HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 判定 pàndìng — to judge; to decide (that something is the case)
- 刨 bào — carpenter's plane (tool for planing wood)
- 利害 lìhài — pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
- 利弊 lìbì — pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; merits and drawbacks
- 利率 lìlǜ — interest rate (percentage charged or paid for borrowing or lending money)
- 利索 lìsuo — nimble; quick; efficient (of movements or handling tasks)
- 别具匠心 biéjùjiàngxīn — to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever and original
- 别墅 biéshù — villa; a detached house, often luxurious
- 别扭 bièniu — awkward; uncomfortable (physically or socially); gauche
- 别看 biékàn — don't be fooled by the fact that; although it may seem that...
- 别致 biézhì — unusual; tasteful; attractively different
- 别说 biéshuō — not to mention; let alone; to say nothing of
- 刮目相看 guāmùxiāngkàn — to have a whole new level of respect for someone or something; to sit up and take notice (of someone's improved performance)
- 到位 dàowèi — to reach or be in the correct place or position; to be in position
- 到头来 dàotóulái — in the end; finally; as a result
- 制服 zhìfú — to subdue; to bring under control; to overpower
- 制止 zhìzhǐ — to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
- 制约 zhìyuē — to restrict; to constrain; to condition
- 制裁 zhìcái — to punish; to impose sanctions (incl. economic or political); punishment (as a noun)
- 刷新 shuāxīn — to renovate; to refurbish
- 刹那 chànà — an instant; a split second; the twinkling of an eye (Sanskrit: kṣaṇa)
- 刺眼 cìyǎn — dazzling; harsh (light); unsightly; glaring
- 刺绣 cìxiù — to embroider
- 刺耳 cìěr — harsh or grating to the ear; unpleasant-sounding
- 刺骨 cìgǔ — piercing; bone-chilling; penetrating (of cold, pain, etc.)
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn — to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
- 刻意 kèyì — intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
- 刻画 kèhuà — to portray; to depict
- 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn — lit. to carve a mark on a boat to look for a sword lost overboard; fig. to act stubbornly according to fixed ideas despite changed circumstances (anachronistic, pointless stubbornness)
- 刻苦 kèkǔ — hardworking; assiduous
- 剂 jì — a prepared chemical or medicinal product; preparation (bound form, used in compounds, e.g. 药剂)
- 剂量 jìliàng — dosage; prescribed dose of medicine
- 剃 tì — to shave (hair, beard)
- 削 xiāo — to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
- 削减 xuējiǎn — to cut down; to reduce; to lower
- 削弱 xuēruò — to weaken; to impair; to cripple
- 前任 qiánrèn — predecessor; ex-; former (e.g. ex-spouse)
- 前台 qiántái — front desk; reception desk
- 前夕 qiánxī — eve; the day or period immediately before an important event
- 前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu — unprecedented; never before seen
- 前无古人 qiánwúgǔrén — unprecedented; never before seen
- 前沿 qiányán — forefront; cutting edge; front line; frontier
- 前程 qiánchéng — future (prospects, especially career)
- 前线 qiánxiàn — front line; military front (where fighting occurs)
- 前赴后继 qiánfùhòujì — to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave; to rush forward in succession (idiom)
- 前辈 qiánbèi — senior; member of an older generation or someone with more experience
- 剔除 tīchú — to reject; to discard; to remove (from a list or group)
- 剥 bāo — to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck (e.g., fruit, nuts)
- 剥削 bōxuē — to exploit
- 剥夺 bōduó — to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (someone of something)
- 剧变 jùbiàn — to change dramatically; undergo a radical change
- 剧情 jùqíng — storyline; plot; (drama) plot
- 剧目 jùmù — theatrical piece (play or opera); repertoire; list of plays or operas
- 剪彩 jiǎncǎi — to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
- 剪辑 jiǎnjí — to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)
- 副作用 fùzuòyòng — side effect (e.g. of a drug or treatment)
- 副本 fùběn — copy; duplicate; transcript
- 劈 pī — to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike
- 力不从心 lìbùcóngxīn — to lack the ability or strength to do what one wishes; powerless to act
- 力争 lìzhēng — to strive for; to make every effort to achieve; to contend strongly
- 力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjí — within one's power; as far as one's capabilities extend; to the best of one's ability
- 力求 lìqiú — to make every effort to; strive to
- 劝告 quàngào — to advise; to urge; to exhort
- 劝说 quànshuō — to persuade; to try to convince someone
- 劝阻 quànzǔ — to advise against; to dissuade
- 办事处 bànshìchù — office; agency; bureau (branch or local office where affairs are handled)
- 办学 bànxué — to run/operate a school; to establish and manage educational institutions
- 功 gōng — achievement; result; accomplishment (a completed task or successful outcome)
- 功利 gōnglì — utility; utilitarian; focused on practical benefit or gain
- 功力 gōnglì — skill; ability; power or effectiveness (of technique, practice, or training); level of competence
- 功劳 gōngláo — contribution; meritorious service; credit (for an achievement)
- 功底 gōngdǐ — the foundational skills or basic training (in an art, sport, or discipline); depth of grounding
- 功率 gōnglǜ — power (rate of doing work; measured in watts)
- 功臣 gōngchén — meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero
- 加之 jiāzhī — moreover; in addition to that
- 加盟 jiāméng — to join an alliance (of nations)
- 加紧 jiājǐn — to intensify; to speed up; to step up
- 务实 wùshí — practical; pragmatic; dealing with concrete matters rather than theory
- 务工 wùgōng — to work as a laborer; to do manual jobs (often as a migrant worker)
- 务必 wùbì — must; be sure to; make sure to
- 劣势 lièshì — inferiority; disadvantaged position; disadvantage
- 劣质 lièzhì — shoddy; of poor quality
- 动不动 dòngbudòng — apt to (do something bad or annoying); at the drop of a hat
- 动向 dòngxiàng — trend; tendency; direction of development
- 动员 dòngyuán — to mobilize; to rally (people/resources) for a purpose
- 动工 dònggōng — to start (construction or a building project)
- 动弹 dòngtan — to budge; to move (even slightly)
- 动感 dònggǎn — having a sense of movement; dynamic; vivid; lifelike (often used of static art)
- 动摇 dòngyáo — to waver; to be undecided; to lose resolve
- 动用 dòngyòng — to utilize; to put something to use
- 动脉 dòngmài — artery (blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart)
- 动荡 dòngdàng — unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion
- 动身 dòngshēn — to set out; to leave (on a journey)
- 动静 dòngjìng — (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; any sign that something is happening
- 助力 zhùlì — to help; to assist
- 助威 zhùwēi — to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of
- 劫 jié — to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce
- 劫持 jiéchí — to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
- 励志 lìzhì — to strive for a goal with determination; to set one's mind on achieving something
- 劲 jìn — strength; energy; power