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HSK 5 · Unit 14

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 14 of 50)

HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words

Tone focus

Neutral tone signals grammatical particles (了, 着, 过, 的); content morphemes keep their tone.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
改善
gǎi shàn
to make better; to improve
改正
gǎi zhèng
to correct
surname Ge
概括
gài kuò
to summarize; to generalize
概念
gài niàn
concept
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
hurriedly
赶快
gǎn kuài
quickly; at once
感激
gǎn jī
to be grateful
感受
gǎn shòu
to sense
感想
gǎn xiǎng
impressions
干脆
gān cuì
candid
干活儿
gàn huó r
erhua variant of 干活
钢铁
gāng tiě
steel
高档
gāo dàng
superior quality
高速
gāo sù
high speed
告别
gào bié
to leave; to part from
胳膊
gē bo
arm
鸽子
gē zi
pigeon
革命
gé mìng
to withdraw the mandate of heaven
格外
gé wài
especially
隔壁
gé bì
next door
个别
gè bié
individually; one by one
个人
gè rén
individual
个性
gè xìng
individuality
各自
gè zì
each
更加
gèng jiā
more

Grammar

要是 ... 就 ... = if ... then

要是 (yàoshi) is a colloquial 如果; 就 introduces the consequence.

要是有空,就来找我。

Yàoshi yǒu kòng, jiù lái zhǎo wǒ.

If you're free, come find me.

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