HSK 5 · Unit 24
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 24 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
课程
kè chéng
course
空间
kōng jiān
space; room
空闲
kòng xián
idle
恐怖
kǒng bù
terrible
口味
kǒu wèi
a person's preferences
夸
kuā
used in 克
矿泉水
kuàng quán shuǐ
mineral water
蜡烛
là zhú
candle
辣椒
là jiāo
hot pepper
来自
lái zì
to come from
拦
lán
to block sb's path
烂
làn
soft; mushy
狼
láng
wolf
劳动
láo dòng
work
劳驾
láo jià
excuse me
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng
ordinary people
老板
lǎo bǎn
variant of 老板
老实
lǎo shi
honest; sincere
老鼠
lǎo shǔ
rat
姥姥
lǎo lao
mother's mother
乐观
lè guān
optimistic
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
amazing
厘米
lí mǐ
centimeter
离婚
lí hūn
to divorce
梨
lí
pear
礼拜天
Lǐ bài tiān
Sunday
Grammar
V 着 V 着 = while/in the midst of
Verb + 着 doubled marks an action during which something else happens: 说着说着就哭了 = burst into tears mid-speech.
走着走着就到了。
Zǒuzhe zǒuzhe jiù dào le.
We arrived as we walked along.
Learn this lesson for real
ToneDeck plays every word with native audio, drills the tones, and schedules reviews so it sticks. Unlock HSK 2-6 with Pro.
Start free →Back to all Mandarin lessons or browse the full HSK 5 vocabulary list.