HSK 6 vocabulary

2500 words

Words 2101–2200 of 2500

• 才干cái gànability; competence
• 裁缝cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor
• 共计gòng jìto sum up to; to total
• 时事shí shìcurrent trends; the present situation; how things are going
• 化肥huà féifertilizer
• 雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant
• 饱和bǎo hésaturated; filled to capacity
• 涂抹tú mǒto paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
• 庸俗yōng súvulgar; tacky; tawdry
• 次序cì xùsequence; order
• 靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to
• 瘸quélame
• 腮sāicheek
• 背诵bèi sòngto recite; to repeat from memory
• 周转zhōu zhuǎnto rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
• 荒凉huāng liángdesolate
• 嘈杂cáo zánoisy; clamorous
• 耕地gēng dìarable land; to plow land
• 衔接xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join
• 园林yuán língardens; park; landscape garden
• 近视jìn shìshortsighted; nearsighted; myopia
• 取缔qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
• 牢骚láo sāodiscontent; complaint; to complain
• 美观měi guānpleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
• 总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short; in a word; in brief
• 实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
• 无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈
• 滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù juéunceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
• 夹杂jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with
• 雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
• 弊端bì duānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
• 家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
• 感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
• 应邀yìng yāoat sb's invitation; on invitation
• 留念liú niànto keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
• 萌芽méng yáto sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud
• 启事qǐ shìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
• 摄取shè qǔto absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a scene)
• 预兆yù zhàoomen; sign (of sth yet to occur); prior indication; to foreshadow
• 暂且zàn qiěfor now; for the time being; temporarily
• 压榨yā zhàto press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
• 及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
• 合身hé shēnwell-fitting (of clothes)
• 略微lu:è wēia little bit; slightly
• 隔阂gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
• 荧屏yíng píngfluorescent screen; TV screen
• 冰雹bīng báohail; hailstone
• 疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem
• 务实wù shípragmatic; dealing with concrete issues
• 情理qíng lǐreason; sense
• 风气fēng qìgeneral mood; atmosphere; common practice
• 依托yī tuōto rely on; to depend on; support
• 周折zhōu zhétwists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort
• 不言而喻bù yán ér yùit goes without saying; it is self-evident
• 相等xiāng děngequal; equally; equivalent
• 抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition
• 勘探kān tànto explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
• 枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
• 答辩dá biànto reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
• 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific gravity
• 包庇bāo bìto shield; to harbor; to cover up
• 眼色yǎn sèsignal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance
• 谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
• 利害lì hàipros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
• 倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative
• 谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for
• 变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
• 熨yùreconciled; smooth
• 诬陷wū xiànto entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb
• 落成luò chéngto complete a construction project
• 不由得bù yóu decan't help; cannot but
• 沉淀chén diànto settle; to precipitate; sedimentation
• 雌雄cí xióngmale and female
• 蕴藏yùn cángto hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)
• 破例pò lìto make an exception
• 霞xiárose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
• 兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi lièhappy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
• 乡镇xiāng zhènvillage; township
• 有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěnregular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
• 兴旺xīng wàngprosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish
• 岔chàfork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)
• 装卸zhuāng xièto load or unload; to transfer; to assemble and disassemble
• 凶恶xiōng èfierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening
• 生锈shēng xiùto rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization
• 封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
• 深奥shēn àoprofound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
• 出息chū xīto yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
• 扩充kuò chōngto expand
• 一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒunot one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
• 严寒yán hánbitter cold; severe winter
• 崇敬chóng jìngto revere; to venerate; high esteem
• 注释zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
• 和气hé qifriendly; polite; amiable
• 座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto; maxim
• 力图lì túto try hard to; to strive to
• 拘束jū shùto restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
• 飙升biāo shēngto rise rapidly; to soar
• 完备wán bèifaultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired
• 停泊tíng bóto anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)
• 闲话xián huàcasual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)