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HSK 6 · Unit 16

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 16 of 100)

HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words

Tone focus

啥 (shá) is a colloquial fusion of 什么 (shénme); it stays 2nd tone and very short.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
to put up
搭档
dā dàng
to cooperate
搭配
dā pèi
to pair up
达成
dá chéng
to reach
答辩
dá biàn
to reply
答复
dá fù
variant of 答复
打包
dǎ bāo
to wrap; to pack
打官司
dǎ guān si
to file a lawsuit
打击
dǎ jī
to hit
打架
dǎ jià
to fight
打量
dǎ liang
to size sb up
打猎
dǎ liè
to go hunting
打仗
dǎ zhàng
to fight a battle
大不了
dà bù liǎo
at worst; if worst comes to worst
大臣
dà chén
chancellor
大伙儿
dà huǒ r
erhua variant of 大伙
大厦
dà shà
or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
大肆
dà sì
wantonly
大体
dà tǐ
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basica…
大意
dà yì
general idea
大致
dà zhì
more or less; roughly; approximately
歹徒
dǎi tú
evildoer
逮捕
dài bǔ
to arrest
代价
dài jià
price
代理
dài lǐ
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position

Grammar

Formal 之 connects modifier and noun

之 (zhī) is a literary 的: 世界之大 = the vastness of the world; 三分之一 = one third.

这是意料之中的事。

Zhè shì yìliào zhī zhōng de shì.

This was to be expected.

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