HSK 6 · Unit 53
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 53 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
模样
mú yàng
look
膜
mó
membrane
摩擦
mó cā
friction
磨合
mó hé
to break in
魔鬼
mó guǐ
devil
魔术
mó shù
magic
抹杀
mǒ shā
to erase
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inex…
墨水儿
mò shuǐ r
erhua variant of 墨水
默默
mò mò
in silence; not speaking
谋求
móu qiú
to seek; to strive for
母语
mǔ yǔ
native language
目睹
mù dǔ
to witness
目光
mù guāng
gaze; attention
沐浴
mù yù
to take a bath
拿手
ná shǒu
expert in
纳闷儿
nà mèn r
erhua variant of 纳闷
耐用
nài yòng
durable
难得
nán dé
seldom
难堪
nán kān
hard to take
难免
nán miǎn
hard to avoid
难能可贵
nán néng kě guì
rare and precious
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; riled; vexed
内涵
nèi hán
meaningful content
内幕
nèi mù
inside story
Grammar
Colloquial fillers: 啥 / 嘛 / 嗯
啥 (shá) = 什么; 嘛 (ma) softens an obvious point; 嗯 (ng) is a hesitation/agreement sound. Markers of casual register.
你说啥呢？
Nǐ shuō shá ne?
What are you saying?
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