HSK 3.0 level 7–9 vocabulary

4875 words

Words 4301–4400 of 4875

• 赡养shàn yǎngto support; to provide support for; to maintain
• 深入人心shēn rù rén xīnto enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
• 触目惊心chù mù jīng xīnlit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
• 孪生luán shēng(adj.) twin
• 异想天开yì xiǎng tiān kāito imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
• 晃荡huàng dangto rock; to sway; to shake
• 巴结bā jieto fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to
• 与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
• 韧性rèn xìngtoughness
• 教条jiào tiáodoctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic
• 支流zhī liútributary (river)
• 哭笑不得kū xiào bù délit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears
• 心病xīn bìnganxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine)
• 操练cāo liàndrill; practice
• 心慌xīn huāngto be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat
• 兢兢业业jīng jīng yè yè(idiom) conscientious; assiduous
• 波涛bō tāogreat waves; billows
• 殷勤yīn qínpolitely; solicitously; eagerly attentive
• 毅然yì ránfirmly; resolutely; without hesitation
• 争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòustriving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
• 赫然hè ránwith astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly; impressively; furiously (angry)
• 威慑wēi shèto cower by military force; deterrence
• 雷同léi tóngmirroring others; identical
• 正气zhèng qìhealthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)
• 盛情shèng qínggreat kindness; magnificent hospitality
• 中庸Zhōng yōngthe Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书
• 阎王Yán wáng(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
• 小康Xiǎo kāngXiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 同
• 叫板jiào bǎnto signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge
• 异口同声yì kǒu tóng shēngdifferent mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom)
• 成才chéng cáito make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
• 揣摩chuǎi móto analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
• 乐谱yuè pǔa musical score; sheet music
• 袖珍xiù zhēnpocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
• 剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
• 五花八门wǔ huā bā ménmyriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
• 火辣辣huǒ là làpainful heat; scorching; painful heat; rude and forthright; provocative; hot; sexy
• 取经qǔ jīngto journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience
• 口吃kǒu chīto stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí]
• 目不转睛mù bù zhuǎn jīngunable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare
• 连绵lián miáncontinuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
• 暴利bào lìsudden huge profits
• 原汁原味yuán zhī yuán wèioriginal; authentic
• 乳制品rǔ zhì pǐndairy products
• 苦心kǔ xīnpainstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
• 一揽子yī lǎn ziall-inclusive; undiscriminating
• 卫视wèi shìsatellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视)
• 浮躁fú zàofickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained
• 精疲力竭jīng pí lì jiéspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
• 廉洁lián jiéincorruptible; unbribable; honest
• 柳树liǔ shùwillow
• 欢声笑语huān shēng xiào yǔcheers and laughter
• 分外fèn wàiexceptionally; not one's responsibility or job
• 边疆biān jiāngborder area; borderland; frontier; frontier region
• 陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitous
• 酷似kù sìto strikingly resemble
• 质朴zhì pǔsimple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy
• 亏待kuī dàito treat sb unfairly
• 酒楼jiǔ lóurestaurant
• 辩证biàn zhèngto investigate; dialectical
• 推敲tuī qiāoto think over
• 驮tuóvariant of 驮
• 广义guǎng yìbroad sense; general sense
• 隐情yǐn qíngsth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided
• 易拉罐yì lā guànpull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
• 接班jiē bānto take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb
• 淡季dàn jìoff season; slow business season; see also 季
• 浓重nóng zhòngdense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect)
• 日新月异rì xīn yuè yìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress
• 志气zhì qìambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit
• 生命线shēng mìng xiànlifeline
• 夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìnight and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
• 郊游jiāo yóuto go for an outing; to go on an excursion
• 反差fǎn chācontrast; discrepancy
• 茂盛mào shènglush
• 励志lì zhìto pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational
• 骇人听闻hài rén tīng wénshocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
• 晶莹jīng yíngsparkling and translucent
• 追悼zhuī dàoto mourn; to pay last respects
• 呼应hū yìngto conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement
• 两手liǎng shǒuone's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise
• 出土chū tǔto dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed; to come up out of the ground
• 不服bù fúnot to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
• 自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnto contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
• 自满zì mǎncomplacent; self-satisfied
• 罢免bà miǎnto remove sb from their post; to dismiss
• 圣贤shèng xiána sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
• 脊梁jǐ liángbackbone; spine; Taiwan pr. [jǐ liang]
• 求学qiú xuéto seek knowledge; to study; to attend college
• 两栖liǎng qīamphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
• 帘子lián zicurtain
• 衰减shuāi jiǎnto weaken; to attenuate
• 宽厚kuān hòutolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice)
• 祖传zǔ chuánpassed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
• 拍板pāi bǎnclapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers
• 古今中外gǔ jīn zhōng wàiat all times and in all places (idiom)
• 计策jì cèstratagem
• 挺拔tǐng bátall and straight
• 牧民mù mínherdsman
• 接轨jiē guǐrailtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock; to connect; to be in step with; to bring into line with; to align