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HSK 6 · Unit 83

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 83 of 100)

HSK 6 · C1 · 25 words

Tone focus

Rare characters may share a pronunciation with common ones; rely on the compound, not the glyph.

Vocabulary

Pinyin colour = tone:1st2nd3rd4thneutral/mixed
序言
xù yán
preface
酗酒
xù jiǔ
heavy drinking
宣誓
xuān shì
to swear an oath
宣扬
xuān yáng
to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
悬挂
xuán guà
to suspend
悬念
xuán niàn
suspense in a movie, play etc
悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
旋律
xuán lǜ
melody
旋转
xuán zhuǎn
to rotate
选拔
xuǎn bá
to select the best
选手
xuǎn shǒu
athlete
削弱
xuē ruò
to weaken
学历
xué lì
educational background
学说
xué shuō
theory
学位
xué wèi
academic degree
雪上加霜
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
to make matters even worse
血压
xuè yā
blood pressure
熏陶
xūn táo
to seep in
寻觅
xún mì
to look for
巡逻
xún luó
to patrol
循环
xún huán
to cycle
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
in sequence, step by step ; to make steady progr…
压迫
yā pò
to oppress
压岁钱
yā suì qián
money given to children as a gift on Chinese New…
压缩
yā suō
to compress; compression

Grammar

以便 / 以免 = so that / lest

以便 (yǐbiàn) introduces a desired purpose; 以免 (yǐmiǎn) a result to avoid.

早点出发,以免迟到。

Zǎodiǎn chūfā, yǐmiǎn chídào.

Leave early so as not to be late.

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