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HSK 3.0 levels 7–9

5570 words, in teaching order

Words 1101–1200
进军jìnjūn
(military) to march; to advance; (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field, region or arena
降临jiànglín
to descend; to arrive; to come
难怪nánguài
(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
龙头lóngtóu
faucet; tap; bicycle handlebar; chief; boss (esp. of a gang); (referring to a company) leader; front-runner; figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龙船 (lóngchuán)
龟guī
tortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold
上司shàngsi
boss; superior
壳ké
(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
交付jiāofù
to hand over; to deliver
促成cùchéng
to facilitate; to help bring about
兑现duìxiàn
(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment
公务gōngwù
official business
出资chūzī
to fund; to put money into sth; to invest
动摇dòngyáo
to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
勋章xūnzhāng
medal; decoration
合资hézī
joint venture
执照zhízhào
license; permit
墓地mùdì
cemetery; graveyard
孔kǒng
hole; classifier for cave dwellings
宣扬xuānyáng
to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
屎shǐ
feces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
幼稚yòuzhì
young; childish; puerile
扭转niǔzhuǎn
to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
本性běnxìng
natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
气息qìxī
breath; smell; odor; flavor
火焰huǒyàn
blaze; flame
无形wúxíng
incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible
无情wúqíng
pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless
留意liúyì
to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of
皇上huángshang
the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty
破解pòjiě
to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)
笨蛋bèndàn
(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
道具dàojù
(theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
防卫fángwèi
to defend; defensive; defense
来访láifǎng
to pay a visit
俗称súchēng
commonly referred to as; common term
典范diǎnfàn
model; example; paragon
再现zàixiàn
to recreate; to reconstruct (a historical relic)
出路chūlù
a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)
包容bāoróng
to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive
汇集huìjí
to collect; to compile; to converge; also written 汇集 (huìjí)
固然gùrán
admittedly (it's true that...)
多半duōbàn
most; mostly; most likely
平日píngrì
ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually
幸好xìnghǎo
fortunately
后台hòutái
backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background
批发pīfā
wholesale; bulk trade; distribution
招募zhāomù
to recruit; to enlist
摩擦mócā
friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦
演习yǎnxí
(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver
无能wúnéng
incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
玉yù
jade
统筹tǒngchóu
an overall plan; to plan an entire project as a whole
行情hángqíng
market price; quotation of market price; the current market situation
调解tiáojiě
to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
赛车sàichē
auto race; cycle race; race car
重申chóngshēn
to reaffirm; to reiterate
困惑kùnhuò
bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity
上空shàngkōng
the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless
下游xiàyóu
lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream
以致yǐzhì
with the result that
雇佣gùyōng
to employ; to hire
兑duì
to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bāguà), symbolizing swamp; ☱
八卦bāguà
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 (Yìjīng); gossip; gossipy
向来xiànglái
always (previously)
字体zìtǐ
calligraphic style; typeface; font
安心ānxīn
at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
官兵guānbīng
(military) officers and soldiers; officers and men; (old) government troops
对照duìzhào
to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check
届时jièshí
when the time comes; at the scheduled time
巨额jù'é
a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)
恐慌kǒnghuāng
panic; panicky; panic-stricken
态势tàishì
posture; situation
拆迁chāiqiān
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
掩饰yǎnshì
to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
改装gǎizhuāng
to change one's costume; to repackage; to remodel; to refit; to modify; to convert
步伐bùfá
pace; (measured) step; march
归属guīshǔ
to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further)
治愈zhìyù
to cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming
泄漏xièlòu
(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)
演绎yǎnyì
(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer
疯子fēngzi
madman; lunatic
联手liánshǒu
lit. to join hands; to act together
号称hàochēng
to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
通车tōngchē
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service; (Tw) to commute
过往guòwǎng
to come and go; to associate with; to have dealings with; the past; former times
事宜shìyí
matters; arrangements
削减xuējiǎn
to cut down; to reduce; to lower
器材qìcái
equipment; material
瘫痪tānhuàn
(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill
终究zhōngjiū
in the end; after all; eventually
视察shìchá
to inspect; an investigation
上游shàngyóu
upper reaches (of a river); upper level; upper echelon; upstream
涂tú
to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
放过fàngguò
to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth