HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 荆棘 jīngjí — thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth
- 草丛 cǎocóng — underbrush; clump of grass or bushes
- 草坪 cǎopíng — lawn; grass-covered area (e.g. in a park or garden)
- 草案 cǎoàn — draft (of a law, proposal, plan, etc.)
- 草率 cǎoshuài — careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
- 草药 cǎoyào — herbal medicine; medicinal herbs
- 荒 huāng — desolate; barren; bleak
- 荒凉 huāngliáng — desolate; bleak; deserted
- 荒唐 huāngtáng — beyond belief; preposterous; absurd; intemperate; dissipated
- 荒诞 huāngdàn — beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic
- 荒谬 huāngmiù — absurd; ridiculous
- 荡漾 dàngyàng — to ripple; to undulate (on water or surface)
- 荣幸 róngxìng — honored; privileged (to have the honor of ...)
- 荣耀 róngyào — honor; glory
- 荣获 rónghuò — be honored with (an award, title, or distinction)
- 荤 hūn — non-vegetarian food; meat and fish
- 荧光 yíngguāng — fluorescence; fluorescent light
- 药方 yàofāng — prescription (medicine); a doctor's written directions for treatment/medication
- 药材 yàocái — medicinal ingredient; medicinal material (herbal or other substances used in medicine)
- 荷花 héhuā — lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); lotus flower
- 莅临 lìlín — to arrive (esp. of a notable person); to visit (more formal than 光临|光临[guang1 lin2])
- 莫名其妙 mòmíngqímiào — baffling; bizarre; inexplicable; without rhyme or reason
- 莫大 mòdà — greatest; most important; tremendous
- 莫非 mòfēi — (rhetorical) could it be that...?; is it possible that...?
- 莲子 liánzǐ — lotus seed (the edible seed of the lotus, used in cooking and traditional medicine)
- 获悉 huòxī — to learn of sth; to be informed of; to get news
- 菜肴 càiyáo — dish; dishes (vegetable and meat dishes)
- 菩萨 púsà — bodhisattva (in Mahayana Buddhism: an enlightened being who delays nirvana to help others attain enlightenment)
- 萌发 méngfā — to sprout; to bud; to begin to emerge
- 萌芽 méngyá — to germinate; to sprout; to bud (of seeds or plants)
- 萍水相逢 píngshuǐxiāngféng — strangers meeting by chance; a chance encounter (idiom)
- 萎缩 wěisuō — to wither; to dry up (of plants); to atrophy (of muscle, institution, custom)
- 萝卜 luóbo — radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
- 营利 yínglì — for profit (opposite of non-profit)
- 营救 yíngjiù — to rescue; to save (from danger, captivity, etc.)
- 营造 yíngzào — to build; to construct; to create (often used for housing, structures, or to create an atmosphere/environment)
- 营销 yíngxiāo — marketing
- 萧条 xiāotiáo — bleak; desolate; (of the economy) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
- 落实 luòshí — to implement; to carry out; to put into practice
- 落差 luòchā — drop in elevation; (fig.) gap, disparity (e.g. in wages, expectations)
- 落成 luòchéng — to complete a construction project; to be completed (of a building)
- 落户 luòhù — to settle (in a place); to establish household registration (hukou)
- 著称 zhùchēng — to be widely known as; to be famous for
- 董事 dǒngshì — board member; director (of a company's board of directors)
- 董事会 dǒngshìhuì — board of directors
- 董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng — chairman of the board of directors; chairperson
- 葬 zàng — to bury (the dead); to inter
- 葬礼 zànglǐ — burial; funeral
- 葱 cōng — scallion; green onion
- 蒙 méng — sincere; honest; genuine (literary)
- 蒜 suàn — garlic (plant or bulb)
- 蒸 zhēng — to evaporate; to vaporize
- 蒸发 zhēngfā — to evaporate; to vaporize
- 蓝图 lántú — blueprint; detailed plan or design (literal and figurative)
- 蓬勃 péngbó — vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
- 蔑视 mièshì — to loathe; to despise; contempt
- 蔓延 mànyán — to spread; to extend (of something undesirable, e.g. disease, fire, influence)
- 蔚蓝 wèilán — azure; sky-blue
- 蕴含 yùnhán — to contain; to hold; to embody; to accumulate
- 蕴藏 yùncáng — to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves, potential, resources)
- 薪酬 xīnchóu — pay; remuneration; salary; reward
- 藏匿 cángnì — to hide; to conceal; to go into hiding
- 藏品 cángpǐn — museum piece; collector's item; precious object
- 藏身 cángshēn — to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge
- 藐视 miǎoshì — to despise; to look down on
- 藤蔓 téngwàn — vine; climbing plant
- 蘑菇 mógu — mushroom (fungus; edible or wild mushroom)
- 蘸 zhàn — to dip (something) into a liquid such as ink, sauce, or gravy
- 虐待 nüèdài — to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse
- 虔诚 qiánchéng — pious; devout; sincere (especially in religious belief or practice)
- 虚 xū — emptiness; void
- 虚伪 xūwěi — false; hypocritical; insincere; sham
- 虚假 xūjiǎ — false; phony; sham
- 虚幻 xūhuàn — imaginary; illusory; not real or tangible
- 虚弱 xūruò — weak; in poor health (physically or medically)
- 虚拟 xūnǐ — to imagine; to make up
- 虚构 xūgòu — to make up; to fabricate (a story, fact, etc.)
- 虚荣 xūróng — vain; concerned with outward appearance or praise
- 虽说 suīshuō — though; although (used to introduce a concession)
- 虾 há — used only in the compound 蝦蟆/虾蟆 (toad)
- 蚊子 wénzi — mosquito
- 蚊帐 wénzhàng — mosquito net
- 蛀牙 zhùyá — tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
- 蜂蜜 fēngmì — honey (the sweet substance produced by bees)
- 蜜月 mìyuè — honeymoon
- 蜡 là — candle
- 蜡烛 làzhú — candle
- 螃蟹 pángxiè — crab
- 融 róng — to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony
- 融洽 róngqià — harmonious; having friendly relations; on good terms with one another
- 融资 róngzī — to raise funds; to obtain financing
- 螺丝 luósī — screw (metal fastener with a helical ridge)
- 蠢 chǔn — stupid (variant form)
- 血缘 xuèyuán — bloodline; biological kinship
- 血脉 xuèmài — blood vessels; veins
- 行使 xíngshǐ — to exercise (a right, power, function)
- 行列 hángliè — formation; array; ranks (fig., e.g. "join the ranks of ...")
- 行家 hángjiā — connoisseur; expert; veteran
- 行情 hángqíng — market price; quote of market prices; the current market situation
- 行政 xíngzhèng — administration; administration (the act or organization that administers)