HSK 7–9 vocabulary: words 1,401–1,500

Part 15 of 57 of the HSK 7–9 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.

#	Character	Pinyin	Meaning
1401	俊㑺	jùn	old variant of 俊
1402	末日	Mò rì	Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
1403	鄙视鄙視	bǐ shì	to despise; to disdain; to look down upon
1404	元首	yuán shǒu	head of state
1405	纱紗	shā	cotton yarn; muslin
1406	阶级階級	jiē jí	(social) class
1407	头晕頭暈	tóu yūn	dizzy
1408	中途	zhōng tú	midway
1409	映	yìng	to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)
1410	独一无二獨一無二	dú yī wú èr	unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
1411	经受經受	jīng shòu	to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand
1412	亮相	liàng xiàng	to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
1413	懒得懶得	lǎn dé	not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to
1414	少量	shǎo liàng	a smidgen; a little bit; a few
1415	捐献捐獻	juān xiàn	to donate; to contribute; donation
1416	接手	jiē shǒu	to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)
1417	即可	jí kě	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth)
1418	小品	xiǎo pǐn	short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit
1419	线条線條	xiàn tiáo	line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
1420	栽	zāi	to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb
1421	取胜取勝	qǔ shèng	to score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents
1422	遗体遺體	yí tǐ	remains (of a dead person)
1423	入选入選	rù xuǎn	to be included among those selected for
1424	残留殘留	cán liú	to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant; residue
1425	震动震動	zhèn dòng	to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect
1426	角逐	jué zhú	to tussle; to contend; to contest
1427	特权特權	tè quán	prerogative; privilege; privileged
1428	可不是	kě bu shì	that's just the way it is; exactly!
1429	密度	mì dù	density; thickness
1430	巨额巨額	jù é	large sum (of money); a huge amount
1431	口水	kǒu shuǐ	saliva
1432	热带熱帶	rè dài	the tropics; tropical
1433	发光發光	fā guāng	to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
1434	遮	zhē	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide
1435	扒	bā	to peel; to skin; to tear
1436	蘑菇	mó gu	mushroom; to pester; to dawdle
1437	飞往飛往	fēi wǎng	Go to
1438	向往嚮往	xiàng wǎng	to yearn for; to look forward to
1439	时髦時髦	shí máo	in vogue; fashionable
1440	音响音響	yīn xiǎng	sound; acoustics; audio
1441	急性	jí xìng	acute
1442	钞票鈔票	chāo piào	paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
1443	虽说雖說	suī shuō	though; although
1444	风云風雲	fēng yún	weather; unstable situation
1445	徘徊	pái huái	to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate
1446	拥挤擁擠	yōng jǐ	crowded; to throng; congestion
1447	显现顯現	xiǎn xiàn	appearance; to appear
1448	雇员雇員	gù yuán	employee
1449	净化淨化	jìng huà	to purify
1450	马桶馬桶	mǎ tǒng	chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl
1451	演示	yǎn shì	to demonstrate; to show; presentation
1452	迷惑	mí huo	to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle
1453	黎明	lí míng	dawn; daybreak
1454	步入	bù rù	to step into; to enter
1455	屠杀屠殺	tú shā	to massacre; to slaughter
1456	琢磨	zhuó mó	to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
1457	致敬	zhì jìng	to salute; to pay one's respects to; to pay tribute to
1458	表态表態	biǎo tài	to declare one's position; to say where one stands
1459	心声心聲	xīn shēng	thoughts; feelings; aspirations
1460	预见預見	yù jiàn	to foresee; to predict; to forecast
1461	双胞胎雙胞胎	shuāng bāo tāi	twin
1462	殴打毆打	ōu dǎ	to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)
1463	支票	zhī piào	check (bank); cheque
1464	领土領土	lǐng tǔ	territory
1465	生前	shēng qián	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
1466	窄	zhǎi	narrow; narrow-minded; badly off
1467	反馈反饋	fǎn kuì	to send back information; feedback
1468	下落	xià luò	whereabouts; to drop; to fall
1469	无能为力無能為力	wú néng wéi lì	impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
1470	点心點心	diǎn xin	light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)
1471	老人家	lǎo rén jiā	polite term for old woman or man
1472	比喻	bǐ yù	to compare; to liken to; metaphor
1473	跳跃跳躍	tiào yuè	to jump; to leap; to bound
1474	挫折	cuò zhé	setback; reverse; check
1475	坠墜	zhuì	to fall; to drop; to weigh down
1476	本性	běn xìng	natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
1477	相识相識	xiāng shí	to get to know each other; acquaintance
1478	不可避免	bù kě bì miǎn	unavoidably
1479	惯例慣例	guàn lì	convention; usual practice
1480	储蓄儲蓄	chǔ xù	to deposit money; to save; savings
1481	必定	bì dìng	to be bound to; to be sure to
1482	事宜	shì yí	matters; arrangements
1483	弦	xián	bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring
1484	看重	kàn zhòng	to regard as important; to value
1485	迫不及待	pò bù jí dài	impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
1486	囚犯	qiú fàn	prisoner; convict
1487	虚伪虛偽	xū wěi	false; hypocritical; artificial
1488	分泌	fēn mì	to secrete; secretion
1489	予以	yǔ yǐ	to give; to impose; to apply
1490	触摸觸摸	chù mō	to touch
1491	好比	hǎo bǐ	to be just like; can be compared to
1492	起步	qǐ bù	to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)
1493	后代後代	hòu dài	descendant; progeny; posterity
1494	余地餘地	yú dì	margin; leeway
1495	修正	xiū zhèng	to revise; to amend
1496	好心	hǎo xīn	kindness; good intentions
1497	制品製品	zhì pǐn	products; goods
1498	欺诈欺詐	qī zhà	to cheat
1499	扭转扭轉	niǔ zhuǎn	to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
1500	狂热狂熱	kuáng rè	zealotry; fanatical; feverish

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