HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

to steal; to rob

pirated; illegal

to say goodbye; to bid farewell; to pay a farewell call

rice straw

to count down; countdown

(theater) prop; paraphernalia

to grieve

to steal

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down

in the end; finally

to fall back; to go in reverse

to get to the intended location; to be in place

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent

appropriate; suitable

able; capable

gains and losses; success and failure

to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed

appropriate to the occasion; fitting

blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages

lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element

to derive benefit

triumphant; elated and self-satisfied

to commit an offense; to violate the law

to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc)

to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene

(lit. and fig.) to get to the top

to land; to come ashore

light bulb; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)

to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at

stool; small seat

dike; Taiwan pr. [ti2]

dam; dike

low pitch; quiet (voice)

to guard against; to be vigilant

valley; trough (as opposed to peaks)

to underestimate; to underrate

downcast; gloomy; to decline; to get worse

blurred (landscape etc); low (spirits)

low status; lowly

to mutter; to feel apprehensive

hostile; malevolence

bamboo flute

to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand

ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)

to conflict; to contradict

to resist; to hold back

bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline

to counteract; to cancel out

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral

to resist; to withstand

inside information; concrete details

to resist; to boycott

base; foundation

floor

stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation

zone

tunnel; causeway

section; district

empire; imperial

to present; to give

terrain; topography relief

carpet; rug

groundwater

first-hand

hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive

to increase by degrees; in increasing order

disciple; follower

to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)

to turn upside down; to reverse

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts

summit; apex

to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize

model; example

to ignite; to light a fire

to comment; a point by point commentary

to decorate; to adorn

spot; point

pad; cushion

to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime

to establish; to fix

starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n

to think of; to keep thinking about

transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station

palace; hall

electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting

wire; power cord

telecommunications

telecommunications; telecom

cushion; mat; pad

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

to carve; to engrave

to carve; to engrave

to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]

a statue; a Buddhist image

sculpture; (carved) statue

to wither; to wilt

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres)

to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule

to fall behind; to drop out