HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped

blemish; flaw

canyon; gill

administrative region

narrow

narrow sense; restricted sense

narrow

second half of a game or contest

to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity

to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc)

to fall; to tumble

to scare; to frighten

to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline

low ranking; low level

to give an order; to issue an order

whereabouts; to drop

to scare; scary

to start; to put one's hand to

subordinate; underling

to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige

to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)

(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream

subconscious mind

lower reaches (of a river); lower level

(of objects) to fall; to drop

to lift (a lid); to rock

vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh

precedent

fresh and delicious; tasty

fairy

to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1]); inborn; innate; natural

fiber

blood

bow string; string of musical instrument

casual conversation; chat

to link up; to connect; to join

to regard with disdain; to shun

suspicion; to have suspicions

to leave sth unused; to lie idle

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly

illustrious; celebrated

to become visible; to reveal

display device; monitor

microscope

rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few

appearance; to appear

visible; conspicuous

conspicuous; eye-catching

pitfall; trap

filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)

to offer; to present

ready-made; readily available

to restrict to; to limit

constitution (of a country)

to entrap; to set up

pitfall; snare

to occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent

line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)

to be in effect; in force

to inlay; to embed

to accompany sb; to accompany each other

(idiom) to complement one another

in succession; following closely

close; similar to

spice; flavoring

to inlay; to embed

fellow countryman (from the same village); local people

to get to know each other; acquaintance

to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with

interlinked; connected

countryside; rural area

sesame oil; perfumed oil

to meet; to encounter

to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement

auspicious and peaceful

thorough and detailed; exhaustive

to enjoy; to benefit

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other

loud and clear; resounding

to respond to; answer

to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)

lane; alley

guide

rubber; caoutchouc

always (previously)

facial features; looks

presentable; decent

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce

to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul

to peel with a knife; to pare

to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet

to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate

to wear down; to sap

to while the time away; amusement

confident and at ease; free and easy

bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed