HSK 6 vocabulary

2500 words

Words 2001–2100 of 2500

• 港湾gǎng wānbay serving as a harbor
• 无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nàoto make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
• 轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat
• 唯独wéi dúonly; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
• 一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
• 胸怀xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish
• 学说xué shuōtheory; doctrine
• 经商jīng shāngto trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business
• 甘心gān xīnto be willing to; to resign oneself to
• 浓厚nóng hòudense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)
• 平坦píng tǎnlevel; even; smooth; flat
• 权衡quán héngto consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)
• 庄重zhuāng zhònggrave; solemn; dignified
• 势必shì bìto be bound to; undoubtedly will
• 贬低biǎn dīto belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue
• 反问fǎn wènto ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
• 胆怯dǎn qiètimidity; timid; cowardly
• 狭隘xiá àinarrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
• 狠心hěn xīncallous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 心)
• 山脉shān màimountain range
• 淡水Dàn shuǐTamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 市, Taiwan
• 据悉jù xīaccording to reports; it is reported (that)
• 款待kuǎn dàito entertain; to be hospitable to
• 名次míng cìposition in a ranking of names; place; rank
• 工艺品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft article; handiwork
• 休养xiū yǎngto recuperate; to recover; to convalesce
• 昼夜zhòu yèday and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop
• 匪徒fěi túgangster; bandit
• 和蔼hé ǎikindly; nice; amiable
• 奥秘ào mìsecret; mystery
• 钻研zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into
• 通俗tōng súcommon; everyday; average
• 烘hōngto bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
• 常年cháng niánall year round; for years on end; average year
• 精简jīng jiǎnto simplify; to reduce
• 反之fǎn zhīon the other hand...; conversely...
• 蔑视miè shìto loathe; to despise; contempt
• 争气zhēng qìto work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
• 外行wài hánglayman; amateur
• 本钱běn qiáncapital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
• 诧异chà yìflabbergasted; astonished
• 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers
• 俗话sú huàcommon saying; proverb
• 水利shuǐ lìwater conservancy; irrigation works
• 奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward; prize; award
• 受罪shòu zuìto endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance
• 湖泊hú pōlake
• 列举liè jǔa list; to list; to enumerate
• 请示qǐng shìto ask for instructions
• 虚荣xū róngvanity
• 索性suǒ xìngyou might as well (do it); simply; just
• 并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
• 天文tiān wénastronomy
• 鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
• 朗读lǎng dúto read aloud
• 缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)
• 歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize
• 迁就qiān jiùto yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)
• 推论tuī lùnto infer; inference; corollary; reasoned conclusion
• 空隙kòng xìcrack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
• 陈列chén lièto display; to exhibit
• 世代shì dàifor many generations; generation; era; age
• 投掷tóu zhìto throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
• 世界观shì jiè guānworldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung
• 愚昧yú mèiignorant; uneducated; ignorance
• 洽谈qià tánto discuss
• 颈椎jǐng zhuīcervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
• 肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
• 纵横zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
• 茎jīngstalk; stem
• 调和tiáo héharmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
• 油腻yóu nìgreasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar
• 迟缓chí huǎnslow; sluggish
• 神色shén sèexpression; look
• 迎面yíng miàndirectly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)
• 威信Wēi xìnWeixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan
• 一目了然yī mù liǎo ránobvious at a glance (idiom)
• 举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngto play a critical role (idiom); influential
• 舒畅shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry
• 验收yàn shōuto inspect and accept; acceptance
• 威风wēi fēngmight; awe-inspiring authority; impressive
• 镶嵌xiāng qiànto inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
• 无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜcarefree and without worries (idiom)
• 固有gù yǒuintrinsic to sth; inherent; native
• 朴实pǔ shíplain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest
• 呼啸hū xiàoto whistle; to scream; to whiz
• 斯文sī wénrefined; educate; cultured; intellectual; polite; gentle
• 礼节lǐ jiéetiquette
• 本着běn zhebased on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle
• 并存bìng cúnto exist at the same time; to coexist
• 败坏bài huàito ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
• 骨干gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
• 预赛yù sàipreliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats
• 奠定diàn dìngto establish; to fix; to settle
• 用功yòng gōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
• 杜绝dù juéto put an end to
• 检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
• 拟定nǐ dìngto draw up; to draft; to formulate
• 派别pài biégroup; sect; clique; faction; school
• 审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts; taste