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HSK 3.0 levels 7–9

5570 words, in teaching order

Words 3501–3600
取暖qǔnuǎn
to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
品位pǐnwèi
rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste
坦言tǎnyán
to say candidly; to acknowledge frankly
垮kuǎ
to collapse (lit. or fig.)
巢穴cháoxué
lair; nest; den; hideout
从容cóngróng
to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. cōngróng
攀登pāndēng
to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
敲诈qiāozhà
to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
犀利xīlì
sharp; incisive; penetrating
磨难mónàn
a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
礼节lǐjié
etiquette
私自sīzì
private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
秉持bǐngchí
to uphold; to hold fast to
立方米lìfāngmǐ
cubic meter (m³)
繁重fánzhòng
heavy; burdensome; heavy-duty; arduous; onerous
胆量dǎnliàng
courage; boldness; guts
花纹huāwén
decorative design
冲刺chōngcì
(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches
见闻jiànwén
what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
质地zhìdì
texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition
蹭cèng
to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload
辞退cítuì
to dismiss; to discharge; to fire
透彻tòuchè
penetrating; thorough; incisive
迟缓chíhuǎn
slow; sluggish
医务yīwù
medical affairs
雄厚xiónghòu
substantial; robust; ample; abundant
靠拢kàolǒng
to draw close to
风尚fēngshàng
current custom; current way of doing things
幢zhuàng
classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. chuáng); (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows
不知所措bùzhīsuǒcuò
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
传人chuánrén
to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant
剔除tīchú
to reject; to discard; to get rid of
印章yìnzhāng
seal; signet; chop; stamp
可想而知kěxiǎng'érzhī
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
哺乳bǔrǔ
breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse
家禽jiāqín
poultry; domestic fowl
层出不穷céngchūbùqióng
more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
带队dàiduì
to lead a team; to lead a group; group leader; (tourism) tour guide
复查fùchá
to check again; to re-examine
忠告zhōnggào
to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word
拉拢lālǒng
to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice
推选tuīxuǎn
to elect; to choose
挥霍huīhuò
to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
更正gēngzhèng
to correct; to make a correction
果真guǒzhēn
really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
枯竭kūjié
used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
椭圆tuǒyuán
oval; ellipse; elliptic
流逝liúshì
(of time) to pass; to elapse
闸zhá
sluice; lock (on waterway); sluice; sluice gate; to dam up water; (coll.) brake; (coll.) electric switch
疗效liáoxiào
healing efficacy; healing effect
相约xiāngyuē
to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
繁衍fányǎn
to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity
葱cōng
scallion; green onion
蕴含yùnhán
to contain; to accumulate
误区wùqū
mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways
蹦bèng
to jump; to bounce; to hop
迅猛xùnměng
quick and violent
过瘾guòyǐn
to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling
阴性yīnxìng
negative; feminine
陈旧chénjiù
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
惊险jīngxiǎn
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
叼diāo
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
吹牛chuīniú
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
椰子yēzi
a coconut palm; a coconut
一齐yīqí
at the same time; simultaneously
不经意bùjīngyì
not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
供需gōngxū
supply and demand
元老yuánlǎo
senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
公款gōngkuǎn
public money
凯旋kǎixuán
to return in triumph; to return victorious
凸tū
to stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc); Taiwan pr. tú
功力gōnglì
merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power
动不动dòngbudòng
(typically followed by 就 (jiù)) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat
勘探kāntàn
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
反差fǎnchā
contrast; discrepancy
嗜好shìhào
hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
叹气tànqì
to sigh; to heave a sigh
嚣张xiāozhāng
rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
奇观qíguān
spectacle; impressive sight
好歹hǎodǎi
good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
如意rúyì
as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
学识xuéshí
erudition; scholarly knowledge
专人zhuānrén
specialist; person appointed for specific task
平淡píngdàn
flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special
年报niánbào
annual report; annual publication