HSK 5 · Unit 18
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 18 of 50)
HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words
Tone focus
Four-syllable set phrases (chengyu) usually pattern 2+2 with a slight pause in the middle.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
胡同
hú tòng
lane
胡须
hú xū
beard
壶
hú
pot
蝴蝶
hú dié
butterfly
糊涂
hú tu
muddled
花生
huā shēng
peanut
华裔
Huá yì
ethnic Chinese
滑冰
huá bīng
to skate
化学
huà xué
chemistry
划船
huá chuán
to row a boat
话题
huà tí
subject
怀念
huái niàn
to cherish the memory of
缓解
huǎn jiě
to bring relief
幻想
huàn xiǎng
delusion
慌张
huāng zhāng
flustered
皇帝
huáng dì
emperor
皇后
huáng hòu
empress
黄瓜
huáng guā
cucumber
黄金
huáng jīn
gold
灰
huī
ash
灰尘
huī chén
dust
灰心
huī xīn
to lose heart
恢复
huī fù
to reinstate
挥
huī
to wave
汇率
huì lǜ
exchange rate
会计
kuài jì
accountant
Grammar
不仅 ... 还 ... = not only ... also
不仅 (bùjǐn) is the formal 不但; pairs with 还/而且 for an added point.
他不仅聪明，还很谦虚。
Tā bùjǐn cōngming, hái hěn qiānxū.
He is not only smart but also modest.
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