HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist

to consult; to discuss seriously

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat

Chinese character error (collective term for 錯字|错字[cuo4 zi4] and 別字|别字[bie2 zi4])

misconception; illusion

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced; (medicine) to be in malposition

tangled and complicated (idiom)

to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)

to cooperate; partner

to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed)

to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation

to reach a set standard

a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings

to sneeze

to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle

interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk)

to overthrow; to knock down

to bet; to make a bet

erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]

to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave

to disturb; to trouble; to bother

to salvage; to dredge

to size sb up; to look sb up and down

to go hunting

to polish; to burnish; to shine

to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on

at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

synopsis; outline

selfless; impartial

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

overall situation; the big picture

continent; mainland

grand reputation; renowned

wide expanse; large area

atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish

big data (computing)

wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture

virtually the same; differing only on small points

very; greatly

wild goose

careless

general idea; main idea

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

large amount; staple

(coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture

evildoer; malefactor

to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]

to lead a team; to lead a group

to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)

code name

agent

to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct

to slight; to neglect

to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example

to be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand)

to undertake; to carry

to guarantee; to vouch for

unilateral

weak; frail

to take upon oneself; to assume

unilateral

to shoulder; to bear

to tarry; to delay

unit price

unmarried; single; alone

courage; boldness

timidity; timid

coward

picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full

birthday

to water down; to play down

off season; slow business season

Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; freshwater

if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)

carrying pole and the loads on it; burden

at once; on the spot

to make prompt decisions (idiom)

on that day

persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency

to take care; to look out

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

in public; in front of everybody

party; association

grade; class

the same evening

to ripple; to undulate

to take seriously; serious

(guided) missile

(lit. and fig.) to navigate

fuse (for explosive)

to disturb; to look for trouble

to have bad luck; to be out of luck

to collapse (of building); to topple over

to be oriented towards; orientation

island