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HSK 5 · Unit 27

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 27 of 50)

HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words

Tone focus

Sibilant pairs s/sh, z/zh, c/ch separate many HSK5 minimal pairs — over-articulate to stay clear.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
谜语
mí yǔ
riddle
秘密
mì mì
secret; private; confidential; clandestine
秘书
mì shū
secretary
密切
mì qiè
close
蜜蜂
mì fēng
bee
棉花
mián hua
cotton
面对
miàn duì
to face; to confront
面积
miàn jī
area
面临
miàn lín
to face sth; to be confronted with
苗条
miáo tiao
slim
描写
miáo xiě
to describe
miǎo
second
民主
mín zhǔ
democracy
名牌
míng pái
famous brand
名片
míng piàn
card
名胜
míng shèng
a place famous for its scenery or historical rel…
明确
míng què
clear-cut; definite; explicit
明显
míng xiǎn
clear
明信片
míng xìn piàn
postcard
明星
míng xīng
star; celebrity
命令
mìng lìng
order
命运
mìng yùn
fate; destiny
to feel with the hand
模仿
mó fǎng
to imitate
模糊
mó hu
vague
摩托车
mó tuō chē
motorbike; motorcycle

Grammar

根本 = (not) at all / fundamentally

根本 (gēnběn) intensifies, usually with negation: 根本不可能 = utterly impossible.

我根本不知道这件事。

Wǒ gēnběn bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.

I had no idea about this at all.

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