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HSK 6 · Unit 88

25 high-frequency HSK 6 words (unit 88 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
隐瞒
yǐn mán
to conceal
隐私
yǐn sī
secrets
隐约
yǐn yuē
vague
印刷
yìn shuā
to print
应酬
yìng chou
to engage in social activities; to socialize
应邀
yìng yāo
at sb's invitation
英明
yīng míng
wise
英勇
yīng yǒng
heroic
婴儿
yīng ér
infant
迎面
yíng miàn
directly; head-on
盈利
yíng lì
profit
荧屏
yíng píng
fluorescent screen
拥护
yōng hù
to endorse; to support
拥有
yōng yǒu
to have; to possess
庸俗
yōng sú
vulgar
永恒
yǒng héng
eternal
勇于
yǒng yú
to dare to
涌现
yǒng xiàn
to emerge in large numbers
踊跃
yǒng yuè
to leap
用功
yòng gōng
diligent
用户
yòng hù
user
优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài
survival of the fittest
优先
yōu xiān
to have priority
优异
yōu yì
exceptional; outstandingly good
优越
yōu yuè
superior

Grammar

Topic-comment fronting

Advanced Chinese fronts a topic, then comments on it: 这件事,我早就知道了 = this matter — I knew it long ago.

那个问题,我们以后再说。

Nàge wèntí, wǒmen yǐhòu zài shuō.

That issue — let's discuss it later.

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