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HSK 6 · Unit 66

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 66 of 100)

HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words

Tone focus

Advanced literary vocabulary keeps full canonical tones; formal registers resist tone reduction.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
生疏
shēng shū
unfamiliar
生态
shēng tài
ecology
生物
shēng wù
organism
生效
shēng xiào
to take effect
生锈
shēng xiù
to rust
生育
shēng yù
to bear
声明
shēng míng
to state
声势
shēng shì
fame and power
声誉
shēng yù
reputation
牲畜
shēng chù
domesticated animals
省会
shěng huì
provincial capital
胜负
shèng fù
victory or defeat
Shèng
surname Sheng
盛产
shèng chǎn
to produce in abundance
盛开
shèng kāi
blooming
盛情
shèng qíng
great kindness
盛行
shèng xíng
to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
尸体
shī tǐ
dead body
失误
shī wù
lapse
失踪
shī zōng
to be missing
师范
shī fàn
teacher-training
施加
shī jiā
to exert
施展
shī zhǎn
to use fully
十足
shí zú
ample
石油
shí yóu
oil

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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