HSK 5 · Unit 38
26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 38 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
通常
tōng cháng
regular
通讯
tōng xùn
communications
同时
tóng shí
at the same time
铜
tóng
copper
统一
tǒng yī
to unify; to integrate
统治
tǒng zhì
to rule
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain
痛快
tòng kuài
delighted
投资
tóu zī
investment
透明
tòu míng
transparent
突出
tū chū
prominent
土地
tǔ dì
land
土豆
tǔ dòu
potato
吐
tǔ
to spit
兔子
tù zi
hare
团
tuán
round
推辞
tuī cí
to decline
推广
tuī guǎng
to extend
推荐
tuī jiàn
to recommend
退
tuì
to retreat; to withdraw
退步
tuì bù
to do less well than before
退休
tuì xiū
to retire ; to go into retirement
歪
wāi
askew
外交
wài jiāo
diplomacy
弯
wān
to bend
完美
wán měi
perfect
Grammar
要是 ... 就 ... = if ... then
要是 (yàoshi) is a colloquial 如果; 就 introduces the consequence.
要是有空，就来找我。
Yàoshi yǒu kòng, jiù lái zhǎo wǒ.
If you're free, come find me.
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