HSK 3.0
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扣留 | kòu liú | to detain |
| 扣人心弦 | kòu rén xīn xián | to excite |
| 扣押 | kòu yā | to detain |
| 枯竭 | kū jié | used up |
| 窟窿 | kū long | hole |
| 哭泣 | kū qì | to weep |
| 枯萎 | kū wěi | to wilt |
| 哭笑不得 | kū xiào bù dé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) |
| 苦尽甘来 | kǔ jìn gān lái | bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning |
| 苦难 | kǔ nàn | suffering |
| 苦恼 | kǔ nǎo | vexed |
| 苦涩 | kǔ sè | bitter and astringent |
| 苦笑 | kǔ xiào | to force a smile |
| 苦心 | kǔ xīn | painstaking effort |
| 库存 | kù cún | property or cash held in reserve |
| 酷似 | kù sì | to strikingly resemble |
| 夸大 | kuā dà | to exaggerate |
| 夸夸其谈 | kuā kuā qí tán | to talk big |
| 夸耀 | kuā yào | to brag about |
| 垮 | kuǎ | to collapse (lit. or fig.) |
| 挎 | kuà | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across |
| 跨度 | kuà dù | span |
| 跨国 | kuà guó | transnational |
| 跨越 | kuà yuè | to step across |
| 快活 | kuài huo | happy |
| 宽敞 | kuān chang | spacious |
| 宽泛 | kuān fàn | wide-ranging |
| 宽广 | kuān guǎng | wide |
| 宽厚 | kuān hòu | tolerant |
| 宽阔 | kuān kuò | expansive |
| 宽容 | kuān róng | lenient |
| 宽恕 | kuān shù | to forgive |
| 宽松 | kuān sōng | to relax (policy) |
| 款待 | kuǎn dài | to entertain |
| 款项 | kuǎn xiàng | funds |
| 筐 | kuāng | basket |
| 狂 | kuáng | mad |
| 狂欢 | kuáng huān | party |
| 狂热 | kuáng rè | zealotry |
| 矿 | kuàng | ore |
| 框 | kuàng | frame (e.g. door frame) |
| 矿藏 | kuàng cáng | mineral resources |
| 矿产 | kuàng chǎn | minerals |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame |
| 旷课 | kuàng kè | to play truant |
| 况且 | kuàng qiě | moreover |
| 亏本 | kuī běn | to make a loss |
| 亏待 | kuī dài | to treat sb unfairly |
| 捆 | kǔn | a bunch |
| 困惑 | kùn huò | bewildered |
| 困境 | kùn jìng | predicament; plight |
| 扩 | kuò | to enlarge |
| 扩充 | kuò chōng | to expand |
| 阔绰 | kuò chuò | ostentatious |
| 括号 | kuò hào | parentheses |
| 扩建 | kuò jiàn | to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) |
| 扩散 | kuò sàn | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse |
| 扩张 | kuò zhāng | expansion |
| 拉动 | lā dòng | to pull |
| 啦啦队 | lā lā duì | cheerleading squad |
| 拉链 | lā liàn | zipper |
| 拉拢 | lā lǒng | to rope in |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc) |
| 蜡 | là | candle |
| 腊月 | là yuè | twelfth lunar month |
| 蜡烛 | là zhú | candle |
| 来宾 | lái bīn | Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi |
| 来电 | lái diàn | incoming telephone call (or telegram) |
| 来访 | lái fǎng | to pay a visit |
| 来回 | lái huí | to make a round trip |
| 来历 | lái lì | history |
| 来龙去脉 | lái lóng qù mài | the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) |
| 来年 | lái nián | next year |
| 来之不易 | láizhī-búyì | hard-earned |
| 栏杆 | lán gān | railing |
| 栏目 | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) |
| 蓝图 | lán tú | blueprint |
| 揽 | lǎn | to monopolize; to seize |
| 缆车 | lǎn chē | cable car |
| 懒得 | lǎn dé | not to feel like (doing sth) |
| 懒惰 | lǎn duò | idle |
| 滥用 | làn yòng | to misuse |
| 狼狈 | láng bèi | in a difficult situation |
| 狼吞虎咽 | láng tūn hǔ yàn | to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously |
| 朗诵 | lǎng sòng | to read aloud with expression |
| 捞 | lāo | to fish up |
| 唠叨 | láo dao | to prattle |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm |
| 牢记 | láo jì | to keep in mind |
| 劳驾 | láo jià | excuse me |
| 牢牢 | láo láo | firmly |
| 劳累 | láo lèi | tired |
| 牢骚 | láo sāo | discontent |
| 劳务 | láo wù | service (work done for money) |
| 老伴 | lǎo bàn | (of an elderly couple) husband or wife |
| 老大 | lǎo dà | very |
| 老化 | lǎo huà | to age (of person or object) |
| 老人家 | lǎorenjia | a polite term for an elderly person |
| 老乡 | lǎo xiāng | fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown |
| 老字号 | lǎo zì hào | shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation |
| 涝 | lào | flooded |
| 乐此不疲 | lè cǐ bù pí | to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom) |
| 乐意 | lè yì | to be willing to do sth |
| 乐园 | lè yuán | paradise |
| 勒 | lēi | to strap tightly |
| 雷达 | léi dá | radar (loanword) |
| 雷同 | léi tóng | mirroring others |
| 累赘 | léi zhuì | superfluous |
| 累计 | lěi jì | to calculate the running total |
| 累积 | lěi jī | to accumulate |
| 棱角 | léng jiǎo | edge and corner |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | indifferent |
| 冷冻 | lěng dòng | to freeze |
| 冷酷 | lěng kù | unfeeling; callous |
| 冷落 | lěng luò | desolate |
| 冷门 | lěng mén | a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) |
| 冷漠 | lěng mò | lack of regard |
| 冷气 | lěngqì | air conditioning |
| 冷却 | lěng què | to cool off |
| 冷战 | lěng zhàn | (fig.) strained relationship |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn; daybreak |
| 离谱 | lí pǔ | excessive |
| 离奇 | lí qí | odd |
| 理睬 | lǐ cǎi | to heed |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone |
| 礼服 | lǐ fú | ceremonial robe |
| 理会 | lǐ huì | to understand |
| 礼节 | lǐ jié | etiquette |
| 礼品 | lǐ pǐn | gift |
| 礼尚往来 | lǐ shàng wǎng lái | lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) |
| 理事 | lǐ shì | member of council |
| 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course |
| 礼堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall |
| 礼仪 | lǐ yí | etiquette |
| 鲤鱼 | lǐ yú | carp |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason |
| 理直气壮 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | to have the courage of one's convictions |
| 立案 | lì àn | to register (to an official organism) |
| 利弊 | lì bì | pros and cons |
| 力不从心 | lì bù cóng xīn | less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish |
| 历程 | lì chéng | course |
| 历代 | lì dài | successive generations |
| 立法 | lì fǎ | to enact laws |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube (math.) |
| 立方米 | lì fāng mǐ | cubic meter (unit of volume) |
| 立功 | lì gōng | to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ]) |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons |
| 立交桥 | lì jiāo qiáo | overpass |
| 历届 | lì jiè | all previous (meetings, sessions etc) |
| 历来 | lì lái | always |
| 莅临 | lì lín | to arrive (esp. of notable person) |
| 利率 | lì lǜ | interest rates |
| 力求 | lì qiú | to make every effort to |
| 历时 | lì shí | to last |
| 利索 | lì suo | nimble |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability |
| 立体 | lì tǐ | three-dimensional |
| 力争 | lì zhēng | to work hard for |
| 励志 | lì zhì | to encourage |
| 立足 | lì zú | to stand |
| 连贯 | lián guàn | to link up (disparate elements) |
| 联欢 | lián huān | to have a get-together |
| 廉价 | lián jià | cheaply-priced |
| 廉洁 | lián jié | incorruptible; unbribable; honest |
| 连连 | lián lián | repeatedly |
| 联络 | lián luò | to get in touch with |
| 联盟 | lián méng | alliance |
| 连绵 | lián mián | continuous |
| 连年 | lián nián | successive years |
| 连任 | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office |
| 联赛 | lián sài | (sports) league |
| 联手 | lián shǒu | lit. to join hands |
| 连锁 | lián suǒ | to interlock |
| 连同 | lián tóng | together with |
| 怜惜 | lián xī | to take pity on |
| 连夜 | lián yè | that very night |
| 廉正 | lián zhèng | upright and honest |
| 帘子 | lián zi | curtain |
| 莲子 | lián zǐ | lotus seed |
| 脸颊 | liǎn jiá | cheek |
| 炼 | liàn | to refine |
| 恋恋不舍 | liàn liàn bù shě | reluctant to part |
| 良 | liáng | good |
| 凉爽 | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience |
| 良性 | liáng xìng | positive (in its effect) |
| 两口子 | liǎng kǒu zi | husband and wife |
| 两栖 | liǎng qī | amphibious |
| 两手 | liǎng shǒu | one's two hands |
| 两下子 | liǎng xià zi | a couple of times |
| 两翼 | liǎngyì | both wings |
| 亮点 | liàng diǎn | highlight |
| 量化 | liàng huà | to quantize |
| 谅解 | liàng jiě | to understand |
| 亮丽 | liàng lì | bright and beautiful |
| 亮相 | liàng xiàng | to strike a pose (Chinese opera) |
| 潦草 | liáo cǎo | slipshod; careless; slovenly |
| 疗法 | liáo fǎ | therapy |