HSK 6 · Unit 4
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 4 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
保守
bǎo shǒu
conservative
保卫
bǎo wèi
to defend
保养
bǎo yǎng
to take good care of one's health
保障
bǎo zhàng
to ensure
保重
bǎo zhòng
to take care of oneself
报仇
bào chóu
to take revenge
报酬
bào chou
reward
报答
bào dá
to repay
报到
bào dào
to report for duty
报复
bào fù
to make reprisals; to retaliate
报社
bào shè
newspaper
报销
bào xiāo
to submit an expense account
抱负
bào fù
aspiration
抱怨
bào yuàn
to complain
暴力
bào lì
violence
暴露
bào lù
to expose
爆发
bào fā
to break out
爆炸
bào zhà
explosion
卑鄙
bēi bǐ
base
悲哀
bēi āi
grieved
悲惨
bēi cǎn
miserable
北极
běi jí
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole
贝壳
bèi ké
shell
备份
bèi fèn
backup
备忘录
bèi wàng lù
memorandum
Grammar
不曾 / 未曾 = have never (literary)
未曾 (wèicéng) is a formal 没有 + experience marker: 未曾见过 = have never seen.
我未曾想过会这样。
Wǒ wèicéng xiǎngguò huì zhèyàng.
I never imagined it would be like this.
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