HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 修长 xiūcháng — slender; tall and thin (of body parts, especially limbs)
- 俯视 fǔshì — to look down at; to overlook (from above)
- 俯首 fǔshǒu — to bend/ lower one's head; to bow (often implying submission or acknowledgment of fault)
- 倒塌 dǎotā — to collapse; to topple over (of a building, structure)
- 倒数 dàoshǔ — to count backwards; to count down (e.g., from 10 to 0)
- 倒计时 dàojìshí — to count down (to an event)
- 倒退 dàotuì — to fall back; to go in reverse
- 倒霉 dǎoméi — to have bad luck; to be out of luck
- 倔 jué — stubborn (usually in the compound 倔强 / 倔強)
- 倔强 juéjiàng — stubborn; obstinate; unbending
- 倘若 tǎngruò — if; supposing; in case
- 候选人 hòuxuǎnrén — candidate (for a job, election, position)
- 倚 yǐ — to lean on; to rest against; to rely on
- 借口 jièkǒu — to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
- 借条 jiètiáo — receipt for a loan; IOU
- 借用 jièyòng — to borrow something for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
- 倡导 chàngdǎo — to advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
- 倡议 chàngyì — to propose; to suggest; to initiate (an action, proposal)
- 债 zhài — debt; something owed (money, obligation)
- 债券 zhàiquàn — bond; debenture
- 债务 zhàiwù — debt; liability; amount owed
- 值钱 zhíqián — valuable; costly; expensive
- 倾倒 qīngdào — to topple over; to fall over (physically)
- 倾家荡产 qīngjiādàngchǎn — to lose a family's entire fortune; to be ruined financially (idiom)
- 倾斜 qīngxié — to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt
- 倾诉 qīngsù — to pour out one's heart; to tell someone everything on one's mind
- 倾销 qīngxiāo — to dump (goods, i.e. sell products abroad at artificially low prices)
- 假使 jiǎshǐ — if; in case; suppose; given ...
- 假冒 jiǎmào — to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off a fake as genuine
- 假定 jiǎdìng — to assume; to suppose (take something as given for the sake of argument or calculation)
- 假装 jiǎzhuāng — to feign; to pretend
- 偏 piān — to lean; to slant; to tilt
- 偏偏 piānpiān — unfortunately; as it happened (indicating that something turned out contrary to expectation)
- 偏僻 piānpì — remote; desolate; far from the city
- 偏向 piānxiàng — to tend toward; to prefer; to incline (to one side)
- 偏差 piānchā — bias; deviation (difference from a norm, standard, or expected value)
- 偏旁 piānpáng — component of a Chinese character (such as the radical or the phonetic part)
- 偏爱 piānài — to be partial towards something; to favor; to prefer
- 偏离 piānlí — to deviate; to diverge; to wander
- 偏见 piānjiàn — prejudice; bias (an unfair feeling or opinion)
- 偏远 piānyuǎn — remote; far from population centers or civilization
- 做主 zuòzhǔ — to make a decision; to take responsibility for a decision
- 做证 zuòzhèng — to give testimony; to testify (in court); to provide evidence or proof
- 停业 tíngyè — to cease trading; to close down (temporarily or permanently)
- 停放 tíngfàng — to park (a car etc); to moor (a boat etc); to leave something (somewhere)
- 停泊 tíngbó — to anchor; to moor (a ship); anchorage
- 停滞 tíngzhì — stagnation; a state of little or no growth or development
- 停顿 tíngdùn — to halt; to stop briefly
- 健壮 jiànzhuàng — robust; strong; physically healthy and sturdy
- 健美 jiànměi — healthy and beautiful (of body/figure)
- 偷懒 tōulǎn — to goof off; to skimp on work; to be lazy
- 偷窥 tōukuī — to peep; to peek; to act as a voyeur
- 偿还 chánghuán — to repay; to reimburse; to pay back
- 储备 chǔbèi — to store up; to set aside (goods, resources)
- 储量 chǔliàng — remaining quantity; reserves (of natural resources, oil, etc.)
- 催促 cuīcù — to urge; to press someone to do something
- 催眠 cuīmián — hypnosis; the state or technique of inducing a trance
- 傲 ào — proud; arrogant
- 傲慢 àomàn — arrogant; haughty
- 傻瓜 shǎguā — idiot; fool
- 像样 xiàngyàng — presentable; decent; up to par
- 僧人 sēngrén — monk (Buddhist)
- 僵 jiāng — rigid; stiff (of a body or object)
- 僵化 jiānghuà — to become rigid; to ossify
- 僵局 jiāngjú — impasse; deadlock
- 僵硬 jiāngyìng — stiff; rigid (physically or figuratively, e.g. movements, expression, atmosphere)
- 僻静 pìjìng — secluded; quiet; isolated
- 元老 yuánlǎo — senior figure; elder; doyen (a respected longtime member of an organization or group)
- 元首 yuánshǒu — head of state
- 充 chōng — sufficient; adequate; full
- 充当 chōngdāng — to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
- 充斥 chōngchì — to be full of; to flood; to congest
- 充沛 chōngpèi — abundant; plentiful; full of (energy, vigour)
- 充裕 chōngyù — abundant; ample; plenty; abundance
- 兆头 zhàotou — omen; portent; sign (that something good or bad will happen)
- 先例 xiānlì — precedent; a previous case or example used as a guide for later similar cases
- 先天 xiāntiān — inborn; innate; natural (not acquired)
- 先锋 xiānfēng — vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde (person or group leading in a field or movement)
- 光彩 guāngcǎi — luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance (physical or figurative brightness or attractiveness)
- 光明磊落 guāngmínglěiluò — open and candid; straightforward and upright
- 光泽 guāngzé — Guangze County (in Fujian province); see 光澤縣|光泽县
- 光滑 guānghuá — glossy; sleek; smooth (surface texture)
- 光环 guānghuán — ring of light; halo (literal, e.g. around sun or lamp)
- 光盘 guāngpán — compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
- 光缆 guānglǎn — optical cable; fiber optic cable
- 光芒 guāngmáng — rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
- 光荣 guāngróng — glorious; honorable
- 光辉 guānghuī — radiance; glory
- 光顾 guānggù — to visit (a shop, restaurant) as a customer; to patronize
- 克制 kèzhì — to restrain; to control (one's emotions or actions)
- 克隆 kèlóng — clone (biology); a cloned organism or cell
- 免不了 miǎnbùliǎo — unavoidable; can't be avoided; bound to (happen)
- 免得 miǎnde — so as not to; in order to avoid (something happening)
- 免职 miǎnzhí — to relieve someone of their post; to sack; to demote
- 免除 miǎnchú — to excuse; to exempt; to relieve (someone of a duty, responsibility, penalty, or debt); (of a debt) to remit
- 兑 duì — to exchange; to convert (currency); to cash (a cheque)
- 兑换 duìhuàn — to convert; to exchange (money, currencies, vouchers)
- 兑现 duìxiàn — to cash (a check, draft, etc.); to honor/fulfill (a promise, commitment)
- 党 dǎng — political party; faction; clique; gang
- 兜 dōu — pocket; small bag (clothing)