HSK 6 · Unit 21
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 21 of 100)
HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words
Tone focus
Keep tone contours precise on near-homophones; at this level meaning hinges on small contrasts.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
端午节
Duān wǔ jié
Dragon Boat Festival
端正
duān zhèng
upright
短促
duǎn cù
short in time
断定
duàn dìng
to conclude
断断续续
duàn duàn xù xù
intermittent
断绝
duàn jué
to sever; to break off
堆积
duī jī
to pile up
队伍
duì wǔ
ranks
对策
duì cè
countermeasure for dealing with a situation
对称
duì chèn
symmetry
对付
duì fu
to handle; to deal with; to tackle
对抗
duì kàng
to withstand
对立
duì lì
to oppose
对联
duì lián
rhyming couplet
对应
duì yìng
to correspond ; to be equivalent to; to be a cou…
对照
duì zhào
to contrast
兑换
duì huàn
to convert
兑现
duì xiàn
to cash
顿时
dùn shí
immediately
多元化
duō yuán huà
diversification
哆嗦
duō suo
to tremble
堕落
duò luò
to degrade
额外
é wài
extra
恶化
è huà
to worsen
恶心
ě xīn
variant of 恶心
Grammar
一旦 = once / in the event that
一旦 (yídàn) supposes a turning point: 一旦决定，就别后悔 = once you decide, don't regret it.
一旦开始，就要坚持。
Yídàn kāishǐ, jiù yào jiānchí.
Once you begin, you must persevere.
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