HSK 3.0 level 7–9 vocabulary

4875 words

Words 4501–4600 of 4875

• 富强fù qiángrich and powerful
• 目中无人mù zhōng wú rénto consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air
• 历届lì jièall previous (meetings, sessions etc)
• 痴心chī xīninfatuation
• 竞相jìng xiāngcompetitive; eagerly; to vie
• 无所作为wú suǒ zuò wéiattempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
• 纲要gāng yàooutline; essential points
• 豪迈háo màibold; open-minded; heroic
• 成群结队chéng qún jié duìmaking up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd
• 旭日xù rìthe rising sun
• 争光zhēng guāngto win an honor; to strive to win a prize
• 外向wài xiàngextroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented
• 呜咽wū yèto sob; to whimper
• 回落huí luòto fall back; to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
• 此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúup here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
• 宽泛kuān fànwide-ranging
• 汪洋wāng yángvast body of water
• 灵机一动líng jī yī dònga bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave
• 聚精会神jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)
• 划时代huà shí dàiepoch-marking
• 驰名chí míngfamous
• 因人而异yīn rén ér yìvarying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
• 旷课kuàng kèto play truant; to cut classes
• 亭子tíng zipavilion
• 义工yì gōngvolunteer worker; volunteer work
• 难能可贵nán néng kě guìrare and precious; valuable; remarkable
• 不约而同bù yuē ér tóngto agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
• 古朴gǔ pǔsimple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
• 亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
• 哺育bǔ yùto feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster
• 按说àn shuōin the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
• 欣欣向荣xīn xīn xiàng róng(idiom) flourishing; thriving
• 心急如焚xīn jí rú fénto burn with impatience; torn with anxiety
• 官吏guān lìbureaucrat; official
• 次品cì pǐnsubstandard products; defective; seconds
• 备课bèi kè(of a teacher) to prepare lessons
• 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùlit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative
• 落户luò hùto settle; to set up home
• 怜惜lián xīto take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
• 师长shī zhǎngmilitary division level commander; teacher
• 出神chū shénspellbound; entranced; lost in thought
• 惨白cǎn báideathly pale
• 碧绿bì lǜdark green
• 不辞而别bù cí ér biéto leave without saying good-bye
• 骤然zhòu ránsuddenly; abruptly
• 哗然huá ránin uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous
• 忙乱máng luànrushed and muddled
• 美中不足měi zhōng bù zúeverything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
• 不假思索bù jiǎ sī suǒ(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
• 豁达huò dáoptimistic; sanguine; generous; magnanimous; open-minded
• 见外jiàn wàito treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
• 烦闷fán mènmoody; gloomy
• 借条jiè tiáoreceipt for a loan; IOU
• 前无古人qián wú gǔ rén(idiom) unprecedented; unheard of
• 朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔto spend all one's time together (idiom)
• 诞辰dàn chénbirthday
• 碍事ài shìto be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter
• 混浊hùn zhuóturbid; muddy; dirty
• 僻静pì jìnglonely; secluded
• 纵深zòng shēndepth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time); (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
• 萌发méng fāto sprout; to shoot; to bud
• 堤坝dī bàdam; dike
• 风和日丽fēng hé rì lìmoderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
• 连年lián niánsuccessive years; over many years
• 大有可为dà yǒu kě wéiwith great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
• 底蕴dǐ yùninside information; concrete details
• 增收zēng shōuto increase revenue; to increase income by (x amount); to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc); (of a school) to have an increased student intake
• 畜牧xù mùto raise animals
• 依依不舍yī yī bù shěreluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
• 可乘之机kě chéng zhī jīan opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
• 一鼓作气yī gǔ zuò qìin a spurt of energy
• 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
• 物流wù liúdistribution (business); logistics
• 挂失guà shīto report the loss of something
• 硕果shuò guǒmajor achievement; great work; triumphant success
• 秧歌yāng geYangge, a popular rural folk dance
• 畏缩wèi suōto cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
• 多心duō xīnoversensitive; suspicious
• 杂乱无章zá luàn wú zhāngdisordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
• 愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
• 粗心大意cū xīn dà yìnegligent; careless; inadvertent
• 争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎolit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
• 垂头丧气chuí tóu sàng qìhanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen
• 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)
• 农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar
• 珍重zhēn zhòngprecious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
• 夸夸其谈kuā kuā qí tánto talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent
• 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention
• 弘扬hóng yángto enhance; to promote; to enrich
• 走漏zǒu lòuto leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)
• 化险为夷huà xiǎn wéi yíto turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
• 联欢lián huānto have a get-together; celebration; party
• 俊俏jùn qiàoattractive and intelligent; charming; elegant
• 走过场zǒu guò chǎngto go through the motions
• 成心chéng xīnintentional; deliberate; on purpose
• 扣人心弦kòu rén xīn xiánto excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging