HSK 3.0
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脊梁 | jǐ liang | (coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate) |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck |
| 脱口而出 | tuō kǒu ér chū | to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark) |
| 脱颖而出 | tuō yǐng ér chū | to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
| 脱节 | tuō jié | to come apart |
| 脱落 | tuō luò | to drop off |
| 脱身 | tuō shēn | to get away |
| 胀 | zhàng | to swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated |
| 脾 | pí | spleen |
| 肾 | shèn | kidney |
| 腐化 | fǔ huà | to rot |
| 腐败 | fǔ bài | corruption |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten |
| 腐烂 | fǔ làn | to rot |
| 腐蚀 | fǔ shí | corrosion |
| 腔 | qiāng | (bound form) cavity |
| 腥 | xīng | fishy (smell) |
| 脑海 | nǎo hǎi | the mind |
| 脑筋 | nǎo jīn | brains |
| 肿瘤 | zhǒng liú | tumor |
| 腹泻 | fù xiè | diarrhea |
| 腹部 | fù bù | abdomen |
| 腺 | xiàn | gland |
| 膝盖 | xī gài | knee |
| 胶囊 | jiāo náng | (pharm.) capsule |
| 胶片 | jiāo piàn | (photographic) film |
| 膨胀 | péng zhàng | to expand |
| 膳食 | shàn shí | meals; food |
| 胆子 | dǎn zi | courage |
| 胆怯 | dǎn qiè | timidity |
| 脸颊 | liǎn jiá | cheek |
| 腊月 | là yuè | twelfth lunar month |
| 卧 | wò | to lie |
| 临 | lín | to face |
| 临床 | lín chuáng | clinical |
| 临街 | lín jiē | facing the street |
| 临近 | lín jìn | close to |
| 自以为是 | zì yǐ wéi shì | to believe oneself infallible (idiom) |
| 自信心 | zì xìn xīn | self-confidence |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) |
| 自助 | zì zhù | self-service |
| 自卑 | zì bēi | to have low self-esteem |
| 自如 | zì rú | unobstructed |
| 自始至终 | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | from start to finish (idiom) |
| 自尊 | zì zūn | self-respect |
| 自尊心 | zì zūn xīn | self-respect |
| 自强不息 | zì qiáng bù xī | to strive unremittingly |
| 自然界 | zì rán jiè | nature |
| 自然而然 | zì rán ér rán | involuntary |
| 自理 | zì lǐ | to take care of oneself |
| 自由自在 | zì yóu zì zài | free and easy (idiom); carefree |
| 自发 | zì fā | spontaneous |
| 自相矛盾 | zì xiāng máo dùn | to contradict oneself |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish |
| 自私自利 | zì sī zì lì | everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others |
| 自称 | zì chēng | to call oneself |
| 自立 | zì lì | independent |
| 自行 | zì xíng | voluntary |
| 自卫 | zì wèi | to defend oneself |
| 自负 | zì fù | conceited |
| 自责 | zì zé | to blame oneself |
| 自费 | zì fèi | at one's own expense |
| 至此 | zhì cǐ | up until now |
| 至关重要 | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important |
| 致使 | zhì shǐ | to cause |
| 致命 | zhì mìng | fatal |
| 致富 | zhì fù | to become rich |
| 致敬 | zhì jìng | to salute |
| 致辞 | zhì cí | to express in words or writing |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than... |
| 与否 | yǔ fǒu | whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 与日俱增 | yǔ rì jù zēng | to increase steadily |
| 与时俱进 | yǔ shí jù jìn | abreast of modern developments |
| 与此同时 | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time; meanwhile |
| 与众不同 | yǔ zhòng bù tóng | to stand out from the masses (idiom) |
| 兴奋剂 | xīng fèn jì | stimulant |
| 兴建 | xīng jiàn | to build |
| 兴致 | xìng zhì | mood |
| 兴起 | xīng qǐ | to rise |
| 兴高采烈 | xìng gāo cǎi liè | happy and excited (idiom) |
| 举一反三 | jǔ yī fǎn sān | to raise one and infer three |
| 举世无双 | jǔ shì wú shuāng | unrivaled (idiom); world number one |
| 举世瞩目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention |
| 举世闻名 | jǔ shì wén míng | world-famous (idiom) |
| 举例 | jǔ lì | to give an example |
| 举报 | jǔ bào | to report (malefactors to the police) |
| 举措 | jǔ cuò | move; act; measure |
| 举止 | jǔ zhǐ | bearing |
| 举重 | jǔ zhòng | to lift weights |
| 舒畅 | shū chàng | happy; entirely free from worry |
| 舔 | tiǎn | to lick |
| 舞厅 | wǔ tīng | dance hall |
| 航天 | háng tiān | space flight |
| 航天员 | háng tiān yuán | astronaut |
| 航海 | háng hǎi | to sail the seas |
| 航行 | háng xíng | to sail |
| 航运 | háng yùn | shipping |
| 舵手 | duò shǒu | helmsman |
| 船桨 | chuán jiǎng | oar |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships |
| 舱 | cāng | cabin |
| 良 | liáng | good |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience |
| 良性 | liáng xìng | positive (in its effect) |
| 艰巨 | jiān jù | arduous |
| 艰苦奋斗 | jiān kǔ fèn dòu | to struggle arduously |
| 艰辛 | jiān xīn | hardships |
| 艰险 | jiān xiǎn | difficult and dangerous |
| 艳丽 | yàn lì | gorgeous |
| 艾滋病 | ài zī bìng | AIDS (loanword) |
| 芝士 | zhī shì | cheese (loanword) |
| 芝麻 | zhī ma | sesame (seed) |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng | perfume |
| 芭蕾 | bā lěi | ballet (loanword) |
| 芯片 | xīn piàn | computer chip |
| 花卉 | huā huì | flowers and plants |
| 花样 | huā yàng | pattern |
| 花瓣 | huā bàn | petal |
| 花纹 | huā wén | decorative design |
| 芽 | yá | bud |
| 苗 | miáo | sprout |
| 苗条 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim |
| 苗头 | miáo tou | first signs |
| 苛刻 | kē kè | harsh |
| 若干 | ruò gān | a certain number or amount |
| 苦力 | kǔ lì | bitter work |
| 苦心 | kǔ xīn | painstaking effort |
| 苦恼 | kǔ nǎo | vexed |
| 苦笑 | kǔ xiào | to force a smile |
| 苦练 | kǔ liàn | to train hard |
| 苦难 | kǔ nàn | suffering |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | handsome |
| 英镑 | yīng bàng | pound sterling |
| 茂密 | mào mì | dense (of plant growth) |
| 茂盛 | mào shèng | lush |
| 茅台 | máo tái | Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou |
| 茫然 | máng rán | blankly |
| 兹 | zī | now |
| 茶道 | chá dào | Japanese tea ceremony |
| 茶馆儿 | chá guǎnr | a teashop |
| 草坪 | cǎo píng | lawn |
| 草案 | cǎo àn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) |
| 荆棘 | jīng jí | thistles and thorns |
| 荒 | huāng | desolate |
| 荒凉 | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 荒诞 | huāng dàn | beyond belief |
| 荒谬 | huāng miù | absurd |
| 荷花 | hé huā | lotus |
| 庄严 | zhuāng yán | solemn; dignified; stately |
| 庄园 | zhuāng yuán | manor |
| 庄稼 | zhuāng jia | farm crop |
| 茎 | jīng | stalk |
| 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable |
| 莫过于 | mò guò yú | nothing can surpass |
| 莫非 | mò fēi | can it be possible that |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum |
| 菜市场 | cài shì chǎng | food market |
| 菩萨 | pú sà | Bodhisattva (Buddhism) |
| 华侨 | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese |
| 华裔 | huá yì | ethnic Chinese |
| 华丽 | huá lì | gorgeous |
| 萌发 | méng fā | to sprout |
| 萌芽 | méng yá | to sprout (lit. or fig.) |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng | strangers coming together by chance (idiom) |
| 萎缩 | wěi suō | to wither |
| 万分 | wàn fēn | very much |
| 万古长青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh |
| 万无一失 | wàn wú yī shī | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) |
| 万能 | wàn néng | omnipotent |
| 万万 | wàn wàn | absolutely |
| 落下 | luò xià | to fall |
| 落地 | luò dì | to fall to the ground |
| 落差 | luò chā | drop in elevation |
| 落户 | luò hù | to settle |
| 着力 | zhuó lì | to put effort into sth |
| 着实 | zhuó shí | truly |
| 着想 | zhuó xiǎng | to give thought (to others) |
| 着手 | zhuó shǒu | to put one's hand to it |
| 着眼 | zhuó yǎn | to have one's eyes on (a goal) |
| 着落 | zhuó luò | whereabouts |
| 着迷 | zháo mí | to be fascinated |
| 着重 | zhuó zhòng | to put emphasis on; to stress |
| 董事 | dǒng shì | board member |
| 董事会 | dǒng shì huì | board of directors |
| 董事长 | dǒng shì zhǎng | chairman of the board of directors |
| 葬 | zàng | to bury (the dead) |
| 葬礼 | zàng lǐ | burial |
| 蒜 | suàn | garlic |
| 蒸 | zhēng | to evaporate |
| 苍蝇 | cāng ying | housefly |
| 盖子 | gài zi | cover |
| 蓬勃 | péng bó | vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality |
| 莲子 | lián zǐ | lotus seed |
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to extend |
| 葱 | cōng | scallion |
| 萧条 | xiāo tiáo | bleak; desolate |
| 姜 | jiāng | ginger |
| 熏陶 | xūn táo | to seep in |
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