HSK 6 · Unit 2
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 2 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
暧昧
ài mèi
vague
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
to live in peace and work happily
安宁
Ān níng
Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu
安详
ān xiáng
serene
安置
ān zhì
to find a place for
按摩
àn mó
massage
案件
àn jiàn
case
案例
àn lì
case ; instance; example
暗示
àn shì
to hint; to suggest
昂贵
áng guì
expensive
凹凸
āo tū
concave or convex
熬
āo
to boil
奥秘
ào mì
secret
扒
bā
to peel
疤
bā
scar
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm
把关
bǎ guān
to guard a pass
把手
bǎ shǒu
to shake hands
把戏
bǎ xì
acrobatics; jugglery
霸道
bà dào
the Way of the Hegemon
巴不得
bā bu de
to be eager for
巴结
bā jie
to fawn on
罢工
bà gōng
a strike
掰
bāi
to break off or break open sth with one's hands
百分点
bǎi fēn diǎn
percentage point
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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