HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 结晶 jiéjīng — to crystallize; (chemistry) to form crystals
- 结算 jiésuàn — to settle a bill; to close an account
- 结识 jiéshí — to get to know someone; to meet someone for the first time
- 绕行 ràoxíng — to take a detour; to go around (e.g., vehicles or people avoiding a blocked road)
- 绕远儿 ràoyuǎner — to go the long way round; to take a circuitous route; (of a route) circuitous
- 绘制 huìzhì — to draw; to draft (a map, blueprint, diagram, illustration, etc.)
- 绘声绘色 huìshēnghuìsè — vivid and lifelike; describing something in a lively, realistic way
- 络绎不绝 luòyìbùjué — continuously; in an endless stream
- 绝 jué — to cut short; to terminate abruptly
- 绝技 juéjì — consummate skill; supreme feat; tour-de-force; stunt
- 绝缘 juéyuán — to have no contact with; to be cut off from (often figurative: isolated/separated)
- 绝迹 juéjì — to vanish; to be eradicated; extinct
- 绞 jiǎo — to twist (strands into a thread); to ply; to wind together
- 统治 tǒngzhì — to rule; to govern (a country or people)
- 统筹 tǒngchóu — to plan or coordinate overall; to take a holistic approach in planning
- 统统 tǒngtǒng — entirely; completely; all (of it)
- 绣 xiù — to embroider
- 继 jì — to continue; to carry on; to go on with
- 继母 jìmǔ — stepmother (a woman who marries one's parent after the death or divorce of the biological mother)
- 继父 jìfù — stepfather
- 继而 jìér — then; afterwards; subsequently
- 绩效 jìxiào — performance; results; achievement (often of an organization or individual)
- 续 xù — to continue; to carry on
- 续航 xùháng — to continue a journey without refueling; (of a device/battery) to run before needing to be recharged (battery life, range)
- 绯闻 fēiwén — sex scandal; salacious gossip (about a public figure)
- 绰号 chuòhào — nickname; informal name used instead of a person's given name
- 绳子 shéngzi — cord; string; rope
- 维权 wéiquán — to defend or safeguard (legal or civil) rights; to take action to protect one's rights
- 绷 běng — to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop; (bound form) woven bed mat
- 绷带 bēngdài — bandage (medical dressing)
- 综艺 zōngyì — variety (entertainment format); variety show
- 绽放 zhànfàng — to blossom; to bloom; (fig.) to burst forth, to unfold (beauty, talent, emotions)
- 绿地 lǜdì — green area; open green space such as an urban park, lawn, or garden
- 绿洲 lǜzhōu — oasis
- 缅怀 miǎnhuái — to commemorate; to fondly recall the past
- 缆车 lǎnchē — cable car; aerial tramway (vehicle suspended and pulled by cables)
- 缓 huǎn — slow; unhurried; gradual; sluggish
- 缓和 huǎnhé — to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to make more mild
- 缕 lǚ — strand; thread; a thin wisp (of light, smoke, hair, etc.)
- 编制 biānzhì — to establish; to set up (an organization, department, etc.)
- 编剧 biānjù — to write a play; to compose a script
- 编号 biānhào — to number; to assign numbers to items
- 编排 biānpái — to arrange; to lay out (order components, schedule, sequence)
- 编程 biānchéng — to program; programming (computing)
- 编织 biānzhī — to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid
- 编造 biānzào — to compile; to draw up (documents, reports, budgets)
- 缘分 yuánfèn — fate or chance that brings people together; a serendipitous meeting
- 缘故 yuángù — reason; cause
- 缝 féng — to sew; to stitch
- 缝合 fénghé — to sew together; to suture (e.g., a wound)
- 缠 chán — to wind around; to wrap round; to coil
- 缠绕 chánrào — to twine; to wind (around); to entwine
- 缤纷 bīnfēn — colorful; varied; rich and diverse (often describing colors, scenes, or things in abundance)
- 缩 suō — to withdraw; to pull back
- 缩减 suōjiǎn — to cut; to reduce (e.g., costs, staff, scope)
- 缩影 suōyǐng — miniature version of something; microcosm; epitome
- 缩水 suōshuǐ — to shrink (e.g. in the wash); figuratively, to shrink (e.g. profits, numbers)
- 缴 jiǎo — to hand in; to submit; to deliver (documents/items)
- 缴纳 jiǎonà — to pay (taxes, fees, fines, etc.)
- 缸 gāng — jar; large earthenware or ceramic vat used to store liquid or pickles; also used as a unit classifier for loads of laundry
- 缺口 quēkǒu — gap; shortfall; deficiency; also a nick or jag (in an object)
- 缺失 quēshī — lack; deficiency; shortcoming; defect
- 缺席 quēxí — to be absent; to not attend (an event, meeting, class, etc.)
- 罐头 guàntou — tin; can; canned food
- 网民 wǎngmín — netizen; Internet user; member of the online community
- 网点 wǎngdiǎn — branch; service outlet (of a bank, retail store, etc.)
- 罢了 bàle — a modal particle meaning 'that's all', 'only', 'nothing more to it'
- 罢休 bàxiū — to give up; to abandon (a goal); to let something drop; to stop pursuing
- 罢免 bàmiǎn — to remove somebody from their post; to dismiss
- 罢工 bàgōng — to go on strike; to stop work as a protest
- 罩 zhào — to cover; to spread over; to put a cover on
- 罪犯 zuìfàn — criminal (person who has committed a crime)
- 罪魁祸首 zuìkuíhuòshǒu — criminal ringleader; main offender; chief culprit; principal cause of a disaster
- 置 zhì — to place; to put; to set (in a position); to install
- 美中不足 měizhōngbùzú — everything is fine except for one small defect; the fly in the ointment
- 美化 měihuà — to beautify; to embellish; to make more beautiful
- 美妙 měimiào — beautiful; wonderful; splendid
- 美学 měixué — aesthetics; the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art
- 美容 měiróng — to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to beautify; to receive beauty treatments
- 美德 měidé — virtue; moral excellence; good character; moral merit
- 美滋滋 měizīzī — very happy; elated; feeling pleased
- 美满 měimǎn — happy; blissful; (often of family or marriage) harmonious and fulfilling
- 美誉 měiyù — good name; good reputation
- 羞愧 xiūkuì — ashamed; feeling ashamed or guilty
- 羞耻 xiūchǐ — (a feeling of) shame
- 翘 qiáo — to raise; to lift up
- 翠绿 cuìlǜ — greenish-blue; emerald green
- 翻天覆地 fāntiānfùdì — lit. heaven and earth turned upside down; fig. complete upheaval; everything turned on its head
- 翻新 fānxīn — to revamp; to refurbish; to retread (a tire); to give a face-lift
- 翻来覆去 fānláifùqù — to toss and turn (unable to sleep); to do something over and over again
- 翻番 fānfān — to double; to increase by a certain number of times
- 翻身 fānshēn — to turn over (when lying)
- 耀眼 yàoyǎn — dazzling; blinding (bright or striking in appearance)
- 老乡 lǎoxiāng — fellow townsman; fellow villager; someone from the same hometown
- 老人家 lǎorénjiā — polite term for an old woman or man; elder
- 老伴儿 lǎobànr — colloquial (erhua) form of 老伴: spouse/partner (often used for an elderly spouse)
- 老化 lǎohuà — to age; to undergo aging (of a person, population, or material)
- 老大 lǎodà — leader; boss (of a group, company, ship, gang)
- 老字号 lǎozìhào — a long-established shop, firm, or brand with a reputation for quality (often traditional food or crafts)
- 考查 kǎochá — to investigate; to study; to examine (knowledge or ability)