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HSK 5 · Unit 43

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 43 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
雄伟
xióng wěi
grand
休闲
xiū xián
leisure
修改
xiū gǎi
to amend
虚心
xū xīn
open-minded
叙述
xù shù
to relate
宣布
xuān bù
to declare
宣传
xuān chuán
to disseminate
选举
xuǎn jǔ
to elect
学期
xué qī
term
学术
xué shù
learning
学问
xué wèn
learning
寻找
xún zhǎo
to seek; to look for
询问
xún wèn
to inquire
迅速
xùn sù
rapid
训练
xùn liàn
to train
延长
Yán cháng
Yanchang county in Yan'an 安, Shaanxi
严肃
yán sù
solemn
宴会
yàn huì
banquet
阳台
yáng tái
variant of 阳台
yǎng
variant of 痒
样式
yàng shì
type
yāo
waist
Yáo
surname Yao
yǎo
to bite
要不
yào bù
otherwise
业务
yè wù
business

Grammar

即使 ... 也 ... = even if

即使 (jíshǐ) supposes an extreme case; 也 holds the result regardless.

即使失败,我也不后悔。

Jíshǐ shībài, wǒ yě bù hòuhuǐ.

Even if I fail, I won't regret it.

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