HSK 6 vocabulary — 1,800 words to learn

名bank; shore; beach; coast

名case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example

动to massage; massage

动to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion

形expensive; costly

副in vain; to no purpose; for nothing

名white-collar; white-collar worker

动to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro

动to set up; to arrange; to lay out

名percentage point

名general merchandise

动to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of

动to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)

动to pay a visit; to call on

动to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year

名、量a register; block of printing; edition

名version; edition; release

动to accompany; to follow; to occur together with

动to play the role of; to act

名model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model

名baseball

动to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely

动to maintain in good health; health protection; health care

动to keep warm

动to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty

动、名to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard

动to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil

动to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out

名newspapers and periodicals; the press

名violence; force; violent

动to expose; to reveal; to lay bare

名newspaper (i.e. a company)

动to explode; to blow up; to detonate

形pessimistic

名tragedy

形sad; sorrowful

名the North Pole; the north magnetic pole

名North America

形passive

动to be compelled; to be forced

名sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)

动reserve; spare; alternate

动to double; to redouble; to increase many times over

动to run

名、副instinct

代itself; in itself; per se

名one's native country; native; local

动to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for

动analogy; illustrative example; for instance

名proportion; (physics) specific gravity

动to close; to stop up; to shut

动to avoid; to shun; to flee

形(of an academic course) required; compulsory

动to weave; to plait; to organize

动、名to edit; to compile; editor

动to compile

动、副everywhere; all over

形convenient and fast

动to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism

名soldiers; a force; an army

名virus

动(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)

动to sow seeds

名an exposition; an international fair

形weak; frail

名neck

impatient; to lose patience

动in spite of; regardless of

连unexpectedly; to one's surprise

形unwell; indisposed; out of sorts

动unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as

动to repair; to patch; to mend

动to catch; to seize; to capture

动to compensate; to make up

动to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class

动、名to subsidize; to supplement (one's salary etc); subsidy

动to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

名cloth; to declare; to announce

形unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy

副hasn't yet; hasn't ever

动、形、助won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?

动must not; may not; not to be allowed

名army; armed forces; troops

副can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from

副、名from time to time; now and then; occasionally

名part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)

动not to allow; must not; can't

动not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate

动(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly

动to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)

动、副incessantly; without end; more than

名procedure; step

动to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

名property; assets; estate

名wealth; riches

名talent

名talent; ability; capacity

名financial affairs; finance

名property; belongings

名texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)

动to step on; to tread; to stamp

动、名to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase

名rainbow

动to gather; to collect; to harvest

动to accept; to adopt

名lottery ticket

动to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc

名disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal

名depot; storehouse; warehouse

名grassland; prairie

名、动the side; inclined; lateral

动to plot; to scheme; to bring about

动to measure; to gauge; to determine

名strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit

名layer; level; gradation

名aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane

名、动fork; pitchfork; prong

名difference; discrepancy

名socket; outlet

动to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc)

动to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle

动to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc); output

名source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location

名intestines

名length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits

名、形code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)

副、名all year round; for years on end; average year

形longevity; long-lived

名room temperature; ordinary temperatures

名the number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance

名space; site; place

名sporting venue; arena

名occasion; situation; context; setting; venue

名factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management

名scene; scenario; situation; setting

名scene; spectacle; occasion

名manufacturer; producer

形unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth

动to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping

动to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize

动to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

名dynasty; reign (of a king)

名tide; current; trend

形damp; moist

动to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule

动(coll.) to speculate in stocks

动to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel

动to recall; to revoke; to retract

动to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo

形heavy; hard; serious

介to avail oneself of; to take advantage of

动to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole

名name; term of address; title

动、名to call; to address as; form of address; appellation

动to be called; to be known as

量to succeed; to finish; to complete

动to ride; to mount; to make use of

动to hold; to contain; to ladle

动to undertake; to accept a contract

动to punish; penalty; punishment

动to complete a contract; to reach a deal

动to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment

(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)

动to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance)

名effect; result

形honesty; trustworthiness; good faith

名Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb;…

名town; cities and towns

形lasting; enduring; persistent

动to hold (passport, views etc)

量、名a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler

名size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety

名、形impulse; urge; to have an urge

动to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against

形、动rich; full; substantial

动to conflict; conflict; clash of opposing forces

动to worship; adoration

动to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish

动、介powerful; vigorous; pungent

动to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle

形abstract; abstraction

动to worry about

动to get ready for sth; preparations

形initial; preliminary; tentative

动(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (of an examinee et…

形elementary (i.e. easy)

动to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)

动to exert oneself

形well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark

名entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy

动to show; to take out and show to others; to display

动to go on a tour; to have an outing

动to stem from; due to

动、介to get rid of; to remove; to exclude

连only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that

动to store; to stockpile; stockpile

动to penalize; to punish

动、名to save money (in a bank); savings

副everywhere; in all respects

动to pass through

动to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition

动to pass on; to convey; to relay

动to infect; contagious

名infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease

动to impart; to pass on; to teach

动to transmit; transmission

名a fax; (literary) to portray vividly in painting; to fax

名ship; boat; vessel

名、量string; bunch; skewer

名window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window

动to rush; to charge; to dash

动to establish; to found

动to found; to establish

动to establish; to set up; to found

名、动creative; creativity

动perpendicular; vertical

形、副pure; simple; unmixed

名chinaware; porcelain

名this moment; now; at present

动、名to prick; to pierce; to stab

名number of times; frequency; order number (in a series)

形hurriedly

形hasty; hurried

副never

动to practice (a trade)

名vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)

形brittle; fragile; crisp

形weak; frail

名village; hamlet

动to store up; to stockpile; to store

量a unit of length; inch; thumb

动to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back

动to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)

动、形to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs

动to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)

to come into contact with; to have dealings

动to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching

动to hit; to strike; to attack

动to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows

动(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location

动to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder

动to forge (metal)

动to fight a battle; to go to war

名chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister

(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

名earth; mother earth

副for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan

形generous; magnanimous; stylish

副large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin

代everyone; all of us; all of you

名ambassador; envoy

名great master; master

名Oceania

形、副more or less; roughly; approximately

形foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待

动to wait; to treat; to deal with

名price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)

动、名to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank); a loan

动to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate

动to guide; to lead

形simple; pure; unsophisticated

形monotonous

动to delay; to hold up; to waste time

动to worry; to be concerned

名protein

动to be born

副at the scene; on the spot

名at that time; originally

名the present age; the contemporary era

名the present time; (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty

副to sb's face; in sb's presence

名、副immediately; at once; at that moment

动to be elected; to be selected

名file; record; archive

名the same day

名island

动to go bankrupt; to close down

动to change buses, trains etc

名tutor; teacher; academic advisor

名、形virtue; morality; ethics

副contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise

动、助all right!; that's enough!

动able to; so that sb can; enabling

动to find out; to learn of

名lantern

名grade; rank; status

动、量to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)

形(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

动to arrive; to reach (a destination)

动to resist; resistance

形authentic; genuine; proper

名region; regional (away from the central administration); local

名topography; terrain; landform

名area; district; region

名geology

动to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard)

名ceremony; celebration

动to ignite; to set on fire; aflame

名、形model; typical case; archetype

名electric rice cooker

名electrical power; electricity

名store; shop

名electric power source

动to lament; to condole with; a string of 100 cash (arch.)

动to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); to mobilize

动to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing

动to fall; to tumble; to trip

名、动、量apex; crown of the head; top

名(purchase) order

动to get engaged

动、名to set a price; to fix a price

动、名to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)

动、名to orientate; to position; to categorize (as)

名、动definition; to define

动to have sth custom made; custom-made; made-to-order

量classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)

名motive; motivation

名motive power

名cartoons and comics; anime and manga; cartoon (animated movie)

名、形movement; motion; development

形pleasant to listen to

动、形to tease (playfully); to entice; to stay; to sojourn; (coll.) to joke

动、名a struggle; fight; battle

名city; metropolis

名、动、形poison; poisonous; malicious

动to cross; to pass through; to ferry

动to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out; (bound form) tip; end; extremity

动shortage

形symmetry; symmetrical

动to join up; to dock; a joint (between components)

动to withstand; to resist; to stand off

动to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to

动、形to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to

动to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)

副immediately; suddenly

multitalented

动thanks to; luckily

名multimedia

动、形superfluous; unnecessary; surplus

形poly-; multi-; multielement

动to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of

动to seize; to capture; to wrest control of

动to hide; to evade; to dodge

形、动nausea; to feel sick; disgust

形vile; nasty; of very poor quality

名pediatrics

名earring

名carbon dioxide CO2

动(of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill; onset (of a medical condition)

动to worry; to fret; to be anxious

动to generate electricity; to send a telegram

动to start; to launch; to unleash

动to provide; to give; to grant

动to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous

名invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票)

动to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute

动to become inflamed; inflammation

动to develop; to mature; growth

形statutory; law-based; legal

名judge (in court)

名legislation; statute

量classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after…

形busy; bustling

副each and every; every; all; any

动to breed; to reproduce; to propagate

动to send back information; feedback

动to think back over sth; to review; to revisit

动to violate; to offend; to assault

名all sides; all aspects; multifaceted

名direction; points of the compass; bearing

名topolect; dialect

动to hinder; to obstruct

名house price; cost of housing

动to prevent and cure; prevention and cure

动to visit and discuss; to interview

动to enlarge; to magnify

动to allow to fly

副swift; rapidly

形、动、名fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large

形fat; obese

形fertile

名lung

名pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs

动to divide up the work; division of labor

动to rank; to grade; to classify

动by stages; staggered; step by step

形、动to scatter; to disperse; to distribute

名ambience; atmosphere

名、形powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour

形angry; indignant; wrath

动to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)

名scene; view; sight

名wind force; wind power

动to reap a bumper harvest

名wind and rain; the elements

动to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate

名lady; madam; Mrs.

动to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument)

动to float; to exceed; superficial

动to obey (an order); to comply; to defer

名width; extent; range

名symbol; mark; sign

名、动material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare

动to take (medicine)

动to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor

动、形to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary

形secondary; auxiliary; deputy

动to cover

名appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment

形negative; the negative side

形、动prosperous; well-to-do; well-off

动to assign; to entrust (a task); to give

代should; ought to; probably

动to adapt; to rearrange; to revise

动to transform; to reform; to remodel

名probability (math.)

名liver; (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

形、副candid; direct and to the point; simply

形awkward; embarrassed

形drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry

动to disturb; to interfere; perturbation

形(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

动to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful

副to hurry; to hasten; to make haste

动to infect; infection

名impressions; reflections; thoughts

名fountain pen

名port; harbor

名a post; a job

名、形high-rise; high level; high class

形excellent; superlative

形high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)

形、名high-end

名peak; summit; height

形noble; lofty; refined

名expert; past master; dab hand

high tech; high technology

名plateau

名piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article

名draft of a document; script; manuscript

动to cut; to cut apart

动to sing

名next door; neighbor

动、形to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); to revolt (against sb or sth)…

名an individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 个体户)

动(literary) to give; to accord; to render

名the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence

动to follow

动to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow

形public; collectively owned; common

名palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment)

名(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security

名construction site

名period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill

动、名post; announcement

动to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand)

动to attack; to accuse; to charge

形、动open; overt; public; to make public; to release

名citizen

动publicly known (to be); accepted (as)

名efficacy

名working procedure; process

名public good; public welfare; public interest

动to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)

名CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)

形just; fair; equitable

名public

名princess

形、动to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable

动to sum up to; to total

名ditch; gutter; groove

动structure; composition; tectonic (geology)

形lonely; solitary

名paternal aunt

形classical

名place of historic interest; historical site

名share certificate; stock (finance)

名people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis

名stock market

名bone; moral character; bitterness

动、形to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)

动to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

名solid

名adviser; consultant

名malfunction; breakdown; defect

动to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle

动to go round a curve; to turn a corner

名government official; governmental; official

动to show concern and care for

名government; official (approved or issued by an authority)

动to tour; sightseeing; tourism

动to show care for; care; solicitude

动to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection

动to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental

名official (in an organization or government); administrator

名tubing; pipeline; means

名can; jar; pot

形wide; vast

动、介to return; to go back to; to give back to

名、形、动norm; standard; specification

名、动a plan; a program; to draw up a plan; to map out a program

动to return sth; to revert

名、形lit. compass and set square; rule; customs

名track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)

动to kneel

形precious

名stick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain

名national treasure

形domestically produced

名national anthem

名flag (of a country)

名the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country

名king

动to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim

名after the event

动、形to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon; old-fashioned; out of date

domestic and international; at home and abroad

名coastal; seacoast

名height above sea level; elevation

名the surface of the sea; ocean surface

名sea area; territorial waters; maritime space

名、动harm; evil; calamity

名cold winter

名meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning

形rare; rarely seen

名drought

动aviation

hardly; not in the least; not at all

not in the least; to completely lack

量millimeter

量milliliter

副not at all ...; how very ...

名good opinion; favorable impression

形(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage)…

形hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests

动eager to study; studious; erudite

动to call; to appeal

动to merge; to annex

动to compose; to constitute; compound

名peace; peaceful

形harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor

名core; nucleus

叹hey

形dark; darkly; darkness

名vestige; mark; trace

形、动、副ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart)

动to hate; to regret

形、动、名horizontal; across; crosswise

动to weigh; to examine; to consider

形great; grand

名deluge; flood

名descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations

名late stage; later period

名later generation

动to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

名the latter

动to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

名pot; classifier for bottled liquid

名beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair

量a household; door; family

动to help each other

名flower

名peanut

动to skate; skating

动to slide; to coast; to glide

动to ski; skiing

动to delimit; to transfer; to assign

动to divide up; to partition; to differentiate

名fossil

名microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone

动to put on makeup

名、动bosom; heart; mind

动to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce

动to have conceived; pregnant; gestation

形gaiety; gladness; glee

名、量、动ring; hoop; loop

动to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)

动to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune

动、名to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy

名patient; sufferer

名yellow; pornographic; to fall through

名emperor

名dust

形to lose heart; to be discouraged

动to report back; to reciprocate; (in) return

动to look back; to review

动、副、连to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by

动to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange

动to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back

动to draw; to paint

动to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)

动、名to remit money; remittance

名marriage; matrimony

动、副to mix; to mingle; to drift along

动to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite

形confused; chaotic; disorderly

名energy; vitality; vigor

形、动active; lively; excited

名match (for lighting fire)

名serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

名currency; monetary; money

名truck; van; freight wagon

动to defeat; to beat

名base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)

名motor vehicle

形hunger; starvation; famine

动to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite

名fund

动to encourage; to urge; motivation

名passion; fervor; enthusiasm

名、形machine; machinery; mechanical

名gene (loanword)

名opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck

名mechanism

连even if; even though; right away

名、副、形extreme

动to give emergency treatment; first aid

形eager; impatient

名group; bloc; corporation

副extremely; exceedingly

形lucky; auspicious; propitious

动to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)

名third in a race; bronze medalist

名discipline

形lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet

名skill; technique

名skill; art

动to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich

动、副to double; to redouble

名the daily life of a family

名each and every family (idiom); every household

动to intensify

名home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)

名family member; (family) dependent

动、连(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the actio…

名home; homeland

动to make heavier; to emphasize; to aggravate (a bad situation)

动、名to suppose; to presume; to assume

动to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc); (of a woman) to marry

形、名pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen

名shoulder

动to monitor

形、动firm; steady; staunch

动to supervise; to oversee; to inspect

形firm; firmly; hard

形firm; resolute; determined

形difficult; arduous; hard

形hardships; arduous; difficult

形hard; solid

动、名to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting

动to test; to detect

动to simplify

动、名summary; brief introduction

动to weaken; to diminish

动to reduce pressure; to relax

动to inspect; to examine; to test

名double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

名arrow

动、名to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate

名、动gap; interval; compartment

形indirect

形、动robust; sound

名building; structure; edifice

名general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate

动to explain

名medal (awarded as a prize)

名award; prize

名、动thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste

名soy sauce

名adhesive tape; magnetic tape

名(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus

动communication; social intercourse

形anxious; worried; apprehensive

名glue

动to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion

名outskirts

名corner (of a room, courtyard etc)

名footprint

副comparatively; relatively; fairly

动、名to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson

动(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)

动to bear fruit

动、副on end; in a row; in succession

形rugged; sturdy; strong

名street

形outstanding; distinguished; remarkable

动to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption

动、名to wind up; ending; coda

动up to (a time); by (a time)

动to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off

名rhythm; tempo; musical pulse

动to divide; to break up; to split

动to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer

动to decipher; to decode; to interpret

动to liberate; to emancipate; liberation

动to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary

动to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)

名(finger) ring

动to draw support from; with the help of

名sum of money; amount of money

名gold medal

名money; currency

名banking; finance; financial

名metal

名gold

动、（副）to use up; to exhaust; to end

连and then; and thereby; and in turn

名rate of progress

动to evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution

名recently; lately

形myopic; nearsighted

动to make headway; to make progress

形exquisite; elegant; fine

形accurate; precise

形astonishing

动to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business

动to be proficient in; to master (a subject)

形with utmost care; fine; meticulous

形amazed; astonished; to surprise

形delicate; fine; exquisite; refined

形accurate; exact; precise

名a well; neat; orderly

动to warn; to admonish

名landscape

名scene; sight (to behold)

名cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals

形、副clean; completely; only

动to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race

名camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene

名dispute

动to correct; to make right

名(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol

名alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)

动to go to school

名mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)

动to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!

连(coll.) even if

动to save; to support; to help

动to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims

动to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance

量classifier for games: match, set, round etc; office; situation

名office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc

名chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower

名aspect; phase; situation

动to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries

名act; action; activity

名script; screenplay; scenario; libretto

动to assemble; to gather

名(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)

形violent; acute; severe; fierce

动、名to donate money; to contribute funds; donation

动to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction

动、名、量to roll up; a roll; classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)

量、名classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll; scroll; book

动、名to determine policy; strategic decision; decision-making

动to despair; to give up all hope; desperate

名armed forces; troops

名serviceman; soldier; military personnel

形even; well-distributed; homogeneous

名card

动to initiate; to start; to found

名power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate

动to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); to open (sth that has been sealed); (computing) to en…

动to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)

动、名to start; beginning

动to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb

动to look down upon; to despise

动to look upon; to regard

动to show respect for; to think highly of

动to regard as having good prospects

动to look as if; to seem

动to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration

动to regard as important; to value

动to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce

动to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation

动、名to engage in archaeological studies; archaeology

动to examine; to check up on; to assess

动to test; to put to the test; trial

名branch of study; administrative section; division

名science fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想

名academic subject; field of study

动popularization of science (abbr. for 科学普及); (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms

形tasty; to taste good

形、动pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on

动to thirst for; to long for

形feasible

名coach; bus; passenger train

名task; problem; issue

动to agree; to consent; to be willing to

形to be frightened; fear; dread

名vacant land; open space

形、名leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant

名mouthfeel; texture (of food)

名slogan; catchphrase

名oral cavity

名、形oral; verbal

动、名to fasten; to button; to arrest

形dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

形ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool

动to boast; to exaggerate; to praise

动to praise; to applaud; to compliment

形to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole

名accountant; accountancy; accounting

形quick; fast; nimble

名、量section; paragraph; funds

名pattern; style; design

动deficit; (financial) loss

动to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications

动to extend; to expand; extension

动to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring

名hot pepper; chili

助sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of exam…

动to approach; to come closer

动to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with

形、动to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad

动to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)

名fence; railing; hurdle

名cymbidium; orchid

形soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose

名wolf

动to read aloud

名、形(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast

名labor force; manpower

形honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible

名rat; mouse

名elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother

动to take pleasure in; willing (to do sth)

名thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound

名classification; category

名、动texture; grain (of wood); inner essence

动to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management

名the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科)

名idea; concept; philosophy

形、名reason; rationality; rational

动to stand; to set up; to establish

名、量grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw…

名position; standpoint

名strength; vigor; efforts

动to experience; to go through

名over the years; bygone years

动、名to be an exception; exception

名interest (on a loan)

名United Nations

动to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network

动to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association

动to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink

名bilateral; both shores; both sides

名the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth

动to dry in the air

名material; stuff; grain

动to expect; to anticipate; to guess

动to sprinkle; to drip; to pour

名very early in the morning; in the wee hours

名course; stream; sequence of processes

动to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid

名browser (software)

名flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website…

动to flow into; inflow

动to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution

名corridor; passageway (in storied building)

动to show; to reveal; to betray

名leak; hole; gap

动to show; to reveal; to betray

名route; path traveled; distance traveled

名road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)

名road surface

动、名to videotape; to videorecord; video recording

动to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication

动to record (video or audio)

名journey; trip

名journey; trip

动to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement)

后缀(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion

动to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization

名、动、量wheel; disk; ring; steamship; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

名steamship; steamer; steamboat

动to alternate; to take turns

名wheelchair

名wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner

名forum (for discussion)

动to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; (of a baby) to be born; (of a plane) to land

动、形to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); to retrogress

形careless; sloppy; negligent

名wharf; dock; quay; pier

名ant

助modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis

动to bury

动to step; to stride; (bound form) old; elderly; (loanword) mile (esp. in expressions of vehicle speed)

名(loanword) microphone

形very long; endless

名caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga

名blind person

动to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign

动to take risks; to take chances; foray

名(commercial) trade

名coal

名plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); (dialect) wintersweet

名eyebrow

形pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic

动to complement; to make up for a deficiency

形fascinating; enchanting; charming

形dense; close; thick; intimate; close; (bound form) secret; confidential

名density; concentration

名bee; honeybee

动、形concentrated; crowded together; intensive

名generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton

动to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office

形、动to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant

动not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free; duty free (shop)

动immunity (to disease)

名face (body part)

名flour

名outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face

动to describe; to depict; to portray

动to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal

形clever; wonderful

动to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out

名folk song

名among the people; popular; folk

名popular custom

名(orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-…

名the populace; the masses; the common people

名、形democracy; democratic

名quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)

形bright; shining; glittering

副obviously; plainly; undoubtedly

名reputation; fame

名a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot

动、名order; command

动to give a name to; to dub; to christen

动to imitate; to copy; to emulate

动to simulate; to imitate; imitation

名(fashion) model (loanword)

名(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle

名model; mold; matrix

副in silence; not speaking

名look; style; appearance

形mother; elderly female relative; origin

名native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language

名wood

名catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive)

名powdered milk

名difficulty

名Antarctica

名South America

形hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably

名head; skull; brains

名brains; mind

名meaningful content; implication; (semantics) connotation

名internal medicine; general medicine

名inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately

名undergarment; underwear

名energy; capabilities

名energy sources; energy

名mud; clay; paste

名year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual

名end of the year

动to read; to study; to attend school

动to turn; to twist; to wring

名agricultural produce

形dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in

名farmland; cultivated land

形、动warm; to warm

名central heating; heater; warm air

名idol

动to eliminate; to remove; to exclude

动to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen

动to rehearse; rehearsal

动to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking

量、（动）classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table…

动to hope for; to look forward to

形huge; enormous; tremendous

动to throw; to toss; to fling

名、动bubble; foam; blister; classifier for occurrences of an action

动to compensate

动to accompany

动to train; to breed

动、名to allocate; to provide; to outfit with

动to admire

动to form a complete set; compatible; matching

动to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff

动、量to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of; classifier for what can be held in both hands

动to collide; collision

动to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll

名、形skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering

形fatigue; wearily; weariness

名short period of time; a moment

形unilateral; one-sided

名swindler; a cheat

动、形to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly

动to float; to drift

名frequency; (television) channel

形frequently; often

形impoverished; poverty

名frequency

动to have a taste of; to sample

形equal; equality

形commonplace; ordinary; mediocre

名、量square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

量square meter

动to evaluate; to assess; assessment

动、名to comment on; to discuss; comment

动to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

名、形slope; sloping; slanted

动to splash; to spill; rough and coarse

动to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy

形urgent; pressing

动to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies

动to spread; to display; to set up

动to eradicate; to extinguish

形plain and simple; unadorned; simple living

动to deceive; to cheat

动to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation

名time limit; deadline; allotted time

名in between; within that interval; in the meantime

形complete; comprehensive

名chess piece

名originally; at first; at the outset

名starting point

动to start (a machine); to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)

动to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude)

动、名to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment

名announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); a notice; to post information

动、名to originate; to come from; origin

名atmosphere; mood

名gas (i.e. gaseous substance)

名odor; scent

名personality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class

形appropriate; suitable

副as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right

副exactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)

动to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); to draw in

every family (idiom)

形、动modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks

名foreground; vista; (future) prospects

名potential; latent capacity

名preceding period; early stage

名premise; precondition; prerequisite

名the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)

名gun; firearm; rifle

名wall

动to strengthen; to intensify

形、动strong; sturdy; robust

动to compel; to force

动to look at; to see; to see (a doctor)

名bridge (lit. and fig.)

形ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice

形feasible; realistic; practical

形intimate; close

名kin; kindred; relatives

形hardworking; industrious; diligent

形、动(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted

名early morning

名youth; youthfulness

名puberty; adolescence

形light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)

形clean; to clean

动to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of

动to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)

动to listen attentively

动to wash; to rinse; to clean

形clear; distinct

动、名trend; tendency; orientation

形、动clear-headed; sober; awake

名circumstances; plot; storyline

形sunny and cloudless

名circumstances; situation; state of affairs

动to seek; to look for; to request

动to propose marriage

动to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)

动to seek employment

动to request help; to appeal (for help)

动to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories

名irrigation ditch

名tune; song

动to take a wife; to marry (a woman)

动to replace; to supersede; to supplant

名fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference

名、动circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps; to surround; to encircle

名the whole distance; from beginning to end

名power; authority

名bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds)

名defect; flaw

动to establish; to institute

名mass; multitude; the masses

名fuel

动to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)

名hot spot; point of special interest

名level of heat; fervor; (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat)

名popular; hot; in vogue

名water heater

名hotline (communications link)

动to discuss passionately; heated debate

artificial intelligence (AI)

代other people; sb else; he, she or they

动per capita; averaged per person

(idiom) multitude; vast crowd

名person; figure; public figure

名personnel; human resources; human affairs

形artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin

名sidewalk

动to bear; to endure

动to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake

动to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); to believe firmly

动to approve; approval; acknowledgment

动to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge

动to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize

副still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet

名sometime; someday (in the future)

名the other day; a few days ago

名day and night; around the clock

副day by day; more and more; increasingly

动to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in

动to melt; to thaw; to dissolve

名capacity; volume; quantitative (science)

动to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate

名honor; credit; glory

形soft

动to enter a country

动、名to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level; entrance door

动to be included among those selected for

名weak point; failing

动to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill

动、名to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork

名competition (e.g. sporting)

动to come loose; to fall apart; scattered

名(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflect…

动to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse

动to distribute; to emit; to give off

名throat; voice

动to lose; to forfeit

动to scan

动to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart

动、名to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off