HSK 6 Reading collection 171 characters 16 sentences

Science and Discovery

Explore investigation, experiments, living systems and discovery through separate dictionary examples.

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科学家kēxuéjiā一直yìzhí在zài探索tànsuǒ宇宙yǔzhòu的de / dì奥秘àomì。
Scientists have always been exploring the mysteries of the universe.
Dictionary source: 奥秘
人类rénlèi一直yìzhí在zài探索tànsuǒ宇宙yǔzhòu。
Humanity has always been exploring the universe.
Dictionary source: 探索
卫星wèixīng已经yǐjīng进入jìnrù预定yùdìng轨guǐ道dào。
The satellite has entered its planned orbit.
Dictionary source: 轨道
海洋hǎiyáng里lǐ有yǒu各种各样gèzhǒnggèyàng的de / dì生物shēngwù。
The ocean holds all kinds of living creatures.
Dictionary source: 生物
这zhè / zhèi片piān湿shī地dì / de的de / dì生态shēngtài很hěn脆弱cuìruò。
The ecology of this wetland is fragile.
Dictionary source: 生态
他tā钻研zuānyán这个zhège问题wèntí很多hěnduō年nián了le / liǎo / liào。
He has been delving into this problem for many years.
Dictionary source: 钻研
这位zhèwèi学者xuézhě提出了tíchūle新xīn的de / dì学说xuéshuō。
This scholar put forward a new theory.
Dictionary source: 学说
他tā向xiàng学生xuésheng讲解jiǎngjiě了le / liǎo / liào这个zhège原理yuánlǐ。
He explained this principle to the students.
Dictionary source: 原理
这项zhèxiàng技术jìshù还hái / huán在zài试验shìyàn阶段jiēduàn。
This technology is still at the experimental stage.
Dictionary source: 试验
医生yīshēng让ràng他tā去qù化验huàyàn一下yīxià血xiě / xuè。
The doctor told him to go and have a blood test.
Dictionary source: 化验
这个zhège数据shùjù必须bìxū精确jīngquè到dào小xiǎo数点shǔdiǎn后hòu两liǎng位wèi。
This figure must be accurate to two decimal places.
Dictionary source: 精确
这个zhège结论jiélùn还hái / huán需要xūyào实验shíyàn验证yànzhèng。
This conclusion still needs experimental verification.
Dictionary source: 验证
仅jǐn凭píng这zhè / zhèi一点yīdiǎn还hái / huán不能bùnéng断定duàndìng他tā有yǒu错cuò。
This alone is not enough to conclude that he is at fault.
Dictionary source: 断定
归guī根gēn到底dàodǐ，还是háishì准备zhǔnbèi得dé / děi / de不够bùgòu。
In the final analysis, the preparation simply was not enough.
Dictionary source: 归根到底
语言yǔyán在zài不断bùduàn演变yǎnbiàn。
Language is constantly evolving.
Dictionary source: 演变
科技kējì发展fāzhǎn日rì新月xīnyuè异yì。
Technology develops by leaps and bounds.
Dictionary source: 日新月异

Words to notice

奥秘àomì
Mystery
探索tànsuǒ
Explore (probe - seek)
轨guǐ
Track (course - rail)
道dào
Road (direction - mw for orders and lines)
生物shēngwù
Organism (biological - living creature)
生态shēngtài
Ecology
钻研zuānyán
Study intensively
学说xuéshuō
Theory (doctrine)
原理yuánlǐ
Principle (theory)
试验shìyàn
Experiment (test)
化验huàyàn
Test (analyze)
精确jīngquè
Accurate (precise)
验证yànzhèng
Confirmation (inspect and verify)
断定duàndìng
Concludes (determine)
归guī
Return (group - come under)
根gēn
Root (basis)
到底dàodǐ
Finally (in the end - to the end)
演变yǎnbiàn
Evolve (develop)
日rì
Day (date - sun - Japan - day of the month)
新月xīnyuè
Crescent moon
异yì
Different (strange - surprised - unusual)
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