HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 精巧 jīngqiǎo — elaborate; intricate; finely crafted
- 精度 jīngdù — precision
- 精彩纷呈 jīngcǎifēnchéng — brilliant and varied; rich in highlights; spectacular
- 精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn — to plan carefully and account for every detail; be thrifty and meticulous in calculations
- 精明 jīngmíng — astute; shrewd; smart (good at judging situations and making practical decisions)
- 精湛 jīngzhàn — consummate; exquisite
- 精疲力竭 jīngpílìjié — spirit weary, strength exhausted; spent; drained; washed out
- 精益求精 jīngyìqiújīng — to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
- 精神 jīngshén — spirit; mind; consciousness; the mental faculty
- 精神病 jīngshénbìng — mental disorder; psychosis
- 精简 jīngjiǎn — to simplify (make simpler)
- 精练 jīngliàn — to scour; to degum (silk) (textiles)
- 精细 jīngxì — fine; meticulous; careful (having or showing great attention to detail)
- 精英 jīngyīng — elite; the best or most skilled members of a group; crème de la crème
- 精髓 jīngsuǐ — marrow; pith; quintessence; the essential or most important part
- 糊 hū — to smear; to daub; to cover a surface with a paste or sticky substance
- 糊涂 hútu — muddled; confused; silly; absent‑minded
- 糖尿病 tángniàobìng — diabetes; diabetes mellitus
- 糟粕 zāopò — dregs; dross; rubbish
- 糟蹋 zāotà — to waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
- 紊乱 wěnluàn — disordered; chaotic; in a state of confusion
- 素 sù — plain; unadorned; simple (appearance)
- 素不相识 sùbùxiāngshí — to be total strangers; to have no acquaintance with one another
- 素养 sùyǎng — personal cultivation; level of education, refinement, or accomplishment
- 素材 sùcái — source material; raw material used in literature, art, film, design, etc.
- 素食 sùshí — vegetarian food; vegetarian cuisine
- 索取 suǒqǔ — to ask for; to demand (something, often formally)
- 索性 suǒxìng — you might as well; simply; just (used to indicate taking a straightforward or decisive course of action)
- 索赔 suǒpéi — to ask for compensation; to claim damages
- 紧凑 jǐncòu — compact; tight (arrangement, schedule); concise
- 紧缩 jǐnsuō — to tighten (financially); to curtail; austerity/tightening (economic policy)
- 紧缺 jǐnquē — in short supply; scarce; lacking
- 紧迫 jǐnpò — pressing; urgent
- 累积 lěijī — to accumulate; to amass
- 累计 lěijì — to calculate the running total; to accumulate (a quantity)
- 累赘 léizhui — superfluous; unnecessary
- 絮叨 xùdao — long-winded; garrulous; (of speech) rambling, talking on and on without getting to the point
- 繁体字 fántǐzì — traditional Chinese character (as used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and older texts)
- 繁华 fánhuá — flourishing; prosperous; bustling (of a city or commercial area)
- 繁多 fánduō — many and varied; of many different kinds
- 繁杂 fánzá — many; diverse; numerous and varied
- 繁衍 fányǎn — to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity
- 繁重 fánzhòng — heavy; burdensome; arduous; onerous
- 纠缠 jiūchán — to be entangled; to become twisted together; to be involved in a complicated situation
- 红利 hónglì — bonus; dividend (profit distribution to shareholders or extra payment to employees)
- 红扑扑 hóngpūpū — red; rosy; flushed (face or complexion)
- 红润 hóngrùn — ruddy; rosy; having a healthy pinkish complexion
- 红火 hónghuǒ — prosperous; flourishing; doing well (business, activity, etc.)
- 红薯 hóngshǔ — sweet potato
- 纤维 xiānwéi — fiber (material or textile); dietary fiber
- 约定俗成 yuēdìngsúchéng — established by common usage; a convention that has developed by custom
- 级别 jíbié — rank; level; grade (e.g., military rank, degree of importance or difficulty)
- 纪实 jìshí — factual; documentary (focusing on real events rather than fiction)
- 纪念碑 jìniànbēi — monument; memorial (a structure erected to commemorate a person or event)
- 纪要 jìyào — minutes; written summary of a meeting
- 纬度 wěidù — latitude (geographic coordinate measuring north–south position)
- 纯朴 chúnpǔ — simple and honest; unsophisticated; sincere and unaffected
- 纯洁 chúnjié — pure; free from impurity or contamination
- 纯粹 chúncuì — pure; unadulterated; not mixed with anything else
- 纱 shā — yarn; muslin; gauze
- 纲要 gāngyào — outline; summary of main points
- 纲领 gānglǐng — program; plan of action (e.g. political or organizational program)
- 纳入 nàrù — to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate
- 纳税 nàshuì — to pay taxes
- 纳税人 nàshuìrén — taxpayer
- 纳闷儿 nàmènr — to feel puzzled; to be bothered/perplexed (erhua spoken variant of 纳闷)
- 纵容 zòngróng — to indulge; to connive at (allow or tolerate wrongdoing or bad behaviour)
- 纵横 zònghéng — warp and weft; criss-crossed; in all directions (of lines, patterns, or movements)
- 纵深 zòngshēn — depth (from front to rear; physical depth)
- 纵然 zòngrán — even if; even though (introduces a concession)
- 纵观 zòngguān — to survey comprehensively; to take an overall view (often used as a discourse marker: 'looking at ... as a whole')
- 纸上谈兵 zhǐshàngtánbīng — lit. military tactics on paper; fig. theoretical discussion that is useless or worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing
- 纸币 zhǐbì — banknotes; paper currency
- 纺织 fǎngzhī — to spin and weave; to engage in the textile industry
- 纽带 niǔdài — tie; link; bond (a connection that links people, groups, or things)
- 纽扣 niǔkòu — button (on clothing)
- 线条 xiàntiáo — line; contour or the lines (in drawing, calligraphy, haircut, clothing, car design, etc.)
- 组建 zǔjiàn — to organize; to set up; to establish (a group, team, organization)
- 组装 zǔzhuāng — to assemble; to put together (components into a finished product)
- 绅士 shēnshì — gentleman; a polite, well-mannered man
- 细微 xìwēi — tiny; minute; fine; subtle
- 细腻 xìnì — delicate; finely detailed; smooth or satiny (of texture, skin); subtle; exquisite; meticulous
- 织 zhī — to weave; to knit; to make fabric by interlacing threads
- 终极 zhōngjí — ultimate; final (most extreme or last in a series)
- 终止 zhōngzhǐ — to stop; to terminate (an event, process, contract, or activity)
- 终生 zhōngshēng — lifelong; lasting for one's entire life
- 终究 zhōngjiū — in the end; after all; ultimately
- 终端 zhōngduān — terminal; end device (e.g. computer terminal, payment terminal, airport terminal)
- 终结 zhōngjié — to come to an end; to terminate (something)
- 绊 bàn — to trip; to stumble; to hinder
- 绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí — stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way
- 经 jīng — to pass through; to undergo; to experience; (prep.) via; through; classic; canonical text
- 经久不息 jīngjiǔbùxī — prolonged; unceasing (e.g. applause, cheers)
- 经受 jīngshòu — to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand
- 经度 jīngdù — longitude
- 经贸 jīngmào — economy and trade; economic and trade affairs (abbr. for 經濟貿易|经济贸易)
- 经费 jīngfèi — funds; money allocated for a specific purpose (e.g., project budget, operating funds)
- 绑 bǎng — to tie; to bind or fasten together
- 绑架 bǎngjià — to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack
- 结局 jiéjú — conclusion; ending (of a story, event, or outcome)