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HSK 5
Reading collection
138 characters
16 sentences
Cities and Industry
Explore resources, energy, production and urban life through separate dictionary examples.
This reading collection brings together existing dictionary examples around a theme. Each sentence stands on its own; the people and events do not form a continuous story. HSK 5 refers to the source headwords, not a vocabulary limit for every sentence. Read once with English, then switch it off and reread. These collections have no comprehension quiz and do not count toward the reading-speed ranks.
Words to notice
(natural) Resources
Power source
Agriculture (farming)
Factory
Produce (makes - manufacture - give birth)
Industry
Build (construct)
Develop
Commerce (trade - business - commercial)
Do business (to trade)
Facilities (installation)
Measures (steps taken)
Improve
Observe (comply with - abide by)
Transit (transportation)
Commercial trade (foreign trade)
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