HSK 7–9 vocabulary: words 4,701–4,800

Part 48 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
4701	荡漾盪漾	dàng yàng	to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾
4702	形影不离形影不離	xíng yǐng bù lí	inseparable (as form and shadow)
4703	揣测揣測	chuǎi cè	to guess; to conjecture
4704	把关把關	bǎ guān	to guard a pass; to check on sth
4705	茅台酒茅臺酒	máo tái jiǔ	maotai (a Chinese liquor)
4706	苦力	kǔ lì	bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
4707	光碟	guāng dié	optical disc; compact disc; CD
4708	恍然大悟	huǎng rán dà wù	to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
4709	遇险遇險	yù xiǎn	to get into difficulties; to meet with danger
4710	不相上下	bù xiāng shàng xià	equally matched; about the same
4711	少林寺	Shào lín Sì	Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
4712	红润紅潤	hóng rùn	ruddy; rosy; florid
4713	未知数未知數	wèi zhī shù	unknown quantity
4714	爆满爆滿	bào mǎn	filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
4715	骨气骨氣	gǔ qì	unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity
4716	冒昧	mào mèi	bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
4717	庙会廟會	miào huì	temple fair
4718	下期	xià qī	next period (week, month or quarter etc)
4719	退让退讓	tuì ràng	to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down
4720	枣棗	zǎo	(bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
4721	一系列	yī xì liè	a series of; a string of
4722	文科	wén kē	liberal arts; humanities
4723	伯伯	bó bo	father's elder brother; uncle
4724	辽阔遼闊	liáo kuò	vast; extensive
4725	酿造釀造	niàng zào	to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
4726	翻来覆去翻來覆去	fān lái fù qù	to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again
4727	操劳操勞	cāo láo	to work hard; to look after
4728	试用期試用期	shì yòng qī	trial period; probationary period
4729	礁石	jiāo shí	reef
4730	筹措籌措	chóu cuò	to raise (money)
4731	不像话不像話	bù xiàng huà	unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
4732	兼任	jiān rèn	to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time
4733	差额差額	chā é	balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
4734	食宿	shí sù	board and lodging; room and board
4735	要强要強	yào qiáng	eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
4736	逊色遜色	xùn sè	inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
4737	出丑出醜	chū chǒu	shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated
4738	野餐	yě cān	picnic; to have a picnic
4739	着力著力	zhuó lì	to put effort into sth; to try really hard
4740	笨重	bèn zhòng	heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
4741	纲领綱領	gāng lǐng	program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle
4742	归根到底歸根到底	guī gēn dào dǐ	after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
4743	耗时耗時	hào shí	time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
4744	空想	kōng xiǎng	daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
4745	立功	lì gōng	to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself
4746	眼红眼紅	yǎn hóng	to covet; envious; jealous
4747	遗愿遺願	yí yuàn	final wishes of the departed
4748	下调下調	xià diào	to demote; to pass down to a lower unit
4749	野营野營	yě yíng	to camp; field lodgings
4750	富足	fù zú	rich; plentiful
4751	特例	tè lì	special case; isolated example
4752	共同体共同體	gòng tóng tǐ	community
4753	挎	kuà	to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
4754	半途而废半途而廢	bàn tú ér fèi	to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
4755	熏陶薰陶	xūn táo	to seep in; to influence; to nurture
4756	后顾之忧後顧之憂	hòu gù zhī yōu	fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
4757	埋没埋沒	mái mò	to engulf; to bury; to overlook
4758	无不無不	wú bù	none lacking; none missing; everything is there
4759	拄	zhǔ	to lean on; to prop on
4760	外贸外貿	wài mào	foreign trade
4761	根深蒂固	gēn shēn dì gù	deep-rooted (problem etc)
4762	评论员評論員	píng lùn yuán	commentator
4763	循序渐进循序漸進	xún xù jiàn jìn	in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
4764	公费公費	gōng fèi	at public expense
4765	猎犬獵犬	liè quǎn	hound; hunting dog
4766	造价造價	zào jià	construction cost
4767	分寸	fēn cun	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action
4768	忠贞忠貞	zhōng zhēn	loyal and dependable
4769	谜语謎語	mí yǔ	riddle; conundrum
4770	多功能	duō gōng néng	multifunctional; multifunction
4771	苦笑	kǔ xiào	to force a smile; a bitter laugh
4772	按理说按理說	àn lǐ shuō	it is reasonable to say that...
4773	休眠	xiū mián	to be dormant (biology); inactive (volcano); to hibernate (computing)
4774	照例	zhào lì	as a rule; as usual; usually
4775	心安理得	xīn ān lǐ dé	to have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
4776	船舶	chuán bó	shipping; boats
4777	衰弱	shuāi ruò	weak; feeble
4778	不翼而飞不翼而飛	bù yì ér fēi	to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast
4779	免职免職	miǎn zhí	to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote
4780	无微不至無微不至	wú wēi bù zhì	in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
4781	吹捧	chuī pěng	to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
4782	篇幅	piān fu	length (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
4783	牵头牽頭	qiān tóu	to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation)
4784	表率	biǎo shuài	example; model
4785	徐徐	xú xú	slowly; gently
4786	一晃	yī huǎng	(of passing time) in an instant; (of a sight) in a flash
4787	污秽污穢	wū huì	nasty; sordid; filthy
4788	没辙沒轍	méi zhé	at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
4789	秀丽秀麗	xiù lì	pretty; beautiful
4790	司空见惯司空見慣	sī kōng jiàn guàn	a common occurrence (idiom)
4791	风风雨雨風風雨雨	fēng fēng yǔ yǔ	trials and tribulations; ups and downs
4792	下旬	xià xún	last third of the month
4793	内向內向	nèi xiàng	reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented
4794	纵然縱然	zòng rán	even if; even though
4795	喜怒哀乐喜怒哀樂	xǐ nù āi lè	four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐
4796	并行並行	bìng xíng	to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)
4797	骏马駿馬	jùn mǎ	fine horse; steed
4798	鉴赏鑑賞	jiàn shǎng	to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
4799	挂钩掛鉤	guà gōu	to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
4800	独立自主獨立自主	dú lì zì zhǔ	independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs

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