HSK 7–9 vocabulary: words 4,401–4,500

Part 45 of 57 of the HSK 7–9 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.

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#	Character	Pinyin	Meaning
4401	扫兴掃興	sǎo xìng	to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
4402	深奥深奧	shēn ào	profound; abstruse; recondite
4403	出息	chū xī	to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
4404	逞强逞強	chěng qiáng	to show off; to try to be brave
4405	没落沒落	mò luò	to decline; to wane
4406	恩惠	ēn huì	favor; grace
4407	够呛夠嗆	gòu qiàng	unbearable; terrible; enough
4408	旁观旁觀	páng guān	spectator; non-participant
4409	扭头扭頭	niǔ tóu	to turn one's head; to turn around
4410	磁盘磁盤	cí pán	(computer) disk
4411	沧桑滄桑	cāng sāng	great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes
4412	劝阻勸阻	quàn zǔ	to advise against; to dissuade
4413	屹立	yì lì	to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)
4414	沉稳沉穩	chén wěn	steady; calm; unflustered
4415	惊心动魄驚心動魄	jīng xīn dòng pò	(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
4416	单薄單薄	dān bó	weak; frail; thin
4417	失业率失業率	shī yè lǜ	unemployment rate
4418	一味	yī wèi	blindly; invariably
4419	跟上	gēn shàng	to catch up with; to keep pace with
4420	和气和氣	hé qi	friendly; polite; amiable
4421	座右铭座右銘	zuò yòu míng	motto; maxim
4422	插嘴	chā zuǐ	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
4423	敬酒	jìng jiǔ	to toast; to propose a toast
4424	公仆公僕	gōng pú	public servant
4425	袖手旁观袖手旁觀	xiù shǒu páng guān	to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
4426	拘束	jū shù	to restrict; to restrain; constrained
4427	力不从心力不從心	lì bù cóng xīn	less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
4428	飙升飆升	biāo shēng	to rise rapidly; to soar
4429	缩影縮影	suō yǐng	miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome
4430	完备完備	wán bèi	faultless; complete; perfect
4431	停泊	tíng bó	to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)
4432	较劲較勁	jiào jìn	to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive
4433	公职公職	gōng zhí	civil service; public office; government job
4434	修路	xiū lù	to repair a road
4435	自理	zì lǐ	to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself
4436	直观直觀	zhí guān	direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive
4437	格格不入	gé gé bù rù	(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
4438	打搅打攪	dǎ jiǎo	to disturb; to trouble; to bother
4439	游船遊船	yóu chuán	pleasure boat; cruise ship
4440	古迹古蹟	gǔ jì	places of historic interest; historical sites
4441	照办照辦	zhào bàn	to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book
4442	合情合理	hé qíng hé lǐ	reasonable and fair (idiom)
4443	豁出去	huō chu qu	to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke
4444	百分比	bǎi fēn bǐ	percentage
4445	效仿傚仿	xiào fǎng	see 仿效
4446	和平共处和平共處	hé píng gòng chǔ	peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
4447	发起人發起人	fā qǐ rén	proposer; initiator; founding member
4448	海藻	hǎi zǎo	seaweed; marine alga; kelp
4449	紧缩緊縮	jǐn suō	(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back
4450	功臣	gōng chén	minister who has given outstanding service
4451	上火	shàng huǒ	to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
4452	成问题成問題	chéng wèn tí	to be a problem; problematic; questionable
4453	起跑线起跑線	qǐ pǎo xiàn	the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
4454	水落石出	shuǐ luò shí chū	as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
4455	发源地發源地	fā yuán dì	place of origin; birthplace; source
4456	顺理成章順理成章	shùn lǐ chéng zhāng	logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)
4457	继父繼父	jì fù	stepfather
4458	焕发煥發	huàn fā	to shine; to glow; to irradiate
4459	恩赐恩賜	ēn cì	favor; to give charity to sb out of pity
4460	遭殃	zāo yāng	to suffer a calamity
4461	纵观縱觀	zòng guān	to survey comprehensively; an overall survey
4462	难点難點	nán diǎn	difficulty
4463	招揽招攬	zhāo lǎn	to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
4464	追悼会追悼會	zhuī dào huì	memorial service; funeral service
4465	助威	zhù wēi	to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of
4466	转学轉學	zhuǎn xué	to change schools; to transfer to another college
4467	原装原裝	yuán zhuāng	genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
4468	还款還款	huán kuǎn	repayment; to pay back money
4469	靶子	bǎ zi	target
4470	产地產地	chǎn dì	source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location
4471	气馁氣餒	qì něi	to be discouraged
4472	奔赴	bēn fù	to rush to; to hurry to
4473	滨海濱海	Bīn hǎi	Binhai (place name); Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin; Binhai county in Yancheng 盐城, Jiangsu
4474	口哨	kǒu shào	whistle
4475	受惊受驚	shòu jīng	startled
4476	来年來年	lái nián	next year; the coming year
4477	孤零零	gū líng líng	lone; isolated and without help; all alone
4478	探亲探親	tàn qīn	to go home to visit one's family
4479	卖弄賣弄	mài nong	to show off; to make a display of
4480	比试比試	bǐ shì	to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring
4481	大名鼎鼎	dà míng dǐng dǐng	grand reputation; renowned; famous
4482	根治	gēn zhì	to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
4483	好家伙	hǎo jiā huo	my God!; oh boy!; man!
4484	就近	jiù jìn	nearby; in a close neighborhood
4485	国宝國寶	guó bǎo	national treasure
4486	老实说老實說	lǎo shí shuō	honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
4487	研讨研討	yán tǎo	discussion
4488	一事无成一事無成	yī shì wú chéng	to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
4489	翻天覆地	fān tiān fù dì	sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head
4490	逐年	zhú nián	year after year; with each passing year; over the years
4491	火候	huǒ hou	heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment
4492	波折	bō zhé	twists and turns
4493	见义勇为見義勇為	jiàn yì yǒng wéi	to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
4494	品行	pǐn xíng	behavior; moral conduct
4495	合资合資	hé zī	joint venture
4496	顺应順應	shùn yìng	to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to
4497	紧缺緊缺	jǐn quē	in short supply; scarce
4498	挖苦	wā kǔ	to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]
4499	苦练苦練	kǔ liàn	to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work
4500	怨气怨氣	yuàn qì	grievance; resentment; complaint

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