HSK 6 · Unit 8
25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 8 of 100)
HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words
Tone focus
Interjections (嘿 hēi, 嗨 hāi, 哇 wā, 嗯) ride on intonation more than lexical tone — let them flex.
Vocabulary
Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
补偿
bǔ cháng
to compensate
补救
bǔ jiù
to remedy
补贴
bǔ tiē
to subsidize
哺乳
bǔ rǔ
breastfeeding
捕捉
bǔ zhuō
to catch
不得已
bù dé yǐ
to act against one's will
不妨
bù fáng
there is no harm in
不敢当
bù gǎn dāng
lit. I dare not ; fig. I don't deserve your praise
不顾
bù gù
in spite of; regardless of
不禁
bù jīn
can't help
不堪
bù kān
cannot bear
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
inconceivable ; unimaginable
不愧
bù kuì
to be worthy of
不料
bù liào
unexpectedly
不时
bù shí
from time to time
不惜
bù xī
not stint
不相上下
bù xiāng shàng xià
equally matched
不像话
bù xiàng huà
unreasonable
不屑一顾
bù xiè yī gù
to disdain as beneath contempt
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
不由得
bù yóu de
can't help
不择手段
bù zé shǒu duàn
by fair means or foul
不止
bù zhǐ
incessantly
布告
bù gào
posting on a bulletin board
布局
bù jú
arrangement
Grammar
一旦 = once / in the event that
一旦 (yídàn) supposes a turning point: 一旦决定，就别后悔 = once you decide, don't regret it.
一旦开始，就要坚持。
Yídàn kāishǐ, jiù yào jiānchí.
Once you begin, you must persevere.
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