HSK 6 · Unit 15
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 15 of 100)
HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words
Tone focus
Interjections (嘿 hēi, 嗨 hāi, 哇 wā, 嗯) ride on intonation more than lexical tone — let them flex.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
创业
chuàng yè
to begin an undertaking
创作
chuàng zuò
to create
吹牛
chuī niú
to talk big
吹捧
chuī pěng
to flatter
垂直
chuí zhí
perpendicular; vertical
锤
chuí
hammer
纯粹
chún cuì
pure
纯洁
chún jié
pure
词汇
cí huì
variant of 词汇
慈祥
cí xiáng
kindly
雌雄
cí xióng
male and female
次品
cì pǐn
substandard products
次序
cì xù
sequence; order
伺候
cì hou
to serve; to wait upon
刺
cī
whoosh
从容不迫
cóng róng bù pò
calm
丛
cóng
cluster
凑合
còu he
to bring together
粗鲁
cū lǔ
coarse
窜
cuàn
to flee
摧残
cuī cán
to ravage
脆弱
cuì ruò
weak
搓
cuō
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
磋商
cuō shāng
to consult
挫折
cuò zhé
setback
Grammar
宁可 ... 也不 ... = would rather ... than
宁可 (nìngkě) A 也不 B states a strong preference under pressure.
我宁可走路也不挤地铁。
Wǒ nìngkě zǒulù yě bù jǐ dìtiě.
I'd rather walk than cram into the subway.
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