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HSK 4
vocabulary.

四级词汇

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maternal aunt; step-mother

N

interjection of surprise; Ah!

Intj

(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low

Adj

short and small; low and small

Adj

to love one's country; patriotic

to cherish; to treasure

V

(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease

V/Adj

to find a place for; to help settle down

V

on time; before deadline

Adv

dark; to turn dark

Adj

to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion

V

bus (loanword); motor coach

N

general merchandise

N

to arrange; to exhibit

V

to sway; to swing

V

to break away from; to cast off

V

to defeat; to damage

V

to handle (affairs); to work

to wrap up; to bind up

N/V

to contain; to embody

V

to comprise; to include

V

thin; cold in manner

Adj

jewel; gem

N

darling; baby

N

treasured object; treasure

N

valuable; precious

Adj

precious stone; gem

N

to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy

conservative; to guard

V/Adj

to hold; to carry (in one's arms)

V

background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer

N

-fold; times (multiplier)

M

to be compelled; to be forced

V

undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)

N

stupid; foolish

Adj

score (of a game or competition)

N

graduation; to graduate

graduate

N

to avoid; to shun

V

to avert; to prevent

V

to weave; to plait

V

debate; argument

V/N

sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark

V/N

(facial) expression; to express one's feelings

N

to praise; to commend

V

to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish

V

ice; to chill sth

N

refrigerator; icebox

N

ice and snow

N/Adj

soldiers; a force

N

and; furthermore

V

unimportant; not serious

Adj

not to care

V

not to be concerned; regardless of

Conj

not so; no

Conj

to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)

V

to go on foot; to walk

V

to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish

V

ability; talent; sb of a certain type

N

(raw) material; data

N
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Vocabulary levels and counts follow the GF0025-2021 international Chinese education standard. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.