HSK 6 vocabulary

2500 words

Words 2401–2500 of 2500

• 统筹兼顾tǒng chóu jiān gùan overall plan taking into account all factors
• 东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngto look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
• 络绎不绝luò yì bù jué(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream
• 举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)
• 弊病bì bìngmalady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage
• 不敢当bù gǎn dānglit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
• 任重道远rèn zhòng dào yuǎna heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
• 东道主dōng dào zhǔhost; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
• 清真qīng zhēnIslamic; Muslim; halal (of food); clean; pure
• 农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar
• 铜矿tóng kuàngcopper mine; copper ore
• 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention
• 宁肯nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...; would prefer
• 走漏zǒu lòuto leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)
• 螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew
• 联欢lián huānto have a get-together; celebration; party
• 成心chéng xīnintentional; deliberate; on purpose
• 朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
• 斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiělit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
• 天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily love and joy; domestic bliss
• 乌黑wū hēijet-black; dark
• 见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
• 序言xù yánpreface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
• 旗袍qí páoChinese-style dress; cheongsam
• 见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎngexperienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
• 精益求精jīng yì qiú jīngto perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
• 终年zhōng niánentire year; throughout the year; age at death
• 从容不迫cóng róng bù pòcalm; unruffled
• 稠密chóu mìdense
• 假使jiǎ shǐif; in case; suppose; given ...
• 羽绒服yǔ róng fúdown-filled garment
• 籍贯jí guànone's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace
• 理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful
• 称心如意chèn xīn rú yì(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
• 勉励miǎn lìto encourage
• 娇气jiāo qìdelicate; squeamish; finicky
• 凹凸āo tūconcave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface); rugged
• 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
• 锲而不舍qiè ér bù shěto chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
• 津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto; eagerly
• 勤俭qín jiǎnhardworking and frugal
• 踊跃yǒng yuèto leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
• 炉灶lú zàostove
• 风土人情fēng tǔ rén qínglocal conditions and customs (idiom)
• 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous
• 相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéngto complement one another (idiom)
• 繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese character
• 知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)
• 得天独厚dé tiān dú hòublessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
• 递增dì zēngto increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive
• 布告bù gàoposting on a bulletin board; notice; bulletin; to announce
• 华侨Huá qiáooverseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
• 过奖guò jiǎngto overpraise; to flatter
• 急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result; impetuous
• 博大精深bó dà jīng shēnwide-ranging and profound; broad and deep
• 喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
• 波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒngwaves surging forth; roaring sea
• 空前绝后kōng qián jué hòuunprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
• 川流不息chuān liú bù xīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
• 纪要jì yàominutes; written summary of a meeting
• 斑纹bān wénstripe; streak
• 岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
• 正负zhèng fùpositive and negative
• 各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone gives their own view
• 画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
• 对联duì liánrhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
• 泰斗tài dǒu(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure; doyen; revered authority
• 悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bìsheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
• 武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
• 经纬jīng wěiwarp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
• 出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself
• 恳切kěn qièearnest; sincere
• 继往开来jì wǎng kāi láito follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
• 苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láibitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
• 馅儿xiàn rerhua variant of 馅; (of food) filling; stuffing
• 温带wēn dàitemperate zone
• 勤恳qín kěndiligent and attentive; assiduous; sincere
• 做东zuò dōngto act as host
• 通货tōng huòcurrency; (old) exchange of goods
• 俯仰fǔ yǎnglowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)
• 心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions
• 端午节Duān wǔ jiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
• 丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful; empty-headed
• 沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
• 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
• 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngto spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
• 糖葫芦táng hú lusugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu
• 碧玉bì yùjasper
• 砖瓦zhuān wǎtiles and bricks
• 锦绣前程jǐn xiù qián chéngbright future; bright prospects
• 深情厚谊shēn qíng hòu yìdeep friendship
• 重阳节Chóng yáng jiéDouble Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month
• 纳闷儿nà mèn rerhua variant of 纳闷; puzzled; bewildered
• 飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòubirds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
• 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghaving lived through many changes
• 啰唆luō suovariant of 啰嗦
• 墨水儿mò shuǐ rerhua variant of 墨水; ink
• 纽扣儿niǔ kòu erbutton; erhua variant of 纽扣
• 摊儿tān rerhua variant of 摊; vendor's stand
• 招投标zhāo tóu biāobid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction