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HSK 6 · Unit 32

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 32 of 100)

HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words

Tone focus

数 is shǔ (to count, verb) vs shù (number, noun) — tone disambiguates the grammatical role.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
海拔
hǎi bá
height above sea level
海滨
hǎi bīn
shore
含糊
hán hu
ambiguous
含义
hán yì
meaning
寒暄
hán xuān
to exchange conventional greetings
罕见
hǎn jiàn
rare
捍卫
hàn wèi
to defend
航空
háng kōng
aviation
航天
háng tiān
space flight
航行
háng xíng
to sail
毫米
háo mǐ
millimeter
毫无
háo wú
not in the least
豪迈
háo mài
bold
好客
hào kè
hospitality
号召
hào zhào
to call
耗费
hào fèi
to waste
合并
hé bìng
variant of 合并
合成
hé chéng
to compose
合乎
hé hū
to accord with; to conform to
合伙
hé huǒ
to act jointly
合身
hé shēn
well-fitting
合算
hé suàn
worthwhile
和蔼
hé ǎi
kindly
和解
hé jiě
to settle
和睦
hé mù
peaceful relations

Grammar

Chengyu as a single unit

Four-character idioms act as one part of speech: 一举两得 = kill two birds with one stone; treat them as set phrases.

这样做一举两得。

Zhèyàng zuò yì jǔ liǎng dé.

Doing it this way achieves two things at once.

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