HSK 5 · Unit 2
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 2 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
根
gēn
Root
紧
jǐn
Tight
斜
xié
Oblique
便
biàn
Then
控制
kòngzhì
Control
字幕
zìmù
Subtitle
保持
bǎochí
Keeping
救
jiù
Save
失去
shīqù
Lose
系
xì
System
布
bù
Cloth
则
zé
Then
拍
pāi
Beat
武器
wǔqì
Weapon
是否
shìfǒu
Whether
太太
tàitài
Wife
自由
zìyóu
Free
方
fāng
Square
克
kè
Gram
唉
āi
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition
爱护
ài hù
to cherish
爱惜
ài xī
to cherish
爱心
ài xīn
compassion
安慰
ān wèi
to comfort
安装
ān zhuāng
to install
岸
àn
variant of 岸
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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