HSK 7–9 vocabulary — 5,600 words to learn

动、介in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to

to go from house to house

动to entreat; to implore; to plead

动to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

名cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

名cancer

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

动to love and respect; love and respect

形vague; ambiguous; equivocal

动to adore; to admire

动、形to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

动to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly

名(loanword) AIDS

形、动stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam

动to placate; to pacify; to appease

名sleeping pill

形peaceful; tranquil; calm

形steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth

形serene

形at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest

形easy and comfortable; easy

动to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for

名secretly; inwardly; on the sly

名case; instance

副according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally

名button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action); to push a button

副in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally

名in the dark; in secret; on the sly

形concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)

动to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure

形proud; arrogant; to despise

形arrogant; haughty

名secret; mystery

动to peel; to skin; to tear

名scar; scab

动to long for; to look forward to; (coll.) to be eager for

数量、副eighty percent; most probably; most likely

名、形the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy

动to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to

名ballet (loanword)

名palm of the hand; classifier: slap

动to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction

名handle

动to guard a pass; to check on sth

名handle; grip; knob

名target

名dam; dike; embankment

形the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule

动to go on strike; a strike

助a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

动to remove sb from their post; to dismiss

动to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go

动to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate

动to break off or break open sth with one's hands

副、数量in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means

动to sway; to swing; to move back and forth

名percentage

名(botany) lily; (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships between women)

encyclopedia

动to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)

名ornament; decorative item

名cypress tree

动、形to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine

动(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

动to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior

动to request sb to do sth; please!

动to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation)

动to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)

名spot; stain; speckle

动to issue; to promulgate; to award

动to confer an award

名crosswalk; zebra crossing

动to move; to relocate; removal

名slab; (geology) tectonic plate; (economic) bloc

名copyright

动to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role)

名、动partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany

动to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)

动to trip; to stumble; to hinder

名half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk

名peninsula

名semiconductor

名stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way

名radius

名companion; mate; partner

名office; agency; bureau

名half the number; half

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical

动to run a school

动to accompany (musically)

名helper; assistant

动to tie; to kidnap; bind or fasten together

动to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack

量、名scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

名、动deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot

动to peel; to skin; to shell

动to shield; to harbor; to cover up

动to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of

名wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load

all-embracing; all-inclusive

动to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance

动to surround; to encircle; to hem in

动to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound)

动saturated; filled to capacity

having lived through many changes

名treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)

名fort

形full; plump

动to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy

名nanny; babysitter; housekeeper

名precious stone; gem

动、形to guard; to keep; conservative

动to defend; to safeguard

动to keep fresh; to preserve freshness

动to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain

动to bless and protect; blessing

名precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law

动to take care of oneself

动to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名)

名leopard; panther

动to report a case to the authorities

名reward; remuneration

动to take revenge; to avenge

动to repay; to requite

动to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)

violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest

动to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation

名aspiration; ambition

动to expose (photography); (advertising) exposure

名sudden huge profits

动filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

动to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off

形irascible; irritable

名firecracker

名a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele

形grieved; sorrowful

形base; mean; contemptible

形miserable; tragic

动to bear; to carry on one's back; to shoulder

joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life

形grieved; sorrowful

形lowly; humble

动、副(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely

名、动backup

名(law) the defendant; the accused

名shell (of a mollusk)

动(of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation

名the back; the reverse side; the wrong side

动to betray

动to recite; to repeat from memory

名memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book

名rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object)

动to prepare for war; prepared against war; warmongering

动to rush about; to be constantly on the move

动to run quickly; to speed; to gallop

动to rush to; to hurry to

名、形(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty

名capital

名inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character

名ability; skill

名natural instincts; nature; inherent quality

名original idea; real intention; etymon

介based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle

动to go to; to head for; towards

名(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person

形heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous

形clumsy; awkward; stupid

动to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop

名(loanword) bandage

动to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart

动to jump; to bounce; to hop

动to burst forth

动to press on towards; to close in on; to approach

动to force; to compel; to coerce

形lifelike; true to life; distinctly

名nasal mucus; snivel; snot

can be found everywhere

名pen and ink; words; writing

动to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring

动to despise; to disdain; to look down upon

名malady; evil; malpractice

absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential

副to be bound to; to be sure to

名systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

名mural (painting); fresco

副inevitably

名rampart; barrier

形dark green

动to take refuge; to seek asylum

动to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way

名one's whole life; throughout one's life

动to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke

动to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)

动(computing) to program; programming

动、名to number; to assign numbers; serial number

名border area; borderland; frontier

名boundary; border

名frontier; border

动、名to write a play; scenario; dramatist

动to arrange; to lay out

名firecrackers; string of small firecrackers

名、形edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

形far from the center; remote; outlying

动to compile; to draw up; to fabricate

动to establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding t…

动to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid

形flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾

动to belittle; to disparage; to play down

动to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate

动to dispute; to debate; to argue

动to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell

动to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout

名an ordinary meal; simple home cooking

动to transform; to change

动to change; to alter; to modify

名an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune

动to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend

动to transform; to convert; to vary

to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic

动to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc)

动to argue over; debate; argument

动changes; vicissitudes

动to recognize; to identify

动to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances; pragmatic

形portable

动to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

动variation

动、形to investigate; dialectical

名plait; braid; pigtail

动to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); mark

动to flaunt; to advertise; to parade

名specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease

名punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate

动、名to mark up; sign; mark

名label; tag; (computing) tab (GUI element)

动to rise rapidly; to soar

动、名to mark or label for identification; identifying mark, sign, label etc

动to indicate

名written slogan; placard

形Peugeot (automobile brand)

动to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings

动to decide by vote; to vote

动to express; to articulate; to formulate

名example; model

动to declare one's position; to say where one stands

动to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches)

动、形to choke; to stifle; to restrain

to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived

连don't be fooled by the fact that

名villa

连to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone

形unusual; unique

形awkward; difficult; uncomfortable

refined and courteous; urbane

形vast and various; rich and diverse

动on the edge of; close to

动endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill

名hail; hailstone

名ice lolly; popsicle

tip of the iceberg

a world of ice and snow

名third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc

动to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)

动to uphold; to hold fast to

名complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)

动really isn't

动to take over; merger and acquisition (M and A); acquisition

动、副alongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side

名medical record; case history

动to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed

动to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)

名disease; illness

动、量to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate

动to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion

动to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)

动to spread to; to involve; to affect

动、名to allocate funds; appropriation

名billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

名wave

名billows; great waves; surging waves

动to exploit; exploitation

名twists and turns

名father's elder brother; uncle

(idiom) wide-ranging and profound

动to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

名father's elder brother; term of respect for older man

动to reject; to turn down; to overrule

名wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)

形learned; erudite

动games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest

to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as)

形unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

形、副indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious

名real estate; immovable property; immovables

副not necessarily; not likely

副to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be

形not to do one's best; not to exert oneself

形(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring

形incautious; inattentive

动to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

形unreasonable; shocking; outrageous

形(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy

动to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity

形untiring; unremitting; indefatigable

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient

动no less than; not inferior to

to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

unhealthy tendency

动to catch; to capture; to seize

动、名to replenish; supply; replenishment

动to remedy

动to suckle; to nurse; breastfeeding

动to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food

动to feed

动、名to subsidize; subsidy; allowance

动to catch; to seize; to capture

not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

to withhold; to refuse to (grant, accept etc)

not to allow; to forbid; to prohibit

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

to leave without saying good-bye

unknown; unable to find out

形to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to

动there is no lack of

名pace; (measured) step; march

形lawless; illegal; unlawful

副there is no harm in; might as well

动to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final

动lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me

动to fall short of; not as good as; too late

名part; component

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

动to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble

形slack; in a slump

动、名arrangement; composition; layout

动、形cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly

necessary; must have

(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite

副inevitably

形uneven; injustice; unfairness

动to not allow; must not; cannot

动to step into; to enter

名radical of a Chinese character

动to dispose; to deploy; deployment

动not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth)

equally matched; about the same

(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident

not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to

动、副can't help; cannot but

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or b…

a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss

动to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis

动to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim

动ruling

名tailor; dressmaker

名ability; competence

名finance and economics

动ruling; adjudication

名financial resources

动to cut staff; to lay off employees

名public finance; government finance

动to pick; to pluck; to collect

动mining

动to pluck; to pick

名vegetable and meat dishes; dish

动to refer to; to pay respect to; see also

名、动staff officer; to give advice

动to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)

动to destroy; to spoil; to ruin

形cruel; harsh; merciless

形ashamed

动to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue

动badly damaged; shattered

形cruel; merciless; ruthless

形miserable; wretched; cruel

形deathly pale

形bitter; painful; deeply distressed

形disastrous

形to glitter; brilliant; splendid

名cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane

形pale; wan

形all of a sudden; hurriedly

名great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes

名housefly

动to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding

名museum piece; collector's item; precious object

动to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge

动to control; to manipulate

动to work hard; to look after

动drill; practice

动to worry about

动to operate; to control; to rig

形noisy; clamorous

名draft (legislation, proposal etc)

名underbrush

名lawn

形careless; negligent; sloppy

名herbal medicine

动to determine (by measuring or surveying)

名lateral side; side; aspect

动to take measurements and calculate

动、名to test; test

动to place particular emphasis on

more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)

动to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload

名mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap

名、形balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference

名music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music; music played in a theatrical interlude

动to get involved in; to meddle; interference

名illustration

动to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation

动to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

动to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)

动to sense; to perceive; to become aware of

动to watch; to look carefully at

动to investigate and find out; to ascertain

名、动fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc

名an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye

形flabbergasted; astonished

动to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

名diesel fuel

动to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate

动to take by the arm and assist; variant of 掺

形、动gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving

动to wind around; to wrap round; to coil

动to twine; to wind; to pester

名、动to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel

名property right

动to explain; to expound; to interpret

动to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)

名product; result (of)

名industry value chain

名value of output; output value

动to shudder; to shiver; to shake

形savage; furious

形prosperous

动to repay; to reimburse

名common sense; conventional reasoning and morals

for a long time

名ordinary person

名normal state

名、形to be effective over an extended period

动、名expedition; long journey

形remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)

动、副to open wide; unrestrictedly

动to advocate; to initiate; to propose

名gramophone record; LP; music CD

动to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition

动、名to suggest; to initiate; proposal

动to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive

名paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)

形、动to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors; to be ahead of the pack

动to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy

名、形tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy

动to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of

名tide

名lair; nest; den

动to hype; to promote (in the media)

名workshop

动to pull; to tear; to chat

动to remove; to take away

动to withdraw from; to evacuate

动to retreat

副the whole night

动、名(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate

形heavy

动to soak; to permeate; to immerse

形old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

动to display; to exhibit

形oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed

动to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in

动to state; to declare

动to be fast asleep

动to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation

形steady; calm; unflustered

形steady; calm and collected; not nervous

副to seize an opportunity

动to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element

(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish

副as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better

动to present to a superior; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape)

动to contract; to undertake (a job)

动to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect

动to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert

to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself

动to receive; to accept; to carry on

形sincere; honest; cordial

副to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year

名finished goods; a finished product

名city wall

形、动clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify

动to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete

(idiom) making up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowd

副(coll.) all day long; all the time

副intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

动to become shaped; to become formed

名sincerity; good faith

动to bear the weight; to sustain

形sincere; cordial

动to show off; to try to be brave

名steelyard balance; Roman balance

形stupid; dull; (medicine) dementia

(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)

动to bear hardships

动to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out

形to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous

动infatuated; obsessed

名、形infatuation

动to hold; to grasp; to support

副late (with a task etc); slow

形slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)

形slow; sluggish

动famous

动to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased

名pool; pond

形to hesitate

副sooner or later

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

名scale; yardstick

名disgrace; shame; humiliation

动to sneer at sb; to ridicule

名equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator

名(financial) deficit; red letter

动to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as; to pose as

动to be full of; to flood; to congest

动to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches; (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash

动to serve as; to act as; to play the role of

动to long for; to look forward to

动to surf; surfing

形abundant; plentiful

动to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film)

形abundant; ample; plenty

动to collide; to impinge; to offend

形layer upon layer; one after another

动、名to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope

动to return to

形majestic; sublime

动to match up; to coincide

动to revere; to venerate; high esteem

动to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere

动to reaffirm; to reiterate

动to reappear

动to reorganize; to recombine; to restructure

动to love; to pamper; to spoil

动to dote on sb

动to do a spot check; random inspection

动to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)

名drawer

动sample; sampling

名hatred; animosity; enmity

形dense; crowded; thick

动to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; resource; way; means

动to arrange; to make preparations

动to raise (money)

动、名to hate; hatred; enmity

动to plan and prepare

动to collect money; to raise funds

名bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token

to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable

形dense

名foe; one's personal enemy

动(dialect) to look at

形ugly; repulsive

形ugly

名scandal

动to leave the factory (of finished goods)

动to make a fool of oneself

动to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops

名starting point

动to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation

动(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from…

动to issue (document, certificate etc); to provide

(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate

名a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)

动to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray

动to appear personally; to step in; to step forth

动to take up a post; to start in a new job

unexpected (idiom); surprising

动spellbound; entranced; lost in thought

动、名to be born of; to come from; family background

动、名to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task

动to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly

动to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative

动to dig up; to appear in an excavation; to come up out of the ground

名future prospects; profit; to mature

动to go into battle; to campaign (military)

形to stand out; outstanding

名original intention

动to fund; to put money into sth; to invest

动to leave home; to go off; to run away

名、动a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed

名display window

动、介to eliminate; to remove; except for

动to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for

动、名to store up; reserves

动、名to write out a prescription; medical prescription; advice

动、名to discipline sb; to punish; to deal with (a matter)

名situation (of a person)

名remaining quantity; reserves (of natural resources, oil etc)

动to handle affairs; to deal with matters

动to handle; to take care of; to punish

动to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry)

动to violate; to offend

名sense of touch; tactile sensation

动to tower; standing tall and upright (of large building)

动to touch

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight

动to put into (one's pockets, clothes)

动to guess; to conjecture

动to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom

动to kick; to trample; to tread on

the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

动to shuttle back and forth

动to traverse; to pass through; to cross

名attire; clothes; dress

名shipping; boats

名leaflet; flier; pamphlet

名the media; mass media; (epidemiology) medium or route of transmission (of a disease)

名legendary; fantasy saga; romance

动、名to teach; to impart; a disciple

动、名rumor

名、动rumor; hearsay

动to gasp; to pant; asthma

动to gasp for breath; to take a breather

动to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home

名window curtains

名wound; injury; trauma

名bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc); berth; bunk

动to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)

名creator; founder; initiator

动to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly

动to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation

名smoke from kitchen chimneys

动to hang (down); to approach; droop

动to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound

名、动hammer; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to hammer into shape

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen

形、副pure; unadulterated; purely

形mellow and rich; simple and kind

形、动pure; clean and honest; to purify

形simple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless

形simple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless

形stupid; sluggish; clumsy

动、名to jab; to poke; to stab

名nickname

动to resign; to dismiss; to decline

名(written) resignation

名magnetic tape

名dictionary

形benevolent; charitable

名magnet

动to dismiss; to discharge; to fire

形kindly; benevolent (often of older person)

名female

up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating conti…

动(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)

动(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor

形ear-piercing

动piercing; cutting; bone-chilling

动to serve; to wait upon

动(honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten

名substandard products; defective; seconds

名next day; the morrow

动、名to embroider; embroidery

名sequence; order

形to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling

形secondary

名scallion; green onion

量cluster; collection; collection of books

名jungle; thicket; forest

形to go easy; unhurried; calm

calm; unruffled

副anew; from the start

动to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to

动to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by

形fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it

形crude; crass; rude; rough; harsh

形crude; gruff; rough

形coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish

形rough (not precise or accurate); cursory

negligent; careless; inadvertent

动to facilitate; to help bring about

动to crowd around; to escort

动to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish

动to ravage; to ruin

动to urge

动to destroy; to wreck

动to lull to sleep; to hypnotize

形bright; resplendent

形greenish-blue; emerald green

动to survive (a serious accident); survival

动、名stock; inventory (of material)

动、副deliberately

名passbook; bankbook

动to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist

动to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate

动to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat

名Chinese character error (collective term for 错字 and 别字)

名misconception; illusion; misperception

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

动to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced; (medicine) to be in malposition

tangled and complicated (idiom)

动to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)

动、名to cooperate; partner

动to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

动to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation

动to reach a set standard

介to hit; to strike; to play (a sport); to make (a phone call); to do (many everyday actions)

to sneeze

to act in a supporting role

动to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject; interruption

动to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !

动to bet; to make a bet; a wager

动to doze off

动to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time)

动to disturb; to trouble; to bother

动to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

动to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of

动to go hunting

动to polish; to burnish; to shine

动to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on

形、副at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

形(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

名synopsis; outline; program

selfless; impartial

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

名overall situation; the big picture

名continent; mainland

grand reputation; renowned; famous

名wide expanse; large area; vast stretch

名、形atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish

名big data (computing)

副wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled

名、副in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for di…

virtually the same; differing only on small points

副very; greatly

名wild goose

形careless

名general idea; main idea

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

形、名large amount; staple; influential family of long standing

动(coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture

名evildoer; malefactor; gangster

动to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody

动to lead a team; to lead a group; group leader

动to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)

名code name

名agent

动to lead the way; to guide; to show the way

动to slight; to neglect

动to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example

动to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand); to endorse

动to undertake; to carry; to shoulder

动to guarantee; to vouch for

形unilateral

形weak; frail; thin

动to take upon oneself; to assume

名unilateral

动to shoulder; to bear; to undertake

动to delay; to hold up; to tarry; to stay; to put off

名unit price

动、名、副unmarried; single; alone

名courage; boldness; guts

形timidity; timid; cowardly

名coward

名、量picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load

名birthday

动to water down; to play down; to trivialize

名off season; slow business season; see also 旺季

名freshwater

动if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)

名carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task

副at once; on the spot

to make prompt decisions (idiom)

名on that day

名persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency

动to take care; to look out

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

副in public; in front of everybody

名party; association; club

名grade; class; quality

名the same evening

动to ripple; to undulate

动、副to take seriously; serious; No joking, really!

名(guided) missile

动(lit. and fig.) to navigate

名fuse (for explosive)

动to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row

形to have bad luck; to be out of luck

动to collapse (of building); to topple over

动、名to be oriented towards; orientation

名island

动to steal; to rob; to plunder

动、名pirated; illegal; see also 正版

动to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to pay a farewell call

名rice straw

动to count down; countdown

名(theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact

动to grieve

动to steal

动to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page)

副in the end; finally; as a result

动to fall back; to go in reverse

动、形to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent

形appropriate; suitable

形able; capable; competent

名gains and losses; success and failure; merits and demerits

形to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed

形appropriate to the occasion; fitting

blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature

lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smooth…

动to derive benefit

joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly

动to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal)

动to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc)

动to go on stage; used in advertising to mean new product

动(lit. and fig.) to get to the top

动to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc)

名light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)

动to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at

名stool; small seat

名dike

名dam; dike

名、形low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued

动to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip)

名valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); lowest ebb

动to underestimate; to underrate

形downcast; gloomy; to decline; to get worse

形blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits); in a slump (economy)

形low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)

动to mutter; to feel apprehensive

动to view as enemy; to stand against; hostile

名bamboo flute

动to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match

名ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)

动to conflict; to contradict

动to resist; to hold back; to stop

名bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread

动to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

动to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral

动to resist; to withstand

名inside information; concrete details

动to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate)

名base; foundation; bottom

名floor

名stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway

名zone

名tunnel; causeway

名section; district

名empire; imperial

动to present; to give; to hand over

名terrain; topography relief

名carpet; rug

名groundwater

形first-hand

名hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive

动to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental

名disciple; follower

动to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)

动to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right…

名summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc)

动to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; to undermine

名model; example; paragon

动to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate

动、名to comment; a point by point commentary

动to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled

名spot; point; dot

动、名to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb

动to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation

动to establish; to fix; to settle

名starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n

动to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about

名transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station

名palace; hall; temple buildings

名electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting

名wire; power cord

名telecommunications

名telecommunications; telecom

名cushion; mat; pad

动to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

动to carve; to engrave; shrewd

动、名to carve; to engrave; carving

动to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult

动、名to carve; a statue; a Buddhist image

名sculpture; (carved) statue

动to wither; to wilt; wizened

名accent; view; argument

动、名to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage

动to fall behind; to drop out

动to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about

动to suspend (an agreement); to revoke

名dad

名decline (in value); extent of a drop

动to pile up; to fold; (bound form) repeated

名dish; plate

动to arise repeatedly; continuously arising

名male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干; fourth (used like "4" or "D")

动to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at

动to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again

名nail; snag; saboteur

副at most; at best

形top-notch; first-rate

名、形peak; apex; world best

动to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin

动to place an order; to subscribe

名down payment; advance payment

动to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

动to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc); to set up (a rule etc)

名scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "…

名final conclusion; accepted argument

动to orientate; directional; directed

名tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease

动to subscribe to; subscription

动to have something made to order

动to lose face; humiliation

动to discard; to abandon

动to lose face

forgetful; empty-headed

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch

名host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)

to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around

名board member

形to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; th…

名board of directors

名chairman of the board of directors

副(typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat

动、形unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval

名sense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid

动to start (a building project)

动to freeze (water etc)

名(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness

名ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility

名artery

动to go on a journey; to leave

动to budge

名trend; tendency

名cave; cavern

形、动to sway; to waver; to rock

动to utilize; to put sth to use

动to mobilize; mobilization

名、动pocket; bag; combat armor (old)

动to hawk; to peddle

动to tremble; to shake out; to reveal

形steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden

形precipitous

动to fight; to struggle; to condemn

动to stay for a while; to sojourn

名will to fight; fighting spirit

名bean; pea

动to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on

名city; metropolis

副alone; independent; single

名exclusive

名drugs; narcotics

动unmarried; single; alone

名reading material

(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled

动to bet; to gamble

动to gamble

动to clog up; blockage

动to put an end to

形、动upright; regular; proper

形of short duration; brief; momentary

动to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment

形intermittent; off and on; discontinuous

动to sever; to break off

动to break apart; fracture; rupture

名phase; time interval; paragraph

形、副resolute; definitive; categorically

(idiom) to quote out of context

动to pile up; to heap; accumulation

动to pack; lit. to pile up (bricks); ornate rhetoric

动to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid)

名opposite bank (of a body of water)

名dialogue (in a movie or a play)

名countermeasure for dealing with a situation

动to treat sb fairly; not to let sb down; be worthy of

动to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along wi…

动to convert; to exchange

名rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway

动convection

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general

动to honor a commitment; (of a check etc) to cash

名formation

动to play go, chess etc

动to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve i…

动(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other

动to press; to urge; to hasten

形genuine; honest and sincere

动to stew

for the past many years

数、副most; mostly; most likely

形multilateral

动to tremble; to shiver

动oversensitive; suspicious

动to seize the crown; to win gold medal

动to win the championship; to take first place

动to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved

名goose

名quota; (credit) limit

形extra; added; additional

动to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff

形evil; fierce; vicious

名news of sb's death; sad news

动to worsen

形malignant; wicked; vicious (circle)

名malice; evil intention

名alligator; crocodile

名bad luck; misfortune; adversity

动to check; to contain; to hold back

动、名to play a practical joke; practical joke; prank

形loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love

名kindness; affection; grace

名a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else

名gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges

助that's all; nothing more

名a slap on the face

a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing

what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

动to get rich

动to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought

动to tremble; to shake; to shiver

动to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate

动to ferment

动to become aware; to detect; to realize

动to excavate; to explore; to tap into

动to stare blankly; to be in a daze

动to get angry

动to have a high temperature; to emit heat; feverish

动to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch

动to vow; to pledge; to swear

动to give vent to (one's feelings)

动(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud

动to develop; to make full use of

to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development

名spokesperson

动to rise; to originate; source

名place of origin; birthplace; source

动to flare up; to break out

形、动lacking in strength; weak; feeble; not up to the task

名valve (mechanical)

名legal person; corporation; see also 自然人

名court of law

名law; rule; code

名legal system and institutions

名、动rule of law; to rule by law

名hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo

名sail; Taiwan pr., except 帆布 canvas

名sailboat

动to double; to increase by a certain number of times

to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again

动to turn over (when lying); to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head

动to revamp; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes)

形many and varied; of many different kinds

形flourishing; bustling

形moody; gloomy

名traditional Chinese character

动to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity

形many; diverse

形jittery; twitchy; fidgety

形heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty

动to retort; to refute

名contrast; discrepancy

形unusual; abnormal

副(coll.) but on the contrary; but instead

名、形bad reaction; antipathy; to be disgusted with

动restitution; return of something to its original owner; remittance

动to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack

动to resist; to rebel

名、形reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc)

动to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)

动to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang

动to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question

名repercussions; reaction; echo

动to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself

连on the other hand...; conversely...

动to worry; to be anxious

名category

动to break the rules; an illegality; a foul

动to overflow; to inundate; to flood

动to sell; to peddle; to traffic

名rice bowl; job; way of making a living

动to commit a crime; crime; offense

名steering wheel

名perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...

名policy; guidelines

动to guard against theft; anti-theft

名real estate

动to be on guard; to guard against; wariness

动to defend; to protect

名firewall

动to defend; to protect (against)

动to defend; defensive; defense

动flood control; anti-flood (precautions)

动to prevent epidemics

动to defend; defense

动to imitate; to copy

动、形to emulate; to simulate; emulation

动to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model

动spinning and weaving

动to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth

动to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit)

动to radiate; radioactive

动to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game

形wanton; unbridled; presumptuous

动to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)

动to put

动、形to indulge; to pamper; to connive at

动、副、前缀to not be; not; to reproach; to blame; wrong; incorrect

名spaceship; spacecraft; dirigible

连not only

副(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

名flying saucer; frisbee

形illegal

形out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc)

(idiom) birds and animals

名sex scandal

动to circle in the air; to soar

动to leap

名fertilizer; manure

名soap

动to slander; to libel

动、形to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate

动to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal

bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz

名、动nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)

动to require effort; strenuous

动to expend a great deal of effort

名production rejects; seconds; scrap

动to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

动to flare up; to be impassioned; (of a liquid) to boil

名rubbish; waste material; useless person