HSK 5 · Unit 37
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 37 of 50)
HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words
Tone focus
Literary/formal words often have crisp full tones; resist the casual neutral-tone reduction.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
台阶
tái jiē
steps
太极拳
tài jí quán
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
谈判
tán pàn
to negotiate
坦率
tǎn shuài
frank
烫
tàng
to scald
逃
táo
to escape
逃避
táo bì
to escape
桃
táo
peach
套
tào
to cover
特殊
tè shū
special
特意
tè yì
specially
特征
tè zhēng
characteristic
疼爱
téng ài
to love dearly
提倡
tí chàng
to promote
提纲
tí gāng
outline
提问
tí wèn
to question; to quiz; to grill
题目
tí mù
subject
体会
tǐ huì
to know from experience
体积
tǐ jī
volume
体贴
tǐ tiē
considerate
体现
tǐ xiàn
to embody
体验
tǐ yàn
to experience for oneself
天空
tiān kōng
sky
天真
tiān zhēn
naive
田野
tián yě
field
挑战
tiǎo zhàn
to challenge
Grammar
如何 = how (formal)
如何 (rúhé) is a written/formal 怎么: 如何解决 = how to solve.
我们应该如何应对？
Wǒmen yīnggāi rúhé yìngduì?
How should we respond?
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