HSK 3.0 level 7–9 vocabulary

4875 words

Words 4801–4875 of 4875

• 约定俗成yuē dìng sú chéngestablished by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
• 耿直gěng zhíhonest; frank; candid
• 顺差shùn chā(trade or budget) surplus
• 东奔西走dōng bēn xī zǒuto run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch; also 东跑西颠
• 美滋滋měi zī zīvery happy; elated
• 怠工dài gōngto slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)
• 单边dān biānunilateral
• 没准儿méi zhǔn rerhua variant of 没准; not sure; maybe
• 抑扬顿挫yì yáng dùn cuòsee 顿挫抑扬
• 心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions
• 此致cǐ zhì(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
• 有的放矢yǒu dì fàng shǐlit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective
• 概论gài lùnoutline; introduction; survey; general discussion
• 经久不息jīng jiǔ bù xīprolonged (applause, cheering etc)
• 丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful; empty-headed
• 沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
• 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
• 腊月Là yuètwelfth lunar month
• 朱红zhū hóngvermilion
• 悲欢离合bēi huān lí héjoys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life
• 节气jié qisolar term
• 朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìlit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
• 内需nèi xūdomestic demand
• 敦厚dūn hòugenuine; honest and sincere
• 老伴儿lǎo bàn rerhua variant of 老伴; (coll.) (of an old couple) husband or wife
• 红扑扑hóng pū pūred; rosy; flushed
• 迭起dié qǐcontinuously arising; to arise repeatedly
• 槐树huái shùlocust tree (Sophora japonica)
• 贺信hè xìncongratulatory letter or message
• 冰棍儿bīng gùn rice lolly; popsicle
• 节衣缩食jié yī suō shíto save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
• 张灯结彩zhāng dēng jié cǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
• 陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate
• 碰钉子pèng dīng zito meet with a rebuff
• 别具匠心bié jù jiàng xīnto show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived
• 暖烘烘nuǎn hōng hōngnice and warm; cozy; heartwarming
• 深情厚谊shēn qíng hòu yìdeep friendship
• 酣畅hān chàngunrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping; to drink with abandon
• 一毛不拔yī máo bù bástingy (idiom)
• 纳闷儿nà mèn rerhua variant of 纳闷; puzzled; bewildered
• 势不可当shì bù kě dāngimpossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
• 不耻下问bù chǐ xià wènnot feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
• 出口成章chū kǒu chéng zhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate
• 飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòubirds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
• 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghaving lived through many changes
• 个头儿gè tóu rsize; height; stature
• 长效cháng xiàoto be effective over an extended period
• 刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
• 鹏程万里péng chéng wàn lǐthe fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom); one's future prospects are brilliant
• 啰唆luō suovariant of 啰嗦
• 得意扬扬dé yì yáng yángvariant of 洋
• 廉正lián zhèngupright and honest; integrity
• 操控cāo kòngto control; to manipulate
• 打盹儿dǎ dǔn rerhua variant of 打盹; to doze off
• 大数据dà shù jùbig data (computing)
• 防汛fáng xùnflood control; anti-flood (precautions)
• 搞笑gǎo xiàoto get people to laugh; funny; hilarious
• 公示gōng shìto make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification
• 后备箱hòu bèi xiāngtrunk; boot (of a car)
• 离谱儿lí pǔr5Scientific
• 咧嘴liě zuǐto grin
• 领军lǐng jūnto lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading
• 难得一见nán dé yī jiànrarely seen
• 人缘儿rén yuán rerhua variant of 人缘; relations with other people
• 软实力ruǎn shí lìsoft power (in international relations)
• 杀毒shā dúto disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus
• 时好时坏shí hǎo shí huàisometimes good, sometimes bad
• 双赢shuāng yíngprofitable to both sides; a win-win situation
• 私家车sī jiā chēprivate car
• 搜救sōu jiùsearch and rescue
• 与时俱进yǔ shí jù jìnabreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive; timely
• 原创yuán chuàngto create (sth original); (adj.) original; originality; original work
• 正能量zhèng néng liàngpositive energy; positivity
• 追尾zhuī wěito tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
• 做证zuò zhèngvariant of 作证