HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 不可思议 bùkěsīyì — inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē — indispensable; essential; absolutely necessary
- 不堪 bùkān — cannot bear; cannot stand; be unable to endure
- 不妙 bùmiào — (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring
- 不妨 bùfáng — there is no harm in; might as well (do something)
- 不定 bùdìng — indefinite; indeterminate; not fixed or certain
- 不容 bùróng — must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate
- 不屑 bùxiè — to disdain to do something; to think something not worth doing; to feel something beneath one's dignity
- 不平 bùpíng — injustice; unfairness; grievance
- 不当 bùdàng — unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
- 不得已 bùdéyǐ — to have no alternative; to be forced to; must (do something against one's will)
- 不得而知 bùdéérzhī — unknown; cannot be determined
- 不惜 bùxī — not hesitate to (do sth); spare no effort/cost; not scruple to (do sth)
- 不愧 bùkuì — to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
- 不慎 bùshèn — not careful; careless; inattentive
- 不懈 bùxiè — untiring; unremitting; indefatigable
- 不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu — completely; to the letter; out-and-out
- 不敢当 bùgǎndāng — I don't deserve your praise; you're flattering me (polite, humble response to a compliment)
- 不景气 bùjǐngqì — slack; (of the economy or business) in a slump; not prosperous
- 不服 bùfú — to not accept (a conclusion, judgement, opinion); to remain unconvinced by
- 不正之风 bùzhèngzhīfēng — unhealthy tendency; corrupt or improper practices
- 不法 bùfǎ — illegal; unlawful; lawless
- 不由得 bùyóude — can't help; cannot but (do something); involuntarily
- 不由自主 bùyóuzìzhǔ — can't help; involuntarily
- 不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià — equally matched; about the same
- 不知不觉 bùzhībùjué — unconsciously; without realizing it
- 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò — not knowing what to do; at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
- 不算 bùsuàn — to not count; to not be considered (as)
- 不约而同 bùyuēértóng — to do the same thing independently or simultaneously without prior consultation; as if by prior agreement
- 不经意 bùjīngyì — not paying attention; carelessly; inadvertently; by accident
- 不翼而飞 bùyìérfēi — to disappear without a trace; to vanish suddenly; (of news/items) to spread quickly
- 不耻下问 bùchǐxiàwèn — to not be ashamed to ask and learn from those below one (be willing to consult subordinates or inferiors to learn)
- 不肖 bùxiào — literary: unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
- 不见得 bùjiànde — not necessarily; not likely
- 不解 bùjiě — to not understand; to be puzzled by
- 不言而喻 bùyánéryù — it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不辞而别 bùcíérbié — to leave without saying goodbye
- 与众不同 yǔzhòngbùtóng — to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
- 与否 yǔfǒu — whether or not (used at the end of a clause)
- 与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng — to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
- 与时俱进 yǔshíjùjìn — abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive
- 丑恶 chǒuè — ugly; repulsive
- 丑闻 chǒuwén — scandal
- 丑陋 chǒulòu — ugly; unsightly; hideous
- 专人 zhuānrén — specialist; person assigned to a specific task
- 专制 zhuānzhì — autocracy; dictatorship
- 专卖 zhuānmài — monopoly; exclusive right to trade
- 专柜 zhuānguì — a sales counter or staffed display area in a store dedicated to a particular brand or type of product (e.g., cosmetics, alcohol)
- 专栏 zhuānlán — a newspaper or magazine column; a regular column written by the same author
- 专程 zhuānchéng — specifically; specially (for that purpose)
- 专职 zhuānzhí — full-time; dedicated to a single task or role
- 专著 zhuānzhù — monograph; scholarly/specialized book on a single subject
- 专辑 zhuānjí — album; record (music); a collection of musical tracks released together
- 专长 zhuāncháng — specialty; a particular area of expertise or special skill
- 专项 zhuānxiàng — special; dedicated (designed for a specific purpose)
- 且 qiě — and; moreover (connects clauses; literary/formal)
- 世人 shìrén — people in general; everyone; people of the world
- 世代 shìdài — generation; era; age; (for) many generations
- 世故 shìgù — the ways of the world; worldly affairs
- 世间 shìjiān — world; the earth; the human world
- 丘陵 qiūlíng — hills; low, rolling uplands
- 丙 bǐng — third of the ten Heavenly Stems (丙丁 etc.); the third position in the ten-stem cycle
- 业绩 yèjì — achievement; accomplishment; (business) performance or results (e.g., sales, profits)
- 丛 cóng — cluster; group; bunch
- 丛林 cónglín — jungle; dense forest
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu — to run this way and that; to rush about busily; to bustle about
- 东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng — to look in all directions; to glance around
- 东道主 dōngdàozhǔ — host; official host (e.g. venue or organizing country/city for games, conferences)
- 丝 sī — silk; (raw) silk thread
- 丝毫 sīháo — the slightest amount or degree; a bit (usually used in negative contexts: not in the slightest)
- 丝绸 sīchóu — silk (cloth); silk fabric
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì — scatterbrained; forgetful; absent-minded
- 丢人 diūrén — to lose face; to be embarrassed or humiliated
- 丢弃 diūqì — to discard; to abandon
- 丢脸 diūliǎn — to lose face; to be humiliated or embarrassed publicly
- 两下子 liǎngxiàzǐ — a couple of times; the same old trick; a neat little trick or skill (often used dismissively)
- 两口子 liǎngkǒuzi — husband and wife; a married couple
- 两手 liǎngshǒu — one's two hands (literal)
- 两栖 liǎngqī — amphibious (able to live or operate on both land and water)
- 两翼 liǎngyì — both wings; the two wings or flanks of something (literal or figurative)
- 严密 yánmì — tight; close-fitting; meticulously arranged
- 严峻 yánjùn — grim; severe; rigorous
- 严谨 yánjǐn — rigorous; strict; careful; meticulous; (of reasoning or writing) well organized
- 丧生 sàngshēng — to die; to lose one's life
- 个头儿 gètóur — size; height; stature (of a person or thing)
- 个案 gèàn — individual case; special case
- 丫头 yātou — girl; (old) servant girl; (often deprecating but sometimes affectionate)
- 中叶 zhōngyè — mid- (prefix meaning middle part of a period; e.g. mid-century)
- 中庸 zhōngyōng — the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books (Confucianism)
- 中性 zhōngxìng — neutral; not taking sides; neither positive nor negative
- 中止 zhōngzhǐ — to cease; to suspend; to break off; to stop; to discontinue
- 中立 zhōnglì — neutral (not taking sides)
- 中途 zhōngtú — midway; in the middle of a journey or process
- 丰厚 fēnghòu — generous; ample (of rewards, benefits, payment, etc.)
- 丰满 fēngmǎn — full; ample; well-rounded; plump
- 丰盛 fēngshèng — abundant; sumptuous (often of food or a feast)
- 丰硕 fēngshuò — plentiful; substantial; rich (in resources, harvests, results, etc.)
- 串门 chuànmén — to call on someone; to drop in (at someone's home)
- 临 lín — to face; to overlook (e.g. a house facing the sea)
- 临床 línchuáng — clinical (relating to medical examination and treatment of patients)