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.
| # | 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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