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HSK 6 · Unit 68

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 68 of 100)

HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words

Tone focus

Chengyu and literary compounds favour even, measured pacing over conversational rhythm.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
势必
shì bì
to be bound to
势力
shì li
power
视力
shì lì
vision
视线
shì xiàn
line of sight
视野
shì yě
field of view
试图
shì tú
to attempt
试验
shì yàn
experiment
是非
shì fēi
right and wrong
适宜
shì yí
suitable
逝世
shì shì
to pass away
释放
shì fàng
to release
识别
shí bié
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to reco…
shè
to ascend in light steps
收藏
shōu cáng
to collect ; to put away for safekeeping; to bo…
收缩
shōu suō
to pull back
收益
shōu yì
earnings
收音机
shōu yīn jī
radio
手法
shǒu fǎ
technique
手势
shǒu shì
gesture
手艺
shǒu yì
craftmanship
守护
shǒu hù
to guard
首要
shǒu yào
the most important
受罪
shòu zuì
to endure
授予
shòu yǔ
to award
书法
shū fǎ
calligraphy

Grammar

Formal 之 connects modifier and noun

之 (zhī) is a literary 的: 世界之大 = the vastness of the world; 三分之一 = one third.

这是意料之中的事。

Zhè shì yìliào zhī zhōng de shì.

This was to be expected.

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