HSK 3.0 level 7–9 vocabulary

4875 words

Words 3701–3800 of 4875

• 无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈
• 伺机sì jīto wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance
• 抡lūnto swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)
• 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
• 轻型qīng xínglight (machinery, aircraft etc)
• 谜团mí tuánriddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters
• 弊端bì duānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
• 出厂chū chǎngto leave the factory (of finished goods)
• 推卸tuī xièto avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
• 家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
• 特邀tè yāospecial invitation
• 继而jì érthen; afterwards
• 谜底mí dǐanswer to a riddle
• 感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
• 应邀yìng yāoat sb's invitation; on invitation
• 惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
• 送行sòng xíngto see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party
• 过境guò jìngto pass through a country's territory; transit
• 冷门lěng ména neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
• 岳母yuè mǔwife's mother, mother-in-law
• 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
• 楷模kǎi mómodel; example
• 稳妥wěn tuǒdependable
• 不慎bù shènincautious; inattentive
• 减免jiǎn miǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
• 转载zhuǎn zǎito forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere; Taiwan pr. [zhuǎn zài]
• 就餐jiù cānto dine
• 印证yìn zhèngto confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence
• 吸纳xī nàto take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept
• 破除pò chúto eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of
• 可想而知kě xiǎng ér zhīit is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...
• 心酸xīn suānto feel sad
• 折射zhé shèto refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
• 预兆yù zhàoomen; sign (of sth yet to occur); prior indication; to foreshadow
• 暂且zàn qiěfor now; for the time being; temporarily
• 劝告quàn gàoto advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice
• 稠chóudense; crowded; thick; many
• 旺季wàng jìbusy season; peak period; see also 季
• 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
• 领事lǐng shìconsul
• 记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīnto remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
• 日复一日rì fù yī rìday after day
• 莲子lián zǐlotus seed
• 风浪fēng làngwind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship
• 双边shuāng biānbilateral
• 考量kǎo liángto consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
• 扫除sǎo chúto sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
• 专柜zhuān guìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
• 猛然měng ránsuddenly; abruptly
• 略微lu:è wēia little bit; slightly
• 不得而知bù dé ér zhīunknown; unable to find out
• 停放tíng fàngto park (a car etc); to moor (a boat etc); to leave sth (in a place)
• 韵味yùn wèiimplicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest
• 默默无闻mò mò wú wénobscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity
• 隔阂gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
• 柿子shì zipersimmon
• 当即dāng jíat once; on the spot
• 冰雹bīng báohail; hailstone
• 疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem
• 顺路shùn lùby the way; while out doing sth else; conveniently
• 把柄bǎ bǐnghandle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
• 久违jiǔ wéi(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met
• 务实wù shípragmatic; dealing with concrete issues
• 情理qíng lǐreason; sense
• 面目全非miàn mù quán fēinothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
• 暗地里àn dì lisecretly; inwardly; on the sly
• 风气fēng qìgeneral mood; atmosphere; common practice
• 座谈zuò tánto have an informal discussion
• 依托yī tuōto rely on; to depend on; support
• 境遇jìng yùcircumstance
• 陡dǒusteep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly
• 荒诞huāng dànbeyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic
• 推算tuī suànto calculate; to reckon; to extrapolate (in calculation)
• 周折zhōu zhétwists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort
• 流域liú yùriver basin; valley; drainage area
• 启迪qǐ díto edify; enlightenment
• 劳务láo wùservice (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")
• 不言而喻bù yán ér yùit goes without saying; it is self-evident
• 筹办chóu bànto arrange; to make preparations
• 僧人sēng rénmonk
• 抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition
• 膳食shàn shímeals; food
• 勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qiánto advance bravely
• 扎根zhā gēnto take root
• 山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation
• 悬殊xuán shūwidely different; large disparity
• 稀少xī shǎosparse; rare
• 名贵míng guìfamous and valuable; rare; precious
• 启蒙qǐ méngvariant of 启蒙; to instruct the young
• 耳目一新ěr mù yī xīna pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
• 焦躁jiāo zàofretful; impatient
• 枢纽shū niǔhub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
• 针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duìto oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
• 勘探kān tànto explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
• 枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
• 生怕shēng pàto fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to