HSK 7–9 vocabulary: words 5,201–5,300
Part 53 of 57 of the HSK 7–9 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5201 | 垂头丧气垂頭喪氣 | chuí tóu sàng qì | hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen | |
| 5202 | 弊病 | bì bìng | malady; evil; malpractice | |
| 5203 | 化纤化纖 | huà xiān | synthetic fiber | |
| 5204 | 东道主東道主 | dōng dào zhǔ | host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) | |
| 5205 | 壮胆壯膽 | zhuàng dǎn | to get one’s courage up; to embolden | |
| 5206 | 世袭世襲 | shì xí | succession; inheritance; hereditary | |
| 5207 | 农历農曆 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar | |
| 5208 | 珍重 | zhēn zhòng | precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! | |
| 5209 | 夸夸其谈誇誇其談 | kuā kuā qí tán | to talk big; to sound off; bombastic | |
| 5210 | 下乡下鄉 | xià xiāng | to go to the countryside | |
| 5211 | 举世瞩目舉世矚目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention | |
| 5212 | 弘扬弘揚 | hóng yáng | to enhance; to promote; to enrich | |
| 5213 | 同人 | tóng rén | people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague | |
| 5214 | 刚毅剛毅 | gāng yì | resolute; steadfast; stalwart | |
| 5215 | 化险为夷化險為夷 | huà xiǎn wéi yí | to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster | |
| 5216 | 联欢聯歡 | lián huān | to have a get-together; celebration; party | |
| 5217 | 俊俏 | jùn qiào | attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant | |
| 5218 | 刮风颳風 | guā fēng | to be windy | |
| 5219 | 走过场走過場 | zǒu guò chǎng | to go through the motions | |
| 5220 | 扣人心弦 | kòu rén xīn xián | to excite; to thrill; exciting | |
| 5221 | 光明磊落 | guāng míng lěi luò | open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright | |
| 5222 | 千钧一发千鈞一髮 | qiān jūn yī fà | a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death | |
| 5223 | 酌情 | zhuó qíng | to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation | |
| 5224 | 千变万化千變萬化 | qiān biàn wàn huà | countless changes; constant permutation | |
| 5225 | 朝气蓬勃朝氣蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark | |
| 5226 | 一个劲儿一個勁兒 | yī gè jìn r | erhua variant of 一个劲; continuously | |
| 5227 | 搞鬼 | gǎo guǐ | to make mischief; to play tricks | |
| 5228 | 诚心诚意誠心誠意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity | |
| 5229 | 瑰宝瑰寶 | guī bǎo | gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem | |
| 5230 | 立方米 | lì fāng mǐ | cubic meter (unit of volume) | |
| 5231 | 公开信公開信 | gōng kāi xìn | open letter | |
| 5232 | 说不上說不上 | shuō bu shàng | to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning | |
| 5233 | 带头人帶頭人 | dài tóu rén | leader | |
| 5234 | 一技之长一技之長 | yī jì zhī cháng | proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom) | |
| 5235 | 欠条欠條 | qiàn tiáo | IOU; certificate of indebtedness | |
| 5236 | 同舟共济同舟共濟 | tóng zhōu gòng jì | cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals | |
| 5237 | 自强不息自強不息 | zì qiáng bù xī | to strive unremittingly; self-improvement | |
| 5238 | 堆砌 | duī qì | lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases) | |
| 5239 | 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style dress; cheongsam | |
| 5240 | 说情說情 | shuō qíng | to intercede; to plead for sb else | |
| 5241 | 精益求精 | jīng yì qiú jīng | to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving | |
| 5242 | 耻笑恥笑 | chǐ xiào | to sneer at sb; to ridicule | |
| 5243 | 跑龙套跑龍套 | pǎo lóng tào | to play a small role | |
| 5244 | 从容不迫從容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò | calm; unruffled | |
| 5245 | 稠密 | chóu mì | dense | |
| 5246 | 长达長達 | cháng dá | to extend as long as; to lengthen out to | |
| 5247 | 洪亮 | hóng liàng | loud and clear; resonant | |
| 5248 | 峰回路转峰回路轉 | fēng huí lù zhuǎn | the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly | |
| 5249 | 嬉笑 | xī xiào | to be laughing and playing; to giggle | |
| 5250 | 鹤立鸡群鶴立雞群 | hè lì jī qún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior | |
| 5251 | 风沙風沙 | fēng shā | sand blown by wind; sandstorm | |
| 5252 | 大大咧咧 | dà dà liē liē | carefree; offhand; casual | |
| 5253 | 高新技术高新技術 | gāo xīn jì shù | high tech; high technology | |
| 5254 | 喜洋洋 | xǐ yáng yáng | radiant with joy | |
| 5255 | 假使 | jiǎ shǐ | if; in case; suppose | |
| 5256 | 讲学講學 | jiǎng xué | to lecture (on branch of learning) | |
| 5257 | 学子學子 | xué zǐ | (literary) student; scholar | |
| 5258 | 工整 | gōng zhěng | fine work; carefully and neatly done | |
| 5259 | 荷花 | hé huā | lotus | |
| 5260 | 提速 | tí sù | to increase the specified cruising speed; to pick up speed; to speed up | |
| 5261 | 变幻莫测變幻莫測 | biàn huàn mò cè | to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic | |
| 5262 | 求医求醫 | qiú yī | to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor | |
| 5263 | 理直气壮理直氣壯 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful | |
| 5264 | 由此可见由此可見 | yóu cǐ kě jiàn | from this, it can be seen that... | |
| 5265 | 沿线沿線 | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line | |
| 5266 | 水货水貨 | shuǐ huò | smuggled goods; unauthorized goods | |
| 5267 | 树梢樹梢 | shù shāo | the tip of a tree; treetop | |
| 5268 | 矿藏礦藏 | kuàng cáng | mineral resources | |
| 5269 | 火暴 | huǒ bào | variant of 爆 | |
| 5270 | 综上所述綜上所述 | zōng shàng suǒ shù | to summarize; to sum up | |
| 5271 | 旋涡旋渦 | xuán wō | spiral; whirlpool; eddy | |
| 5272 | 一年到头一年到頭 | yī nián dào tóu | all year round | |
| 5273 | 漠然 | mò rán | indifferent; apathetic; cold | |
| 5274 | 一言一行 | yī yán yī xíng | every word and action (idiom) | |
| 5275 | 沉甸甸 | chén diàn diàn | heavy | |
| 5276 | 半边天半邊天 | bàn biān tiān | half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk | |
| 5277 | 足智多谋足智多謀 | zú zhì duō móu | resourceful; full of stratagems | |
| 5278 | 似是而非 | sì shì ér fēi | apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom) | |
| 5279 | 人次 | rén cì | person-times; visits; classifier for number of people participating | |
| 5280 | 改邪归正改邪歸正 | gǎi xié guī zhèng | to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf | |
| 5281 | 敬而远之敬而遠之 | jìng ér yuǎn zhī | to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance | |
| 5282 | 磁卡 | cí kǎ | magnetic card; IC Card (telephone) | |
| 5283 | 柏树柏樹 | bǎi shù | cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bó shù] | |
| 5284 | 贺电賀電 | hè diàn | congratulatory telegram | |
| 5285 | 娇气嬌氣 | jiāo qì | delicate; squeamish; finicky | |
| 5286 | 农民工農民工 | nóng mín gōng | migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) | |
| 5287 | 锦旗錦旗 | jǐn qí | silk banner (as an award or gift) | |
| 5288 | 衣食住行 | yī shí zhù xíng | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs | |
| 5289 | 多边多邊 | duō biān | multilateral | |
| 5290 | 祖籍 | zǔ jí | ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration) | |
| 5291 | 浮力 | fú lì | buoyancy | |
| 5292 | 能耗 | néng hào | energy consumption | |
| 5293 | 犯愁 | fàn chóu | to worry; to be anxious | |
| 5294 | 脉络脈絡 | mài luò | arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal) | |
| 5295 | 津津有味 | jīn jīn yǒu wèi | with keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto | |
| 5296 | 泼冷水潑冷水 | pō lěng shuǐ | to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm | |
| 5297 | 定心丸 | dìng xīn wán | tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease | |
| 5298 | 沏 | qī | to steep (tea) | |
| 5299 | 嫦娥 | Cháng é | Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft | |
| 5300 | 烘托 | hōng tuō | background (of a painting); backdrop; a foil (to set off something to advantage) |
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