HSK 3.0 level 7–9 vocabulary

4875 words

Words 3901–4000 of 4875

• 飙升biāo shēngto rise rapidly; to soar
• 缩影suō yǐngminiature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
• 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)
• 较劲jiào jìnto match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort
• 公职gōng zhícivil service; public office; government job
• 自理zì lǐto take care of oneself; to provide for oneself
• 直观zhí guāndirect observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
• 格格不入gé gé bù rù(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
• 打搅dǎ jiǎoto disturb; to trouble; to bother
• 游船yóu chuánpleasure boat; cruise ship
• 照办zhào bànto follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
• 豁出去huō chu quto throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke
• 百分比bǎi fēn bǐpercentage
• 效仿xiào fǎngsee 仿效
• 和平共处hé píng gòng chǔpeaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
• 恩人ēn réna benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
• 恭敬gōng jìngdeferential; respectful
• 海藻hǎi zǎoseaweed; marine alga; kelp
• 紧缩jǐn suō(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch
• 功臣gōng chénminister who has given outstanding service
• 上火shàng huǒto get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
• 起跑线qǐ pǎo xiànthe starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
• 水落石出shuǐ luò shí chūas the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
• 发源地fā yuán dìplace of origin; birthplace; source
• 顺理成章shùn lǐ chéng zhānglogical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)
• 继父jì fùstepfather
• 焕发huàn fāto shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
• 遭殃zāo yāngto suffer a calamity
• 纵观zòng guānto survey comprehensively; an overall survey
• 招揽zhāo lǎnto attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
• 助威zhù wēito cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of
• 调剂tiáo jìto adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription
• 原装yuán zhuānggenuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
• 开明kāi míngenlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
• 靶子bǎ zitarget
• 气馁qì něito be discouraged
• 零星líng xīngfragmentary; random; bits and pieces; sporadic
• 奔赴bēn fùto rush to; to hurry to
• 受惊shòu jīngstartled
• 来年lái niánnext year; the coming year
• 孤零零gū líng línglone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
• 探亲tàn qīnto go home to visit one's family
• 比试bǐ shìto have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
• 大名鼎鼎dà míng dǐng dǐnggrand reputation; renowned; famous
• 根治gēn zhìto bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
• 就近jiù jìnnearby; in a close neighborhood
• 一事无成yī shì wú chéngto have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
• 翻天覆地fān tiān fù dìsky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
• 逐年zhú niányear after year; with each passing year; over the years
• 条理tiáo lǐarrangement; order; tidiness
• 火候huǒ houheat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment
• 波折bō zhétwists and turns
• 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéito see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
• 品行pǐn xíngbehavior; moral conduct
• 合资hé zījoint venture
• 顺应shùn yìngto comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to
• 紧缺jǐn quēin short supply; scarce
• 挖苦wā kǔto speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]
• 怨气yuàn qìgrievance; resentment; complaint
• 洋溢yáng yìbrimming with; steeped in
• 难为情nán wéi qíngembarrassed
• 泥潭ní tánquagmire
• 何苦hé kǔwhy bother?; is it worth the trouble?
• 巴不得bā bu de(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
• 宝库bǎo kùtreasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
• 忌讳jì huìtaboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
• 宏观hóng guānmacro-; macroscopic; holistic
• 神态shén tàiappearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien
• 省事shěng shìto simplify matters; to save trouble
• 首创shǒu chuàngto create; original creation; to be the first to do sth
• 导火索dǎo huǒ suǒfuse (for explosive)
• 磨合mó héto break in; to wear in
• 交响乐jiāo xiǎng yuèsymphony
• 形形色色xíng xíng sè sèall kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of
• 投奔tóu bènto seek shelter; to seek asylum
• 飘扬piāo yángto wave; to flutter; to fly
• 瓜子guā zǐmelon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
• 画册huà cèpicture album
• 调控tiáo kòngto regulate; to control
• 指手画脚zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily
• 开发区kāi fā qūdevelopment zone
• 辞呈cí chéng(written) resignation
• 泄气xiè qìto leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat
• 嘲弄cháo nòngto tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
• 倾销qīng xiāoto dump (goods, products)
• 来龙去脉lái lóng qù màithe rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
• 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐwithout the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
• 不平bù pínguneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
• 纪实jì shírecord of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)
• 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
• 市场经济shì chǎng jīng jìmarket economy
• 就座jiù zuòto take a seat
• 穴位xué wèiacupuncture point; location of a grave
• 硬朗yìng lǎngrobust; healthy
• 绕行rào xíngto take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass
• 开场白kāi chǎng báiprologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
• 交纳jiāo nàto pay (taxes or dues)
• 告状gào zhuàngto tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit