HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 造假 zàojiǎ — to counterfeit; to fake; to pass off a fake as genuine
- 造就 zàojiù — to bring up; to train; to cultivate; to contribute to someone’s development
- 造福 zàofú — to bring benefit; to do good for (people, society)
- 逢 féng — to meet by chance; to come across
- 逮 dǎi — to catch; to seize; to capture (colloquial)
- 逮捕 dàibǔ — to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody
- 逼真 bīzhēn — lifelike; true to life; realistic; vivid
- 逼近 bījìn — to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
- 逼迫 bīpò — to force; to compel; to coerce
- 逾期 yúqī — to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind schedule
- 遇险 yùxiǎn — to get into difficulties; to encounter danger
- 遇难 yùnàn — to perish; to be killed (in an accident, disaster, etc.)
- 遍布 biànbù — to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout
- 遏制 èzhì — to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain
- 道具 dàojù — prop; (theater) stage prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item or artifact
- 道别 dàobié — to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to pay a farewell call
- 遗体 yítǐ — remains (of a dead person); corpse
- 遗嘱 yízhǔ — testament; will (document stating a person's wishes about property and affairs after death)
- 遗失 yíshī — to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)
- 遗弃 yíqì — to abandon; to forsake; to leave behind (someone or something)
- 遗忘 yíwàng — to forget; to cease to think about (someone or something)
- 遗漏 yílòu — to overlook; to miss; to omit
- 遗物 yíwù — relic; remains; object left behind (of a person, culture, or event)
- 遗留 yíliú — to leave behind; to hand down
- 遛 liú — used only in the fixed phrase 逗遛 (dòu liù) — to tease/playfully stroll
- 遥控 yáokòng — to control or operate (something) from a distance; to remotely control
- 遭殃 zāoyāng — to suffer harm/to get into trouble/to be adversely affected
- 遮 zhē — to cover up; to screen off; to hide; to conceal
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng — to shelter; to shield; to block (from view or from elements)
- 遮盖 zhēgài — to cover; to conceal (hide something, e.g. evidence or the truth)
- 遵循 zūnxún — to follow; to abide by; to comply with
- 遵照 zūnzhào — in accordance with; to follow (a rule, order, instruction)
- 避暑 bìshǔ — to spend the summer away from home; to go to a summer resort
- 避让 bìràng — to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way
- 避难 bìnàn — to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 邀 yāo — to invite; to request; to solicit
- 邪 xié — demonic; demoniac; relating to evil spirits
- 邪恶 xiéè — sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
- 邮政 yóuzhèng — postal service; postal administration
- 邮编 yóubiān — postal code; ZIP code
- 郁闷 yùmèn — gloomy; depressed
- 郊游 jiāoyóu — to go for an outing; to go on an excursion
- 郑重 zhèngzhòng — serious; solemn; earnest; conscientious
- 部件 bùjiàn — part; component (of a machine, device, system)
- 部署 bùshǔ — to deploy; to station; to arrange (personnel or resources)
- 部首 bùshǒu — radical of a Chinese character
- 都会 dūhuì — city; metropolis
- 鄙视 bǐshì — to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
- 酌情 zhuóqíng — to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; as/at one's discretion
- 配件 pèijiàn — component; part; fitting; accessory; replacement part
- 配偶 pèiǒu — spouse (husband or wife)
- 配方 pèifāng — prescription (medicine); a formula for preparing medication
- 配置 pèizhì — to deploy; to allocate (resources, personnel, equipment)
- 配角 pèijué — supporting role; minor role (in a play, film, etc.)
- 配音 pèiyīn — to dub; dubbing (in filmmaking)
- 酒楼 jiǔlóu — a (Chinese) restaurant, often a multi‑story banquet restaurant serving Cantonese or regional cuisine
- 酗酒 xùjiǔ — to drink to excess; to get drunk; heavy drinking
- 酝酿 yùnniàng — to ferment (of alcohol)
- 酣畅 hānchàng — unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition (esp. for drinking or sleeping); to drink/sleep with abandon
- 酣睡 hānshuì — to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
- 酥 sū — flaky pastry; crisp pastry (a type of baked good)
- 酷似 kùsì — to strikingly resemble; to be very like
- 酿造 niàngzào — to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste, etc.) by fermentation
- 醇厚 chúnhòu — mellow and rich (of taste, aroma, voice, etc.)
- 醒悟 xǐngwù — to come to one's senses; to realize the truth; to wake up to reality
- 醒目 xǐngmù — eye-catching; striking (e.g., headline, design, illustration)
- 采 cǎi — to pick; to pluck; to collect; to gather; to choose
- 采摘 cǎizhāi — to pluck; to pick (flowers, fruit, etc.)
- 采矿 cǎikuàng — to mine; to extract minerals from the earth
- 里程碑 lǐchéngbēi — milestone; important event or stage in development
- 重中之重 zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng — of the utmost importance; the top priority
- 重任 zhòngrèn — a heavy/responsible task; an important responsibility
- 重创 zhòngchuāng — to inflict heavy losses; to deal a serious blow
- 重叠 chóngdié — to overlap; to superimpose; to run together
- 重合 chónghé — to match up; to coincide (e.g., data, positions, or events)
- 重型 zhòngxíng — heavy; heavy-duty; large-caliber
- 重现 chóngxiàn — to reappear; to recur
- 重用 zhòngyòng — to put (someone) in an important position; to give a person an important post
- 重申 chóngshēn — to reaffirm; to reiterate
- 重组 chóngzǔ — to reorganize; to restructure; to recombine
- 重返 chóngfǎn — to return to; to go/come back to (a place, state, position)
- 重重 chóngchóng — layer upon layer; one after another
- 重量级 zhòngliàngjí — heavyweight class (sports)
- 野兽 yěshòu — beast; wild animal
- 野心 yěxīn — ambition; (often with negative overtone) desire for power or success; careerism
- 野蛮 yěmán — barbarous; uncivilized; brutal
- 野餐 yěcān — picnic (a meal eaten outdoors)
- 量化 liànghuà — to quantify; to express in quantitative terms
- 鉴于 jiànyú — in view of; considering; seeing that
- 鉴别 jiànbié — to differentiate; to distinguish (often used for authenticating or identifying true vs. false)
- 鉴赏 jiànshǎng — to appreciate (art, literature, antiques) as a connoisseur; to judge and enjoy aesthetic qualities
- 针灸 zhēnjiǔ — acupuncture and moxibustion (traditional Chinese medical therapies)
- 针锋相对 zhēnfēngxiāngduì — to confront each other with equal force or harshness; tit for tat
- 钉 dīng — to stare at; to follow closely; to keep at someone (to do something) — variant of 盯 ding1
- 钉子 dīngzi — nail (metal fastener)
- 钙 gài — calcium (chemical element; nutrient)
- 钞票 chāopiào — paper money; a banknote; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
- 钟 zhōng — clock; bell; o'clock (telling the time)
- 钢铁 gāngtiě — steel (alloy of iron and carbon; the metal or the steel industry)
- 钦佩 qīnpèi — to admire; to look up to; to respect someone greatly