngwèifragrance
消费者xiāofèizhěconsumers
消失xiāoshīto disappear
写着xiězhehas written (on it)
休xiūto rest
想一想xiǎng yi xiǎngto think it over
想出xiǎngchūto come up with
想了xiǎnglethought
响起xiǎngqǐto start playing (sound)
想起来xiǎngqǐláithink back
想要xiǎngyàowant
小鱼Xiǎo YúLittle Fish (nickname)
小吃xiǎochīsnacks
小哥xiǎogēyoung guy; rider
小事xiǎoshìsmall things
小偷xiǎotōuthief
小小的xiǎoxiǎo detiny
小组xiǎozǔgroup
学车xuéchēlearning to drive
学会xuéhuìto learn (master)
学会了xuéhuìlelearned
学历xuélìeducational qualification
学术xuéshùacademics
学问xuéwenart; branch of knowledge
雪山xuěshānsnow mountain
选xuǎnto choose
选好xuǎnhǎoto finish choosing
性格xìnggécharacter; personality
兴趣xìngqùinterest
信息xìnxīinformation
习惯了xíguàn legot used to
行为xíngwéibehavior
吸进xī jìnbreathe in
西方xīfāngthe West
心xīnheart
新的xīn denew
辛苦xīnkǔhardship
心跳xīntiàoheartbeat
新鲜xīnxiānfresh
心意xīnyìthoughtfulness; kind intention
虚xūweak; deficient
愿意yuànyìwilling
约yuēto arrange to meet
约会yuēhuìto date
约好yuēhǎoto agree
远处yuǎnchùthe distance
远方yuǎnfāngfaraway places
样样yàngyàngevery kind
样子yàngziappearance
研究yánjiūresearch
研究生yánjiūshēnggraduate
严重yánzhòngserious
遥远yáoyuǎnfaraway
夜市yèshìnight market
一不小心yì bù xiǎoxīncarelessly
一把yì bǎone (chair)
一门yì ménone (measure: fields of study)
一模一样yì mú yí yàngexactly the same
一声yì shēngone utterance
一百yìbǎione hundred
意见yìjiànopinion; suggestion
印象yìnxiàngimpression
艺术yìshùart
一部分yí bùfena part
一段yí duàna (friendship)
一份yí fènone (measure: jobs)
一个星期yí ge xīngqīone week
一趟yí tàngone trip
一站yí zhànone stop
一座yí zuòone (city)
一半yíbànhalfway
一辈子yíbèizia whole lifetime
一步一步yíbù yíbùstep by step
一路yílùwhole way
移民yímínmigrant
一样一样yíyàng yíyàngone by one
用不到yòng bu dàohave no use for
用不上yòng bu shànghave no use for
用起来yòng qǐlaiwhen used
油yóuoil
游客yóukètourists
油门yóuméngas pedal
遇到yùdàoto encounter
云yúnclouds
云南YúnnánYunnan (province)
压力yālìstress
要求yāoqiúto demand
也是yěshìalso is
也许yěxǔmaybe
因此yīncǐtherefore
音量yīnliàngvolume
衣袖yīxiùsleeves
优点yōudiǎnstrong point
眼yǎnglance
演员yǎnyuánactors
饮料yǐnliàobeverage
引起yǐnqǐto cause
以外yǐwàiapart from
以为yǐwéito assume
勇敢yǒnggǎnbrave
有关系yǒu guānxirelated to
有的人yǒude rénsome people
有了yǒulegained
友情yǒuqíngfriendship
有些yǒuxiēsome
友谊yǒuyìfriendship
语言yǔyánlanguage
追zhuībinge
追剧zhuījùbinge-watch
站到zhàndàoto go stand at
炸鸡zhájīfried chicken
这段zhè duànthis (relationship)
这份zhè fènthis (job)
这座zhè zuòthis (mountain)
这边zhèbiānover here
这么多zhème duōso many
正zhèngjust then
政府zhèngfǔgovernment
质量zhìliàngquality
智能手机zhìnéng shǒujīsmartphone
至少zhìshǎoat least
质疑zhìyíto question; doubt
直播带货zhíbò dàihuòlivestream shopping
直播zhíbōlivestream
直播间zhíbōjiānlivestream room
值得zhídeworth it
直到zhídàountil
直接zhíjiēdirectly
职业zhíyècareer; profession
住进zhùjìnto move into
住院zhùyuànto be hospitalized
争论zhēnglùndebate; controversy
针灸zhēnjiǔacupuncture
真实zhēnshíreal; true
真正zhēnzhèngtrue
整天zhěng tiānwhole day
整整zhěngzhěnga whole
整整齐齐zhěngzhěngqíqíneatly in order
之一zhī yīone of
支持zhīchíto support
支付zhīfùpayment
之前zhīqiánbefore
中zhōngin; among
钟表zhōngbiǎoclocks
中间商zhōngjiānshāngmiddleman
中药zhōngyàoChinese herbal medicine
中医zhōngyīTraditional Chinese Medicine (doctor)
长大zhǎngdàto grow up
找工作zhǎo gōngzuòjob hunting
只能zhǐ néngcan only
只是zhǐshìjust
主播zhǔbōlivestream host
准时zhǔnshípunctually
主人公zhǔréngōngprotagonist
主意zhǔyiidea
最大zuì dàbiggest
最高zuì gāothe highest
最高处zuì gāo chùthe highest point
座zuò(measure word)
做不好zuò bu hǎocannot do well
坐进zuò jìnto sit into
做题zuò tídoing practice questions
坐下来zuò xiàlaito sit down
坐错zuòcuòto take the wrong
昨晚zuówǎnlast night
在一起zài yìqǐtogether
再说zàishuōwe'll see; talk later
在于zàiyúlies in
暂时zànshítemporary
咱们zánmenwe (you and I)
责任zérènresponsibility
自由zìyóufree
增加zēngjiāto add
怎么了zěnme lewhat's wrong
租房zūfángto rent a place
总zǒngalways
走过来zǒu guòlaito walk over
爱好者àihàozhěenthusiasts
爱护àihùto cherish; take care of
爱情àiqíngromantic love
爱人àirenspouse; beloved
熬夜áoyèto stay up late
二十四èrshísìtwenty-four
二手èrshǒusecondhand
二维码èrwéimǎQR code
而érand; whereas
而不是ér bú shìrather than
而是érshìbut rather
安安静静ān'ān jìngjìngquietly
安排好了ānpái hǎo learranged well
安全ānquánsafe
About this list
These 777 words are the ones that first appear at HSK 4 in our readings. Each row plays audio on 🔊, expands to show a real sentence from one of the texts, and saves to your wordbook on ☆.
Words are listed alphabetically by pinyin. A word is filed at the level of the first reading it appears in, so a word you meet in an HSK 4 text but which also occurs later stays here rather than being repeated.
How to use it: don't study this list top to bottom. Read the HSK 4 readings first, then come here to review the words you tripped over.