HSK 3.0 levels 7–9

(banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft; to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue); (old) to draw one's wage in advance; (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc); to damage a natural resource through overuse

队形duìxíng

formation

雄伟xióngwěi

grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic

倚yǐ

to lean on; to rely upon

unusual; unique

epoch-marking

eloquence

unilateral

handwriting

to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse

安眠药ānmiányào

sleeping pill

恭敬gōngjìng

deferential; respectful

提纲tígāng

outline; synopsis; notes

操练cāoliàn

drill; practice

斟酌zhēnzhuó

to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim

松树sōngshù

pine; pine tree

洋溢yángyì

brimming with; steeped in

涉猎shèliè

to skim (through a book); to read cursorily; to dip into

无可奈何wúkěnàihé

have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 (wúnài)

笼统lǒngtǒng

general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague

诉苦sùkǔ

to grumble; to complain; grievance

谋害móuhài

to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life

起跑线qǐpǎoxiàn

the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)

防汛fángxùn

flood control; anti-flood (precautions)

人缘rényuán

the quality of one's relationships with other people (e.g. 人缘好 (rényuánhǎo) "to be well liked")

以身作则yǐshēnzuòzé

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

刁难diāonàn

to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. diáo1nan

力所能及lìsuǒnéngjí

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers

口香糖kǒuxiāngtáng

chewing gum

夜班yèbān

night shift

大街小巷dàjiēxiǎoxiàng

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

富足fùzú

rich; plentiful

抹杀mǒshā

to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress

持之以恒chízhīyǐhéng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

推卸tuīxiè

to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck

畅谈chàngtán

to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition

栽赃zāizāng

to frame sb (by planting sth on them)

气管qìguǎn

windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe

波澜bōlán

billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

浓重nóngzhòng

dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect)

火速huǒsù

at top speed; at a tremendous lick

理睬lǐcǎi

to heed; to pay attention to

留念liúniàn

to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly

画册huàcè

picture album

稠密chóumì

dense

绊脚石bànjiǎoshí

stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way

与日俱增yǔrìjùzēng

to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day

送别sòngbié

to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)

长足chángzú

remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)

阀门fámén

valve (mechanical)

颠簸diānbǒ

to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience

不由得bùyóude

can't help; cannot but

作息zuòxī

to work and rest

俗语súyǔ

common saying; proverb; colloquial speech

傲ào

proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy

奋勇fènyǒng

dauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will

崎岖qíqū

rugged; craggy

巴不得bābude

(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to

忠贞zhōngzhēn

loyal and dependable

悔恨huǐhèn

remorse; repentance

拙劣zhuōliè

clumsy; botched

拜会bàihuì

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

拼接pīnjiē

to put together; to join

挽wǎn

to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover; to draw (a cart)

推敲tuīqiāo

to think over

文雅wényǎ

elegant; refined

断断续续duànduànxùxù

intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate

止步zhǐbù

to halt; to stop; to go no farther

浮躁fúzào

fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained

海藻hǎizǎo

seaweed; marine alga; kelp