HSK 5 · Unit 3
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 3 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
把握
bǎ wò
to grasp
摆
bǎi
to arrange
班主任
bān zhǔ rèn
teacher in charge of a class
办理
bàn lǐ
to handle; to transact; to conduct
傍晚
bàng wǎn
in the evening
包裹
bāo guǒ
to wrap up
包含
bāo hán
to contain
包子
bāo zi
bao
薄
Bó
surname Bo
宝贝
bǎo bèi
treasured object
宝贵
bǎo guì
valuable
保存
bǎo cún
to conserve
保留
bǎo liú
to keep
保险
bǎo xiǎn
insurance
报告
bào gào
to inform
悲观
bēi guān
pessimistic
背
bēi
variant of 背
背景
bèi jǐng
background; backdrop; context
被子
bèi zi
quilt
本科
běn kē
undergraduate course
本领
běn lǐng
skill
本质
běn zhì
essence
比例
bǐ lì
proportion
比如
bǐ rú
for example
彼此
bǐ cǐ
each other; one another
必然
bì rán
inevitable
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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