HSK 5 · Unit 10
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 10 of 50)
HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words
Tone focus
重 is zhòng (heavy / important) vs chóng (to repeat) — a reading split, not just a tone shift.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
导致
dǎo zhì
to lead to
岛
dǎo
variant of 岛
到达
dào dá
to reach; to arrive
倒霉
dǎo méi
to have bad luck
道德
dào dé
virtue
道理
dào li
reason
地道
dì dào
tunnel
地理
dì lǐ
geography
地区
dì qū
local
地毯
dì tǎn
carpet
地位
dì wèi
position
地震
dì zhèn
earthquake
的确
dí què
really
登机牌
dēng jī pái
boarding pass
登记
dēng jì
to register
等待
děng dài
to wait; to wait for
等候
děng hòu
to wait
等于
děng yú
to equal
滴
dī
a drop
敌人
dí rén
enemy
递
dì
to hand over; to pass on; to deliver
点头
diǎn tóu
to nod
点心
diǎn xin
light refreshments
电池
diàn chí
battery
电台
diàn tái
transmitter-receiver
钓
diào
to fish with a hook and bait
Grammar
Rhetorical 难道 ... 吗？
难道 (nándào) ... 吗 expresses incredulity: 难道你不知道吗？= surely you know?
难道这都不行吗？
Nándào zhè dōu bùxíng ma?
Surely even this won't do?
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