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HSK 5 · Unit 39

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 39 of 50)

HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words

Tone focus

Four-syllable set phrases (chengyu) usually pattern 2+2 with a slight pause in the middle.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
完善
wán shàn
comprehensive
完整
wán zhěng
complete
玩具
wán jù
plaything
万一
wàn yī
just in case
王子
wáng zǐ
prince
往返
wǎng fǎn
to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a …
危害
wēi hài
to jeopardize
威胁
wēi xié
to threaten; to menace
微笑
wēi xiào
smile
围巾
wéi jīn
scarf
围绕
wéi rào
to revolve around
违反
wéi fǎn
to violate
维护
wéi hù
to defend
伟大
wěi dà
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admir…
尾巴
wěi ba
tail
委屈
wěi qu
to feel wronged
委托
wěi tuō
to entrust
卫生间
wèi shēng jiān
bathroom
未必
wèi bì
not necessarily
未来
wèi lái
future
位置
wèi zhi
position
wèi
stomach
温暖
wēn nuǎn
warm
温柔
wēn róu
gentle and soft; tender; sweet
文件
wén jiàn
document
文具
wén jù
stationery

Grammar

根本 = (not) at all / fundamentally

根本 (gēnběn) intensifies, usually with negation: 根本不可能 = utterly impossible.

我根本不知道这件事。

Wǒ gēnběn bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.

I had no idea about this at all.

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