HSK 3.0 levels 7–9

fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)

拄zhǔ

to lean on; to prop on

服气fúqì

to be convinced; to accept

泰斗tàidǒu

abbr. for 泰山北斗 (TàishānBěidǒu)

狼吞虎咽lángtūnhǔyàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself

解渴jiěkě

to quench

变幻莫测biànhuànmòcè

to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous

一举两得yījǔliǎngdé

(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone

蛀牙zhùyá

tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth

说情shuōqíng

to intercede; to plead for sb else

运筹帷幄yùnchóuwéiwò

lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies

不辞而别bùcí'érbié

to leave without saying good-bye

搀chān

to take by the arm and assist

朝夕相处zhāoxīxiāngchǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīng

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare

请帖qǐngtiě

invitation card; written invitation

胸有成竹xiōngyǒuchéngzhú

(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind

褒贬bāobiǎn

to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appraisal

撇piě

to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

不敢当bùgǎndāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me

原汁原味yuánzhīyuánwèi

original; authentic

怜惜liánxī

to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward

沉甸甸chéndiàndiàn

heavy

物美价廉wùměijiàlián

good quality and cheap; a bargain

聚精会神jùjīnghuìshén

to concentrate one's attention (idiom)

滑梯huátī

(children's) sliding board; a slide

五湖四海wǔhúsìhǎi

all parts of the country

大公无私dàgōngwúsī

selfless; impartial

夸夸其谈kuākuāqítán

(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air

部首bùshǒu

radical of a Chinese character

串门chuànmén

to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home

千钧一发qiānjūnyīfà

(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)

喜酒xǐjiǔ

wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast

成心chéngxīn

intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

敦厚dūnhòu

genuine; honest and sincere

亡羊补牢wángyángbǔláo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

偏旁piānpáng

component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)

僻静pìjìng

lonely; secluded

南辕北辙nányuánběizhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

年轮niánlún

annual ring; growth ring

德才兼备décáijiānbèi

(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent

挂失guàshī

to report the loss of something

搞鬼gǎoguǐ

to make mischief; to play tricks

秧歌yāngge

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

娇气jiāoqì

delicate; squeamish; finicky

峰回路转fēnghuílùzhuǎn

the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn

掏腰包tāoyāobāo

to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

争分夺秒zhēngfēnduómiǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count

称心如意chènxīnrúyì

(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish

三番五次sānfānwǔcì

over and over again (idiom)

忽冷忽热hūlěnghūrè

now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate

会意huìyì

combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 (liùshū) of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compound; to comprehend without being told explicitly; to cotton on; knowing (smile, glance etc)

见外jiànwài

to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest

迭起diéqǐ

continuously arising; to arise repeatedly

口音kǒuyīn

(linguistics) oral speech sounds

好胜hàoshèng

eager to win; competitive; aggressive

寒带hándài

polar climate

弱项ruòxiàng

one's weak area