棒
Chinese · HSK4 · stick; club; cudgel
stick; club; cudgel
这场秀棒极了，但是门票太贵了。
The show was wonderful, but the tickets were too expensive.
棒 in real context
棒 is a HSK4-level word in Chinese meaning "stick; club; cudgel" in this vocabulary set. Every word on LangOria comes with a real example sentence, so you meet 棒 the way native speakers actually use it — not as an isolated dictionary entry, but inside a living Chinese sentence.
The example sentence for 棒 is: "这场秀棒极了，但是门票太贵了。" (The show was wonderful, but the tickets were too expensive.). Learning 棒 through example sentences helps you internalize Chinese word order and collocations, so 棒 is ready the first time you actually need it.
Add 棒 to your HSK4 spaced-repetition review and it will resurface right before you are about to forget it — tomorrow, in three days, in a week. Combined with the rest of the Chinese HSK4 vocabulary set, a daily 45–65 minute loop is the fastest proven path from first exposure to confident, natural use of 棒.
About Chinese HSK4
HSK 4 is the upper-intermediate tier — 600 vocabulary words and the grammar needed to read Chinese newspapers, follow Chinese TV shows without subtitles, and discuss professional and cultural topics in Mandarin. HSK 4 is roughly equivalent to B2 in CEFR.
How to learn Chinese HSK4
HSK 4 takes 4-6 months on top of HSK 3. Continue reviewing HSK 1-3 (5-minute daily) and add 50-100 new HSK 4 words per week. Read Chinese news daily (BBC Chinese, Sixth Tone, SupChina), watch Chinese TV shows and movies with no subtitles, and try writing 500-1000 character pieces for correction. By the end of HSK 4 you should be able to work in a Mandarin-speaking environment.
Common questions about 棒 in Chinese
What level is 棒 in Chinese?
In LangOria's Chinese deck, 棒 sits at the HSK4 level of the language's recognized ability ladder (CEFR for most languages, JLPT for Japanese, HSK for Chinese). At this level you learn 棒 alongside the highest-frequency words you actually need.
How do I memorize 棒?
Rote repetition rarely sticks on its own. Learn 棒 inside its example sentence, say it out loud, and let spaced repetition bring it back at the right moments. The 45–65-minute daily loop is usually enough to anchor 棒 in long-term memory.
Where does the example for 棒 come from?
Every word — including 棒 — carries a real example drawn from the community-built Tatoeba sentence corpus: sentences written by native speakers, not synthetic textbook filler. That context is what makes 棒 memorable.
What should I learn after 棒?
Cover the remaining words at the HSK4 level, then move up. LangOria schedules spaced reviews and frequency-ordered decks, so 棒 reinforces the rest of your HSK4 Chinese vocabulary instead of standing alone.