HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

sovereignty

hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist

main part; bulk

theme song

to entrust a task to sb else

home page

-ism; ideology

to dominate; to rule

(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate

to halt; to stay

five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]

to store up; to hoard

to be widely known as

residence; dwelling

to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

household; inhabitant

to help; to aid; assistance

injection; to inject

to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at

to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation

to cheer for; to encourage

to cancel; to annul; to deregister; (accounting) to write off

tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth

to cast

to station; to garrison (troops)

pillar

to stop (walking); to halt

(animal's) claw

to pull; to tug at (sth)

specialty; special knowledge or ability

specifically; specially (for that purpose)

sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)

album; record (music)

special column

monopoly; exclusive right to trade

specialist; person appointed for specific task

special; dedicated

special duty; assigned full time to a task

autocracy; dictatorship

monograph; specialized text

relay; broadcast (on radio or TV)

to pass on; to convey

to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform

(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes

to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)

in a flash; in the blink of an eye

to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere

shift in the trend of events; turnaround

turning point; breaking point

biography; historical narrative

biography

to write; to compose

to roll; to wander around

stump; stake; pile; classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc

to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself

solemn; dignified; stately

manor; feudal land

to install; installation

grave; solemn

classifier for buildings; (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows

to strengthen; strong

to strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large

spectacular; magnificent sight

to strike; to hit; to ram

magnificence; magnificent

brave; heroic

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]

to mourn; to pay last respects

to pursue; to chase after

to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace; favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand

lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to

to follow; to accompany

to tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating

to question closely; to investigate in detail

to chase; to pursue vigorously

to track; to trace; to follow up; to follow (on social media)

to fall; to drop

to fall; to drop

to allow; to grant

norm; standard

clumsy; botched

to play hide-and-seek

to put effort into sth; to try really hard

whereabouts; place to settle

to use discretion; to take circumstances into account

burning hot; scorching

truly; indeed

to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task

to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs)

to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind

outstanding; surpassing

to put emphasis on; to stress

healthy and strong; sturdy

(literary) this; (literary) now

capitalism

qualifications; experience

moist; humid

senior; highly experienced; veteran

to breed; to flourish

attitude; posture