HSK 7–9 vocabulary: words 5,501–5,600
Part 56 of 57 of the HSK 7–9 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5501 | 大模大样大模大樣 | dà mú dà yàng | boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [dà mó dà yàng] | |
| 5502 | 贺信賀信 | hè xìn | congratulatory letter or message | |
| 5503 | 哗变嘩變 | huá biàn | mutiny; rebellion | |
| 5504 | 冰棍儿冰棍兒 | bīng gùn r | ice lolly; popsicle | |
| 5505 | 节衣缩食節衣縮食 | jié yī suō shí | to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally | |
| 5506 | 张灯结彩張燈結彩 | zhāng dēng jié cǎi | to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) | |
| 5507 | 电铃電鈴 | diàn líng | electric bell | |
| 5508 | 公函 | gōng hán | official letter | |
| 5509 | 陶冶 | táo yě | lit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate | |
| 5510 | 碰钉子碰釘子 | pèng dīng zi | to meet with a rebuff | |
| 5511 | 各奔前程 | gè bèn qián chéng | each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead | |
| 5512 | 别具匠心別具匠心 | bié jù jiàng xīn | to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived | |
| 5513 | 暖烘烘 | nuǎn hōng hōng | nice and warm; cozy; heartwarming | |
| 5514 | 见钱眼开見錢眼開 | jiàn qián yǎn kāi | to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing | |
| 5515 | 爱理不理愛理不理 | ài lǐ bù lǐ | (idiom) standoffish; indifferent | |
| 5516 | 奇花异草奇花異草 | qí huā yì cǎo | very rarely seen, unusual (idiom) | |
| 5517 | 有口无心有口無心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) | |
| 5518 | 帐子帳子 | zhàng zi | mosquito net | |
| 5519 | 半真半假 | bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ | (idiom) half true and half false | |
| 5520 | 有两下子有兩下子 | yǒu liǎng xià zi | to have real skill; to know one's stuff | |
| 5521 | 乘人之危 | chéng rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's precarious position | |
| 5522 | 穿小鞋 | chuān xiǎo xié | lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb | |
| 5523 | 酣畅酣暢 | hān chàng | unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping; to drink with abandon | |
| 5524 | 如醉如痴如醉如癡 | rú zuì rú chī | lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); intoxicated by sth; obsessed with | |
| 5525 | 耳闻目睹耳聞目睹 | ěr wén mù dǔ | to witness personally | |
| 5526 | 万古长青萬古長青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh; last forever; eternal | |
| 5527 | 一毛不拔 | yī máo bù bá | stingy (idiom) | |
| 5528 | 发愤图强發憤圖強 | fā fèn tú qiáng | to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom) | |
| 5529 | 默读默讀 | mò dú | to read in silence | |
| 5530 | 纳闷儿納悶兒 | nà mèn r | erhua variant of 纳闷; puzzled; bewildered | |
| 5531 | 忍饥挨饿忍飢挨餓 | rěn jī ái è | starving; famished | |
| 5532 | 山冈山岡 | shān gāng | mound; small hill | |
| 5533 | 势不可当勢不可當 | shì bù kě dāng | impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force | |
| 5534 | 侃大山 | kǎn dà shān | to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag | |
| 5535 | 不耻下问不恥下問 | bù chǐ xià wèn | not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates | |
| 5536 | 爆冷门爆冷門 | bào lěng mén | an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup | |
| 5537 | 出口成章 | chū kǒu chéng zhāng | (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate | |
| 5538 | 个头儿個頭兒 | gè tóu r | size; height; stature | |
| 5539 | 括弧 | kuò hú | parenthesis | |
| 5540 | 造纸术造紙術 | zào zhǐ shù | papermaking process | |
| 5541 | 兜儿兜兒 | dōu r | erhua variant of 兜; pocket; bag | |
| 5542 | 长效長效 | cháng xiào | to be effective over an extended period | |
| 5543 | 遂心 | suì xīn | to one's liking | |
| 5544 | 敲边鼓敲邊鼓 | qiāo biān gǔ | to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum) | |
| 5545 | 刻舟求剑刻舟求劍 | kè zhōu qiú jiàn | lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances | |
| 5546 | 一长一短一長一短 | yī cháng yī duǎn | talking endlessly; long-winded | |
| 5547 | 鹏程万里鵬程萬里 | péng chéng wàn lǐ | the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom); one's future prospects are brilliant | |
| 5548 | 闹着玩儿鬧著玩兒 | nào zhe wán r | to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb | |
| 5549 | 得意扬扬得意揚揚 | dé yì yáng yáng | variant of 洋 | |
| 5550 | 随大溜隨大溜 | suí dà liù | to follow the crowd; going with the tide | |
| 5551 | 廉正 | lián zhèng | upright and honest; integrity | |
| 5552 | 办不到辦不到 | bàn bu dào | impossible; can't be done; no can do | |
| 5553 | 报亭報亭 | bào tíng | kiosk; newsstand | |
| 5554 | 便利店 | biàn lì diàn | convenience store | |
| 5555 | 别提了別提了 | bié tí le | say no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject | |
| 5556 | 不服气不服氣 | bù fú qì | unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant | |
| 5557 | 操控 | cāo kòng | to control; to manipulate | |
| 5558 | 茶馆儿茶館兒 | chá guǎn r | a teashop | |
| 5559 | 吃不上 | chī bu shàng | unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal | |
| 5560 | 吹了 | chuī le | failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) | |
| 5561 | 从今以后從今以後 | cóng jīn yǐ hòu | from now on; henceforward | |
| 5562 | 从早到晚從早到晚 | cóng zǎo dào wǎn | from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; all day long | |
| 5563 | 打盹儿打盹兒 | dǎ dǔn r | erhua variant of 打盹; to doze off | |
| 5564 | 大数据大數據 | dà shù jù | big data (computing) | |
| 5565 | 大腕儿大腕兒 | dà wàn r | erhua variant of 大腕; (coll.) big name; (coll.) big shot | |
| 5566 | 低碳 | dī tàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) | |
| 5567 | 点击率點擊率 | diǎn jī lǜ | click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) | |
| 5568 | 防汛 | fáng xùn | flood control; anti-flood (precautions) | |
| 5569 | 搞笑 | gǎo xiào | to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious | |
| 5570 | 公示 | gōng shì | to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification | |
| 5571 | 顾不上顧不上 | gù bu shàng | cannot attend to or manage | |
| 5572 | 后备箱後備箱 | hòu bèi xiāng | trunk; boot (of a car) | |
| 5573 | 忽高忽低 | hū gāo hū dī | alternately soaring and plunging | |
| 5574 | 极少数極少數 | jí shǎo shù | extremely few; a small minority | |
| 5575 | 接听接聽 | jiē tīng | to answer the phone | |
| 5576 | 离谱儿離譜兒 | lí pǔr5 | Scientific | |
| 5577 | 咧嘴 | liě zuǐ | to grin | |
| 5578 | 领军領軍 | lǐng jūn | to lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading | |
| 5579 | 聋人聾人 | lóng rén | deaf person; hearing-impaired person | |
| 5580 | 沐浴露 | mù yù lù | shower gel | |
| 5581 | 哪知道 | nǎ zhī dào | who would have thought that ...? | |
| 5582 | 难得一见難得一見 | nán dé yī jiàn | rarely seen | |
| 5583 | 难以想象難以想象 | nányǐxiǎngxiàng | Unimaginable | |
| 5584 | 人缘儿人緣兒 | rén yuán r | erhua variant of 人缘; relations with other people | |
| 5585 | 如果说如果說 | rú guǒ shuō | if; if one were to say | |
| 5586 | 软实力軟實力 | ruǎn shí lì | soft power (in international relations) | |
| 5587 | 时好时坏時好時壞 | shí hǎo shí huài | sometimes good, sometimes bad | |
| 5588 | 受过受過 | shòu guò | to take the blame (for sb else) | |
| 5589 | 双赢雙贏 | shuāng yíng | profitable to both sides; a win-win situation | |
| 5590 | 谁知道誰知道 | shéi zhī dào | God knows...; Who would have imagined...? | |
| 5591 | 说干就干說幹就幹 | shuō gàn jiù gàn | to do what needs to be done, without delay | |
| 5592 | 说老实话說老實話 | shuō lǎo shi huà | to be honest; to tell the truth; to be frank | |
| 5593 | 说起来說起來 | shuō qǐlái | Say | |
| 5594 | 说真的說真的 | shuō zhēn de | to tell the truth; honestly; in fact | |
| 5595 | 私家车私家車 | sī jiā chē | private car | |
| 5596 | 搜救 | sōu jiù | search and rescue | |
| 5597 | 贪玩儿貪玩兒 | tān wánr5 | Greedy | |
| 5598 | 讨人喜欢討人喜歡 | tǎo rén xǐ huan | to attract people's affection; charming; delightful | |
| 5599 | 性价比性價比 | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio | |
| 5600 | 一卡通 | Yī kǎ tōng | the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) |
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