HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List — Page 4
Words k–m of the complete official HSK 7-9 word list (HSK 3.0). Page 4 of 7.
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| Word | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 卡车 | kǎchē | n. | truck |
| 卡通 | kǎtōng | n. | cartoon (loanword) |
| 开办 | kāibàn | v. | to open; to start (a business etc); to set up |
| 开采 | kāicǎi | v. | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine |
| 开场 | kāichǎng | v. | to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event |
| 开场白 | kāichǎngbái | n. | prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc) |
| 开除 | kāichú | v. | to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) |
| 开动 | kāidòng | v. | to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating) |
| 开发区 | kāifāqū | n. | development zone |
| 开发商 | kāifāshāng | n. | developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) |
| 开工 | kāigōng | v. | to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job |
| 开垦 | kāikěn | v. | to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow |
| 开阔 | kāi | adj. / v. | wide; open (spaces); to open up |
| 开朗 | kāilǎng | adj. | spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree |
| 开明 | kāimíng | adj. | enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment |
| 开辟 | kāipì | v. | to open up; to set up; to establish |
| 开天辟地 | kāi | — | to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth |
| 开庭 | kāitíng | v. | to begin a (judicial) court session |
| 开拓 | kāi | v. | to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons) |
| 开销 | kāi | v. / n. | to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) |
| 开张 | kāizhāng | v. | to open a business; first transaction of a business day |
| 开支 | kāizhī | n. | expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages |
| 楷模 | kǎimó | n. | model; example |
| 凯旋 | kǎi | v. | to return in triumph; to return victorious |
| 堪称 | kānchēng | v. | can be rated as; can be said to be |
| 刊登 | kāndēng | v. | to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine) |
| 看护 | kānhù | v. | to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse |
| 看守 | kānshǒu | v. | to guard |
| 勘探 | kāntàn | v. | to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting |
| 刊物 | kānwù | n. | publication |
| 砍伐 | kǎnfá | v. | to hew |
| 侃侃而谈 | kǎnkǎn’értán | — | to speak frankly with assurance |
| 坎坷 | kǎnkě | adj. | (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes |
| 看台 | kàntái | n. | terrace; spectator's grandstand; viewing platform |
| 慷慨 | kāngkǎi | adj. | vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous |
| 看管 | kān | v. | to look after |
| 扛 | káng | v. | to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) |
| 抗衡 | kànghéng | v. | to compete with; to vie with; to counter |
| 抗拒 | kàngjù | v. | to resist; to defy; to oppose |
| 抗生素 | kàngshēngsù | n. | antibiotic |
| 抗议 | kàngyì | v. | to protest; protest |
| 抗争 | kàngzhēng | v. | to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) |
| 考查 | kǎochá | v. | to investigate |
| 考量 | kǎo | v. | to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration |
| 靠拢 | kàolǒng | v. | to draw close to |
| 磕 | kē | v. | to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) |
| 苛刻 | kēkè | adj. | harsh; severe; demanding |
| 颗粒 | kēlì | n. | kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product) |
| 壳 | ké | n. | shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké] |
| 可悲 | kěbēi | adj. | lamentable |
| 可不是 | kěbú | adv. | that's just the way it is; exactly! |
| 可乘之机 | kěchéngzhījī | — | an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit |
| 可耻 | kěchǐ | adj. | shameful; disgraceful; ignominious |
| 可观 | kě | adj. | considerable; impressive; significant |
| 可贵 | kě | adj. | to be treasured; praiseworthy |
| 可谓 | kěwèi | v. | it could even be said |
| 可恶 | kěwù | adj. | repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable |
| 可想而知 | kě | — | it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine... |
| 可笑 | kě | adj. | funny; ridiculous |
| 可疑 | kěyí | adj. | suspicious; dubious |
| 刻不容缓 | kèbùróng | — | to brook no delay; to demand immediate action |
| 客房 | kèfáng | n. | guest room; room (in a hotel) |
| 刻画 | kè | v. | to portray |
| 客机 | kèjī | n. | passenger plane |
| 刻苦 | kèkǔ | adj. | hardworking; assiduous |
| 客流 | kè | n. | passenger flow; customer flow |
| 克隆 | kèlóng | v. | clone (loanword) |
| 刻意 | kèyì | adv. | intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously |
| 客运 | kèyùn | n. | passenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus |
| 克制 | kèzhì | v. | to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control |
| 刻舟求剑 | kèzhōu-qiú | — | lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
| 啃 | kěn | v. | to gnaw; to nibble; to bite |
| 恳切 | kěn | adj. | earnest; sincere |
| 恳求 | kěn | v. | to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty |
| 坑 | kēng | n. / v. | variant of 坑 |
| 空荡荡 | kōngdàngdàng | adj. | empty; deserted |
| 空洞 | kōngdòng | n. / adj. | cavity; empty; vacuous |
| 空间站 | kōng | n. | space station |
| 空军 | kōngjūn | n. | air force |
| 空难 | kōngnàn | n. | air crash; aviation accident or incident |
| 空前 | kōng | v. | unprecedented |
| 空想 | kōng | v. / n. | daydream; fantasy; to fantasize |
| 空虚 | kōngxū | adj. | hollow; emptiness; meaningless |
| 孔 | kǒng | n. | hole; classifier for cave dwellings |
| 恐怖 | kǒngbù | adj. | terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist |
| 恐吓 | kǒnghè | v. | to threaten; to menace |
| 恐慌 | kǒng | adj. | panic; panicky; panic-stricken |
| 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | n. | dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person |
| 空白 | kòngbái | n. | blank space |
| 控告 | kònggào | v. | to accuse; to charge; to indict |
| 空隙 | kòngxì | n. | crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events |
| 抠 | kōu | v. / adj. | to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly |
| 口岸 | kǒu’àn | n. | a port for external trade |
| 口碑 | kǒubēi | n. | public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom |
| 口才 | kǒucái | n. | eloquence |
| 口吃 | kǒuchī | v. | to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí] |
| 口径 | kǒujìng | n. | bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line |
| 口令 | kǒulìng | n. | oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) |
| 口气 | kǒuqì | n. | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone |
| 口哨儿 | kǒushàor | n. | |
| 口水 | kǒu | n. | saliva |
| 口头禅 | kǒutóuchán | n. | Zen saying repeated as cant |
| 口香糖 | kǒu | n. | chewing gum |
| 口音 | kǒuyīn | n. | oral speech sounds (linguistics) |
| 口罩 | kǒuzhào | n. | mask (surgical etc) |
| 口子 | kǒu | n. | hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent |
| 扣除 | kòuchú | v. | to deduct |
| 扣留 | kòu | v. | to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate |
| 扣人心弦 | kòurénxīn | — | to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging |
| 扣押 | kòuyā | v. | to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property |
| 枯竭 | kū | adj. | used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources) |
| 窟窿 | kū | n. | hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt |
| 哭泣 | kūqì | v. | to weep |
| 枯萎 | kūwěi | adj. | to wilt |
| 哭笑不得 | kū | — | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears |
| 苦尽甘来 | kǔjìn-gānlái | — | bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning |
| 苦难 | kǔnàn | n. | suffering |
| 苦恼 | kǔnǎo | adj. | vexed; distressed |
| 苦涩 | kǔsè | adj. | bitter and astringent |
| 苦笑 | kǔ | v. | to force a smile; a bitter laugh |
| 苦心 | kǔxīn | n. / adv. | painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains |
| 库存 | kùcún | n. | property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory |
| 酷似 | kùsì | v. | to strikingly resemble |
| 夸大 | kuādà | v. | to exaggerate |
| 夸夸其谈 | kuā | — | to talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent |
| 夸耀 | kuāyào | v. | to brag about; to flaunt |
| 垮 | kuǎ | v. | to collapse (lit. or fig.) |
| 挎 | kuà | v. | to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) |
| 跨 | kuà | v. | to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span |
| 跨度 | kuàdù | n. | span |
| 跨国 | kuà | v. | transnational; multinational |
| 跨越 | kuà | v. | to step across; step over |
| 快活 | kuài | adj. | happy; cheerful |
| 宽敞 | kuān | adj. | spacious; wide |
| 宽泛 | kuānfàn | adj. | wide-ranging |
| 宽广 | kuān | adj. | wide; broad; extensive; vast |
| 宽厚 | kuānhòu | adj. | tolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice) |
| 宽阔 | kuān | adj. | expansive; wide; width; thickness |
| 宽容 | kuānróng | v. | lenient; tolerant; indulgent; charitable; to forgive |
| 宽恕 | kuānshù | v. | to forgive; forgiveness |
| 宽松 | kuānsōng | adj. | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable; relaxed; free of worry; well-off; affluent |
| 款待 | kuǎndài | v. | to entertain; to be hospitable to |
| 款项 | kuǎn | n. | funds; a sum of money |
| 筐 | kuāng | n. | basket |
| 狂 | kuáng | adj. | mad; wild; violent |
| 狂欢 | kuáng | v. | party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse |
| 狂热 | kuángrè | adj. | zealotry; fanatical; feverish |
| 矿 | kuàng | n. | variant of 矿 |
| 框 | kuàng | n. / v. | frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuāng] |
| 矿藏 | kuàngcáng | n. | mineral resources |
| 矿产 | kuàngchǎn | n. | minerals |
| 框架 | kuàng | n. | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
| 旷课 | kuàngkè | v. | to play truant; to cut classes |
| 况且 | kuàng | conj. | moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore |
| 亏本 | kuīběn | v. | to make a loss |
| 亏待 | kuīdài | v. | to treat sb unfairly |
| 捆 | kǔn | v. / n. / mw. | variant of 捆 |
| 困惑 | kùn | adj. / v. | bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity |
| 困境 | kùnjìng | n. | predicament; plight |
| 扩 | kuò | v. | to enlarge |
| 扩充 | kuòchōng | v. | to expand |
| 阔绰 | kuò | adj. | ostentatious; extravagant; liberal with money |
| 括号 | kuòhào | n. | parentheses; brackets |
| 扩建 | kuò | v. | to extend (a building, an airport runway etc) |
| 扩散 | kuòsàn | v. | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse |
| 扩张 | kuòzhāng | v. | expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden |
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| Word | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 拉动 | lādòng | v. | to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth) |
| 啦啦队 | lālā | n. | cheerleading squad |
| 拉链 | lā | n. | zipper |
| 拉拢 | lālǒng | v. | to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice |
| 喇叭 | lǎ | n. | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 锁呐 |
| 蜡 | là | n. | candle; wax |
| 腊月 | là | n. | twelfth lunar month |
| 蜡烛 | làzhú | n. | candle |
| 来宾 | láibīn | n. | guest; visitor |
| 来电 | lái | v. / n. | incoming telephone call (or telegram); to phone in; to send in a telegram; to have an instant attraction to sb; (of electricity, after an outage) to come back |
| 来访 | láifǎng | v. | to pay a visit |
| 来回 | lái | v. / n. / adv. | to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly |
| 来历 | láilì | n. | history; antecedents; origin |
| 来龙去脉 | láilóng-qùmài | — | the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects |
| 来年 | lái | n. | next year; the coming year |
| 来之不易 | láizhī-búyì | — | (idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained |
| 栏杆 | lángān | n. | railing; banister |
| 栏目 | lánmù | n. | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio) |
| 蓝图 | lántú | n. | blueprint |
| 揽 | lǎn | v. | to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass |
| 缆车 | lǎnchē | n. | cable car |
| 懒得 | lǎn | v. | not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to |
| 懒惰 | lǎn | adj. | idle; lazy |
| 滥用 | lànyòng | v. | to misuse; to abuse |
| 狼狈 | lángbèi | adj. | in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) |
| 狼吞虎咽 | lángtūn-hǔyàn | — | to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously |
| 朗诵 | lǎngsòng | v. | to read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim |
| 捞 | lāo | v. | to fish up; to dredge up |
| 唠叨 | láo | v. | to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging |
| 牢固 | láogù | adj. | firm; secure |
| 牢记 | láojì | v. | to keep in mind; to remember |
| 劳驾 | láo | v. | excuse me |
| 牢牢 | láoláo | adv. | firmly; safely |
| 劳累 | láolèi | adj. | tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil |
| 牢骚 | láosāo | n. | discontent; complaint; to complain |
| 劳务 | láowù | n. | service (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services") |
| 老伴儿 | lǎobànr | n. | erhua variant of 老伴; (coll.) (of an old couple) husband or wife |
| 老大 | lǎodà | adj. / adv. | old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang |
| 老化 | lǎo | v. | (of a person, population or material) to age; (of knowledge) to become outdated |
| 老人家 | lǎo | n. | polite term for old woman or man |
| 老乡 | lǎo | n. | fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown |
| 老字号 | lǎozì | n. | shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation |
| 涝 | lào | adj. | flooded |
| 乐此不疲 | lècǐ-bùpí | — | (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it |
| 乐意 | lèyì | v. / adj. | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied |
| 乐园 | lè | n. | paradise |
| 勒 | lēi | v. | to strap tightly; to bind |
| 雷达 | léidá | n. | radar (loanword) |
| 雷同 | léitóng | adj. | mirroring others; identical |
| 累赘 | léi | adj. / v. / n. | superfluous |
| 累计 | lěijì | v. | to calculate the running total; cumulative; total; in total |
| 累积 | lěijī | v. | to accumulate |
| 棱角 | léng | n. | edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner |
| 冷淡 | lěngdàn | adj. / v. | cold; indifferent |
| 冷冻 | lěngdòng | v. | to freeze; to deep-freeze |
| 冷酷 | lěngkù | adj. | unfeeling; callous |
| 冷落 | lěng | adj. / v. | desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder |
| 冷门 | lěngmén | n. | a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition |
| 冷漠 | lěngmò | adj. | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect |
| 冷气 | lěngqì | n. | air conditioning (Tw) |
| 冷却 | lěng | v. | to cool (lit. and fig.) |
| 冷战 | lěngzhàn | n. | cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms |
| 愣 | lèng | v. / adj. / adv. | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly |
| 黎明 | límíng | n. | dawn; daybreak |
| 离谱儿 | lípǔr | adj. | Scientific |
| 离奇 | líqí | adj. | odd; bizarre |
| 理睬 | lǐcǎi | v. | to heed; to pay attention to |
| 里程碑 | lǐchéngbēi | n. | milestone |
| 礼服 | lǐfú | n. | ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) |
| 理会 | lǐ | v. | to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of |
| 礼节 | lǐ | n. | etiquette |
| 礼品 | lǐpǐn | n. | gift; present |
| 礼尚往来 | lǐshàngwǎnglái | — | lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) |
| 理事 | lǐshì | v. / n. | member of council; (literary) to take care of matters |
| 理所当然 | lǐ | — | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right |
| 礼堂 | lǐtáng | n. | assembly hall; auditorium |
| 礼仪 | lǐyí | n. | etiquette; ceremony |
| 鲤鱼 | lǐyú | n. | carp |
| 理智 | lǐzhì | n. / adj. | reason; intellect; rationality; rational |
| 理直气壮 | lǐzhí-qì | — | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful |
| 立案 | lì’àn | v. | to register (to an official organism) |
| 利弊 | lìbì | n. | pros and cons |
| 力不从心 | lìbùcóngxīn | — | less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| 历程 | lìchéng | n. | course; process |
| 历代 | lìdài | n. | successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties |
| 立法 | lìfǎ | v. | to enact laws; to legislate |
| 立方 | lìfāng | n. / mw. | cube (math.); abbr. for 立方体; abbr. for 米 |
| 立方米 | lìfāngmǐ | mw. | cubic meter (unit of volume) |
| 立功 | lìgōng | v. | to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself |
| 利害 | lìhài | n. | pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses |
| 立交桥 | lì | n. | overpass; flyover |
| 历届 | lì | adj. | all previous (meetings, sessions etc) |
| 历来 | lìlái | adv. | always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time |
| 莅临 | lìlín | v. | to arrive (esp. of notable person) |
| 利率 | lìlǜ | n. | interest rates |
| 力求 | lì | v. | to make every effort to; striving to do one's best |
| 历时 | lìshí | v. / adj. | to last; to take (time); period; diachronic |
| 利索 | lì | adj. | nimble |
| 力所能及 | lì | — | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers |
| 立体 | lìtǐ | adj. / n. | three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic |
| 力争 | lìzhēng | v. | to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly |
| 励志 | lìzhì | v. | to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational |
| 立足 | lìzú | v. | to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on |
| 连贯 | lián | v. | to link up (disparate elements) |
| 联欢 | lián | v. | to have a get-together; celebration; party |
| 廉价 | lián | adj. | cheaply-priced; low-cost |
| 廉洁 | lián | adj. | incorruptible; unbribable; honest |
| 连连 | lián | adv. | repeatedly |
| 联络 | lián | v. | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection |
| 联盟 | liánméng | n. | alliance; union; coalition |
| 连绵 | lián | v. | continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) |
| 连年 | lián | v. | successive years; over many years |
| 连任 | liánrèn | v. | to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office |
| 联赛 | liánsài | n. | (sports) league; league tournament |
| 联手 | liánshǒu | v. | lit. to join hands; to act together |
| 连锁 | lián | adj. | to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc) |
| 连同 | liántóng | conj. | together with; along with |
| 怜惜 | liánxī | v. | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward |
| 连夜 | liányè | adv. / v. | that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row |
| 廉正 | liánzhèng | adj. | upright and honest; integrity |
| 帘子 | lián | n. | curtain |
| 莲子 | liánzǐ | n. | lotus seed |
| 脸颊 | liǎn | n. | cheek |
| 炼 | liàn | v. | variant of 链, chain; variant of 炼 |
| 恋恋不舍 | liàn | — | reluctant to part |
| 良 | liáng | adv. | good; very; very much |
| 凉爽 | liáng | adj. | cool and refreshing |
| 良心 | liángxīn | n. | conscience |
| 良性 | liángxìng | adj. | positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) benign (tumor etc) |
| 两口子 | liǎngkǒu | n. | husband and wife |
| 两栖 | liǎngqī | v. | amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines |
| 两手 | liǎngshǒu | n. | one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise |
| 两下子 | liǎng | num. / n. | |
| 两翼 | liǎngyì | n. | both wings (of a bird, aircraft or building); (military) both flanks |
| 亮点 | liàng | n. | highlight; bright spot |
| 量化 | liàng | v. | to quantify; quantification; quantitative |
| 谅解 | liàng | v. | to understand; to make allowances for; understanding |
| 亮丽 | liànglì | adj. | bright and beautiful |
| 亮相 | liàng | v. | to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc |
| 潦草 | liáocǎo | adj. | slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible |
| 疗法 | liáofǎ | n. | therapy; treatment |
| 辽阔 | liáo | adj. | vast; extensive |
| 寥寥无几 | liáo | — | just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers. |
| 疗效 | liáo | n. | healing efficacy; healing effect |
| 疗养 | liáoyǎng | v. | to get well; to heal; to recuperate; to convalesce; convalescence; to nurse |
| 了结 | liǎo | v. | to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up |
| 料理 | liàolǐ | v. / n. | to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking |
| 咧嘴 | liě | v. | to grin |
| 裂 | liè | v. | to split; to crack; to break open; to rend |
| 裂缝 | lièfèng | v. / n. | crack; crevice |
| 裂痕 | lièhén | n. | crack; gap; split |
| 列举 | lièjǔ | v. | a list; to list; to enumerate |
| 猎人 | lièrén | n. | hunter |
| 烈日 | lièrì | n. | Liege, town in Belgium |
| 劣势 | lièshì | n. | inferior; disadvantaged |
| 烈士 | lièshì | n. | martyr |
| 猎物 | lièwù | n. | prey; quarry |
| 劣质 | lièzhì | adj. | shoddy; of poor quality |
| 拎 | līn | v. | to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng] |
| 临 | lín | v. / prep. | to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
| 临床 | lín | v. | clinical |
| 临街 | lín | v. | facing the street |
| 临近 | línjìn | v. | close to; approaching |
| 吝啬 | lìnsè | adj. | stingy; mean; miserly |
| 灵 | líng | adj. / n. | quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin |
| 灵感 | línggǎn | n. | inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor |
| 灵魂 | línghún | n. | soul; spirit |
| 零件 | líng | n. | part; component |
| 灵机一动 | língjī-yídòng | — | a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave |
| 灵敏 | língmǐn | adj. | smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp |
| 灵巧 | líng | adj. | deft; nimble; ingenious |
| 零售 | língshòu | v. | to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities |
| 零碎 | líng | adj. / n. | scattered and fragmentary |
| 聆听 | língtīng | v. | to listen (respectfully) |
| 灵通 | língtōng | adj. | fast and abundant (news); clever; effective |
| 零星 | língxīng | adj. | fragmentary; random; bits and pieces; sporadic |
| 领队 | lǐng | v. / n. | to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad) |
| 领会 | lǐng | v. | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp |
| 领军 | lǐngjūn | v. | to lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading |
| 领略 | lǐng | v. | to have a taste of; to realize; to appreciate |
| 领事 | lǐngshì | n. | consul |
| 领事馆 | lǐngshì | n. | consulate |
| 领土 | lǐngtǔ | n. | territory |
| 领悟 | lǐngwù | v. | to understand; to comprehend |
| 领袖 | lǐng | n. | leader |
| 领养 | lǐngyǎng | v. | to adopt (a child); adoption |
| 溜 | liū | v. | to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate |
| 溜达 | liū | v. | to stroll; to go for a walk |
| 流畅 | liúchàng | adj. | flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy |
| 流浪 | liúlàng | v. | to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant |
| 留恋 | liú | v. | reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly |
| 流露 | liúlù | v. | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc |
| 流氓 | liúmáng | n. | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior |
| 留念 | liú | v. | to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly |
| 流派 | liúpài | n. | tributary (stream) |
| 留神 | liúshén | v. | to take care; to be careful |
| 流逝 | liúshì | v. | (of time) to pass |
| 流失 | liúshī | v. | (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained |
| 流水 | liú | n. | running water; (business) turnover |
| 流淌 | liútǎng | v. | to flow |
| 流向 | liú | n. | direction of a current; direction of flow; to flow toward |
| 留心 | liúxīn | v. | to be careful; to pay attention to |
| 流血 | liú | v. | to bleed; to shed blood |
| 留意 | liúyì | v. | to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of |
| 流域 | liúyù | n. | river basin; valley; drainage area |
| 流转 | liú | v. | to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital) |
| 柳树 | liǔshù | n. | willow |
| 遛 | liù | v. | to stroll; to walk (an animal) |
| 聋 | lóng | adj. | deaf |
| 龙头 | lóngtóu | n. | faucet; tap |
| 隆重 | lóngzhòng | adj. | grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn |
| 笼子 | lóng | n. | cage; basket; container |
| 垄断 | lǒng | v. | to monopolize |
| 笼统 | lǒngtǒng | adj. | general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague |
| 笼罩 | lǒngzhào | v. | to envelop; to shroud |
| 搂 | lǒu | v. | to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms |
| 露面 | lòu | v. | to show one's face; to appear (in public) |
| 炉子 | lú | n. | stove; oven; furnace |
| 鲁莽 | lǔmǎng | adj. | hot-headed; impulsive; reckless |
| 卤味 | lǔwèi | n. | variant of 卤味 |
| 鹿 | lù | n. | deer |
| 露 | lù | n. | dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose |
| 路段 | lù | n. | stretch of road; section of a highway or railway |
| 路径 | lùjìng | n. | path |
| 陆军 | lùjūn | n. | army; ground forces |
| 露天 | lù | n. / adj. | outdoors; al fresco; in the open |
| 路途 | lùtú | n. | (lit. and fig.) road; path |
| 露营 | lùyíng | v. | to camp out |
| 路子 | lù | n. | method; way; approach |
| 屡 | lǚ | adv. | time and again; repeatedly; frequently |
| 缕 | lǚ | mw. | strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) |
| 屡次 | lǚcì | adv. | repeatedly; time and again |
| 屡屡 | lǚlǚ | adv. | again and again |
| 绿地 | lǜdì | n. | green area (e.g. urban park or garden) |
| 绿洲 | lǜzhōu | n. | oasis |
| 孪生 | luánshēng | adj. | (adj.) twin |
| 卵 | luǎn | n. | egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles; (old) penis; (expletive) fucking |
| 乱七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | — | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled |
| 略 | lüè | adj. / v. / adv. | variant of 略 |
| 掠夺 | lüè | v. | to plunder; to rob |
| 略微 | lüèwēi | adv. | a little bit; slightly |
| 抡 | lūn | v. | to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) |
| 轮换 | lún | v. | to rotate; to take turns |
| 轮廓 | lún | n. | an outline; silhouette |
| 伦理 | lúnlǐ | n. | ethics |
| 轮胎 | lúntāi | n. | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 论述 | lùnshù | v. | treatise; discourse; exposition |
| 论证 | lùnzhèng | v. / n. | to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof |
| 啰唆 | luō | adj. / v. | variant of 啰嗦 |
| 萝卜 | luó | n. | radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 |
| 螺丝 | luósī | n. | screw |
| 裸 | luǒ | v. | variant of 裸 |
| 裸露 | luǒlù | v. | naked; bare; uncovered; exposed |
| 裸体 | luǒtǐ | v. / n. | naked |
| 落差 | luòchā | n. | drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity |
| 落成 | luòchéng | v. | to complete a construction project |
| 落户 | luòhù | v. | to settle; to set up home |
| 落实 | luòshí | v. | practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide |
| 络绎不绝 | luòyì-bù | — | (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream |
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| Word | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 麻 | má | adj. | generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb |
| 麻 | má | n. | generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb |
| 麻痹 | mábì | v. / adj. | paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic |
| 麻将 | má | n. | mahjong |
| 麻辣 | málà | adj. | hot and numbing |
| 麻木 | mámù | adj. | numb; insensitive; apathetic |
| 麻醉 | má | v. | anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) |
| 码 | mǎ | mw. | weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc |
| 码 | mǎ | v. | weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc |
| 马后炮 | mǎhòupào | n. | lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight |
| 马力 | mǎlì | mw. | horsepower |
| 马桶 | mǎtǒng | n. | chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl |
| 埋藏 | máicáng | v. | to bury; to hide by burying; hidden |
| 埋伏 | máifú | v. | to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush |
| 埋没 | máimò | v. | to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion |
| 埋头苦干 | máitóu-kǔgàn | — | to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work |
| 埋葬 | máizàng | v. | to bury |
| 脉搏 | màibó | n. | pulse (both medical and figurative) |
| 脉络 | mài | n. | arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context |
| 瞒 | mán | v. | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark |
| 埋怨 | mán | v. | to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame |
| 满怀 | mǎn | v. / n. | to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young |
| 漫 | màn | v. | free; unrestrained; to inundate |
| 慢性 | mànxìng | adj. | slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) |
| 蔓延 | mànyán | v. | to extend; to spread |
| 漫游 | mànyóu | v. | to travel around; to roam; (mobile telephony) roaming |
| 忙活 | máng | v. | to be really busy; pressing business |
| 忙乱 | máng | adj. | rushed and muddled |
| 茫茫 | mángmáng | adj. | boundless; vast and obscure |
| 盲目 | mángmù | adj. | blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding |
| 茫然 | mángrán | adj. | blankly; vacantly; at a loss |
| 矛头 | máotóu | n. | spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism |
| 冒充 | màochōng | v. | to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as |
| 冒犯 | màofàn | v. | to offend |
| 冒昧 | màomèi | adj. | bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of |
| 茂密 | màomì | adj. | dense (of plant growth); lush |
| 茂盛 | màoshèng | adj. | lush |
| 枚 | méi | mw. | classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) |
| 媒介 | méi | n. | intermediary; vehicle; vector; medium; media |
| 没劲 | méijìn | v. / adj. | to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest |
| 眉开眼笑 | méikāi-yǎn | — | brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles |
| 煤气 | méiqì | n. | coal gas; gas (fuel) |
| 煤炭 | méitàn | n. | coal |
| 没完没了 | méiwán-méi | — | without end; incessantly; on and on |
| 没辙 | méizhé | v. | at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out |
| 没准儿 | méizhǔnr | v. | erhua variant of 没准; not sure; maybe |
| 美德 | měidé | n. | virtue |
| 美化 | měi | v. | to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment |
| 美满 | měimǎn | adj. | happy; blissful |
| 美妙 | měi | adj. | beautiful; wonderful; splendid |
| 美容 | měiróng | v. | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify |
| 美学 | měi | n. | aesthetics |
| 美誉 | měiyù | n. | good name; good reputation |
| 美中不足 | měizhōng-bùzú | — | everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment |
| 美滋滋 | měizīzī | adj. | very happy; elated |
| 闷 | mēn | adj. / v. | stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly |
| 闷热 | mēnrè | adj. | sultry |
| 门槛 | ménkǎn | n. | doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) |
| 门路 | mén | n. | way of doing sth; the right social connection |
| 闷 | mèn | adj. | bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed |
| 蒙 | mēng | v. | (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned |
| 蒙 | méng | v. | to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat |
| 萌发 | méngfā | v. | to sprout; to shoot; to bud |
| 朦胧 | ménglóng | adj. | (literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct |
| 萌芽 | méngyá | v. / n. | to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud |
| 盟友 | méngyǒu | n. | ally |
| 猛 | měng | adj. | ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome |
| 猛烈 | měng | adj. | fierce; violent; vigorous; intense |
| 猛然 | měngrán | adv. | suddenly; abruptly |
| 梦幻 | mèng | n. | dream; illusion; reverie |
| 梦寐以求 | mèngmèiyǐ | — | (lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) |
| 眯 | mī | v. | to narrow one's eyes; to squint; (dialect) to take a nap |
| 谜 | mí | n. | riddle |
| 谜底 | mídǐ | n. | answer to a riddle |
| 迷惑 | mí | adj. / v. | to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle |
| 迷恋 | mí | v. | to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about |
| 弥漫 | mímàn | v. | variant of 弥漫 |
| 迷失 | míshī | v. | to lose (one's bearings); to get lost |
| 谜团 | mí | n. | riddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters |
| 迷信 | míxìn | v. | superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth) |
| 谜语 | míyǔ | n. | riddle; conundrum |
| 密布 | mìbù | v. | to cover densely |
| 秘方 | mìfāng | n. | secret recipe |
| 密封 | mìfēng | v. | to seal up |
| 秘诀 | mì | n. | secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success) |
| 蜜月 | mì | n. | honeymoon |
| 棉花 | mián | n. | cotton |
| 免不了 | miǎn | v. | unavoidable; can't be avoided |
| 免除 | miǎnchú | v. | to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit |
| 免得 | miǎn | conj. | so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 缅怀 | miǎn | v. | to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past |
| 勉励 | miǎnlì | v. | to encourage |
| 腼腆 | miǎn | adj. | shy; bashful |
| 免职 | miǎnzhí | v. | to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking |
| 面红耳赤 | miànhóng-ěrchì | — | flushed with anger (or excitement) |
| 面孔 | miànkǒng | n. | face |
| 面貌 | miànmào | n. | face; features; appearance; look |
| 面面俱到 | miàn | — | (idiom) take care of everything; handle everything |
| 面目全非 | miànmù-quánfēi | — | nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition |
| 苗 | miáo | n. | sprout |
| 苗条 | miáo | adj. | (of a woman) slim; slender; graceful |
| 苗头 | miáo | n. | first signs; development (of a situation) |
| 瞄准 | miáozhǔn | v. | to take aim at; to target |
| 藐视 | miǎoshì | v. | to despise |
| 渺小 | miǎo | adj. | minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant |
| 庙 | miào | n. | temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial |
| 庙会 | miào | n. | temple fair |
| 灭绝 | miè | v. | to become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely; to exterminate |
| 蔑视 | mièshì | v. | to loathe; to despise; contempt |
| 灭亡 | mièwáng | v. | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate |
| 民办 | mínbàn | adj. | run by the local people; privately operated |
| 民居 | mínjū | n. | houses |
| 民生 | mínshēng | n. | people's livelihood |
| 民事 | mínshì | adj. | civil case |
| 民意 | mínyì | n. | public opinion; popular will; public will |
| 民营 | mínyíng | adj. | privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state) |
| 民用 | mínyòng | adj. | (for) civilian use |
| 敏捷 | mǐn | adj. | nimble; quick; shrewd |
| 敏锐 | mǐn | adj. | keen; sharp; acute |
| 鸣 | míng | v. | to cry (of birds, animals and insects) |
| 名次 | míngcì | n. | position in a ranking of names; place; rank |
| 名副其实 | míngfùqíshí | — | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name |
| 名贵 | míng | adj. | famous and valuable; rare; precious |
| 铭记 | míngjì | v. | to engrave in one's memory |
| 明朗 | mínglǎng | adj. | bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful |
| 名利 | mínglì | n. | fame and profit |
| 明媚 | míngmèi | adj. | bright and beautiful |
| 名声 | míngshēng | n. | reputation |
| 名言 | míngyán | n. | saying; famous remark |
| 名义 | míngyì | n. | name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose |
| 名誉 | míngyù | n. / adj. | fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor) |
| 明智 | míngzhì | adj. | sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious |
| 名著 | míngzhù | n. | masterpiece |
| 命 | mìng | v. | life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc |
| 摸索 | mō | v. | to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly |
| 膜 | mó | n. | membrane; film |
| 磨 | mó | v. | to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist |
| 摩擦 | mócā | v. / n. | friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 |
| 魔法 | mófǎ | n. | enchantment |
| 模范 | mófàn | n. / adj. | model; fine example |
| 蘑菇 | mó | n. | mushroom; to pester; to dawdle |
| 魔鬼 | mó | n. | devil |
| 磨合 | móhé | v. | to break in; to wear in |
| 魔力 | mólì | n. | magic |
| 磨炼 | mó | v. | variant of 磨练 |
| 磨难 | mónàn | n. | a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried |
| 魔术 | móshù | n. | magic |
| 磨损 | mósǔn | v. | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 抹 | mǒ | v. / mw. | to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc |
| 抹杀 | mǒshā | v. | to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress |
| 墨 | mò | n. | ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead |
| 莫大 | mòdà | adj. | greatest |
| 莫非 | mòfēi | adv. | can it be possible that; could it be |
| 茉莉 | mòlì | n. | jasmine |
| 没落 | mò | v. | to decline; to wane |
| 莫名其妙 | mòmíngqí | — | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable |
| 默默无闻 | mòmò-wúwén | — | obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity |
| 默契 | mòqì | adj. / n. | tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight |
| 漠然 | mòrán | adj. | indifferent; apathetic; cold |
| 末日 | mòrì | n. | last day; end; final days; doomsday |
| 没收 | mòshōu | v. | to confiscate; to seize |
| 墨水 | mò | n. | ink |
| 谋害 | móuhài | v. | to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life |
| 谋划 | móu | v. | to scheme |
| 谋求 | móu | v. | to seek; to strive for |
| 谋取 | móuqǔ | v. | to seek |
| 谋生 | móushēng | v. | to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living |
| 亩 | mǔ | mw. | old variant of 亩 |
| 牡丹 | mǔ | n. | tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) |
| 拇指 | mǔzhǐ | n. | thumb |
| 墓 | mù | n. | grave; tomb; mausoleum |
| 幕 | mù | mw. | old variant of 幕; curtain; screen |
| 墓碑 | mùbēi | n. | gravestone; tombstone |
| 目不转睛 | mùbù | — | unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare |
| 牧场 | mùchǎng | n. | pasture; grazing land; ranch |
| 目瞪口呆 | mùdèng-kǒudāi | — | dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned |
| 墓地 | mùdì | n. | cemetery; graveyard |
| 目睹 | mùdǔ | v. | to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes |
| 幕后 | mùhòu | n. | behind the scenes |
| 木匠 | mù | n. | carpenter |
| 募捐 | mù | v. | to solicit contributions; to collect donations |
| 牧民 | mùmín | n. | herdsman |
| 木偶 | mù’ǒu | n. | puppet |
| 沐浴 | mùyù | v. | to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse |
| 目中无人 | mùzhōng-wúrén | — | to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air |