HSK 3.0 level 7–9 vocabulary

4875 words

Words 4601–4700 of 4875

• 光明磊落guāng míng lěi luòopen and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
• 千钧一发qiān jūn yī fàa thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death
• 酌情zhuó qíngto use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation
• 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàcountless changes; constant permutation
• 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
• 搞鬼gǎo guǐto make mischief; to play tricks
• 瑰宝guī bǎogem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem; treasure
• 立方米lì fāng mǐcubic meter (unit of volume)
• 说不上shuō bu shàngto be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
• 天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily love and joy; domestic bliss
• 一技之长yī jì zhī chángproficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom)
• 欠条qiàn tiáoIOU; certificate of indebtedness
• 见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
• 同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìcross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
• 自强不息zì qiáng bù xīto strive unremittingly; self-improvement
• 堆砌duī qìlit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric
• 序言xù yánpreface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude
• 旗袍qí páoChinese-style dress; cheongsam
• 说情shuō qíngto intercede; to plead for sb else
• 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
• 耻笑chǐ xiàoto sneer at sb; to ridicule
• 跑龙套pǎo lóng tàoto play a small role
• 从容不迫cóng róng bù pòcalm; unruffled
• 稠密chóu mìdense
• 洪亮hóng liàngloud and clear; resonant
• 峰回路转fēng huí lù zhuǎnthe mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn
• 嬉笑xī xiàoto be laughing and playing; to giggle
• 鹤立鸡群hè lì jī qúna crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
• 风沙fēng shāsand blown by wind; sandstorm
• 大大咧咧dà dà liē liēcarefree; offhand; casual
• 喜洋洋xǐ yáng yángradiant with joy
• 假使jiǎ shǐif; in case; suppose; given ...
• 学子xué zǐ(literary) student; scholar
• 籍贯jí guànone's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace
• 工整gōng zhěngfine work; carefully and neatly done
• 荷花hé huālotus
• 提速tí sùto increase the specified cruising speed; to pick up speed; to speed up
• 变幻莫测biàn huàn mò cèto change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous
• 求医qiú yīto seek medical treatment; to see a doctor
• 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
• 沿线yán xiànalong the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
• 勉励miǎn lìto encourage
• 树梢shù shāothe tip of a tree; treetop
• 矿藏kuàng cángmineral resources
• 旋涡xuán wōspiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
• 漠然mò ránindifferent; apathetic; cold
• 一言一行yī yán yī xíngevery word and action (idiom)
• 沉甸甸chén diàn diànheavy
• 半边天bàn biān tiānhalf the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
• 足智多谋zú zhì duō móuresourceful; full of stratagems
• 似是而非sì shì ér fēiapparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
• 人次rén cìperson-times; visits; classifier for number of people participating
• 改邪归正gǎi xié guī zhèngto mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
• 敬而远之jìng ér yuǎn zhīto show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
• 柏树bǎi shùcypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bó shù]
• 贺电hè diàncongratulatory telegram
• 娇气jiāo qìdelicate; squeamish; finicky
• 农民工nóng mín gōngmigrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
• 锦旗jǐn qísilk banner (as an award or gift)
• 多边duō biānmultilateral
• 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
• 祖籍zǔ jíancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)
• 浮力fú lìbuoyancy
• 能耗néng hàoenergy consumption
• 犯愁fàn chóuto worry; to be anxious
• 脉络mài luòarteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context
• 津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto; eagerly
• 泼冷水pō lěng shuǐto pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
• 定心丸dìng xīn wántranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease
• 沏qīto steep (tea)
• 烘托hōng tuōbackground (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage); to offset (something to advantage)
• 不亚于bù yà yúno less than; not inferior to
• 山岭shān lǐngmountain ridge
• 勤俭qín jiǎnhardworking and frugal
• 踊跃yǒng yuèto leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
• 强占qiáng zhànto occupy by force
• 醇厚chún hòumellow and rich; simple and kind
• 丰硕fēng shuòplentiful; substantial; rich (in resources etc)
• 观感guān gǎnone's impressions; observations
• 改日gǎi rìanother day; some other day
• 错别字cuò bié zìincorrectly written or mispronounced characters
• 风土人情fēng tǔ rén qínglocal conditions and customs (idiom)
• 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous
• 临街lín jiēfacing the street
• 办学bàn xuéto run a school
• 相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéngto complement one another (idiom)
• 繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese character
• 勤工俭学qín gōng jiǎn xuéto work part time while studying; work-study program
• 头头是道tóu tóu shì dàoclear and logical
• 外资wài zīforeign investment
• 打岔dǎ chàinterruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject
• 知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)
• 国徽Guó huīthe national emblem of the PRC (a red circle containing the five stars of the PRC flag over Tiananmen 天安门)
• 夺魁duó kuíto seize; to win
• 慰劳wèi láoto show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
• 半信半疑bàn xìn bàn yíhalf doubting; dubious; skeptical
• 工科gōng kēengineering as an academic subject