HSK 6 · Unit 20
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 20 of 100)
HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words
Tone focus
Rare characters may share a pronunciation with common ones; rely on the compound, not the glyph.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
to look in all directions
董事长
dǒng shì zhǎng
chairman of the board of directors
动荡
dòng dàng
variant of 动荡
动机
dòng jī
motive; motivation
动静
dòng jìng
movement
动力
dòng lì
motive power
动脉
dòng mài
artery
动身
dòng shēn
to go on a journey
动手
dòng shǒu
to set about
动态
dòng tài
movement
动员
dòng yuán
to mobilize
冻结
dòng jié
to freeze
栋
dòng
classifier for houses or buildings
洞穴
dòng xué
cave
都市
dū shì
city; metropolis
兜
dōu
pocket
陡峭
dǒu qiào
precipitous
斗争
dòu zhēng
a struggle
督促
dū cù
to supervise and urge completion of a task
毒品
dú pǐn
drugs
独裁
dú cái
dictatorship
堵塞
dǔ sè
to clog up
赌博
dǔ bó
to gamble
杜绝
dù jué
to put an end to
端
duān
end
Grammar
固然 ... 但 ... = admittedly ... yet
固然 (gùrán) concedes a true point before raising a counter, more formal than 虽然.
他固然有才，但太骄傲。
Tā gùrán yǒu cái, dàn tài jiāo'ào.
He's gifted, admittedly, but too proud.
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