HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service

to be jealous of; to envy

stepfather

mark; symbol

taboo; to avoid as taboo

to bother about; to haggle

quiet

abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods

dosage; prescribed dose of medicine

stepmother

monument

record of actual events; documentary (factual rather than fictional)

to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors

to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in

sign; indication; mark; indicator

performance; results

memory (ability to retain information)

minutes; written summary of a meeting

to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)

household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal

family education; upbringing

festive day; holiday

to intensify; to speed up

family financial situation; family circumstances

(of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise; (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie; (of a recording artis

(loanword) carnival

poultry; domestic fowl

family background

fine food; delicacies

home-use; domestic

understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name

to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle

housekeeping

moreover; in addition to that

clip; clamp

family; clan

to assume; to suppose

to impersonate; to pose as (someone else)

if; in case

to feign; to pretend

to harness; to draw (a cart etc)

attitude; position (on an issue etc)

price level

to urge on (of horse); to drive

value system; personal or cultural values

dowry

shelf; frame

double; twice

to pan fry; to sauté

to suffer; to torture

to supervise; to control

sharp pointed end; the tip

to shoulder (a burden); to bear

to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)

to oversee; to take charge of

nut

to act as a guardian

(of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding

to monitor

to wipe out; to crush

tough and durable; tenacious

to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct

compatible

sharp; intense

firm and substantial; solid

to monitor; to keep a close watch over

to hold fast to; to stick to

difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils

to believe firmly; without any doubt

prison

treachery; devious

to choose; to pick

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

to inspect; (law) to prosecute

to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form

brief (statement, summary etc); briefly

to alleviate a burden on sb

to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version

concise; succinct

terse; succinct

simple and crude

to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)

to examine or inspect; self-criticism

simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]

to ebb; to go down

concise; brief

simple and easy; simplistic

inexpensive; lowly

to splash

to differentiate; to distinguish

spy

disconnected; interrupted

(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable

opinion; view

(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit

healthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises

opinions differ (idiom)

to appreciate (as a connoisseur)

to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself

to make a contribution; to establish