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HSK 6 · Unit 11

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 11 of 100)

HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words

Tone focus

数 is shǔ (to count, verb) vs shù (number, noun) — tone disambiguates the grammatical role.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
猖狂
chāng kuáng
savage
尝试
cháng shì
to try; to attempt
偿还
cháng huán
to repay
常年
cháng nián
all year round
常务
cháng wù
routine
场合
chǎng hé
situation
场面
chǎng miàn
scene
场所
chǎng suǒ
location
畅通
chàng tōng
unimpeded
畅销
chàng xiāo
to sell well
倡导
chàng dǎo
to advocate
倡议
chàng yì
to suggest
敞开
chǎng kāi
to open wide
钞票
chāo piào
paper money
超级
chāo jí
super-
超越
chāo yuè
to surpass
朝气蓬勃
zhāo qì péng bó
full of youthful energy ; vigorous
嘲笑
cháo xiào
to jeer at
潮流
cháo liú
tide
潮湿
cháo shī
damp
撤退
chè tuì
to retreat
撤销
chè xiāo
to repeal
沉淀
chén diàn
to settle; to precipitate
沉闷
chén mèn
oppressive
沉思
chén sī
to contemplate

Grammar

乃至 / 甚至 = even / and even

甚至 (shènzhì) escalates to an extreme example; 乃至 is its literary form.

他忙得甚至忘了吃饭。

Tā máng de shènzhì wàng le chīfàn.

He was so busy he even forgot to eat.

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