HSK 5 · Unit 34
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 34 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
身份
shēn fèn
identity
深刻
shēn kè
profound
神话
shén huà
legend
神经
shén jīng
nerve
神秘
shén mì
mysterious
升
shēng
to ascend
生产
shēng chǎn
to produce; to manufacture
生动
shēng dòng
vivid
声调
shēng diào
tone
绳子
shéng zi
cord; string; rope
省略
shěng lu:è
to leave out
胜利
shèng lì
victory
失眠
shī mián
to suffer from insomnia
失业
shī yè
unemployment
诗
Shī
abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs
石头
shí tou
stone
时代
Shí dài
Time, US weekly news magazine
时刻
shí kè
time
时髦
shí máo
in vogue
时期
shí qī
period
时尚
shí shàng
fashion
实话
shí huà
truth
实践
shí jiàn
practice
实习
shí xí
to practice
实现
shí xiàn
to achieve
实行
shí xíng
to implement
Grammar
Rhetorical 难道 ... 吗？
难道 (nándào) ... 吗 expresses incredulity: 难道你不知道吗？= surely you know?
难道这都不行吗？
Nándào zhè dōu bùxíng ma?
Surely even this won't do?
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