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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

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Word Pinyin Meaning
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
xiù to embroider; embroidery
xiù to corrode
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
must
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
to allow
许愿 xǔ yuàn to make a wish
(bound form) order; sequence
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
xuán black
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
xūn to smoke
熏陶 xūn táo to seep in
勋章 xūn zhāng medal
xún ten days
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
xùn to teach
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)
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
bud
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
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
yàn to swallow
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
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
yāo to invite
妖怪 yāo guài monster
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