HSK 5 · Unit 1
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 1 of 50)
HSK 5 · C1 · 26 words
Tone focus
正 is zhèng (upright / just now) but zhēng in 正月 (first lunar month) — listen for the context.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
正
zhèng
proper; upright
搞
gǎo
Do
如何
rúhé
How
杀
shā
Kill
钟
zhōng
clock
所
suǒ
Place; that which
棒
bàng
Stick
重
zhòng
heavy; important; serious
根本
gēnběn
Fundamental
唯一
wéiyī
Unique
要是
yàoshi
If
提
tí
Mention
女士
nǚshì
lady; madam; Ms.
哈
hā
Ha
枪
qiāng
Gun
官
guān
Official
直
zhí
Straight
倒
dào
Inverted
滚
gǔn
Roll
兄弟
xiōngdì
Brothers
雷
léi
Thunder
塔
tǎ
Tower
派
pài
Send
装
zhuāng
Dress
类
lèi
Class
节
jié
Festival
Grammar
如何 = how (formal)
如何 (rúhé) is a written/formal 怎么: 如何解决 = how to solve.
我们应该如何应对？
Wǒmen yīnggāi rúhé yìngduì?
How should we respond?
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