HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 空虚 kōngxū — empty; hollow; feeling emotionally empty or hollow
- 空间站 kōngjiānzhàn — space station
- 空隙 kòngxì — crack; fissure (a physical break or split)
- 空难 kōngnàn — air crash; aviation accident or incident
- 穿梭 chuānsuō — to travel back and forth; to shuttle
- 穿着 chuānzhuó — attire; clothes; dress
- 穿越 chuānyuè — to pass through; to traverse; to cross
- 突兀 tūwù — lofty; towering
- 突击 tūjī — to launch a sudden/violent attack; to assault
- 突如其来 tūrúqílái — to arise abruptly; to occur suddenly
- 突破口 tūpòkǒu — breach; gap; a point or opening through which to make a breakthrough
- 窃取 qièqǔ — to steal (usually private information, intellectual property, etc.)
- 窍门 qiàomén — a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing something)
- 窑 yáo — kiln; oven (for firing pottery, bricks, etc.)
- 窒息 zhìxī — to choke; to suffocate; to stifle (airflow)
- 窗帘 chuānglián — window curtains; drapes
- 窘迫 jiǒngpò — poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed (lacking resources)
- 窜 cuàn — to flee; to run away
- 窝 wō — nest (for birds, animals); den
- 窟窿 kūlong — hole; cavity; opening
- 立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo — overpass; flyover (a road bridge allowing traffic to cross without intersections)
- 立体 lìtǐ — three-dimensional; having depth or volume; stereoscopic
- 立功 lìgōng — to render meritorious service; to make noteworthy contributions; to distinguish oneself
- 立方 lìfāng — cube (geometric solid)
- 立方米 lìfāngmǐ — cubic meter (unit of volume)
- 立案 lìàn — to register with an official body; to file a case (for investigation)
- 立法 lìfǎ — to enact laws; to legislate
- 立足 lìzú — to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on
- 竖立 shùlì — to erect; to set upright; to stand
- 站立 zhànlì — to stand; to be standing; on one's feet
- 竞技 jìngjì — competition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
- 竞相 jìngxiāng — compete to; vie with one another (to do something); eagerly (do sth)
- 竞选 jìngxuǎn — to take part in an election; to run for office
- 竟 jìng — unexpectedly; actually; indeed
- 章程 zhāngchéng — rules; regulations; by-laws; statutes
- 竣工 jùngōng — to complete (a construction project); to finish building
- 竭力 jiélì — to do one's utmost; to exert oneself to the fullest
- 竭尽全力 jiéjìnquánlì — to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- 端正 duānzhèng — upright; honest; morally proper
- 竹竿 zhúgān — bamboo pole; long thin rod made of bamboo
- 笔墨 bǐmò — pen and ink; writing; literary style
- 笛子 dízi — bamboo flute (Chinese transverse or end-blown flute); CL: 管[guan3]
- 笨拙 bènzhuō — clumsy; awkward; inept
- 笨蛋 bèndàn — (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
- 笨重 bènzhòng — heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; slow-moving or difficult to handle
- 第一手 dìyīshǒu — first-hand (obtained directly, not via others)
- 笼子 lóngzi — cage; basket; container
- 笼统 lǒngtǒng — general; broad; vague; lacking in detail
- 笼罩 lǒngzhào — to envelop; to shroud
- 筋 jīn — muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; something resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
- 筐 kuāng — basket
- 筑 zhù — to build; to construct; to erect
- 筒 tǒng — tube; cylinder
- 答辩 dábiàn — to defend one's dissertation/thesis; to take a thesis defense
- 筛 shāi — sieve (bound form); a tool for sifting
- 筛查 shāichá — to screen (for diseases, risk factors, etc.)
- 筹 chóu — to prepare; to plan; to arrange
- 筹划 chóuhuà — to plan and prepare (for an event, project, scheme)
- 筹办 chóubàn — to arrange; to make preparations (for an event, activity)
- 筹措 chóucuò — to raise (money); to secure funding
- 筹码 chóumǎ — bargaining chip; gambling/gaming chip; casino token
- 筹集 chóují — to collect money; to raise funds
- 签 qiān — to sign (one's name); to autograph
- 签约 qiānyuē — to sign a contract or agreement
- 签署 qiānshǔ — to sign (a document, treaty, agreement)
- 简体字 jiǎntǐzì — simplified Chinese character (as used in Mainland China, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字)
- 简易 jiǎnyì — simple and easy; uncomplicated
- 简洁 jiǎnjié — concise; succinct; pithy
- 简短 jiǎnduǎn — brief; short (in length or duration); concise
- 简称 jiǎnchēng — to be abbreviated to
- 简练 jiǎnliàn — terse; succinct
- 简要 jiǎnyào — concise; brief
- 简陋 jiǎnlòu — simple and crude; shabby; lacking in refinement or decoration
- 算数 suànshù — to count numbers; to keep one's word; to remain valid; to count (to be important)
- 算盘 suànpán — abacus
- 算计 suànji — to calculate; to reckon; to work out (a sum or account)
- 算账 suànzhàng — to balance the books; to do the accounts
- 管家 guǎnjiā — butler; steward; house manager; housekeeper; person who manages a household
- 管教 guǎnjiào — to discipline (usually a child); to chastise or correct behavior
- 管用 guǎnyòng — effective; useful; works (as a method or measure)
- 管辖 guǎnxiá — to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
- 篇幅 piānfu — length (of a piece of writing); amount of space occupied on a printed page
- 簇拥 cùyōng — to crowd around; to flock to/escort (someone)
- 籍贯 jíguàn — one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
- 籽 zǐ — seed; kernel (of a fruit, vegetable, grain, etc.)
- 粉丝 fěnsī — bean vermicelli; mung-bean starch (cellophane) noodles
- 粉末 fěnmò — fine powder; dust
- 粉碎 fěnsuì — to crush; to smash; to shatter; to defeat utterly
- 粗心大意 cūxīndàyì — negligent; careless; inadvertent
- 粗暴 cūbào — crude; crass; rude; rough; harsh
- 粗略 cūlüè — rough; not precise or accurate; cursory
- 粗糙 cūcāo — rough; coarse (surface or texture)
- 粗鲁 cūlǔ — coarse; crude (in manner); boorish
- 粪 fèn — manure; dung (animal waste used as fertilizer)
- 粪便 fènbiàn — excrement; feces; night soil
- 精 jīng — essence; core nature
- 精华 jīnghuá — best feature; most important part; quintessence; essence; soul
- 精品 jīngpǐn — quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art)
- 精妙 jīngmiào — exquisite; finely delicate (usually of works of art)
- 精密 jīngmì — precise; exact; accurate; refined