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HSK 6 · Unit 81

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 81 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
心得
xīn dé
what one has learned
心灵
xīn líng
bright
心态
xīn tài
attitude
心疼
xīn téng
to love dearly
心血
xīn xuè
heart's blood
心眼儿
xīn yǎn r
one's thoughts
辛勤
xīn qín
hardworking
欣慰
xīn wèi
to be gratified
欣欣向荣
xīn xīn xiàng róng
flourishing
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
metabolism
新郎
xīn láng
bridegroom
新娘
xīn niáng
bride
新颖
xīn yǐng
lit. new bud
薪水
xīn shuǐ
salary
信赖
xìn lài
to trust
信念
xìn niàn
faith
信仰
xìn yǎng
to believe in
信誉
xìn yù
prestige
xīng
fishy
刑事
xíng shì
criminal; penal
行列
háng liè
formation
行政
xíng zhèng
administration
形态
xíng tài
shape
兴高采烈
xìng gāo cǎi liè
happy and excited
兴隆
Xīng lóng
Xinglong county in Chengde 德, Hebei

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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