Vocabulary

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cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
yuàn honest; prudent; variant of 愿 HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
dāi foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
huī to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
jiā dào zhōng luò to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune Idiom ∼HSK 4
lái zhě to refuse nobody (idiom); all comers welcome Idiom ∼HSK 4
lái fāng cháng the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later; We'll cross that bridge when we get there Idiom ∼HSK 4
yáo bǎi to strut; swaggering Idiom ∼HSK 4
miàn gǎi (idiom) not bat an eyelid Idiom ∼HSK 4
Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom); fig. the new is constantly replacing the old; each new generation excels the previous; (of things) to be constantly evolving Idiom ∼HSK 4
qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view Idiom ∼HSK 4
Jiē huān As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
huá bu lái not worth it Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
(coll.) no good; of no use Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Qián táng Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hàn wén Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
xiāng one's home town or village Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lái Laiyi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tóng xīn Tongxin county in Wuzhong 吳忠|吴忠[Wu2 zhong1], Ningxia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhèn jiāng see 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4jiang1 Shi4] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
shùn Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Kǒng Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[Kong3 zi3] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bái zhēn (name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huà Tuó zài shì lit. a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom); fig. a highly skilled and virtuous doctor; a miracle-working physician Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Biǎn Què 秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] era Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4