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HSK 5 · Unit 16

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 16 of 50)

HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words

Tone focus

Literary/formal words often have crisp full tones; resist the casual neutral-tone reduction.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
挂号
guà hào
to register
guāi
obedient, well-behaved
拐弯
guǎi wān
to go round a curve
怪不得
guài bu de
no wonder!
关闭
guān bì
to close; to shut
关怀
guān huái
care
观察
guān chá
to observe; to watch; to survey
观点
guān diǎn
point of view
观念
guān niàn
notion
冠军
guàn jūn
champion
管子
Guǎn zǐ
Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 , famous politician of Q…
罐头
guàn tou
tin
光滑
guāng huá
glossy; sleek; smooth
光临
guāng lín
to honor with one's presence
光明
guāng míng
light
光盘
guāng pán
compact disc ; DVD; CD-ROM
光荣
guāng róng
honor and glory
广场
guǎng chǎng
public square; plaza
广大
guǎng dà
vast or extensive
广泛
guǎng fàn
extensive
规矩
guī ju
lit. compass and set square
规律
guī lǜ
rule
规模
guī mó
scale
规则
guī zé
rule
柜台
guì tái
variant of 柜台
guō
pot; pan; wok; cauldron

Grammar

以 ... 为 ... = take ... as ...

以 (yǐ) A 为 B = regard A as B / use A as: 以质量为重 = put quality first.

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