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HSK 3.0 levels 7–9

5570 words, in teaching order

Words 2501–2600
高空gāokōng
high altitude
鼓动gǔdòng
to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
斗dòu
to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
摊tān
to spread out; vendor's stand
晃huàng
to sway; to shake; to wander about
一心yīxīn
wholeheartedly; heart and soul
光盘guāngpán
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
堵塞dǔsè
to clog up; blockage
墨mò
ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
客房kèfáng
guest room; room (in a hotel)
工匠gōngjiàng
craftsman; artisan
正经zhèngjīng
decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
牵扯qiānchě
to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
稳健wěnjiàn
firm; stable and steady
空难kōngnàn
air crash; aviation accident or incident
简短jiǎnduǎn
brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
编造biānzào
to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up
过头guòtóu
to overdo it; to overstep the limit; excessively; above one's head; overhead
开明kāimíng
enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
预感yùgǎn
to have a premonition; premonition
不予bùyǔ
(formal) not to (do sth)
俊jùn
smart; eminent; handsome; talented
光彩guāngcǎi
luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
八成bāchéng
eighty percent; most probably; most likely
函hán
envelope; case; letter
合唱héchàng
chorus; to chorus
呼应hūyìng
to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement
唤起huànqǐ
to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
境地jìngdì
circumstances
审定shěndìng
to examine sth and make a decision; to screen; to evaluate; to approve
就医jiùyī
to receive medical treatment
屡屡lǚlǚ
again and again; repeatedly
延误yánwù
to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
微观wēiguān
micro-; subatomic
情境qíngjìng
situation; context; setting; environment
承载chéngzài
to bear the weight; to sustain
抗衡kànghéng
to compete with; to vie with; to counter
拉动lādòng
to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)
摧残cuīcán
to ravage; to ruin
支票zhīpiào
check (bank); cheque
败坏bàihuài
to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
断定duàndìng
to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
欠缺qiànquē
to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
火花huǒhuā
spark; sparkle
照料zhàoliào
to tend; to take care of sb
牵头qiāntóu
to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
犯规fànguī
to break the rules; an illegality; a foul
狭隘xiá'ài
(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped; (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited
玩耍wánshuǎ
to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
畸形jīxíng
deformed; malformed; lopsided; unbalanced
粗糙cūcāo
crude; gruff; rough; coarse
结识jiéshí
to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time
继而jì'ér
then; afterwards
自负zìfù
conceited; to take responsibility
诉说sùshuō
to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
评定píngdìng
to evaluate; to make one's judgment
丰满fēngmǎn
ample; well developed; fully rounded
贵宾guìbīn
honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
践踏jiàntà
to trample
锤chuí
hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer
领会lǐnghuì
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
养育yǎngyù
to rear; to bring up; to nurture
不平bùpíng
uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
乖guāi
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
乱七八糟luànqībāzāo
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
介意jièyì
to care about; to take offense; to mind
仿fǎng
to imitate; to copy
假冒jiǎmào
to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
停顿tíngdùn
to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
先天xiāntiān
embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 (hòutiān)); inborn; innate; natural
全心全意quánxīnquányì
(idiom) heart and soul; wholeheartedly
铲chǎn
to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel; (bound form) spade; shovel
厌烦yànfán
bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
品德pǐndé
moral character
团伙tuánhuǒ
(criminal) gang; gang member; accomplice; crony
坦白tǎnbái
honest; forthcoming; to confess
堆积duījī
to pile up; to heap; accumulation
坛tán
altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world; earthen jar
宣读xuāndú
to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
宰zǎi
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
寄托jìtuō
to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
弓gōng
a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
心得xīndé
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips
性情xìngqíng
nature; temperament
悲痛bēitòng
grieved; sorrowful
感慨gǎnkǎi
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
惯guàn
accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
步入bùrù
to step into; to enter
民办mínbàn
run by the local people; privately operated
气势qìshì
imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
灌guàn
to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
火炬huǒjù
(flaming) torch
烟火yānhuǒ
smoke and fire; cooked food; (literary) beacon fire; (literary) descendants; posterity
瓶颈píngjǐng
neck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck; problem that impedes progress
生产线shēngchǎnxiàn
assembly line; production line
筹码chóumǎ
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token