HSK 3.0 levels 7–9

the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent

显微镜xiǎnwēijìng

microscope

鲤鱼lǐyú

carp

削xiāo

to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

清澈qīngchè

clear; limpid

一连yīlián

in a row; in succession; running

光顾guānggù

to visit (as a customer)

冤枉yuānwang

to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile

凶狠xiōnghěn

cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful

及早jízǎo

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

坦率tǎnshuài

frank; candid; straightforward

填充tiánchōng

to fill up; to stuff; to fill in a blank space

大惊小怪dàjīngxiǎoguài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

奔波bēnbō

to rush about; to be constantly on the move

幻影huànyǐng

phantom; mirage

后盾hòudùn

support; backing

恨不得hènbude

wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth

情谊qíngyì

friendship; camaraderie

意料yìliào

to anticipate; to expect; expectations

惨痛cǎntòng

bitter; painful; deeply distressed

扎根zhāgēn

to take root

折合zhéhé

to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to

捷径jiéjìng

shortcut

接班jiēbān

to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb

搁浅gēqiǎn

to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall

揽lǎn

to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass

正月Zhēngyuè

first month of the lunar year

清凉qīngliáng

cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing

激增jīzēng

to increase rapidly; to shoot up

无故wúgù

without cause or reason

脉搏màibó

pulse (both medical and figurative)

芭蕾bālěi

ballet (loanword)

衰竭shuāijié

(of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion

镶嵌xiāngqiàn

to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation

隐含yǐnhán

to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit

饱满bǎomǎn

full; plump

休养xiūyǎng

to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce

像样xiàngyàng

presentable; decent; up to par

受骗shòupiàn

to be cheated; to be taken in; to be hoodwinked

存货cúnhuò

stock; inventory (of material)

寻觅xúnmì

to look for

庆贺qìnghè

to congratulate; to celebrate

投奔tóubèn

to seek shelter; to seek asylum

拖累tuōlěi

to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate

更衣室gēngyīshì

change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet

朗诵lǎngsòng

to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim

根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù

deep-rooted (problem etc)

栽zāi

to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down

棚péng

shed; canopy; shack

枪毙qiāngbì

to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of

标榜biāobǎng

to flaunt; to advertise; to parade; boost; excessive praise

激荡jīdàng

to rage; to dash; to surge; also written 激荡

稳妥wěntuǒ

dependable

老乡lǎoxiāng

fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

聘pìn

to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off; (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission; Taiwan pr. pìng

肆无忌惮sìwújìdàn

absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple

自卑zìbēi

to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself

荒诞huāngdàn

beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic

路子lùzi

method; way; approach

轻而易举qīng'éryìjǔ

easy; with no difficulty

通通tōngtōng

all; entire; complete