HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 牵头 qiāntóu — to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; to lead (an animal) by the head
- 牵扯 qiānchě — to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
- 牵挂 qiānguà — to worry about; to be concerned about; to miss (someone)
- 牵涉 qiānshè — to involve; to implicate (someone or something)
- 特例 tèlì — special case; isolated example
- 特制 tèzhì — specially made; custom-made
- 特权 tèquán — prerogative; privilege
- 特此 tècǐ — hereby
- 特质 tèzhì — characteristic; special quality
- 特邀 tèyāo — to specially invite; invited specially
- 牺牲 xīshēng — to sacrifice one's life; to give up one's life for a cause
- 犀利 xīlì — sharp; incisive; penetrating
- 犯愁 fànchóu — to worry; to be anxious
- 犯罪 fànzuì — to commit a crime
- 犯规 fànguī — to break the rules; to commit a foul (in sports)
- 状元 zhuàngyuán — top scorer (historically in the Imperial examinations); also used for the highest scorer in modern entrance exams
- 犹豫不决 yóuyùbùjué — hesitant; indecisive; unable to make up one's mind
- 狂 kuáng — mad; wild; violent; extreme (intense in feeling or behavior)
- 狂欢 kuánghuān — party; revelry; merrymaking
- 狂热 kuángrè — zealotic; fanatical; feverish (intense enthusiasm or fanaticism)
- 狐狸 húli — fox (the animal)
- 狡猾 jiǎohuá — crafty; cunning; sly
- 独 dú — alone; independent; single; sole; only
- 独一无二 dúyīwúèr — unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 独家 dújiā — exclusive (e.g., an exclusive report, exclusive rights)
- 独身 dúshēn — unmarried; single (not married)
- 狭义 xiáyì — narrow sense; restricted sense
- 狭小 xiáxiǎo — narrow; cramped
- 狭窄 xiázhǎi — narrow; limited in width or extent (also used figuratively)
- 狭隘 xiáài — narrow (of a path, passage, etc.)
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn — to wolf down one's food; to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
- 狼狈 lángbèi — in a difficult or awkward situation; embarrassed
- 猎人 lièrén — hunter (someone who hunts wild animals)
- 猎物 lièwù — prey; quarry
- 猖狂 chāngkuáng — rampant; unrestrained; wildly arrogant or violent
- 猛 měng — ferocious; fierce; violent
- 猛烈 měngliè — fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
- 猛然 měngrán — suddenly; abruptly
- 猜想 cāixiǎng — to guess; to conjecture; to suppose
- 猩猩 xīngxing — orangutan (the great ape)
- 献 xiàn — to offer; to present (something to someone)
- 玄 xuán — black; dark (color, often literary or archaic)
- 玄机 xuánjī — profound theory; mysterious principles (esp. in Daoism/Buddhism); something mysterious or inscrutable
- 率 lǜ — ratio; rate; proportion (bound form, used in compounds)
- 玉 yù — jade (a hard ornamental stone, often green)
- 王国 wángguó — kingdom; realm
- 王朝 wángcháo — dynasty
- 王牌 wángpái — trump card; ace; a team's star player; top performer; secret weapon
- 玩弄 wánnòng — to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to manipulate; to resort to (a tactic)
- 玩意儿 wányìr — thing; object; (colloquial) stuff; often used dismissively or vaguely to refer to an item or thingamajig
- 玩耍 wánshuǎ — to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
- 环比 huánbǐ — period-on-period (in statistics); compared with the previous period (e.g. month-on-month or quarter-on-quarter)
- 环球 huánqiú — around the world; worldwide; global
- 环绕 huánrào — to surround; to circle; to revolve around
- 现任 xiànrèn — current; holding an office at present; incumbent
- 现成 xiànchéng — ready-made; readily available; requiring no additional preparation
- 现行 xiànxíng — to be in effect; currently in force; current (e.g., a law, policy, system)
- 珍稀 zhēnxī — rare; precious and uncommon
- 珍藏 zhēncáng — a collection of rare and valuable items; treasured collection
- 珍视 zhēnshì — to place great importance on; to treasure; to cherish
- 珍重 zhēnzhòng — precious; extremely valuable
- 理事 lǐshì — member of a council; councilor
- 理会 lǐhuì — to pay attention to; to take notice of; to heed
- 理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán — as it should be; proper and to be expected; inevitable
- 理智 lǐzhì — reason; intellect; rationality
- 理直气壮 lǐzhíqìzhuàng — bold and confident because one is in the right; to have the courage of one's convictions
- 理睬 lǐcǎi — to pay attention to; to take notice of; to respond to
- 琐碎 suǒsuì — trifling; trivial; tedious; inconsequential
- 琢磨 zhuómó — to carve and polish (jade); to work (material) to a fine finish
- 琴棋书画 qínqíshūhuà — the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); by extension, the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 瑕疵 xiácī — blemish; flaw; defect
- 瑞雪 ruìxuě — auspicious/timely snow (traditionally thought to bode well for the coming harvest)
- 瑰宝 guībǎo — a treasure; a rare and valuable thing
- 璀璨 cuǐcàn — bright; resplendent
- 瓜分 guāfēn — to partition; to divide up (usually resources, spoils, territory, etc.)
- 瓜子 guāzǐ — melon seed; edible seeds (e.g. from watermelon, pumpkin, sunflower), often roasted and flavored as a snack
- 瓦 wǎ — roof tile; (general) tile made of clay or similar material
- 瓦解 wǎjiě — to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to break up; to fall apart
- 瓶颈 píngjǐng — bottleneck; factor or problem that impedes progress
- 甘心 gānxīn — to be willing to; to resign oneself to
- 甜美 tiánměi — sweet; pleasant; charming
- 甜蜜 tiánmì — sweet; conveying happiness or affection (e.g., a sweet relationship or moment)
- 生产线 shēngchǎnxiàn — assembly line; production line
- 生前 shēngqián — during one's life; while living (used of someone who is now deceased)
- 生命线 shēngmìngxiàn — lifeline; something that provides crucial support or a means of survival
- 生平 shēngpíng — a person's whole life; lifetime
- 生怕 shēngpà — to be very afraid; extremely nervous; to fear (that ...)
- 生效 shēngxiào — to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc.)
- 生机 shēngjī — vitality; hope of success; opportunity to live/regain life
- 生死 shēngsǐ — life and death; (matters of) life-or-death
- 生涯 shēngyá — career; one's professional life
- 生理 shēnglǐ — physiology; bodily functions
- 生疏 shēngshū — unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed
- 生硬 shēngyìng — stiff; rigid; awkward; blunt; not smooth or natural (manner, tone, style)
- 生育 shēngyù — to give birth to; to bear (children)
- 用意 yòngyì — intention; motive; purpose
- 甩 shuǎi — to throw; to fling (something with the hand)
- 田园 tiányuán — the countryside; fields; rural areas
- 田野 tiányě — field; open land
- 田间 tiánjiān — field; farm; farming area; village (rural area where crops are grown)