HSK6: learn ten words at a time

别 · bié

do not; introduces a request or instruction not to do something

don't别biéat / in在zàihere这里zhè lǐto run跑步pǎo bù。

bié zài zhè lǐ pǎo bù。

Here, 别: do not; introduces a request or instruction not to do something.

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只有 · zhǐyǒu

only; introduces a necessary condition in 只有……才…… statements

only have ...只有zhǐ yǒumany多duōto practice练习liàn xí，talent才能cái néngto raise提高tí gāolevel (of achievement etc)水平shuǐ píng。

zhǐ yǒu duō liàn xí， cái néng tí gāo shuǐ píng。

Here, 只有: only; introduces a necessary condition in 只有……才…… statements.

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男性 · nánxìng

male; men as a group, usually in a formal context

to participate参加cān jiā这次zhè cìinvestigation调查diào chá(modifier / structural particle)的dethe male sex男性nán xìngto have / there is有yǒutwenty二十èr shíperson人rén。

cān jiā zhè cì diào chá de nán xìng yǒu èr shí rén。

Here, 男性: male; men as a group, usually in a formal context.

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女性 · nǚxìng

female; women as a group, usually in a formal context

to participate参加cān jiā这次zhè cìinvestigation调查diào chá(modifier / structural particle)的dewoman女性nǚ xìngto have / there is有yǒuthirty三十sān shíperson人rén。

cān jiā zhè cì diào chá de nǚ xìng yǒu sān shí rén。

Here, 女性: female; women as a group, usually in a formal context.

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性 · xìng

nature; property; a suffix in words describing characteristics

this这个zhè geword词cí(modifier / structural particle)的depart of speech (noun, verb…词性cí xìngto be / is是shìwhat什么shén me？

zhè ge cí de cí xìng shì shén me？

Here, 性: nature; property; a suffix in words describing characteristics.

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性别 · xìngbié

sex; gender, often a field on a form

this这zhè张表上zhāng biǎo shàngto have / there is有yǒufull name姓名xìng míng、(a person's) age年龄nián língand / with和hégender性别xìng bié。

zhè zhāng biǎo shàng yǒu xìng míng、 nián líng hé xìng bié。

Here, 性别: sex; gender, often a field on a form.

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性格 · xìnggé

personality; a person's usual character

she / her她tānature性格xìng gédegree / adjective linker很hěnspacious and well-lit开朗kāi lǎng。

tā xìng gé hěn kāi lǎng。

Here, 性格: personality; a person's usual character.

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别 · bié

pin or clip something onto clothing

she / her她tāat / in在zàicoat外套wài tào上别shàng bié(completed / change)了le一枚yī méibrooch胸针xiōng zhēn。

tā zài wài tào shàng bié le yī méi xiōng zhēn。

Here, 别: pin or clip something onto clothing.

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个性 · gèxìng

personality; someone's distinctive character

she / her她tā(modifier / structural particle)的dework (of art)作品zuò pǐndegree / adjective linker很hěnto have / there is有yǒuindividuality个性gè xìng。

tā de zuò pǐn hěn yǒu gè xìng。

Here, 个性: personality; someone's distinctive character.

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性质 · xìngzhì

nature; the basic character or kind of something

to understand了解liǎo jiěto work工作gōng zuò(modifier / structural particle)的denature性质xìng zhìafter以后yǐ hòu，she / her她tāto decide (to do something)决定jué dìngto apply for sth申请shēn qǐngthis这个zhè geposition职位zhí wèi。

liǎo jiě gōng zuò de xìng zhì yǐ hòu， tā jué dìng shēn qǐng zhè ge zhí wèi。

Here, 性质: nature; the basic character or kind of something.

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