HSK 6

Verb + 得 + 倒 + Adj (a pointed note) 很是 + Adj (a formal “very”) 足足 + Amount (a full / as much as) 一再 + Verb (again and again) 凡是 … 都 (all / any without exception) 向来 (always / all along) 果然 (sure enough / as expected) 似乎 (it seems / as if) 偏偏 (of all things / just had to) 再 + Adj + 也 (however …, still …) 一律 (uniformly / without exception) 无非 (nothing but / merely) 一向 (all along / consistently) 到时候 (when the time comes) 何必 (why bother / no need)

Sentence + 来着 (recalling the recent past)

以免 (so as to avoid) 以及 (as well as / and) 总之 (in short / in a word) 则 (while / whereas — formal contrast)

本 + Noun (this / our / one's own) Word + 性 (-ness / -ity)

是否 (whether or not) … 与否 (whether … or not) Noun + 之 + Noun (a literary 的) Statement + 嘛 (self-evident) Sentence + 呗 (a casual shrug)

鉴于 (in light of / given)

岂不是 (wouldn't that be …?) 非(要) … 不可 (simply must / insist on) 兼 (doubling as / concurrently) 莫非 (could it be that …?) 由此 (from this / hence) 莫过于 (nothing is more … than) 与其 A，宁可 / 宁愿 B (rather than … would rather) 跟 … 似的 (just like / as if) 不愧是 (truly worthy of) 由 … 做主 (for … to decide) 非得 … 不可 (absolutely must) 一来 … ，二来 … (firstly …, secondly …) Reading-to-writing: faithful summary and controlled retelling Preserve an argument in retelling and defend a position Summarise faithfully and concisely

谅 (I bet / I'll wager …)

不屑(于) (disdain to) 以便 (so as to / in order to)

假使 … ，就 … (if / supposing)

因为 … 而 … (because …, thereby …) Argue a position with reasons and a qualification Evaluate an argument without overclaiming

借 … 之名 (under the guise of) 通过 … 使 … (by …, bring about …) 以 … 的名义 (in the name of) 势必 (be bound to / inevitably) 倘若 (if / should — literary) 所 + Verb + 的 (that which is V-ed) Reading: grammaticality and formal written relationships Write a functional notice for an intended reader Write a functional notice and justify a proposal

连 … 都 … ，何况 … (even …, let alone …)

按照 vs 根据 (in accordance with vs based on) 不得不 vs 只好 (forced to vs only option) 不断 vs 不停 (continually vs non-stop) 反而 vs 却 (instead vs however) 根本 vs 到底 (at all vs on earth) 根据 vs 据 (based on vs formal shorthand) 恢复 vs 还原 (recover vs restore to original) 居然 vs 反而 (surprisingly vs instead) 一度 vs 一时 (at one time vs for the moment) 一直 vs 一向 (continuously vs habitually)

彼此 vs 对方 (each other vs the other party) 人家 vs 别人 (others — colloquial vs neutral)