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.
| # | 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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