HSK 6 vocabulary

2500 words

Words 1801–1900 of 2500

• 嫂子sǎo zi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
• 胸膛xiōng tángchest
• 眯míto blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mǐ]
• 繁华fán huáflourishing; bustling
• 踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [tà shí]
• 记性jì xingmemory (ability to retain information)
• 渺小miǎo xiǎominute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
• 牲畜shēng chùdomesticated animals; livestock
• 大伙儿dà huǒ rerhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone
• 立足lì zúto stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
• 晾liàngto dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder
• 耗费hào fèito waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
• 福气fú qigood fortune; a blessing
• 践踏jiàn tàto trample
• 清澈qīng chèclear; limpid
• 借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
• 亏损kuī sǔndeficit; (financial) loss
• 炎热yán rèblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
• 铸造zhù zàoto cast (pour metal into a mold)
• 浸泡jìn pàoto steep; to soak; to immerse
• 恰到好处qià dào hǎo chùit's just perfect; it's just right
• 心得xīn déwhat one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips
• 转达zhuǎn dáto pass on; to convey; to communicate
• 倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
• 遏制è zhìto check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain
• 昔日xī rìformer days; in the past
• 当务之急dāng wù zhī jítop priority job; matter of vital importance
• 涮shuànto rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)
• 勾结gōu jiéto collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
• 火药huǒ yàogunpowder
• 作废zuò fèito become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify
• 导向dǎo xiàngto be oriented towards; orientation
• 媒介méi jièintermediary; vehicle; vector; medium; media
• 把戏bǎ xìacrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy
• 迟疑chí yíto hesitate
• 播种bō zhǒngto sow seeds
• 着重zhuó zhòngto put emphasis on; to stress
• 惋惜wǎn xīto regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
• 缠绕chán ràotwisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
• 教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
• 造反zào fǎnto rebel; to revolt
• 杂技zá jìacrobatics
• 秃tūbald; blunt
• 响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding
• 咀嚼jǔ juéto chew; to think over
• 更正gēng zhèngto correct; to make a correction
• 耸sǒngto excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
• 转折zhuǎn zhéshift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation
• 新颖xīn yǐnglit. new bud; fig. new and original
• 总和zǒng hésum
• 章程zhāng chéngrules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation; charter (of a corporation); by-laws
• 甭béng(contraction of 用) need not; please don't
• 算数suàn shùto count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)
• 阻拦zǔ lánto stop; to obstruct
• 丛cóngcluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
• 动荡dòng dàngvariant of 动荡
• 腥xīngfishy (smell)
• 摘要zhāi yàosummary; abstract
• 和睦hé mùpeaceful relations; harmonious
• 毅力yì lìperseverance; willpower
• 爱戴ài dàito love and respect; love and respect
• 霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent
• 仓促cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly
• 诚挚chéng zhìsincere; cordial
• 粗鲁cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
• 堆积duī jīto pile up; to heap; accumulation
• 凑合còu heto bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
• 承包chéng bāoto contract; to undertake (a job)
• 职能zhí néngfunction; role
• 波浪bō làngwave
• 气概qì gàilofty quality; mettle; spirit
• 格局gé jústructure; pattern; layout
• 晴朗qíng lǎngsunny and cloudless
• 点缀diǎn zhuìto decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show
• 合乎hé hūto accord with; to conform to
• 觉醒jué xǐngto awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth; the truth dawns upon one; scales fall from the eyes; to become aware
• 岳父yuè fùwife's father, father-in-law
• 动身dòng shēnto go on a journey; to leave
• 督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on
• 滞留zhì liú(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger
• 时而shí éroccasionally; from time to time
• 盛开shèng kāiblooming; in full flower
• 周密zhōu mìcareful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable
• 机智jī zhìquick-witted; resourceful
• 倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case
• 素食sù shívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet
• 纺织fǎng zhīspinning and weaving
• 丑恶chǒu èugly; repulsive
• 简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude
• 重叠chóng diéto overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 步 to have a stroll)
• 栽培zāi péito grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
• 灌溉guàn gàito irrigate
• 向导xiàng dǎoguide
• 敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
• 批发pī fāwholesale; bulk trade; distribution
• 运算yùn suànto perform calculations; (mathematical) operation
• 致辞zhì cíto express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致词
• 瓦解wǎ jiěto collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up
• 腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
• 多元化duō yuán huàdiversification; pluralism; to diversify