HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 夜班 yèbān — night shift (work period at night)
- 够呛 gòuqiàng — extremely bad; unbearable; severe
- 大不了 dàbuliǎo — at worst; if worst comes to worst
- 大为 dàwéi — very; greatly
- 大体 dàtǐ — in general; basically; on the whole
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī — selfless; impartial; acting for the public good without personal gain
- 大同小异 dàtóngxiǎoyì — virtually the same; differing only on small points
- 大名鼎鼎 dàmíngdǐngdǐng — having a great reputation; renowned; famous
- 大大咧咧 dàdàliēliē — carefree; offhand; casual (behaviour or manner)
- 大宗 dàzōng — large in quantity; bulk
- 大局 dàjú — overall situation; the big picture
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài — to make a fuss about nothing; to make a big deal out of nothing
- 大意 dàyì — general idea; main point
- 大数据 dàshùjù — big data (large and complex data sets and related technologies for collecting, storing, analyzing)
- 大有可为 dàyǒukěwéi — to have great prospects; full of promise; well worth doing
- 大气 dàqì — atmosphere (the layer of gases surrounding the earth); air
- 大片 dàpiàn — wide expanse; large area; vast stretch
- 大纲 dàgāng — synopsis; outline (a brief summary of main points)
- 大肆 dàsì — wantonly; without restraint; unbridled (do something excessively or flagrantly)
- 大街小巷 dàjiēxiǎoxiàng — everywhere in the streets and alleys; all over the city
- 大陆 dàlù — mainland China (reference to the People's Republic of China)
- 大雁 dàyàn — wild goose; (often in a V-formation of migrating geese)
- 天伦之乐 tiānlúnzhīlè — family love and joy; domestic bliss
- 天使 tiānshǐ — angel; a heavenly being; used figuratively for someone extremely kind or lovely
- 天分 tiānfèn — natural gift; talent
- 天地 tiāndì — heaven and earth; the universe; everything
- 天堂 tiāntáng — paradise; heaven (the abode of the blessed after death, or a figurative place of perfect happiness)
- 天平 tiānpíng — balance; scales (instrument for weighing)
- 天性 tiānxìng — innate nature; inborn tendency; a person's natural disposition
- 天敌 tiāndí — predator; natural enemy
- 天桥 tiānqiáo — pedestrian overpass; footbridge; flyover
- 天生 tiānshēng — innate; inborn; natural (quality or ability)
- 天线 tiānxiàn — antenna; aerial (device for sending/receiving signals)
- 天经地义 tiānjīngdìyì — lit. heaven's law and earth's principle; fig. right and proper; unchangeable truth; a matter of course
- 天花板 tiānhuābǎn — ceiling (of a room)
- 天赋 tiānfù — innate talent; natural gift
- 天长地久 tiānchángdìjiǔ — enduring as long as heaven and earth; everlasting; eternal
- 天鹅 tiāné — swan
- 太平 tàipíng — peaceful; tranquil; stable; free from trouble
- 太极 tàijí — the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate; the source of all things (in Chinese cosmology/mythology)
- 夯实 hāngshí — to tamp; to ram (earth etc); by extension, to consolidate or strengthen a foundation or base
- 失事 shīshì — to have an accident (of a plane, ship, etc.); to crash or be wrecked; to mess things up
- 失传 shīchuán — to die out; (of skills, techniques, traditions) to be lost, no longer transmitted
- 失利 shīlì — to lose; to suffer defeat
- 失态 shītài — to forget one's manners; to lose self-control; to behave inappropriately
- 失控 shīkòng — to go out of control; to lose control
- 失效 shīxiào — to fail; to lose effectiveness; to become invalid
- 失明 shīmíng — to lose one's eyesight; to become blind
- 失灵 shīlíng — to be out of order; to fail (of a machine or system); not working properly
- 失礼 shīlǐ — to act discourteously; to be rude; (polite formula) forgive me for my impropriety
- 失落 shīluò — to lose; to drop (something)
- 失踪 shīzōng — to be missing; to disappear; to be unaccounted for
- 头号 tóuhào — top-ranked; number one; chief
- 头头是道 tóutóushìdào — clear and logical; coherent and well-argued
- 头条 tóutiáo — headline; lead story; top news story; front-page news
- 头衔 tóuxián — title; rank; appellation (of a person or position)
- 夸大 kuādà — to exaggerate
- 夸夸其谈 kuākuāqítán — to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 夸耀 kuāyào — to brag about; to flaunt
- 夹子 jiāzi — clip; clamp (small device for holding things together)
- 夹杂 jiāzá — to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; to be intermixed
- 夺冠 duóguàn — to seize the crown; to win a championship; to win a gold medal
- 夺魁 duókuí — to win first place; to take the championship
- 奇妙 qímiào — wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
- 奇特 qítè — peculiar; unusual; queer
- 奇观 qíguān — spectacle; an impressive or remarkable sight
- 奋力 fènlì — to exert oneself; to spare no effort; to strive
- 奋勇 fènyǒng — dauntless; summoning up courage and determination; acting with extreme force of will
- 奏效 zòuxiào — to show results; to be effective
- 契机 qìjī — an opportunity; a turning point; a critical juncture
- 契约 qìyuē — agreement; contract
- 奔 bēn — to hurry; to rush; to run quickly
- 奔波 bēnbō — to rush about; to be constantly on the move (often because of work or errands)
- 奔赴 bēnfù — to rush to; to hurry to
- 奔驰 bēnchí — to speed along; to gallop; to race; to rush forward
- 奖杯 jiǎngbēi — trophy; cup (awarded as a prize)
- 奖赏 jiǎngshǎng — reward; prize; award
- 奖项 jiǎngxiàng — award; prize (honor conferred, often listed among achievements)
- 奚落 xīluò — to taunt; to ridicule; to jeer at; to treat coldly; to abandon
- 奠定 diàndìng — to establish; to fix; to lay (a foundation)
- 奢侈 shēchǐ — luxurious; extravagant
- 奢望 shēwàng — an extravagant or unrealistic hope
- 奥秘 àomì — secret; mystery (something obscure or not yet understood)
- 女婿 nǚxu — daughter's husband; son-in-law
- 女方 nǚfāng — the bride's side (of a wedding); of the bride's party
- 奴隶 núlì — slave
- 奶酪 nǎilào — cheese
- 奸诈 jiānzhà — treachery; perfidious behaviour
- 好似 hǎosì — to seem; to be like
- 好受 hǎoshòu — feeling better; more at ease; relieved
- 好在 hǎozài — luckily; fortunately
- 好心 hǎoxīn — kindness; good intentions
- 好意 hǎoyì — good intention; kindness
- 好歹 hǎodǎi — in any case; at any rate; somehow (used to insist that something be done despite difficulties)
- 好比 hǎobǐ — to be just like; can be compared to
- 好胜 hàoshèng — eager to win; competitive; aggressive
- 好说 hǎoshuō — easy to deal with; not a problem
- 如一 rúyī — consistent; the same; unvarying
- 如实 rúshí — as things really are; truthfully; honestly
- 如意 rúyì — as one wants; according to one's wishes; satisfactory