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HSK 5 · Unit 36

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 36 of 50)

HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words

Tone focus

正 is zhèng (upright / just now) but zhēng in 正月 (first lunar month) — listen for the context.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
熟练
shú liàn
practiced
属于
shǔ yú
to be classified as
鼠标
shǔ biāo
mouse
数据
shù jù
data
数码
shù mǎ
number
shuāi
to throw down
shuǎi
to throw
双方
shuāng fāng
bilateral
shuì
taxes
说不定
shuō bu dìng
can't say for sure
说服
shuō fú
to persuade
丝绸
sī chóu
silk cloth
丝毫
sī háo
the slightest amount or degree
私人
sī rén
private
思考
sī kǎo
to reflect on
思想
sī xiǎng
thought
to tear
寺庙
sì miào
temple
宿舍
sù shè
dormitory
随时
suí shí
at any time; at all times
suì
to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble
损失
sǔn shī
loss
缩短
suō duǎn
to curtail
缩小
suō xiǎo
to reduce
所谓
suǒ wèi
so-called
suǒ
to lock; to lock up

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.

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