HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 渗透 shèntòu — to permeate; to penetrate (ideas, influence, products) into a population or group; to infiltrate (hostile agents)
- 渣 zhā — slag (in mining or smelting)
- 温习 wēnxí — to review (a lesson); to revise (material previously learned)
- 温室 wēnshì — greenhouse (for growing plants under controlled climate)
- 温差 wēnchā — difference in temperature (between two times or places)
- 温带 wēndài — temperate zone
- 温度计 wēndùjì — thermometer; device for measuring temperature
- 温泉 wēnquán — hot spring; thermal spring
- 温馨 wēnxīn — warm and cozy; pleasantly soft (often describing atmosphere or feelings); also gently fragrant
- 港 gǎng — harbor; port; seaport
- 港湾 gǎngwān — bay serving as a harbor; harbor
- 游船 yóuchuán — pleasure boat; cruise ship
- 游行 yóuxíng — to march; to demonstrate (as part of a political protest)
- 渺小 miǎoxiǎo — minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
- 湖泊 húpō — lake; lakes (collective term)
- 湿地 shīdì — wetland
- 湿润 shīrùn — moist; slightly wet
- 溅 jiàn — to splash (liquid)
- 源头 yuántóu — source; origin; fountainhead (where something comes from)
- 源泉 yuánquán — fountainhead; well-spring; water source (literal)
- 源源不断 yuányuánbùduàn — in an unending stream; continuous; without interruption
- 源远流长 yuányuǎnliúcháng — lit. 'the source is distant and the flow is long' (idiom); fig. to have a long history; to date back to antiquity; of longstanding origin
- 溜 liū — to slip away; to sneak off; to escape stealthily (often 溜走)
- 溜达 liūda — to stroll; to go for a leisurely walk
- 溢 yì — to overflow; to spill over
- 溪 xī — creek; rivulet
- 溶解 róngjiě — to dissolve (solid into liquid); to melt; to resolve
- 溺水 nìshuǐ — to drown
- 滋味 zīwèi — taste; flavor; (figurative) feeling, sensation
- 滋润 zīrùn — moist; humid (skin, air, etc.)
- 滋生 zīshēng — to breed; to flourish; to proliferate
- 滑梯 huátī — (children's) slide; a slide
- 滑稽 huájī — comical; funny; amusing
- 滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué — to talk on and on; to speak incessantly (literary/figurative: a torrent of words)
- 滚动 gǔndòng — to roll (move by turning over and over)
- 滞后 zhìhòu — to lag behind; to be delayed; fall behind schedule
- 滞留 zhìliú — to remain in a place (of people who cannot leave); to be stranded
- 满怀 mǎnhuái — to have one's heart filled with (an emotion); to be full of (feeling)
- 滥用 lànyòng — to misuse; to abuse (e.g. power, resources, drugs)
- 漂泊 piāobó — to drift; to roam; to lead a wandering existence
- 漂流 piāoliú — to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting
- 漂浮 piāofú — to float; to hover; to drift
- 漆 qī — paint; lacquer
- 漆黑 qīhēi — pitch-black; completely dark
- 演习 yǎnxí — to carry out a drill or exercise (military, firefighting, emergency, etc.)
- 演化 yǎnhuà — to evolve (undergo gradual change)
- 演变 yǎnbiàn — to develop; to evolve; to change gradually over time
- 演技 yǎnjì — acting; performing skills (ability of an actor/actress)
- 演示 yǎnshì — to demonstrate; to show how something works
- 演练 yǎnliàn — to drill; to rehearse; to practice (e.g., emergency procedures, performance)
- 演绎 yǎnyì — to unfold; to play out; to enact (a story, plot, scene)
- 演说 yǎnshuō — speech; an address (formal talk delivered to an audience)
- 漠然 mòrán — indifferent; apathetic; cold
- 漫 màn — free; unrestrained; without restraint or inhibition
- 漫游 mànyóu — to travel around; to roam
- 潇洒 xiāosǎ — confident and at ease; free and easy
- 潜伏 qiánfú — to hide; to conceal; to lurk
- 潜入 qiánrù — to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into
- 潜在 qiánzài — hidden; potential; latent (existing but not yet visible or realized)
- 潜心 qiánxīn — to concentrate fully on something; to devote oneself wholeheartedly
- 潜水 qiánshuǐ — to dive; to go under water
- 潜移默化 qiányímòhuà — imperceptible influence; to influence someone subtly over time
- 潜能 qiánnéng — potential; hidden capability
- 潜艇 qiántǐng — submarine (naval vessel capable of underwater operation)
- 潦草 liáocǎo — slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
- 潮 cháo — damp; moist; humid (feels slightly wet)
- 潮水 cháoshuǐ — tide; the rise and fall of the sea
- 澄清 chéngqīng — clear, limpid (of a liquid)
- 澎湃 péngpài — surging; tempestuous; (fig.) highly emotional; fervent
- 激光 jīguāng — laser; a device or beam that emits coherent light
- 激化 jīhuà — to intensify; to exacerbate (a situation, conflict, contradiction)
- 激增 jīzēng — to increase rapidly; to shoot up
- 激活 jīhuó — to activate; to enable (make something start working)
- 激素 jīsù — hormone; chemical substance produced by endocrine glands that regulates physiological processes
- 激荡 jīdàng — to surge; to dash; to rage (of waves, emotions, etc.)
- 激起 jīqǐ — to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up
- 濒临 bīnlín — to be on the verge of; to be close to (usually something negative or critical)
- 濒危 bīnwēi — endangered (species); at risk of extinction
- 瀑布 pùbù — waterfall
- 灌 guàn — to irrigate; to pour (liquid) into; to install (software); to record (music)
- 灌溉 guàngài — to irrigate (land/crops)
- 灌输 guànshū — to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill (an idea, belief, value) into someone
- 火候 huǒhou — the degree of heat or timing when cooking; how long/how hot to cook something
- 火山 huǒshān — volcano
- 火炬 huǒjù — torch (flaming); ceremonial torch (e.g., Olympic torch)
- 火热 huǒrè — fiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate
- 火焰 huǒyàn — blaze; flame (the visible, burning part of fire)
- 火爆 huǒbào — popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively
- 火箭 huǒjiàn — rocket (missile or spacecraft); CL: 枚 méi (for rounds or missiles)
- 火腿 huǒtuǐ — ham
- 火花 huǒhuā — spark; small flash of fire or light; figuratively, a spark of feeling or conflict
- 火辣辣 huǒlàlà — scorching hot (temperature); burning hot
- 火速 huǒsù — at top speed; extremely quickly; immediately
- 灭亡 mièwáng — to be destroyed; to perish; to become extinct; to exterminate
- 灭绝 mièjué — to become extinct; to die out; to lose (something abstract) completely; to exterminate
- 灯泡 dēngpào — light bulb
- 灵 líng — quick; alert
- 灵巧 língqiǎo — deft; nimble; skillful; cleverly accomplished
- 灵感 línggǎn — inspiration; a sudden insight or burst of creativity (artistic or scientific)
- 灵敏 língmǐn — mentally quick; clever; quick-witted