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HSK 5 · Unit 8

26 high-frequency HSK 5 words (unit 8 of 50)

HSK 5 · B2 · 26 words

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

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
传播
chuán bō
to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
传递
chuán dì
to transmit; to pass on to sb else
传染
chuán rǎn
to infect
传说
chuán shuō
legend; folk tale
传统
chuán tǒng
tradition
窗帘
chuāng lián
window curtains
chuǎng
to rush
创造
chuàng zào
to create
chuī
to blow
辞职
cí zhí
to resign
磁带
cí dài
magnetic tape
此外
cǐ wài
besides
次要
cì yào
secondary
刺激
cì jī
to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate;…
匆忙
cōng máng
hasty
从此
cóng cǐ
from now on
从而
cóng ér
thus
从前
cóng qián
previously
从事
cóng shì
to go for
促进
cù jìn
to promote
促使
cù shǐ
to induce
vinegar
cuī
to urge
cún
to exist
存在
cún zài
to exist
措施
cuò shī
measure

Grammar

通过 = by means of / through

通过 (tōngguò) marks a method or channel: 通过努力 = through effort.

通过学习,他进步了。

Tōngguò xuéxí, tā jìnbù le.

Through study, he improved.

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