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HSK 5 · Unit 31

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 31 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
亲爱
qīn ài
dear
亲切
qīn qiè
amiable
亲自
qīn zì
personally
侵略
qīn lu:è
to invade
勤奋
qín fèn
hardworking
勤劳
qín láo
hardworking
Qīng
abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province
青春
qīng chūn
youth
青少年
qīng shào nián
adolescent
轻视
qīng shì
contempt
清淡
qīng dàn
light
情景
qíng jǐng
scene
情绪
qíng xù
mood
请求
qǐng qiú
to request; to ask
庆祝
qìng zhù
to celebrate
球迷
qiú mí
fan
趋势
qū shì
trend; tendency
取消
qǔ xiāo
to cancel
to take a wife
去世
qù shì
to pass away
juān
to confine
全面
quán miàn
all-around
权力
quán lì
power
权利
quán lì
right
quàn
to advise
缺乏
quē fá
to lack; to be short of

Grammar

即使 ... 也 ... = even if

即使 (jíshǐ) supposes an extreme case; 也 holds the result regardless.

即使失败,我也不后悔。

Jíshǐ shībài, wǒ yě bù hòuhuǐ.

Even if I fail, I won't regret it.

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