HSK 7–9 vocabulary: words 5,401–5,500

Part 55 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
5401	走弯路走彎路	zǒu wān lù	to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
5402	见仁见智見仁見智	jiàn rén jiàn zhì	opinions differ (idiom)
5403	发愣發愣	fā lèng	to stare blankly; to be in a daze
5404	国学國學	guó xué	Chinese national culture; studies of ancient Chinese civilization; the Imperial College (history)
5405	画蛇添足畫蛇添足	huà shé tiān zú	lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
5406	酣睡	hān shuì	to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
5407	对联對聯	duì lián	rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
5408	茶道	chá dào	Japanese tea ceremony; sado
5409	泰斗	tài dǒu	(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure; doyen; revered authority
5410	暴风骤雨暴風驟雨	bào fēng zhòu yǔ	violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
5411	瑞雪	ruì xuě	timely snow
5412	一概而论一概而論	yī gài ér lùn	to lump different matters together (idiom)
5413	大雁	dà yàn	wild goose
5414	经贸經貿	jīng mào	trade
5415	潦草	liáo cǎo	slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
5416	互信	hù xìn	mutual trust
5417	乔装喬裝	qiáo zhuāng	to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself
5418	大公无私大公無私	dà gōng wú sī	selfless; impartial
5419	海内外海內外	hǎi nèi wài	domestic and international; at home and abroad
5420	网民網民	wǎng mín	web user; netizen
5421	互访互訪	hù fǎng	exchange visits
5422	思前想后思前想後	sī qián xiǎng hòu	to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection
5423	四合院	sì hé yuàn	courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
5424	娇惯嬌慣	jiāo guàn	to pamper; to coddle; to spoil
5425	卡子	qiǎ zi	clip; hair fastener; checkpoint
5426	萍水相逢	píng shuǐ xiāng féng	strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
5427	多元	duō yuán	poly-; multi-; multielement
5428	多劳多得多勞多得	duō láo duō dé	work more and get more
5429	干戈	gān gē	weapons of war; arms
5430	迷惑不解	mí huò bù jiě	to feel puzzled
5431	汤圆湯圓	tāng yuán	boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
5432	扑面而来撲面而來	pū miàn ér lái	lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses
5433	冷酷无情冷酷無情	lěng kù wú qíng	cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
5434	引经据典引經據典	yǐn jīng jù diǎn	lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
5435	抚恤撫卹	fǔ xù	(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury
5436	愚公移山	yú gōng yí shān	the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
5437	通顺通順	tōng shùn	smooth; clear and coherent
5438	歌咏歌詠	gē yǒng	to sing
5439	桂花	guì huā	osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
5440	小卒	xiǎo zú	foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody
5441	出洋相	chū yáng xiàng	to make a fool of oneself
5442	便饭便飯	biàn fàn	an ordinary meal; simple home cooking
5443	赞叹不已贊嘆不已	zàn tàn bù yǐ	to be full of praise (idiom)
5444	纵横交错縱橫交錯	zòng héng jiāo cuò	criss-crossed (idiom)
5445	节水節水	jié shuǐ	to save water
5446	风餐露宿風餐露宿	fēng cān lù sù	lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it
5447	怡然自得	yí rán zì dé	happy and content (idiom)
5448	上期	shàng qī	previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
5449	院士	yuàn shì	scholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
5450	绘声绘色繪聲繪色	huì shēng huì sè	vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realistic
5451	馅儿餡兒	xiàn r	erhua variant of 馅; (of food) filling; stuffing
5452	三番五次	sān fān wǔ cì	over and over again (idiom)
5453	忌口	jì kǒu	abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
5454	举一反三舉一反三	jǔ yī fǎn sān	to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
5455	损人利己損人利己	sǔn rén lì jǐ	harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
5456	野炊	yě chuī	to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing); cookout
5457	涝澇	lào	flooded
5458	非金属非金屬	fēi jīn shǔ	nonmetal (chemistry)
5459	卤味滷味	lǔ wèi	food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
5460	约定俗成約定俗成	yuē dìng sú chéng	established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
5461	无情无义無情無義	wú qíng wú yì	completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
5462	耿直	gěng zhí	honest; frank; candid
5463	顺差順差	shùn chā	(trade or budget) surplus
5464	东奔西走東奔西走	dōng bēn xī zǒu	to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch
5465	没说的沒說的	méi shuō de	nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss
5466	美滋滋	měi zī zī	very happy; elated
5467	怠工	dài gōng	to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)
5468	单边單邊	dān biān	unilateral
5469	拉锁拉鎖	lā suǒ	zipper
5470	没准儿沒準兒	méi zhǔn r	erhua variant of 没准; not sure; maybe
5471	抑扬顿挫抑揚頓挫	yì yáng dùn cuò	see 顿挫抑扬
5472	藤椅	téng yǐ	rattan chair
5473	心眼儿心眼兒	xīn yǎn r	one's thoughts; mind; intention
5474	有的放矢	yǒu dì fàng shǐ	lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective
5475	概论概論	gài lùn	outline; introduction; survey
5476	印刷术印刷術	yìn shuā shù	printing; printing technology
5477	经久不息經久不息	jīng jiǔ bù xī	prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
5478	沽名钓誉沽名釣譽	gū míng diào yù	to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
5479	水灵灵水靈靈	shuǐ líng líng	see 水灵
5480	沾光	zhān guāng	to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
5481	简体字簡體字	jiǎn tǐ zì	simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
5482	腊月臘月	Là yuè	twelfth lunar month
5483	大包大揽大包大攬	dà bāo dà lǎn	to take complete charge (idiom)
5484	朱红朱紅	zhū hóng	vermilion
5485	由此看来由此看來	yóu cǐ kàn lái	thereby; judging from this
5486	悲欢离合悲歡離合	bēi huān lí hé	joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life
5487	芦花蘆花	lú huā	reed catkin; reed flower
5488	节气節氣	jié qi	solar term
5489	连滚带爬連滾帶爬	lián gǔn dài pá	rolling and crawling; trying frantically to escape (idiom)
5490	朝三暮四	zhāo sān mù sì	lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
5491	内需內需	nèi xū	domestic demand
5492	敦厚	dūn hòu	genuine; honest and sincere
5493	禅杖禪杖	chán zhàng	the staff of a Buddhist monk
5494	老伴儿老伴兒	lǎo bàn r	erhua variant of 老伴; (coll.) (of an old couple) husband or wife
5495	前仰后合前仰後合	qián yǎng hòu hé	to sway to and fro; to rock back and forth
5496	书橱書櫥	shū chú	bookcase
5497	红扑扑紅撲撲	hóng pū pū	red; rosy; flushed
5498	迭起	dié qǐ	continuously arising; to arise repeatedly
5499	船桨船槳	chuán jiǎng	oar
5500	槐树槐樹	huái shù	locust tree (Sophora japonica)

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