HSK 6 vocabulary

2498 words at HSK level 6. Tap any word for its meaning, pinyin, stroke order, and audio.

óoh? really? is that so?hēihey! (exclamation to call attention)en(mm, uh-huh, indicating agreement or thought)ma(final particle, indicates obvious or expected)lafinal particle of an assertionhāihi! hey! (greeting)家伙jiā huohousehold dish, implement or furniture拜托bài tuōto request sb to do sth夫人fū renladywato vomit; an infant's cryshàwhat?或许huò xǔperhaps; maybe而已ér yǐthat's all死亡sǐ wángto die算了suàn lelet it be屁股pì gubuttocksto form, to assemble; section, department拥有yōng yǒuto have; to possess尸体shī tǐcorpse; dead body监狱jiān yùprison发誓fā shìto vow将军jiāng jūngeneral攻击gōng jīto attack事件shì jiànincident; event人家rén jiaother peopleto smash, to pound, to crush, to break交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts梦想mèng xiǎng(fig.) to dream ofto assist, to supplement; assistant; secondary; auxiliary愚蠢yú chǔnsilly凶手xiōng shǒumurderer现场xiàn chǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc)试图shì túto attempt爆炸bào zhàexplosionméngto cover; to deceive; Mongolia战斗zhàn dòuto fight灵魂líng húnsoul军队jūn duìarmed forces; troops警告jǐng gàoto warnshùcount, number, several尝试cháng shìto try; to attempt逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custodydīngto rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on意识yì shíconsciousness; awareness同志tóng zhìcomrade失踪shī zōngto be missing撒谎sā huǎngto tell lies子弹zǐ dànbullet恶心è xīnbad habitprone, lying down, leaning oversōumeasure word for ships or vessels跟踪gēn zōngto follow sb's tracks对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackleto attach, to build, to join监视jiān shìto monitor线索xiàn suǒtrail天堂tiān tángparadise在乎zài huto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)毫无háo wúnot in the least恐惧kǒng jùto be frightened怀孕huái yùnpregnant袭击xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack)分手fēn shǒuto part company毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics客户kè hùclient; customer生物shēng wùorganismzhōustate, province, prefecture确保què bǎoto ensure; to guaranteeshuǎto play, to frolic, to amuse超级chāo jísuper-天才tiān cáitalent生存shēng cúnto exist性感xìng gǎnsex appeal情报qíng bàoinformation; intelligence牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life绑架bǎng jiàto kidnap尽快jìn kuàisee 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4]暴力bào lìviolence魔鬼mó guǐdevil动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task)放手fàng shǒuto let go one's hold成员chéng yuánmember即将jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon可恶kě wùrepulsive时光shí guāngtime背叛bèi pànto betray左右zuǒ yòuleft and right代价dài jiàprice折磨zhé móto torment; to torture信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion)投票tóu piàoto vote; to cast a vote基地jī dìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure抢劫qiǎng jiéto rob发射fā shèto shoot (a projectile)欧洲ōu zhōuEurope (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])联络lián luòto get in touch with承诺chéng nuòto promise清理qīng lǐto clear up神奇shén qímagical婴儿yīng érinfant释放shì fàngto release乐意lè yìto be willing to do sthshùto bind, to control, to restrain; balehēngto hum; to sing softly; to moan, to groanzòuto hit, to beat; to smash, to break惊讶jīng yàamazed案件àn jiàncase协议xié yìagreement展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit打架dǎ jiàto fight在意zài yìto care about惩罚chéng fápenalty孤独gū dúlonely事业shì yèundertaking能量néng liàngenergy并非bìng fēireally isn't不可思议bù kě sī yì(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable事故shì gùaccident进展jìn zhǎnto make headway; to make progressquestion-forming particle: why? what? how?; to bite; louddǎngpolitical party, gang, factionzhāto bind, to wrap; to pierce; to stopdòngridge-beam; the main support of a houseto stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod钻石zuàn shídiamond把手bǎ shouhandle档案dàng ànfile; record; archive摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from抛弃pāo qìto abandon不止bù zhǐincessantlybàngpound; to weigh清醒qīng xǐngclear-headed渴望kě wàngto thirst for嫉妒jí dùto be jealous of; to envy运行yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course抱怨bào yuànto complain美妙měi miàobeautiful当心dāng xīnto take careto cut, to divide, to partition; to cede侦探zhēn tàndetective奴隶nú lìslave投降tóu xiángto surrender搭档dā dàngto cooperate宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)非法fēi fǎillegal城堡chéng bǎocastle混乱hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly媒体méi tǐmedia, esp. news media保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself区域qū yùarea指望zhǐ wàngto count on; to hope for类似lèi sìsimilar; analogous神圣shén shèngdivine完毕wán bìto finish引擎yǐn qíngengine (loanword)审判shěn pàna trial网络wǎng luònetwork (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)太空tài kōngouter space坦白tǎn báihonestcāngcabin, ship's hold解雇jiě gùto fire打击dǎ jīto hit进攻jìn gōngto attack毁灭huǐ mièto perish迷人mí rénfascinating欺骗qī piànto deceive; to cheatzéithief, traitor; cunning, sly新娘xīn niángbride搜索sōu suǒto search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection乐趣lè qùdelight; pleasure; joy中央zhōng yāngcentral可笑kě xiàofunny明明míng míngobviously仪式yí shìceremony镜头jìng tóucamera lens陷入xiàn rùto sink into尴尬gān gàawkward; embarrassed支援zhī yuánto provide assistance时机shí jīopportunity; opportune moment正义zhèng yìjustice制服zhì fúto subdue间谍jiàn diéspy队伍duì wǔranks机构jī gòumechanism掩护yǎn hùto screen人质rén zhìhostage反抗fǎn kàngto resist擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in假设jiǎ shèto suppose转移zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer演奏yǎn zòuto perform on a musical instrument艰难jiān nándifficult交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with)舞蹈wǔ dǎodance (performance art)指示zhǐ shìto point out荒谬huāng miùabsurd; ridiculous眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes撤退chè tuìto retreat期望qī wàngto have expectations选手xuǎn shǒuathlete大不了dà bu liǎoat worst; if worst comes to worst维持wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve一向yī xiànga period of time in the recent past夫妇fū fùa (married) couple集团jí tuángroup卫星wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite结局jié júconclusion确信què xìnto be convinced疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment出卖chū màito offer for sale; to sell角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc)liūto slip, to slide, to glide; slippery来源lái yuánsource (of information etc)竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election本人běn rénI; me; myself联盟lián méngalliancebiǎnflat; board, sign, tablet扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer atméithe stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree天生tiān shēngnature敏感mǐn gǎnsensitive本身běn shēnitself保密bǎo mìto keep sth confidential打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle当初dāng chūat that time崩溃bēng kuìto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart演讲yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech要不然yào bù ránotherwise证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true)危机wēi jīcrisis回报huí bào(in) return助理zhù lǐassistant走廊zǒu lángcorridor癌症ái zhèngcancer对抗duì kàngto withstand灾难zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe系列xì lièseries忠诚zhōng chéngdevoted激情jī qíngpassionduānend, extreme; head; beginning被告bèi gào(law) the defendant; the accused本事běn shiability性命xìng mìnglife心灵xīn língbright协助xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid注射zhù shèinjection欺负qī futo bully保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter提议tí yìto propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call onjǐngwell, mine shaft, pit公民gōng míncitizenzǎito slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule绝望jué wàngto despair发动fā dòngto start隐瞒yǐn mánto conceal摇滚yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music)按摩àn mómassage报复bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate侮辱wǔ rǔto insult基因jī yīngene (loanword)达成dá chéngto reach (an agreement)古怪gǔ guàistrange修理xiū lǐto repair主题zhǔ títheme凌晨líng chénvery early in the morning卑鄙bēi bǐbasehǒuto roar, to shout; to bark, to howl痕迹hén jìvestige播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)起码qǐ mǎat the minimum; at the very least绅士shēn shìgentleman暴露bào lùto expose装备zhuāng bèiequipment火箭huǒ jiànrocket社区shè qūcommunity喉咙hóu lóngthe throat助手zhù shǒuassistant; helper报仇bào chóuto take revengealso, too; likewise操作cāo zuòto work娃娃wá wababy穿越chuān yuèto pass through震惊zhèn jīngto shock包围bāo wéito surround; to encircle; to hem in码头mǎ touwharf; dock; quay; pier领袖lǐng xiùleader异常yì chángunusual; abnormal残忍cán rěncruel使命shǐ mìngmission剧本jù běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto人士rén shìperson幸好xìng hǎofortunately解除jiě chúto removezhādregs, sediment; refuse, slag遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship)抵达dǐ dáto arrive冲动chōng dòngto have an urge爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out动机dòng jīmotive; motivationguànjar, jug, pitcher, pot声明shēng míngto state给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to renderáoto boil, to simmer; to endure pain暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest石油shí yóuoil超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend辩护biàn hùto speak in defense of机密jī mìsecret; classified膝盖xī gàiknee薪水xīn shuǐsalary抵抗dǐ kàngto resist强迫qiǎng pòto compel理智lǐ zhìreason风暴fēng bàostormtiǎnto lick, to taste崇拜chóng bàito worshipkēngpit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry守护shǒu hùto guard主管zhǔ guǎnin charge技巧jì qiǎoskill奇妙qí miàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange迷失mí shīto get lost; to lose one's bearings隧道suì dàotunnel流氓liú mángroguewánball, pebble, pellet, pill气味qì wèiodor; scent航空háng kōngaviation武装wǔ zhuāngarms顾问gù wènadviserdiàoto condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang仓库cāng kùdepot把戏bǎ xìacrobatics; jugglery障碍zhàng àibarrier模式mó shìmode; pattern; model足以zú yǐsufficient to...开除kāi chúto expel (a member of an organization)即便jí biàneven if欲望yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving荒唐huāng tángbeyond belief要命yào mìngto cause sb's death封锁fēng suǒto blockade淘汰táo tàito wash out坟墓fén mùgrave沮丧jǔ sàngdispirited祖父zǔ fùfather's father残酷cán kùcruel脆弱cuì ruòweak基金jī jīnfund仁慈rén cíbenevolent探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe面子miàn zi(medicinal) powder继承jì chéngto inherit导弹dǎo dàn(guided) missile团结tuán jiéto unite征服zhēng fúto conquer良心liáng xīnconscience口气kǒu qìtone of voice情形qíng xingcircumstances干扰gān rǎoto disturb职位zhí wèiposition; post; job意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination设置shè zhìto set up; to installrǎndye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious财富cái fùwealth细胞xì bāocell (biology)xiánto hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet)突破tū pòto break through人性rén xìnghuman nature高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high waterdiēto stumble, to slip, to fall岩石yán shí(geology) rock陷害xiàn hàito entrap迹象jì xiàngsign; indication; mark; indicator阴谋yīn móuto conspire; to plot永恒yǒng héngeternalto scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)保守bǎo shǒuconservative嘴唇zuǐ chúnlipkǒngopening, hole, orifice; great遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)出路chū lùa way out (lit. and fig.)直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live公正gōng zhèngjust; fair; equitable轨道guǐ dàotrack (for trains etc)魔术mó shùmagic欢乐huān lègaiety清除qīng chúto clear away动力dòng lìmotive power机械jī xièmachine负担fù dānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)带领dài lǐngto guide信念xìn niànfaith位于wèi yúto be located at试验shì yànexperiment评论píng lùnto comment on策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position边境biān jìngfrontier; border种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnic group虐待nüè dàito mistreat立场lì chǎngposition诞生dàn shēngto be born漫长màn chángvery long领先lǐng xiānto lead清洁qīng jiéclean降临jiàng línto descend成交chéng jiāoto complete a contractjiēall, every, everybody官方guān fānggovernment脱离tuō líto separate oneself from遥远yáo yuǎndistant; remote昏迷hūn míto lose consciousness双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwin确切què qièdefinite指令zhǐ lìngto order; to command判决pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law)版本bǎn běnversion原始yuán shǐfirst涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon吩咐fēn futo tell; to instruct; to command呻吟shēn yínto moan; to groan标记biāo jìsign居住jū zhùto reside挣扎zhēng zháto struggle依靠yī kàoto rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on帐篷zhàng pengtent火焰huǒ yànblaze氧气yǎng qìoxygen防止fáng zhǐto prevent化妆huà zhuāngto put on makeup冲突chōng tūconflict边缘biān yuánedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery需求xū qiúrequirement斗争dòu zhēnga struggle北极běi jíthe North Pole指甲zhǐ jiafingernail故障gù zhàngmalfunction典型diǎn xíngmodel患者huàn zhěpatient; sufferermust not, do not; without, never补偿bǔ chángto compensatezhéto break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble弥补mí bǔto complement发布fā bùto release策划cè huàto plotcave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals过度guò dùexcessive漫画màn huàcaricature随意suí yìas one wishes复活fù huóto revivequǎndog占领zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force先进xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc)喇叭lǎ bahorn (automobile etc)流浪liú làngto drift about隔离gé líto separate模型mó xíngmodel考验kǎo yànto test严禁yán jìnto strictly prohibit哎哟āi yōhey酒精jiǔ jīng(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol口音kǒu yinvoice无能为力wú néng wéi lì(idiom) powerless to do anything about it协会xié huìan association外表wài biǎoexternal旋转xuán zhuǎnto rotate辐射fú shèradiation提示tí shìto point out野蛮yě mánbarbarous大厦dà shà(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)无比wú bǐincomparable; matchless慷慨kāng kǎivehement; fervent贵族guì zúlord埋葬mái zàngto bury巡逻xún luóto patrol (police, army or navy)奉献fèng xiànto offer respectfully诱惑yòu huòto entice拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it许可xǔ kěto allow处境chǔ jìngsituation (of a person)写作xiě zuòto write珍贵zhēn guìprecious创作chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write难得nán déseldom覆盖fù gàito cover人间rén jiānthe human world悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to packchuángcarriage curtain; sun screen; tent; measure word for buildings毫米háo mǐmillimeter轮胎lún tāitire; pneumatic tire诉讼sù sònglawsuit签署qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)例外lì wàiexception清晰qīng xīclear; distinctnuóto shift, to move修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate灵感líng gǎninspiration种子zhǒng ziseed赌博dǔ bóto gambleto recover, to heal; more and more伴侣bàn lǚcompanion保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care携带xié dàito carry (on one's person)防御fáng yùdefense跟随gēn suíto follow评估píng gūto evaluate弱点ruò diǎnweak pointshop, store; bed, mattress免得miǎn deso as not to; so as to avoid交代jiāo dàito transfer (duties to sb else)边界biān jièboundary节奏jié zòurhythm消除xiāo chúto eliminate滋味zī wèitaste操纵cāo zòngto operate黎明lí míngdawn; daybreak不惜bù xīnot stint防守fáng shǒuto defend额外é wàiextra谣言yáo yánrumor打猎dǎ lièto go huntingāiclose by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on; to wait金融jīn róngbankingguìto kneel途径tú jìngway; means; channel叹气tàn qìto sigh活力huó lìenergy纯粹chún cuìpure命名mìng míngto give a name to珍珠zhēn zhūpearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4])指责zhǐ zéto criticize收音机shōu yīn jīradio分裂fēn lièto split up尊严zūn yándignity看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard展现zhǎn xiànto unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display幼稚yòu zhìyoung场面chǎng miànscene曲子qǔ zipoem for singing视线shì xiànline of sight混合hùn héto mix; to blend忽略hū lüèto neglect; to overlook; to ignore奖励jiǎng lìto reward汇报huì bàoto report排除pái chúto eliminate潜水qián shuǐto dive挽救wǎn jiùto save要点yào diǎnmain point模样mú yànglook一流yī liútop quality隐私yǐn sīsecrets预言yù yánto predictzhībranches, limbs; to branch off眼光yǎn guānggaze别墅bié shùvilla收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty瀑布pù bùwaterfall着想zhuó xiǎngto give thought (to others)当事人dāng shì rénpersons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)洞穴dòng xuécave器官qì guān(physiology) organ; apparatus场合chǎng hésituation症状zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)团体tuán tǐgroup分散fēn sànto scatter泄露xiè lùto leak (information); to divulge胃口wèi kǒuappetite噪音zào yīnrumble遗传yí chuánheredity登陆dēng lùto land侵犯qīn fànto infringe on恐吓kǒng hèto threaten以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly容忍róng rěnto put up withchuànstring; relatives; to conspire宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of office)周年zhōu niánanniversary倾向qīng xiàngtrend进化jìn huàto evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution遗产yí chǎnheritage饥饿jī èhunger解散jiě sànto dissolve往常wǎng chángusual酗酒xù jiǔheavy drinking堕落duò luòto degradeqiàooutstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise动静dòng jìng(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity厌恶yàn wùto loathe手法shǒu fǎtechnique羞耻xiū chǐ(a feeling of) shame妄想wàng xiǎngto attempt vainly处置chǔ zhìto handle古董gǔ dǒngcurio正当zhèng dànghonest拘留jū liúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody极端jí duānextreme驱逐qū zhúto expel元素yuán sùelement (key component of sth)正经zhèng jīngdecenttāoto take out; to pull out; to clean out粗鲁cū lǔcoarse新郎xīn lángbridegroom; groom掩盖yǎn gàito conceal指定zhǐ dìngto appointniēto knead, to mold, to pinch违背wéi bèito go against功课gōng kèhomework浑身hún shēnall over抚养fǔ yǎngto foster局面jú miànaspect喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp本能běn nénginstinct英勇yīng yǒngheroic伪造wěi zàoto forge事务shì wù(political, economic etc) affairs腐败fǔ bàicorruption床单chuáng dānbed sheet战术zhàn shùtactics童话tóng huàchildren's fairy tales同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents引导yǐn dǎoto guide烹饪pēng rèncooking; culinary arts势力shì lipower沉重chén zhòngheavy上级shàng jíhigher authoritiesdiàncushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another依旧yī jiùas before; still保卫bǎo wèito defend发财fā cáito get rich麻醉má zuìanesthesia以便yǐ biànso that纯洁chún jiépure航行háng xíngto sail实力shí lìstrength责怪zé guàito blame治安zhì ānlaw and order报酬bào choureward过于guò yúexcessively; tooqiāto hold, to choke; to gather in one handdōupouch战役zhàn yìmilitary campaign优先yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence难堪nán kānhard to take识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize港口gǎng kǒuport走私zǒu sīto smuggle作弊zuò bìto practice fraud福利fú lìmaterial benefit挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig intobāito rip, to tear依赖yī làito depend on; to be dependent on无知wú zhīignorant刹车shā chēto brake (when driving)实施shí shīto implement惊奇jīng qíto be amazed举动jǔ dòngact迷惑mí huoto puzzle拖延tuō yánto delay典礼diǎn lǐceremony; celebration十足shí zúample棕色zōng sèbrown干涉gān shèto interfere着迷zháo míto be fascinated预算yù suànbudget地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)定义dìng yìdefinition元首yuán shǒuhead of state终身zhōng shēnlifelong罢工bà gōnga strike悲哀bēi āigrieved战略zhàn lüèstrategy活该huó gāi(coll.) serve sb right终止zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate学位xué wèiacademic degree预期yù qīto expect目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention光芒guāng mángrays of light野心yě xīnambition威力wēi lìmight贿赂huì lùto bribe保障bǎo zhàngto ensure误解wù jiěto misunderstand裁判cái pàn(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement司令sī lìngcommanding officer资产zī chǎnproperty警惕jǐng tìto be on the alertkuàto straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across丢人diū rénto lose face为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward贪婪tān lánavaricious脂肪zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)近来jìn láirecently拳头quán toufist发觉fā juéto become aware无耻wú chǐwithout any sense of shame极限jí xiànlimithōngto coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar掩饰yǎn shìto cover up粉碎fěn suìto crush; to smash; to shatter意图yì túintentarmbiēto stifle, to restrain, to choke; to suppress one's inner feelings电源diàn yuánelectric power source雷达léi dá(loanword) radar坚定jiān dìngfirm玩弄wán nòngto play with嫂子sǎo zi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law腐烂fǔ lànto rot昂贵áng guìexpensive敞开chǎng kāito open wide消防xiāo fángfirefighting辉煌huī huángsplendid任命rèn mìngto appoint放大fàng dàto enlarge杰出jié chūoutstanding传达chuán dáto pass on中断zhōng duànto cut short损坏sǔn huàito damage特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular年度nián dùyear (e.g. school year, fiscal year)lǒuto embrace, to hug; to drag, to pull出身chū shēnto be born of细菌xì jūnbacterium屈服qū fúto surrender发火fā huǒto catch fire固执gù zhíobstinate赞助zàn zhùto support沼泽zhǎo zémarsh空白kòng báiblank space担保dān bǎoto guarantee昆虫kūn chónginsect色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration钞票chāo piàopaper money清晨qīng chénearly morning嫌疑xián yísuspicion制止zhì zhǐto curb布置bù zhìto arrange; to set up; to lay out思维sī wéi(line of) thought; thinkingníngscrew, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring包装bāo zhuāngto wrap; to package (goods etc)行政xíng zhèngadministration名誉míng yùfame忍耐rěn nàito endure; to put up with; to exercise patience摇摆yáo bǎito sway精确jīng quèaccurate; precise履行lǚ xíngto fulfill (one's obligations)互联网hù lián wǎngInternet高尚gāo shàngnoble起初qǐ chūoriginally; at first; at the outset丧失sàng shīto lose目睹mù dǔto witness赞同zàn tóngto approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse技能jì néngtechnical ability妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise循环xún huánto cycle预料yù liàoto forecast阻碍zǔ àito obstruct忠实zhōng shífaithful片刻piàn kèshort period of time呕吐ǒu tùto vomitwings, fins; shelter交叉jiāo chāto crosszhuāito drag, to tow; to throw; to twistto scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl封闭fēng bìto close; to seal offlāoto dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water安宁ān níngpeaceful俘虏fú lǔcaptiveshíto collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)宪法xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country)共和国gòng hé guórepublic曝光bào guāngto expose (photography)fānto take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn财务cái wùfinancial affairs; finance必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to华丽huá lìgorgeous迫不及待pò bù jí dài(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay监督jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect着手zhuó shǒuto put one's hand to it赋予fù yǔto assign论坛lùn tánforum (for discussion)可行kě xíngfeasible符号fú hàosymbol; mark; sign气色qì sècomplexion捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to captureshèngabundant, flourishing; to contain; to fill庞大páng dàhuge; enormous; tremendous关照guān zhàoto take care资助zī zhùto subsidize不顾bù gùin spite of; regardless of大伙儿dà huǒ rerhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]况且kuàng qiěmoreoverto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike压制yā zhìto suppress缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw探望tàn wàngto visit机关jī guānmechanism; gear报到bào dàoto report for duty场所chǎng suǒlocation推测tuī cèspeculation捣乱dǎo luànto disturb情节qíng jiécircumstances鉴于jiàn yúin view of平凡píng fáncommonplace盲目máng mù(fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking宫殿gōng diànpalace失误shī wùlapse部位bù wèipart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate埋伏mái fúto ambush圈套quān tàotrap; snare; trickkángto lift; to carry on one's shoulders人格rén gépersonality终点zhōng diǎnthe end成本chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs岛屿dǎo yǔisland蔓延màn yánto extend大臣dà chénchancellor (of a monarchy)司法sī fǎjudicial更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new演习yǎn xí(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver充足chōng zúadequate偏见piān jiànprejudice罕见hǎn jiànrare吹牛chuī niúto talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth饮食yǐn shíeating and drinking群众qún zhòngmass占据zhàn jùto occupy; to hold支撑zhī chēngto prop up灭亡miè wángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person以免yǐ miǎnin order to avoid灿烂càn lànto glitter冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous检验jiǎn yànto inspect引用yǐn yòngto quote; to cite油漆yóu qīoil paints局势jú shìsituation审查shěn cháto examineto pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water备份bèi fènbackup偏偏piān piān(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happenedpěngto hold or offer with both hands仪器yí qìinstrument; apparatus喜悦xǐ yuèhappy条款tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law)乞丐qǐ gàibeggar期限qī xiàntime limit体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face遵循zūn xúnto follow; to abide by; to comply with擅自shàn zìwithout permission信赖xìn làito trust岗位gǎng wèia post; a job挑剔tiāo tipicky视野shì yěfield of view方位fāng wèidirection倾听qīng tīngto listen attentively得罪dé zuito offend sb原理yuán lǐprinciple伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother值班zhí bānto work a shift撤销chè xiāoto repeal回避huí bìto shun恶化è huàto worsen飞翔fēi xiángto circle in the air往事wǎng shìpast events和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court)照料zhào liàoto tend造型zào xíngto model; to shape权威quán wēiauthority牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicatexiánbow string; string instrument; hypotenuse严厉yán lìsevere比方bǐ fanganalogy冲击chōng jīto attack示范shì fànto demonstrate政权zhèng quánregime频率pín lǜfrequency峡谷xiá gǔcanyon陈述chén shùto state; to declare维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment)谴责qiǎn zéto denounce报答bào dáto repay和谐hé xiéharmonious血压xuè yāblood pressure报社bào shènewspaper (i.e. a company)推翻tuī fānto overthrow比喻bǐ yùto compare功劳gōng láocontribution繁殖fán zhíto breed示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest)副作用fù zuò yòngside effect迷信mí xìnsuperstition数目shù mùamount潜力qián lìpotential; latent capacity岁月suì yuèyears刑事xíng shìcriminal; penal呼吁hū yùto call on (sb to do sth)dèngto stare at伴随bàn suíto accompany首要shǒu yàothe most important注视zhù shìto look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze atto collapse, to fall into ruin三角sān jiǎotriangle销毁xiāo huǐto destroy (by melting or burning)脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)家属jiā shǔfamily memberkěnto gnaw, to chew, to bite探测tàn cèto probe; to survey殴打ōu dǎto beat up解剖jiě pōuto dissect (an animal)前提qián típremise精心jīng xīnwith utmost care统计tǒng jìstatistics挽回wǎn huíto retrieve冤枉yuān wangto accuse wrongly恰当qià dàngappropriate空虚kōng xūhollow顽固wán gùstubborn; obstinate压抑yā yìto constrain or repress emotions榜样bǎng yàngmodel; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true)折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)事态shì tàisituation冻结dòng jiéto freeze (water etc)支配zhī pèito control卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)成天chéng tiān(coll.) all day long呈现chéng xiànto appear镇定zhèn dìngcalm徒弟tú dìapprentice后代hòu dàidescendant; progeny束缚shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle公道gōng daofair盗窃dào qièto stealchéngorange淹没yān mòto submerge等级děng jígrade忧郁yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected规划guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a programbèngto jump, to bounce on; bright推销tuī xiāoto market记载jì zǎito write down亲热qīn rèaffectionate; intimate; warmhearted合并hé bìngto merge耳环ěr huánearring踪迹zōng jìtrackslínto drench, to drip, to soak; perfectly财政cái zhèngpublic finance; government finance壮观zhuàng guānspectacular务必wù bìmust安置ān zhìto find a place for思念sī niànto think of测量cè liángsurvey反射fǎn shèto reflect无赖wú làihoodlum揭露jiē lùto expose将近jiāng jìnalmost竞赛jìng sàito compete; to race捍卫hàn wèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard外界wài jièthe outside world货币huò bìcurrency含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase)回收huí shōuto recycle唠叨láo daoto prattle雕塑diāo sùa statue忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling品尝pǐn chángto have a taste of; to sample领土lǐng tǔterritory澄清dèng qīngto settle (of liquid)股份gǔ fèna share (in a company)强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coercemàiold; to pass by, to take a stride拿手ná shǒuexpert in级别jí bié(military) rank培训péi xùnto cultivate时装shí zhuāngfashion作风zuò fēngstylezhōuporridge, gruel, congee是非shì fēiright and wrong导航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate疑惑yí huòto doubt瘫痪tān huàn(medicine) to suffer paralysis歹徒dǎi túevildoer纠正jiū zhèngto correct人工rén gōngartificial认可rèn kěto approve隐蔽yǐn bìto conceal恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges快活kuài huohappy水泥shuǐ nícement诈骗zhà piànto defraud先前xiān qiánbefore; previously言论yán lùnexpression of opinion部署bù shǔto dispose动身dòng shēnto go on a journey时常shí chángoften; frequently焦点jiāo diǎn(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus诸位zhū wèi(pron) everyone当场dāng chǎngat the scene; on the spot兑现duì xiàn(of a check etc) to cash跳跃tiào yuèto jump洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood争议zhēng yìcontroversy散发sàn fāto distribute; to emit; to give off图案tú àndesign; pattern条约tiáo yuētreaty占有zhàn yǒuto have冷却lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool温和wēn huolukewarm徘徊pái huáito pace back and forth智商zhì shāngIQ (intelligence quotient)万分wàn fēnvery much敬礼jìng lǐto salute消耗xiāo hàoto consume; to use up产业chǎn yèindustry扰乱rǎo luànto disturb标题biāo títitle鞠躬jū gōngto bow激励jī lìto encourage压迫yā pòto oppress教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture扩散kuò sànto spread; to proliferate; to diffuse设想shè xiǎngto imagine生理shēng lǐphysiology淘气táo qìnaughty特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or qualityto chop, to cut apart; to split虚伪xū wěifalse不愧bù kuìto be worthy of眼下yǎn xiànow; at present体系tǐ xìsystem泡沫pào mòfoam派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch旋律xuán lǜmelody上瘾shàng yǐnto get into a habit当选dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected仍旧réng jiùstill (remaining)向来xiàng láialways (previously)动脉dòng màiartery贩卖fàn màito sell偿还cháng huánto repay; to reimburse不堪bù kāncannot bear粉色fěn sèpink发行fā xíngto publish; to issue; to release; to distribute猛烈měng lièfierce; violent; vigorous; intense请教qǐng jiàoto ask for guidance品质pǐn zhìcharacter告辞gào cíto say goodbye疲惫pí bèibeaten案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example一度yī dùfor a time火药huǒ yàogunpowder鉴定jiàn dìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate终究zhōng jiūin the end; after all; eventually莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable歧视qí shìto discriminate against苍白cāng báipale肖像xiào xiàngportrait (painting, photo etc)伺候cì houto serve; to wait upon授予shòu yǔto award书籍shū jíbooks不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well故乡gù xiānghome答复dá fùto answer当面dāng miànto sb's face任性rèn xìngwillful算数suàn shùto count numbers神仙shén xiānDaoist immortal闪烁shǎn shuòto glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker媳妇xí fu(dialect) wife肿瘤zhǒng liútumor废墟fèi xūruins精致jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined公告gōng gàopost分明fēn míngclear搭配dā pèito pair up视力shì lìeyesight; visual acuity住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode统统tǒng tǒngtotally样品yàng pǐnsample; specimen知觉zhī juéperception分歧fēn qídivergent扩张kuò zhāngexpansion干预gān yùto meddleshàoto whistle; to chirp都市dū shìcity; metropolis崭新zhǎn xīnbrand new抑制yì zhìto inhibit不得已bù dé yǐto act against one's willscar, cicatrix; birthmark界限jiè xiànboundary山脉shān màimountain range彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket延续yán xùto continue人为rén wéiartificial风趣fēng qùcharm镇静zhèn jìngcalm看望kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)rather, quite; partial, biased纤维xiān wéifiber遍布biàn bùto cover the whole (area)熄灭xī mièto stop burning全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto do at all costs款待kuǎn dàito entertain消毒xiāo dúto disinfect; to sterilize回顾huí gùto look back密封mì fēngto seal up智力zhì lìintelligence揭发jiē fāto expose依据yī jùaccording to初步chū bùinitial迫害pò hàito persecute争夺zhēng duóto fight over疲倦pí juànto tire传单chuán dānleaflet; flier; pamphlet麻木má mùnumbbéng"there is no need"池塘chí tángpool微不足道wēi bù zú dàonegligible; insignificant畏惧wèi jùto fearto place, to lay down; to delay过瘾guò yǐnto satisfy a craving国防guó fángnational defense智能zhì néngintelligent职务zhí wùpost免疫miǎn yìimmunity (to disease)当前dāng qiánthe present time专长zhuān chángspecialty岳父yuè fùwife's father, father-in-law声誉shēng yùreputation现状xiàn zhuàngcurrent situation延期yán qīto delay定期dìng qīat set dates任意rèn yìany拨打bō dǎto call掠夺lüè duóto plunder描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray原先yuán xiānoriginally中立zhōng lìneutral归还guī huánto return sth孤立gū lìto isolate兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts合身hé shēnwell-fitting (of clothes)塑造sù zàoto model; to mold锋利fēng lìsharp (e.g. knife blade)虚假xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham奔驰bēn chíto run quicklychuíhammer公关gōng guānpublic relations崇高chóng gāomajestic心血xīn xuèheart's blood起源qǐ yuánorigin反常fǎn chángunusualjiànto sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill妥当tuǒ dangappropriate默默mò mòin silence; not speaking约束yuē shùto restrict让步ràng bùto concede启示qǐ shìto reveal生育shēng yùto give birth to; to bear制裁zhì cáito punish琢磨zuó moto ponder生效shēng xiào(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative渗透shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate衷心zhōng xīnheartfelt过失guò shīerror激发jī fāto arouse机灵jī lingclever照耀zhào yàoto shine延伸yán shēnto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread欣慰xīn wèito be gratified持久chí jiǔlasting推理tuī lǐreasoning吸取xī qǔto absorb一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always紧密jǐn mìinseparably close蒸发zhēng fāto evaporate平原píng yuánfield奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward; prize; awardto collide, to hit, to knock, to tap糟蹋zāo tàto waste; to spoil漂浮piāo fúto float做主zuò zhǔvariant of 作主[zuo4 zhu3]合成hé chéngto compose原告yuán gàocomplainant辜负gū fùto fail to live up (to expectations)混淆hùn xiáoto obscuremembrane, film; to kneel and worship富裕fù yùprosperous; well-to-do; well-off笼罩lǒng zhàoto envelop用户yòng hùuser二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tàncarbon dioxide CO2饶恕ráo shùto forgive频繁pín fánfrequently鼻涕bí tìnasal mucus; snivel; snot验证yàn zhèngto inspect and verify周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings追究zhuī jiūto investigate素食sù shívegetarian food沐浴mù yùto take a bath意料yì liàoto anticipate; to expect旗帜qí zhìensign机动jī dònglocomotive储存chǔ cúnstockpile分解fēn jiěto resolve倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt热门rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue缺席quē xíto be absent化验huà yànchemical examination内在nèi zàiinner手势shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal贫困pín kùnimpoverished协商xié shāngto consult with高明gāo míngbrilliant; superior; wise理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course证书zhèng shūcredentials观光guān guāngto tour顾虑gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions委员wěi yuáncommittee member寂静jì jìngquiet设立shè lìto set up; to establish书面shū miànin writing; written发育fā yùto develop可口kě kǒutasty; to taste good扭转niǔ zhuǎnto reverse不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth)不时bù shífrom time to time创新chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails土壤tǔ rǎngsoil光辉guāng huīradiance造反zào fǎnto rebel辅助fǔ zhùto assist; to aid惯例guàn lìconvention潮湿cháo shīdamp雕刻diāo kèto carve过奖guò jiǎngto overpraise散布sàn bùto disseminate反感fǎn gǎnto be disgusted with挑衅tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocationliàngto air-dry; to sun-dry承包chéng bāoto contract冷淡lěng dàncold照样zhào yàngas beforeshāoto carry, to take; to select敏锐mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute严密yán mìtight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough神情shén qínglook; expression境界jìng jièboundary收缩shōu suōto pull back排斥pái chìto reject裁缝cái fengtailor手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship内幕nèi mùinside story隆重lóng zhònggrand一再yī zàirepeatedly摇晃yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway航天háng tiānspace flight诽谤fěi bàngto slander区分qū fēnto differentiate启程qǐ chéngto set out on a journey难免nán miǎnhard to avoid瓦解wǎ jiěto collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble经费jīng fèifunds股东gǔ dōngshareholder不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul胜负shèng fùvictory or defeat管辖guǎn xiáto administer民间mín jiānamong the people麻痹má bìparalysisróuto massage, to knead; to crush by hand盈利yíng lìprofit遗失yí shīto lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle美满měi mǎnhappy采集cǎi jíto gather挫折cuò zhésetback姿态zī tàiattitude烟花yān huāfireworks谅解liàng jiěto understand殖民地zhí mín dìcolony音响yīn xiǎngsound; acoustics; audio准则zhǔn zénorm疏忽shū huto neglect耀眼yào yǎnto dazzle资本zī běncapital (economics)苏醒sū xǐngto come to辫子biàn ziplait讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price债券zhài quànbond贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)受罪shòu zuìto endure众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīvariant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1]容器róng qìreceptacle精通jīng tōngto be proficient in圆满yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect印刷yìn shuāto print包袱bāo fuwrapping clothshùperpendicular, vertical; to erect摩擦mó cāfriction配偶pèi ǒuspouse奢侈shē chǐluxurious留神liú shénto take care冒充mào chōngto feign生锈shēng xiù(of metal) to rust; to become rusty轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔeasy戒备jiè bèito take precautions心态xīn tàiattitude (of the heart)独裁dú cáidictatorshipzhūroot, stump; measure word for trees犹如yóu rúsimilar to; like坚固jiān gùfirm遥控yáo kòngto direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control向导xiàng dǎoguide拐杖guǎi zhàngcrutches匪徒fěi túgangster行列háng lièformation钦佩qīn pèito admire反驳fǎn bóto retort预先yù xiānbeforehand; in advance侧面cè miànlateral side黄昏huáng hūndusk晋升jìn shēngto promote to a higher position台风tái fēngtyphoon储备chǔ bèito store up公务gōng wùofficial business专利zhuān lìpatent丰盛fēng shèngrich习俗xí súcustom辨认biàn rènto recognize董事长dǒng shì zhǎngchairman of the board of directors抢救qiǎng jiùto rescue人道rén dàohuman sympathy渺小miǎo xiǎominute阵地zhèn dì(military) position镇压zhèn yāsuppression四肢sì zhīthe four limbs of the body生态shēng tàiecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)紧迫jǐn pòpressing注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb主导zhǔ dǎoleading笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy凝视níng shìto gaze at供给gōng jǐto furnish蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein事迹shì jìnotable deeds; exploits著作zhù zuòto write岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous步伐bù fápace物资wù zīgoods演变yǎn biànto develop; to evolve工夫gōng fuperiod of time (may be months, or mere seconds)féngto happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence标本biāo běnspecimen; sample沸腾fèi téng(of a liquid) to boil潮流cháo liútide天然气tiān rán qìnatural gas器材qì cáiequipment偏僻piān pìremotezǎnto save, to hoard僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid胸膛xiōng tángchest消极xiāo jínegative抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sth思绪sī xùtrain of thought配备pèi bèito allocate对策duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation记性jì xingmemory (ability to retain information)卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding爱戴ài dàito love and respect主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river)响应xiǎng yìngto respond to正规zhèng guīregular决策jué cèstrategic decision懒惰lǎn duòidlelèngdazed, stupefied差距chā jùdisparity起义qǐ yìuprising衰退shuāi tuìto declinejiǎngpaddle, oar广阔guǎng kuòwide掀起xiān qǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc)恼火nǎo huǒannoyed; riled; vexed根源gēn yuánorigin响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding敏捷mǐn jiénimble施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)逼迫bī pòto force桥梁qiáo liángbridge (lit. and fig.)亲身qīn shēnpersonalxiàngalley, lane未免wèi miǎnunavoidably用功yòng gōngdiligent大意dà yicareless上任shàng rènto take office无可奉告wú kě fèng gào(idiom) no comment抵制dǐ zhìto resist风度fēng dùelegance (for men)刊登kān dēngto carry a story平行píng xíngparallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)气象qì xiàngmeteorological condition; weather转达zhuǎn dáto pass on轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately计较jì jiàoto bother about间接jiàn jiēindirect施展shī zhǎnto use fully环节huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)风光fēng guāngscene考察kǎo cháto inspect备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum纠纷jiū fēndispute倾斜qīng xiéto incline慎重shèn zhòngcautious时差shí chātime difference日益rì yìday by day层次céng cìlayer否决fǒu juéto veto天文tiān wénastronomy修建xiū jiànto build贪污tān wūto be corrupt补救bǔ jiùto remedy孕育yùn yùto be pregnant威风wēi fēngawe-inspiring bearing; authority; power加工jiā gōngto process收益shōu yìearningschèngbalance, scale; steelyard预兆yù zhàoomen闲话xián huàcasual conversation辩解biàn jiěto explain斯文sī wénrefined繁忙fán mángbusy压缩yā suōto compress; compression开支kāi zhīexpenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4])模范mó fànmodelzhǎto wink甘心gān xīnto be willing to下属xià shǔsubordinate调动diào dòngto transfer搅拌jiǎo bànto stir断绝duàn juéto sever; to break off颠倒diān dǎoto turn upside down储蓄chǔ xùto save money (in a bank)牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock衰老shuāi lǎoto age庄严zhuāng yánsolemn; dignified; stately迁徙qiān xǐto migrate称号chēng hàoname权益quán yìrights审理shěn lǐto hear (a case)款式kuǎn shielegant濒临bīn línon the edge of皮革pí géleather炎热yán rèblistering hot救济jiù jìemergency relief嗅觉xiù juésense of smell堵塞dǔ sèto clog up剧烈jù lièviolent; acute; severe; fierce践踏jiàn tàto trample事项shì xiàngmatter宣扬xuān yángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide世代shì dàifor many generations高峰gāo fēngpeak选拔xuǎn báto select the best一贯yī guànconsistent就业jiù yèto get a job埋怨mán yuànto complain郑重zhèng zhòngserious化石huà shífossilxiùto embroider; embroidery; ornament弥漫mí mànvariant of 彌漫|弥漫[mi2 man4]机遇jī yùopportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck个体gè tǐan individual合伙hé huǒto act jointly坚硬jiān yìnghard公式gōng shìformula大肆dà sìwantonly削弱xuē ruòto weaken资深zī shēnsenior; highly experienced; veteran临床lín chuángclinical废除fèi chúto abolish体谅tǐ liàngto empathizequélameness; paralysis of the hands or legs登录dēng lùto register阶层jiē céngsocial class蔑视miè shìto loathe季度jì dùquarter of a year剥削bō xuēto exploit筹备chóu bèipreparations开阔kāi kuòwide奥秘ào mìsecret遭殃zāo yāngto suffer a calamity渠道qú dàoirrigation ditch晴朗qíng lǎngsunny and cloudless表决biǎo juéto decide by vote光彩guāng cǎiluster相应xiāng yìngto correspond攀登pān dēngto climb机智jī zhìquick-witted形态xíng tàishape探讨tàn tǎoto investigate题材tí cáisubject matter过滤guò lǜto filter提拔tí báto promote to a higher job保养bǎo yǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health联想lián xiǎngto associate (cognitively)通用tōng yòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)见解jiàn jiěopinion觉悟jué wùto come to understand波浪bō làngwave开展kāi zhǎnto launch气概qì gàilofty quality福气fú qigood fortune健全jiàn quánrobust凑合còu heto bring together驻扎zhù zhāto station惊动jīng dòngto alarm参谋cān móustaff officer心疼xīn téngto love dearly残留cán liúto remain; to be left over国务院guó wù yuàn(PRC) State Council小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yì(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent融洽róng qiàharmonious精华jīng huábest feature空洞kōng dòngcavity构思gòu sīto design充实chōng shírich前景qián jǐngforeground恨不得hèn bu dewishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth奔波bēn bōto rush about荒凉huāng liángdesolate倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case钩子gōu zihook触犯chù fànto violate饲养sì yǎngto raise枯燥kū zàodry and dull; uninteresting; tedious词汇cí huìvocabulary弹性tán xìngflexibility支柱zhī zhùmainstay辛勤xīn qínhardworking; industrious无从wú cóngnot to have access领悟lǐng wùto understand不像话bù xiàng huàunreasonable生机shēng jīopportunity to live; hope of success周期zhōu qīperiod缺口quē kǒunick编织biān zhīto weave; to knit; to plait; to braidyùnto press, to iron; an iron顽强wán qiángtenacious容纳róng nàto hold畅销chàng xiāoto sell well创立chuàng lìto establish; to set up; to found譬如pì rúfor example; for instance; such as出息chū xifuture prospects盘旋pán xuánto spiral批判pī pànto criticize礼节lǐ jiéetiquette规范guī fànnorm分泌fēn mìto secretecuōto rub or roll between the hands起伏qǐ fúto move up and down狭窄xiá zhǎinarrow含糊hán huambiguous平面píng miànplane (flat surface)借助jiè zhùto draw support from海拔hǎi báheight above sea level得力dé lìable商标shāng biāotrademark海滨hǎi bīnshorekuāngbamboo basket or chest觉醒jué xǐngto awaken索赔suǒ péito ask for compensation断定duàn dìngto conclude动员dòng yuánto mobilize利害lì haivariant of 厲害|厉害[li4 hai5]面貌miàn màoface; features裁员cái yuánto cut staff文物wén wùcultural relic赞扬zàn yángto praise悔恨huǐ hènremorse共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance诚挚chéng zhìsincere显著xiǎn zhùoutstanding性能xìng néngfunction; performance; behavior皱纹zhòu wénwrinklezhōuboat, ship气压qì yāatmospheric pressure干旱gān hàndrought沉闷chén mènoppressive (of weather)领事馆lǐng shì guǎnconsulate以致yǐ zhìto such an extent as to昔日xī rìformer days放射fàng shèto radiatediāoto hold in the mouth严峻yán jùngrim垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical无动于衷wú dòng yú zhōngaloof拘束jū shùto restrict培育péi yùto train水龙头shuǐ lóng tóufaucet宏伟hóng wěigrand夕阳xī yángsunset就职jiù zhíto take office; to assume a post便条biàn tiáo(informal) note风味fēng wèidistinctive flavor支出zhī chūto spend; to pay outjiǎnto choose, to select; to gather, to pick up流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute开采kāi cǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine)别扭biè niuawkward草率cǎo shuàicareless重心zhòng xīncenter of gravity惦记diàn jìto think of反面fǎn miànreverse side率领shuài lǐngto lead专程zhuān chéngspecifically挥霍huī huòto squander money调节tiáo jiéto adjust投机tóu jīcongenial; agreeable尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end密度mì dùdensity; concentration方言fāng yántopolect予以yǔ yǐto give传授chuán shòuto impart; to pass on; to teach迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐso far沉思chén sīto contemplateslope, hillside, embankment跟前gēn qian(of children, parents etc) at one's side; living with one创业chuàng yèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short便利biàn lìconvenient容貌róng màoone's appearance贬低biǎn dīto belittle采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc)轮廓lún kuòoutline; silhouette气势qì shìimposing manner捆绑kǔn bǎngto bind过问guò wènto show an interest in思索sī suǒto think deeply公然gōng ránopenly阻挠zǔ náoto thwart起草qǐ cǎoto make a draft勾结gōu jiéto collude with寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb)巴不得bā bu de(coll.) to be eager for对应duì yìngto correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to连同lián tóngtogether with被动bèi dòngpassive签订qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)颠簸diān bǒto be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)淡水dàn shuǐfreshwater寻觅xún mìto look for奠定diàn dìngto establish交涉jiāo shèto negotiate (with)衣裳yī shang(coll.) clothes过渡guò dùto cross over (by ferry)薄弱bó ruòweak; frail精密jīng mìaccuracy指标zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota合乎hé hūto accord with; to conform tochángreedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous遗留yí liúto leave behind毅力yì lìperseverance想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means爽快shuǎng kuairefreshed赠送zèng sòngto present as a gift充当chōng dāngto serve as请柬qǐng jiǎninvitation card信誉xìn yùprestige改良gǎi liángto improve (sth)呼啸hū xiàoto whistle; to scream; to whiz连锁lián suǒto interlock无非wú fēionly虚荣xū róngvanity宽敞kuān changspacious胡乱hú luàncareless妥善tuǒ shànappropriate; proper口头kǒu tóuoral凝固níng gùto freeze腐蚀fǔ shícorrosion舆论yú lùnpublic opinion上游shàng yóuupper reaches (of a river)悬挂xuán guàto suspend凶恶xiōng èvariant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce丰满fēng mǎnample灯笼dēng lónglantern花瓣huā bànpetal渔民yú mínfisherman颗粒kē lìkernel长辈zhǎng bèione's elders恰到好处qià dào hǎo chùit's just perfect维生素wéi shēng sùvitamin团圆tuán yuánto have a reunion文凭wén píngdiploma咀嚼jǔ juéto chew树立shù lìto set up愚昧yú mèiignorant; uneducated清澈qīng chèclear; limpid牢固láo gùfirm自主zì zhǔto act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜ(idiom) carefree; without worries打官司dǎ guān sito file a lawsuit屏障píng zhàngbarrier复兴fù xīngto revive颁发bān fāto issue处分chǔ fènto discipline sb实质shí zhìsubstance疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple划分huà fēnto divide upbrook, creek, stream发呆fā dāito stare blankly开拓kāi tuòto break new ground (for agriculture)解体jiě tǐto break up into components湖泊hú pōlake垄断lǒng duànto monopolize柔和róu hégentle动荡dòng dàngunrest (social or political)xiárosy clouds增添zēng tiānto add溶解róng jiěto dissolve茫茫máng mángboundless高超gāo chāoexcellent座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto粉末fěn mòfine powder走漏zǒu lòuto leak (information, secrets etc)cuànto run away; to expel; to revise, to edit投掷tóu zhìto throw sth a long distance适宜shì yísuitable主办zhǔ bànto organize停顿tíng dùnto halt谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely齐全qí quáncomplete焦急jiāo jíanxiety话筒huà tǒngmicrophone英明yīng míngwise情理qíng lǐreason泄气xiè qìto leak (gas)灵敏líng mǐnsmart采纳cǎi nàto accept敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme)恰巧qià qiǎoby chance; as chance would have itqīngammonia丑恶chǒu èugly抱负bào fùaspiration可观kě guānworth seeing诬陷wū xiànto entrap拥护yōng hùto endorse; to support特长tè chángpersonal strength课题kè títask布局bù júarrangement齐心协力qí xīn xié lìto work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts振奋zhèn fènto stir oneself up仓促cāng cùall of a sudden赤道chì dàoequator (of the earth or a celestial body)进而jìn érand then; and thereby; and in turnbald框架kuàng jià(construction) frame局限jú xiànto limit吝啬lìn sèstingy; mean; miserly照应zhào yingto look after以至yǐ zhìdown to开朗kāi lǎngspacious and well-lit考古kǎo gǔarchaeology外行wài hánglayman总和zǒng hésum指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache对称duì chènsymmetry急切jí qièeager和睦hé mùpeaceful relations腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten筛选shāi xuǎnto filter重叠chóng diéto overlap留恋liú liànreluctant to leave开水kāi shuǐboiled water安详ān xiángserene调解tiáo jiěto mediate推论tuī lùnto infer乐谱yuè pǔa musical score狼狈láng bèiin a difficult situation没辙méi zhéat one's wit's end兑换duì huànto convert暧昧ài mèivague为期wéi qī(to be done) by (a certain date)泛滥fàn lànvariant of 氾濫|泛滥[fan4 lan4]迟疑chí yíto hesitate对立duì lìto oppose素质sù zhìinner quality柴油chái yóudiesel fuel全局quán júoverall situation间隔jiàn gégap平坦píng tǎnlevel耗费hào fèito waste公认gōng rènpublicly known (to be)播种bō zhòngto grow (maize etc) from seed利率lì lǜinterest rate严寒yán hánbitter cold颁布bān bùto issue摧残cuī cánto ravage神气shén qìexpression私自sī zìprivate; personal盛开shèng kāiblooming主权zhǔ quánsovereignty理睬lǐ cǎito heed铸造zhù zàoto cast (pour metal into a mold)细致xì zhìdelicate巩固gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of传记zhuàn jìbiography还原huán yuánto restore to the original state分寸fēn cunpropriety结晶jié jīngto crystallize丰收fēng shōuto reap a bumper harvest好客hào kèhospitality立足lì zúto stand暂且zàn qiěfor now; for the time being; temporarily转让zhuǎn ràngto transfer (ownership, rights etc)反馈fǎn kuìto send back information枯竭kū jiéused up缠绕chán ràotwisting慢性màn xìngslow and patient相差xiāng chàto differ反倒fǎn dào(coll.) but on the contrary; but instead阻拦zǔ lánto stop趣味qù wèifun; interest; delight要素yào sùessential factor朗读lǎng dúto read aloud档次dàng cìgrade检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect告诫gào jièto warn和蔼hé ǎikindly内涵nèi hánmeaningful content深沉shēn chéndeep源泉yuán quánfountainhead轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat半途而废bàn tú ér fèito give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished科目kē mùacademic subject更正gēng zhèngto correct牵制qiān zhìto control惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble昼夜zhòu yèday and night庸俗yōng súvulgar发炎fā yánto become inflamed堆积duī jīto pile up分量fèn liangquantity; weight; measure红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift学历xué lìeducational background示意shì yìto hint胆怯dǎn qiètimidity灌溉guàn gàito irrigate治理zhì lǐto govern局部jú bùpart调料tiáo liàocondiment沿海yán hǎicoastal自卑zì bēito have low self-esteem书记shū jisecretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)坚实jiān shífirm and substantial来历lái lìhistory霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon隐约yǐn yuēvague; faint; indistinct油腻yóu nìgreasy food; oily food深奥shēn àoprofound踏实tā shifirmly-based阵容zhèn róngtroop arrangement狠心hěn xīncallous; heartless急躁jí zàoirritable; irascible杂技zá jìacrobatics败坏bài huàito ruin整顿zhěng dùnto tidy up草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)包庇bāo bìto shield迁就qiān jiùto yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)流露liú lùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly)领会lǐng huìto understand租赁zū lìnto rent; to lease; to hire争端zhēng duāndispute本钱běn qiáncapitalcóngbush, shrub; thicket; collectiondēngto step on; to wear; to face bad luck性情xìng qíngnature缓和huǎn héto ease (tension)优异yōu yìexceptional; outstandingly good休养xiū yǎngto recuperate壮丽zhuàng lìmagnificence名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)报销bào xiāoto submit an expense account常务cháng wùroutine慰问wèi wènto express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc茫然máng ránblankly简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude优越yōu yuèsuperior应酬yìng chouto engage in social activities; to socialize宗旨zōng zhǐobjective歪曲wāi qūto distort专题zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)高涨gāo zhǎngto surge up动态dòng tàimovementxīngfishy, rank; raw meat现成xiàn chéngready-made谦逊qiān xùnhumble演绎yǎn yì(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out赤字chì zì(financial) deficit酝酿yùn niàng(of alcohol) to ferment自力更生zì lì gēng shēngregeneration through one's own effort (idiom)后勤hòu qínlogistics次序cì xùsequence; order摸索mō suoto feel about地质dì zhìgeology补贴bǔ tiēto subsidize一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)服气fú qìto be convinced佳肴jiā yáofine food功效gōng xiàoefficacy沉着chén zhuósteady提炼tí liànto extract (ore, minerals etc)请示qǐng shìto ask for instructions逝世shì shìto pass away家常jiā chángthe daily life of a family舰艇jiàn tǐngwarship栽培zāi péito grow凝聚níng jùto condense开辟kāi pìto open up启事qǐ shìannouncement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point田径tián jìngtrack and field (athletics)飞跃fēi yuèto leap惋惜wǎn xīto regret曲折qū zhéwinding展望zhǎn wàngoutlook急剧jí jùrapid; sudden果断guǒ duànfirm口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity自发zì fāspontaneous萌芽méng yá(of a seed) to germinate附件fù jiànappendix (in a document)船舶chuán bóshipping当务之急dāng wù zhī jí(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency勇于yǒng yúto dare to随手suí shǒuconveniently无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nào(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative排放pái fàngto arrange in order立体lì tǐthree-dimensional争气zhēng qìto work hard for sth偏差piān chābias一律yī lǜsame; identical号召hào zhàoto call杠杆gàng gǎnlever承办chéng bànto undertake崇敬chóng jìngto revere表彰biǎo zhāngto honor浸泡jìn pàoto steep变质biàn zhìto degenerate; to deteriorate反思fǎn sīto think back over sth肥沃féi wòfertile文献wén xiànreference material (used in scholarly study)规章guī zhāngrule; regulation方针fāng zhēnpolicy吉祥jí xiánglucky无偿wú chángfree; no charge; at no cost申报shēn bàoto report (to the authorities)媒介méi jièintermediary公安局gōng ān júpublic security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)坚韧jiān rèntough and durable数额shù éamount阐述chǎn shùto expound (a position)时而shí éroccasionally; from time to time真挚zhēn zhìsincerejīngstem, stalk牢骚láo sāodiscontent请帖qǐng tiěinvitation card转折zhuǎn zhéshift in the trend of events空想kōng xiǎngdaydream狭隘xiá ài(of a path etc) narrow文雅wén yǎelegant相等xiāng děngequal停泊tíng bóto anchor吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships鲜明xiān míng(of colors) bright; fresh and clear对照duì zhàoto contrast恭敬gōng jìngdeferential茂盛mào shènglush干劲gàn jìnenthusiasm for doing sth陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitous考核kǎo héto examine致使zhì shǐto cause误差wù chādifference凄凉qī liángdesolate (place)留念liú niànto keep as a souvenir腹泻fù xièdiarrhea寓言yù yánfable; allegory; parablehōngto bake, to roast; to dry by the fire候选hòu xuǎncandidate (attributive)民用mín yòng(for) civilian use背诵bèi sòngto recite附属fù shǔsubsidiary生疏shēng shūunfamiliar条理tiáo lǐarrangement简化jiǎn huàto simplify公证gōng zhèngnotarization成效chéng xiàoeffect摄氏度shè shì dù°C (degrees Celsius)调和tiáo héharmonious嘈杂cáo zánoisy; clamorous污蔑wū mièto slander遏制è zhìto check意向yì xiàngintention鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite反之fǎn zhīon the other hand...盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent近视jìn shìshortsighted乘务员chéng wù yuánattendant on an airplane, train, boat etc开明kāi míngenlightened飘扬piāo yángto wave加剧jiā jùto intensify冰雹bīng báohail唯独wéi dúonly唾沫tuò mospittleshuànto rinse; to boil or cook in juice里程碑lǐ chéng bēimilestone和气hé qifriendly随即suí jíimmediately博览会bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology)鉴别jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish简要jiǎn yàoconcise运算yùn suànto perform calculations压榨yā zhàto press变迁biàn qiānchanges不敢当bù gǎn dānglit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise规格guī géstandard吃力chī lìto entail strenuous effort亚军yà jūnsecond place (in a sports contest)派别pài biégroup; sect; clique; faction; school权衡quán héngto consider亏待kuī dàito treat sb unfairly隐患yǐn huàna danger concealed within sth周密zhōu mìcareful; thorough; meticulous辽阔liáo kuòvast; extensive截至jié zhìup to (a time)陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated破例pò lìto make an exception致辞zhì cíto express in words or writing胸怀xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions)畅通chàng tōngunobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth威信wēi xìnprestige盆地pén dì(geography) basin盛情shèng qínggreat kindness范畴fàn chóucategory文艺wén yìliterature and art若干ruò gāna certain number or amount雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse悬念xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc停滞tíng zhìstagnation才干cái gànability陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain名额míng équota点缀diǎn zhuìto decorate分红fēn hóngdividend滞留zhì liú(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be strandedto squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness新颖xīn yǐnglit. new bud繁华fán huáflourishing封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment抹杀mǒ shāto erase杂交zá jiāoto hybridize取缔qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit赞叹zàn tànto exclaim in admiration埋没mái mòto engulf表态biǎo tàito declare one's position别致bié zhìvariant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]一目了然yī mù liǎo ránobvious at a glance (idiom)押金yā jīndeposit作废zuò fèito become invalid配套pèi tàoto form a complete set不屑一顾bù xiè yī gùto disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)导向dǎo xiàngto be oriented towards无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way outpànriver bank; a boundary path that divides fields通俗tōng súcommon啰唆luō suolong-winded; wordy格式gé shìform为首wéi shǒuhead涌现yǒng xiànto emerge in large numbers舒畅shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry充沛chōng pèiabundant; plentiful论证lùn zhèngto prove a point索性suǒ xìngyou might as well (do it)兴隆xīng lóngprosperous心得xīn déwhat one has learned (through experience, reading etc)姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentatively参照cān zhàoto consult a reference空隙kòng xìcrack镶嵌xiāng qiànto inlay庄重zhuāng zhònggrave固有gù yǒuintrinsic to sth确立què lìto establish注释zhù shìvariant of 注釋|注释[zhu4 shi4]摘要zhāi yàosummary志气zhì qìambition结算jié suànto settle a bill; to close an account钻研zuān yánto study meticulously打量dǎ liangto size sb up港湾gǎng wānbay serving as a harbor普及pǔ jíto spread extensivelyshāothe tip of a branch; rudder飙升biāo shēngto rise rapidly爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible起哄qǐ hòngto hecklexièbits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile壮烈zhuàng lièbrave栏目lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)落成luò chéngto complete a construction project隔阂gé hémisunderstanding千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìlit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means操劳cāo láoto work hard端正duān zhèngupright零星líng xīngfragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to迎面yíng miàndirectly; head-on (collision)稠密chóu mìdense亏损kuī sǔndeficit兴旺xīng wàngprosperous制订zhì dìngto work out母语mǔ yǔnative language纺织fǎng zhīspinning and weaving品行pǐn xíngbehavior边疆biān jiāngborder areachàto diverge, to branch; junction, fork in the road无精打采wú jīng dǎ cǎidispirited and downcast (idiom); listless操练cāo liàndrillsāijaw; gills势必shì bìto be bound to巴结bā jieto fawn on高考gāo kǎocollege entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])接连jiē liánon end慈祥cí xiángkindly问世wèn shìto be published家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known历来lì láialways防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure盖章gài zhāngto affix a seal摄取shè qǔto absorb (nutrients etc)次品cì pǐnsubstandard products固然gù ránadmittedly (it's true that...)假使jiǎ shǐif美观měi guānpleasing to the eye断断续续duàn duàn xù xùintermittent会晤huì wùto meet肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed自满zì mǎncomplacent实惠shí huìtangible benefit力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability迟缓chí huǎnslow耕地gēng dìarable land幅度fú dùwidth品德pǐn démoral character威望wēi wàngprestige答辩dá biànto reply (to an accusation)勘探kān tànto explore棍棒gùn bàngclub; staff; stick蕴藏yùn cángto hold in store挑拨tiǎo bōto incite disharmony凹凸āo tūconcave or convex依次yī cìin order后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)格局gé jústructure兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi lièhappy and excited (idiom)诧异chà yìflabbergasted滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)周转zhōu zhuǎnto rotate托运tuō yùnto consign (goods)地势dì shìterrain督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself攻克gōng kèto capture借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience)常年cháng niánall year round吹捧chuī pěngto flatterzhǔpost; to lean on; to prod, to ridicule学说xué shuōtheory魄力pò lìcourage反动fǎn dòngreaction华侨huá qiáooverseas Chinese及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible落实luò shípractical无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìn(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite章程zhāng chéngrules片断piàn duànsection眼色yǎn sèsignal made with one's eyes不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched拟定nǐ dìngto draw up着重zhuó zhòngto put emphasis on; to stress怠慢dài mànto slight征收zhēng shōuto levy (a tax)洽谈qià tánto discuss刊物kān wùpublication贯彻guàn chèto implement切实qiè shífeasible世界观shì jiè guānworldview有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěnregular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged变故biàn gùan unforeseen event沉淀chén diàn(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily共计gòng jìto sum up to雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant历代lì dàisuccessive generations作息zuò xīto work and rest经商jīng shāngto trade工艺品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft article饱和bǎo hésaturated; filled to capacity风气fēng qìgeneral mood陈列chén lièto display; to exhibit时事shí shìcurrent trends; the present situation; how things are going耐用nài yòngdurable雌雄cí xióngmale and female敌视dí shìhostile举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngto play a critical role (idiom)追悼zhuī dàoto mourn; to pay last respects丘陵qiū línghills散文sǎn wén(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)朴实pǔ shíplain就近jiù jìnnearby纵横zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal不言而喻bù yán ér yùit goes without saying; it is self-evident化肥huà féichemical fertilizer便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter门诊mén zhěnoutpatient service不料bù liàounexpectedly杜绝dù juéto put an end to斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider瞻仰zhān yǎngto revere谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for顿时dùn shíimmediately; suddenly感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc哆嗦duō suoto tremble; to shiver精简jīng jiǎnto simplify书法shū fǎcalligraphy堤坝dī bàdam专科zhuān kēspecialized subject珍稀zhēn xīrare浓厚nóng hòudense列举liè jǔa list本着běn zhebased on...效益xiào yìbenefit制约zhì yuēto restrict涂抹tú mǒto paint职能zhí néngfunction拼搏pīn bóto struggle气功qì gōngqigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation应邀yìng yāoat sb's invitation扎实zhā shivariant of 扎實|扎实[zha1 shi5]夹杂jiā záto mix together (disparate substances)sǒngto excite, to urge; to raise; to shrug; lofty, towering再接再厉zài jiē zài lìto continue the struggle (idiom); to persist讥笑jī xiàoto sneer鞭策biān cèto spur on发扬fā yángto develop寒暄hán xuānto exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries务实wù shíto deal with concrete matters扩充kuò chōngto expand踌躇chóu chúto hesitate短促duǎn cùshort in time恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wù(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light迸发bèng fāto burst forth略微lüè wēia little bit; slightly法人fǎ rénlegal person装卸zhuāng xièto load or unload俗话sú huàcommon saying批发pī fāwholesale斑纹bān wénstripe倡导chàng dǎoto advocate农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar据悉jù xīaccording to reports衔接xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join周折zhōu zhétwists and turns不由得bù yóu decan't help磨合mó héto break in椭圆tuǒ yuánoval吞咽tūn yànto swallow猖狂chāng kuángsavage哺乳bǔ rǔbreastfeeding完备wán bèifaultless附和fù hèto agree振兴zhèn xīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize刹那chà nàan instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye忌讳jì huìtaboochānto mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)踊跃yǒng yuèto leap乌黑wū hēijet-black咬牙切齿yǎo yá qiè chǐ(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎng(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable审美shěn měiesthetics支流zhī liútributary (river)刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnto brook no delay多元化duō yuán huàdiversification安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒunot one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules贫乏pín fáimpoverished声势shēng shìfame and power旗袍qí páocheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits叮嘱dīng zhǔto warn repeatedly正气zhèng qìhealthy atmosphere; moral spirit布告bù gàoposting on a bulletin board闭塞bì sèto stop up正月zhēng yuèfirst month of the lunar year层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge无微不至wú wēi bù zhìin every possible way (idiom); meticulous见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action外向wài xiàngextroverted (personality)名次míng cìposition in a ranking of names见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard气魄qì pòspirit称心如意chèn xīn rú yì(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish稿件gǎo jiànpiece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article热泪盈眶rè lèi yíng kuàngeyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngto look in all directions (idiom)滋长zī zhǎngto grow (usually of abstract things)伶俐líng lìclever; witty; intelligent锲而不舍qiè ér bù shěto chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth园林yuán língardens; park; landscape garden反问fǎn wènto ask (a question) in reply大体dà tǐin general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole屡次lǚ cìrepeatedly一举两得yī jǔ liǎng délit. one action, two gains (idiom)实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)招收zhāo shōuto hire序言xù yánpreface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude终年zhōng niánentire year并存bìng cúnto exist at the same time上进心shàng jìn xīnambition; desire for self-improvement丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful亭子tíng zipavilion任重道远rèn zhòng dào yuǎna heavy load and a long road供不应求gōng bù yìng qiúsupply does not meet demand依托yī tuōto rely on俯仰fǔ yǎnglowering and raising of the head倡议chàng yìto suggest做东zuò dōngto act as host优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tàisurvival of the fittest (idiom)元宵节yuán xiāo jiéLantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar兢兢业业jīng jīng yè yè(idiom) conscientious公婆gōng póhusband's parents; parents-in-law出神chū shénspellbound力图lì túto try hard to力争lì zhēngto work hard for劲头jìn tóuenthusiasm勉励miǎn lìto encourage勤俭qín jiǎnhardworking and frugal勤恳qín kěndiligent and attentive博大精深bó dà jīng shēn(idiom) wide-ranging and profound各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone gives their own view合算hé suànworthwhile喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom)墨水儿mò shuǐ rerhua variant of 墨水[mo4 shui3]压岁钱yā suì qiánmoney given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily love and joy娇气jiāo qìdelicate季军jì jūnthird in a race宏观hóng guānmacro-宁肯nìng kěnwould rather...对联duì liánrhyming couplet川流不息chuān liú bù xīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow师范shī fànteacher-training廉洁lián jiéincorruptible; unbribable; honest弊病bì bìngmalady弊端bì duānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)得不偿失dé bù cháng shīthe gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)得天独厚dé tiān dú hòublessed by heaven (idiom)从容不迫cóng róng bù pòcalm循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnin sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally微观wēi guānmicro-心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts急功近利jí gōng jìn lìseeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success意味着yì wèi zheto signify慌忙huāng mángin a great rush恳切kěn qièearnest悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces成心chéng xīnintentionally; deliberately; on purpose把关bǎ guānto guard a pass拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngto spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)招投标zhāo tóu biāobid inviting and bid offering拜年bài niánto pay a New Year call挺拔tǐng bátall and straight摊儿tān rerhua variant of 攤|摊[tan1]斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiělit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)日新月异rì xīn yuè yìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom)昌盛chāng shèngprosperous旷课kuàng kèto play truant朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous东道主dōng dào zhǔhost查获chá huòto track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)欣欣向荣xīn xīn xiàng róng(idiom) flourishing正负zhèng fùpositive and negative武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)归根到底guī gēn dào dǐafter all归纳guī nàto sum up毅然yì ránfirmly比重bǐ zhòngproportion水利shuǐ lìwater conservancy沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒngwaves surging forth泰斗tài dǒuabbr. for 泰山北斗[Tai4 shan1 Bei3 dou3]津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom)淡季dàn jìoff season深情厚谊shēn qíng hòu yìdeep friendship混浊hùn zhuóturbid清真qīng zhēnIslamic温带wēn dàitemperate zone潜移默化qián yí mò huàimperceptible influence荧屏yíng píngfluorescent screen炉灶lú zàostove争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind物美价廉wù měi jià liángood quality and cheap玩意儿wán yì rerhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side畜牧xù mùto raise animals画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous盛产shèng chǎnto produce in abundance相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another省会shěng huìprovincial capital碧玉bì yùjasper磋商cuō shāngto consult砖瓦zhuān wǎtiles and bricks神态shén tàiappearance神色shén sèexpression稻谷dào gǔunhusked rice空前绝后kōng qián jué hòuunprecedented and never to be duplicated立交桥lì jiāo qiáooverpass竭尽全力jié jìn quán lì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost端午节duān wǔ jiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]籍贯jí guànone's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànmeticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)精益求精jīng yì qiú jīng(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting糖葫芦táng hú lusugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer纪要jì yàominutes纳闷儿nà mèn rerhua variant of 納悶|纳闷[na4 men4]络绎不绝luò yì bù jué(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream统筹兼顾tǒng chóu jiān gùan overall plan taking into account all factors经纬jīng wěiwarp and woof纲领gāng lǐngprogram (i.e. plan of action)繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese character继往开来jì wǎng kāi láito follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition羽绒服yǔ róng fúdown-filled garment聚精会神jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)联欢lián huānto have a get-together聋哑lóng yǎdeaf and nonverbal兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bóto become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láibitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning熏陶xūn táoto seep in螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew诞辰dàn chénbirthday调剂tiáo jìto adjust; to redistribute (resources etc)豪迈háo màibold贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense贤惠xián huìvariant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]辩证biàn zhèngto investigate逐年zhú niányear after year通货tōng huòcurrency连年lián niánsuccessive years递增dì zēngto increase by degrees乡镇xiāng zhènvillage重阳节chóng yáng jiéDouble Ninth or Yang Festival铜矿tóng kuàngcopper mine锦绣前程jǐn xiù qián chéngbright future防疫fáng yìto prevent epidemics难能可贵nán néng kě guìrare and precious须知xū zhīkey information预赛yù sàipreliminary competition颈椎jǐng zhuīcervical vertebra风土人情fēng tǔ rén qínglocal conditions and customs (idiom)飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòu(idiom) birds and animals饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghaving lived through many changes馅儿xiàn rerhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4]验收yàn shōuto inspect and accept骨干gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone)kuàto carry