HSK 3.0
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凶 | xiōng | terrible |
| 凶残 | xiōng cán | savage |
| 凶恶 | xiōng è | fierce |
| 凶狠 | xiōng hěn | cruel |
| 胸怀 | xiōng huái | one's bosom (the seat of emotions) |
| 凶猛 | xiōng měng | fierce |
| 凶手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer |
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest |
| 汹涌 | xiōng yǒng | to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) |
| 胸有成竹 | xiōng yǒu chéng zhú | (idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | robust |
| 雄伟 | xióng wěi | grand |
| 雄性 | xióng xìng | male |
| 修补 | xiū bǔ | to mend |
| 修长 | xiū cháng | slender |
| 羞耻 | xiū chǐ | (a feeling of) shame |
| 休克 | xiū kè | shock (loanword) |
| 羞愧 | xiū kuì | ashamed |
| 休眠 | xiū mián | to be dormant (biology) |
| 休想 | xiū xiǎng | don't think (that) |
| 休养 | xiū yǎng | to recuperate |
| 修养 | xiū yǎng | accomplishment |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise |
| 绣 | xiù | to embroider; embroidery |
| 锈 | xiù | to corrode |
| 嗅 | xiù | to smell |
| 嗅觉 | xiù jué | sense of smell |
| 秀丽 | xiù lì | pretty; beautiful |
| 秀美 | xiù měi | elegant |
| 袖手旁观 | xiùshǒu-pángguān | to stand by with folded arms |
| 袖珍 | xiù zhēn | pocket-sized |
| 须 | xū | must |
| 虚 | xū | emptiness |
| 虚构 | xū gòu | to make up |
| 虚幻 | xū huàn | imaginary |
| 虚假 | xū jiǎ | false |
| 虚拟 | xū nǐ | to imagine; to make up |
| 虚荣 | xū róng | vanity |
| 虚弱 | xū ruò | weak |
| 虚伪 | xū wěi | false |
| 须知 | xū zhī | key information |
| 徐徐 | xú xú | Definition coming soon |
| 许 | xǔ | to allow |
| 许愿 | xǔ yuàn | to make a wish |
| 序 | xù | (bound form) order; sequence |
| 续 | xù | to continue |
| 絮叨 | xù dao | long-winded |
| 续航 | xù háng | endurance |
| 酗酒 | xù jiǔ | heavy drinking |
| 序列 | xù liè | sequence |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals |
| 序幕 | xù mù | prologue |
| 旭日 | xù rì | the rising sun |
| 序言 | xù yán | preface |
| 宣称 | xuān chēng | to assert |
| 宣读 | xuān dú | to read out loud to an audience |
| 宣告 | xuān gào | to declare |
| 喧哗 | xuān huá | hubbub |
| 喧闹 | xuān nào | to make a noise |
| 宣誓 | xuān shì | to swear an oath (of office) |
| 宣泄 | xuān xiè | to drain (by leading off water) |
| 宣言 | xuān yán | declaration |
| 宣扬 | xuān yáng | to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide |
| 玄 | xuán | black |
| 悬 | xuán | to hang or suspend |
| 悬挂 | xuán guà | to suspend |
| 玄机 | xuán jī | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) |
| 旋律 | xuán lǜ | melody |
| 悬念 | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc |
| 悬殊 | xuán shū | widely different |
| 旋涡 | xuán wō | spiral |
| 悬崖 | xuán yá | precipice |
| 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect |
| 选民 | xuǎn mín | voter |
| 选项 | xuǎn xiàng | option; alternative; choice |
| 选用 | xuǎn yòng | to choose for some purpose |
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling |
| 削减 | xuē jiǎn | to cut down |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken |
| 靴子 | xuē zi | boots |
| 学识 | xué shí | erudition |
| 学士 | xué shì | bachelor's degree |
| 学说 | xué shuō | theory |
| 穴位 | xué wèi | acupuncture point |
| 学业 | xué yè | studies |
| 学子 | xué zǐ | (literary) student |
| 雪山 | xuě shān | snow-capped mountain |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | (idiom) to make matters even worse |
| 血脉 | xuè mài | blood vessels |
| 血缘 | xuè yuán | bloodline |
| 熏 | xūn | to smoke |
| 熏陶 | xūn táo | to seep in |
| 勋章 | xūn zhāng | medal |
| 旬 | xún | ten days |
| 寻 | xún | to search |
| 寻常 | xún cháng | usual |
| 巡回 | xún huí | to go around |
| 巡逻 | xún luó | to patrol (police, army or navy) |
| 寻觅 | xún mì | to look for |
| 巡视 | xún shì | to patrol |
| 循序渐进 | xún xù jiàn jìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally |
| 训 | xùn | to teach |
| 驯 | xùn | to attain gradually |
| 迅猛 | xùn měng | quick and violent |
| 逊色 | xùn sè | inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) |
| 押 | yā | to mortgage |
| 压倒 | yā dǎo | to overwhelm |
| 压迫 | yā pò | to oppress |
| 鸦雀无声 | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound |
| 丫头 | yā tou | girl |
| 压抑 | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions |
| 压榨 | yā zhà | to press |
| 压制 | yā zhì | to suppress |
| 压轴 | yāzhòu | the final and most exciting performance or event in a show |
| 芽 | yá | bud |
| 哑 | yǎ | mute; dumb; incapable of speech |
| 揠苗助长 | yà miáo zhù zhǎng | see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[bá miáo zhù zhǎng] |
| 烟囱 | yān cōng | chimney |
| 咽喉 | yān hóu | throat |
| 烟花 | yān huā | fireworks |
| 烟火 | yān huǒ | smoke and fire |
| 延 | yán | to prolong |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area |
| 言辞 | yán cí | words |
| 延缓 | yán huǎn | to defer |
| 严谨 | yán jǐn | rigorous; strict; careful |
| 严峻 | yán jùn | grim |
| 言论 | yán lùn | expression of opinion |
| 严密 | yán mì | strict |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock |
| 沿途 | yán tú | along the sides of the road |
| 阎王 | yán wáng | same as 閻羅王|阎罗王 |
| 延误 | yán wu | to delay |
| 沿线 | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway) |
| 言行 | yán xíng | words and actions |
| 沿用 | yán yòng | to apply as before |
| 演变 | yǎn biàn | to develop |
| 掩耳盗铃 | yǎn ěr dào líng | lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell |
| 掩盖 | yǎn gài | to conceal |
| 眼红 | yǎn hóng | to covet |
| 掩护 | yǎn hù | to screen |
| 演化 | yǎn huà | to evolve |
| 演技 | yǎn jì | acting |
| 眼界 | yǎn jiè | ken |
| 演练 | yǎn liàn | to do a drill |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | signal made with one's eyes |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes |
| 衍生 | yǎn shēng | to give rise to |
| 掩饰 | yǎn shì | to cover up |
| 演示 | yǎn shì | to demonstrate |
| 演说 | yǎn shuō | speech |
| 演习 | yǎn xí | maneuver |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now |
| 演绎 | yǎn yì | to play out |
| 咽 | yàn | to swallow |
| 验 | yàn | to examine |
| 厌烦 | yàn fán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth |
| 厌倦 | yàn juàn | to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with |
| 艳丽 | yàn lì | gorgeous |
| 验收 | yàn shōu | to inspect and accept |
| 厌恶 | yàn wù | to loathe |
| 燕子 | yàn zi | swallow |
| 秧歌 | yāng ge | Yangge, a popular rural folk dance |
| 扬 | yáng | to raise |
| 阳历 | yáng lì | solar calendar |
| 杨树 | yáng shù | poplar tree |
| 阳性 | yáng xìng | positive |
| 洋溢 | yáng yì | brimming with |
| 养活 | yǎng huo | to provide for |
| 养生 | yǎng shēng | to maintain good health |
| 仰望 | yǎng wàng | to look up at |
| 养育 | yǎng yù | to rear |
| 养殖 | yǎng zhí | to cultivate |
| 样本 | yàng běn | sample; specimen |
| 样品 | yàng pǐn | sample; specimen |
| 邀 | yāo | to invite |
| 妖怪 | yāo guài | monster |
| 窑 | yáo | kiln |
| 摇摆 | yáo bǎi | to sway |
| 摇晃 | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 遥控 | yáo kòng | to direct operations from a remote location |
| 摇篮 | yáo lán | cradle |
| 谣言 | yáo yán | rumor |
| 摇摇欲坠 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering |
| 药材 | yào cái | medicinal ingredient |
| 药方 | yào fāng | prescription |
| 要害 | yào hài | vital part |
| 要好 | yào hǎo | to be on good terms |
| 要紧 | yào jǐn | important |
| 要领 | yào lǐng | main aspects |
| 要命 | yào mìng | to cause sb's death |
| 要强 | yào qiáng | eager to excel |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | to dazzle |
| 椰子 | yē zi | a coconut palm |
| 野餐 | yě cān | picnic |
| 野蛮 | yě mán | barbarous |
| 野兽 | yě shòu | beast |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ambition |
| 夜班 | yè bān | night shift |
| 业绩 | yè jì | achievement |