HSK 3.0 Band6 Vocabulary Table

near

in order, in sequence, close to, adjacent to, to suffer, to endure, to pull through (hard times), to delay, to stall, to play for time, to dawdle

to take a beating, to get thrashed, to come under attack

safety check

go on strike

particle: elucidating a previous proposition so as to diminish its effect

white collar, business person

percentage point

work (usu. in an office), transact, work, handle official business

office, agency

to run a school

semifinals

in the evening, when night falls, towards evening, at night fall, at dusk

health care, health protection, care for one's health

newspapers and periodicals, the press

enter oneself for an examination

to be sorry, to feel apologetic, sorry!

rainstorm, storm, tempest

violence, force

unmask, divulge, expose, develop, bewray, unhood, unhusk, uncover, lay bare, show_up, reveal, flash, uncase, debunk, discover, unkennel, revelation, betray, give_away, unveil

torrential rain, rainstorm, CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]

to explode or burst, to quick fry or quick boil

erupt, burst/break out

explode, blow up

tragic, pathetic, miserable

sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc), CL:件[jian4]

Carry on

tenant, indictee, accused, respondent, defendant, suspect, the accused, appellee

to run

det.: this

local, this locality

the current period, this term (usually in finance)

per se, self, oneself, identity, itself

mainland, native, one's native country, metropolitan territory, continent

suchness, basic nature, intrinsic quality, substantial, essentiality, innate character, entity, essential quality, basics, inbeing, essential, nature, self, feather, intrinsic, quiddity, being, substance, metal, quintessence, principle, kind, hypostasis, essence, fiber, internal, spirit, inwardness, woof, basis, gist

extort, press for, press on towards, drive, force, compel, close in on, press up to

written examination, paper test (for an applicant)

inevitably

required/obligatory (course), obligatory, obligatory (course), required

shut, stop, close, stop up, obstruct, switch off, obstruction, turn off, seel

margin, brink, periphery, bead, brim, borderline, skirt, lip, fringe, delimitation, flange, threshold, boundary line, perimeter, rand, outer boundary, hem, line, border, verge, marginality, marge, skirting, edging, edge, corner, rim

authorized staff/force

surname Pian, flat, (coll.) to beat (sb) up, old variant of 匾[bian3], small boat

change, modify

to transform, to convert, to vary, to alternate, a transformation

deformation, to become deformed, to change shape, to morph

as early as, soon afterwards, little as, as early, and then, and so, so, as early/little as, as little as, then, in that case

even if

everywhere, all over

Surface on the surface

sickroom, ward, hospital ward, hospital room

patient's condition

to call, to dial

undulate, fluctuate

wave

to sow, to scatter, to spread, to broadcast, Taiwan pr. [bo4]

inconvenient, inappropriate

not to see, not to meet, to have disappeared, to be missing

unexpectedly

no more/longer

unlikely to go so far as to, not as bad as

to sit for a makeup exam, to resit an exam, makeup exam, resit

to make up missed lesson, to reschedule a class

take lessons after school/work

subsidize

prawn, seizure, seize, arrest, catch

won't do, unable to, (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?

can't help (doing sth.)

not only

to be obstructed, to be blocked up, to be impassable, to make no sense, to be illogical

not very, not particularly

not up to much, very indifferent, nothing great about it, nothing good to be said about it

not worth

to be covered with, to be filled with

military personnel, troops, troop, regular army, soldiery, army, party, company

to accept, to adopt

tread, tramp, tromp, scrunch, trample, walk, step, step on

take part in match, enter competition

participate in exhibition

m.[event]

disabled, handicapped, deformity on a person or animal

disabled person

brutal, ruthless

tragic, gloomy, savage, sorrowful, cruel, pitiful, miserable, dark

depot, storehouse, warehouse

lay by, concealment, conceal, hide, store

operate, control, rig, manipulate

john, W.C., can, jakes, lavatory, lav, cloaca, crapper, privy, water closet, bathroom, bog, washroom, closet, convenience, stool, rear, latrine, loo, facility, toilet, John, cloakroom

the side, to incline towards, to lean, inclined, lateral, side, lean on one side

to survey and evaluate

to plot, to scheme, to bring about, to engineer, planning, producer, planner

coup, resource, enginery, wile, stratagem, gambit, practice, plant, diplomacy, artifice, trap, twist, tactical manoeuver, policy, game, mechanism, game plan, ambush, chicanery, finesse, lying in wait, maneuvering, joker, tactics, gimmick, manoeuvering, plan, device, art, tactical maneuver, maneuver, measure, play, tactic, manoeuvre, mechanics, tack, ambuscade, trickery, strategy, setup, r

storey, level, side, story, range, floor, coverage

gap, departure, spread, variance, divergence, difference, diversity, discrepancy, imparity, disparity, contrast, interval, differentia, distinction

find, look_up, smell, investigate, find_out, find out, smoke_out, detect, track_down, smoke out, examine

to look over, to examine, to check up, to ferret out

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

turnout, turnoff, outturn, capacity, output, produce, product, fruitage, throughput, fruit, production, yield, crop

prosperous

length, duration, accident, right and wrong, good and bad, long and short

long vacation, refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct

permanently, long, for a long time

long-distance running

long-range, long, long-term, far-reaching

code of conduct, conventions, common practice, routine (medical procedure etc)

all year round, for years on end, average year

factory owner, factories and stores, firm, maker, business organization, business concern, manufacturing business, concern, manufacturer, business

grounds, site, ground, yard, precinct, space, course, place, park, property

sporting venue, arena

stage set, set, scenery, spectacle, scene, setting, set decoration

unimpeded, free-flowing, straight path, unclogged, move without obstruction

to exceed, to overtake, to surpass, to transcend, to pass, to cross, ultra-, super-

to exceed, to overstep, to go too far, to encroach

saute, stir-fry, roast, speculate, parch, fry, saut#2e, fire, saut#2 e, sack, scramble

(coll.) to speculate in stocks

stir

Car number

license plate

motor show

to withdraw from, to evacuate

cancel, rescind, revoke

prop up, brace, push/move with a pole, maintain, keep up

become, turn into

constitution, class/economic status, composition, economic status, component_part, ingredient, one's profession or economic status, profession, component part, grammatical constituent, class, constituent, one's class status, class status, element, component, metal

end, end product, turnoff, end/finished product, finished product, facture

promise

city district, urban area

urban and rural, town and country

cities and towns

boast, take, possess, hold, carry

lash, pound, charge, assault

to rebuild, to reestablish, reconstruction, rebuilding

to reorganize, to recombine, recombination

worship, adore

pet

charge, rush, dash

to appear (on stage, in a show, in a photo etc), to play (for a team), to enter (arena or stage), to send sb out (e.g. off the field for a foul)

to start out on a trip, to dispatch troops

to travel on business, to visit (a foreign country), same as 外出訪問|外出访问[wai4 chu1 fang3 wen4]

way out, outlet, employment opportunities

act in one's own capacity or on behalf o, act in one's own capacity or on behalf of an organization, act in one's own capacity or on behalf of an organ, appear personally

lend one's name, out, fame, become well-known, become famous, famous, use the name of, be famous, well-known

come in and go out

to have an accident, to meet with a mishap

to officially launch (a policy, program etc), to appear on stage, to appear publicly, (of a bar girl) to leave with a client

to set out on a long journey, to travel afar

elementary (i.e. easy)

except

cook, chef

lay in/up, store, stockpile

everywhere, in all respects

department, section chief, commissioner, department/office head, department head, head of a department, office head

to transmit outwards, to disseminate, efferent (nerve)

media

transmission, transmit

rumor, hearsay

crew, sailorman, sailor, shipmate, crewman, tarpaulin, old salt, seaman, bargeman, tar, boatman, Jack-tar, mariner, sea dog, gob, waister, seafarer

captain (of a boat), skipper

boat, watercraft, marine, ship, vessel

to string together, to skewer, to connect wrongly, to gang up, to rove, string, bunch, skewer, classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of, to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus), to move across

window, wicket, ticket window

found, launch, establishment, set up, establish

to found, to establish

create new meanings, get-up-and-go, unique idea, new idea

this place, here (literary)

this time

before this, before then, previously

This matter

(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)

number of times, frequancy, frequency, absolute frequency, legal case, oftenness, lawsuit, time, frequence

ne'er, never

never (in the past), never did

vinegar, jealousy (in love rivalry)

village, hamlet, CL:座[zuo4]

pass up, muff, throw_away, lose, let slip, miss, overslip, balk, overlook, cross, pass_up, slip

put up, construct, join together, add (money/etc.)

to cooperate, partner

group, pair

to move (to pity), arousing (sympathy), touching

to interrupt, to break off, to break (a bone)

to dispatch sb to do sth, to make sb leave, to pass (the time), (old) to make arrangements, (old) to bestow (alms etc)

to file a lawsuit, to sue, to dispute

to play mahjong or cards

printer

to create, to build, to develop, to forge (of metal)

wide road, the way of virtue and justice

street, main street, CL:條|条[tiao2]

vigorously, energetically

(husked) rice

large quantities of

race, game, tournament, contest

great master, lord, workmaster, artiste, Very Reverend, overlord, master, priest, maestro, non-Christian priest, Great Master

elchee, embassador, ambassadorial, nuncio, ambassadorship, ambassador

in a moment, later, Taiwan pr. [dai1 hui3 r5]

be apprehensive

play by oneself

be born, come into being, emerge

section, Dang, political party, CCP, KMT, Ku_Klux_Klan, clique, The Party, party, tong, kinsfolk, the Party, faction, gang

when, while

regard as, take for, consider as, regard/consider as, treat as, regard

on that day, the same day

regard_as, regard as, look upon as, treat as, presume

(Tw) variant of 擋|挡[dang3], gear, official records, grade (of goods), file, records, shelves, slot, gap, crosspiece, classifier for crosspieces, classifier for events, affairs etc, Taiwan pr. [dang3]

data file, documentation, record, archive, archives, file, dossier

island, isle

to fall due (loan etc), to expire (visa etc), to mature (investment bond etc)

pirated, illegal, see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]

Taoism, Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)

apologize

submission, surrender, submit, bow/hang one's head, bow, crouch, lower, yield, hang one's head, bow one's head, lower one's head

low temperature

a drop, to drip

reach, arrive at

resist, stand up to

boarding, planking, hatch, plat, floorboard, hatchway, floor board, flooring, planch, floor, footplate

place name, toponym

rumpus_room, soutane, undercroft, rooms built below ground, ground_floor, serdab, cellar, hypogeum, crypt, subterranean, silo, subterrane, souterrain, vault, cellarage, basement

trolleybus, CL:輛|辆[liang4]

electric

electrical line of force, electrical energy, power, electricity, potential, electric power

electrical equipment/appliance

a string of 100 cash (arch.), to lament, to condole with, variant of 吊[diao4]

to investigate and research, research, investigation

fall, tumble

to set a price, to fix a price

to fix a time, fixed time, timed (of explosive etc)

fixed position

(animated) cartoon

battle, fight

city, metropolis

kif, kaif, narcotics, drug, weed, grass, narcotic drugs, drugs

gamble, bet

gamble

cross (river/sea/etc.), tide over, ferry across

old variant of 端[duan1], start, origin

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

short film, video clip

cue, procession, contingent, ranks, troops, gang

baulk, pit, combat, antagonise, encounter, counterwork, countervail, counteract, opposition, resistance, cope, breast, defend, fight, stem, play, battle, fight down, meet, fight back, antagonize, face, confront, front, oppose, contradict, controvert, balk, resist, jib, countercheck, take on, counterbalance, match

external, foreign, pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)

squat on heels, stay

det : the greater part

many-sided, in many aspects

multi-media

to seize, to take away forcibly, to wrest control of, to compete or strive for, to force one's way through, to leave out, to lose

to seize, to capture, to wrest control of

a benefactor, a person who has significantly helped sb else

pediatrics

onset, outbreak (of a disease)

electricity generation, generate electricity

provide, grant, extend

to get angry

initiate, commence, stage, instigate, sparkplug, sponsor, inauguraion, start, launch, promote, inaugurate, initiation

voice, spokesman, representative, interpreter, prophet, addresser, spokesperson, prolocutor, addressor, fugleman, coryphaeus

inflame, inflammation, inflamed

judicature, areopagy, court, courtroom, tribunal, banc, forum, gate, banco, lockup, lawcourt, bailey

French (language)

m.[event]

tomato

conj.: whatever

breed, reproduce, propagate

revolt, resist

to ask (a question) in reply, to answer a question with a question, rhetorical question

repercussions, reaction, echo

violate, offend, attack, assail, work against, commit, have recurrence (of old illness), revert (to bad habit)

to break the rules, an illegality, a foul

commit crime/offense

be on guard, keep lookout

to defend, to protect (against)

house/apartment purchase price, house purchase price, apartment purchase price, house

to seem, as if, alike, similar

airship, spaceship

pilot, aviator

lung, CL:個|个[ge4]

division of labour, divide the work

split, divide, break up

indignant, angry

tempest, roughness, firestorm, windstorm, squall, blow, tempestuousness, storm

summit meeting

offer as tribute, present with all respect

Buddha, Buddhism, image of Buddha

Bodhisattva, Buddhist religion, Buddhism

clothes, dress, garment, to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc), to obey, to convince, to admire, to acclimatize, to take (medicine), mourning clothes, to wear mourning clothes, dose (measure word for medicine), Taiwan pr. [fu2]

to float, superficial, floating, unstable, movable, provisional, temporary, transient, impetuous, hollow, inflated, to exceed, superfluous, excessive, surplus

father and daughter

father and son

betray, abandon, go against

feme, womankind, female, femininity, cummer, woman, femme, quean, bevy, matron, toots, womanhood, feminine, womenfolk, women

variant of 復甦|复苏[fu4 su1], to recover (health, economic), to resuscitate, anabiosis

m.[general]

rich man

be rich/wealthy

to change one's costume, to repackage, to remodel, to refit, to modify, to convert

interfere, intervene, meddle

hepatic, liver

pole, CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1], stick, pole, lever, classifier for long objects such as guns

can't keep up with, can't catch up with, cannot overtake

to hurry, to hasten, to make haste

to keep up with, to catch up with, to overtake, to chance upon, in time for

to have the courage to do sth, to dare to, bold in

touching, moving

exact, just right

post, station

harbour, port, seaport, haven, harbor

high-level

superior quality, high grade, top grade

higher, advanced

summit, apex, alp, vertex, acme, peak, height, pinnacle, high, all-time high

college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]), entrance exam for senior government service posts (Taiwan)

high technology, high tech

dab, master-hand, expert, master, facility, proficient, ace

draft of a document, script, manuscript, mental plan, precedent

sing

words of song, lyrics

singing star

innovate

even more

industrial and commercial circles, business circles, industry and commerce

public, collectively owned, common, international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar), make public, fair, just, Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4], honorable (gentlemen), father-in-law, male (animal)

(Ministry of) Public Security, public safety, public security

cock, rooster

community, the public, masses, the people, public

princess

attack, assault, accuse, vilify

supply, provide, furnish

surname Gong, palace, temple, castration (as corporal punishment), first note in pentatonic scale

to consolidate, consolidation, to strengthen

contribution

to construct (sth abstract)

lonely, solitary

orphan

paternal aunt, CL:個|个[ge4]

classical

m.[general]

raider, shareholder, interest, old fogy, shareowner, curio, antique, partner, stockholder, interest group

capital stock, share, stock certificate, security, share certificate, stock

malfunction, break

turn round and look at, attend to, look after, take into consideration, visit, call on

to blow (of the wind)

to turn (a corner etc), to kidnap, to swindle, to misappropriate, walking stick, crutch, seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])

care for

related, linked, affiliated

rubberneck, take in, visit, sightsee, travel to, go sightseeing, tour

lawsuit, CL:場|场[chang2]

pipeline, conduit, piping, channel (for communication/etc.)

radiancy, irradiancy, blaze, sparkle, fire, shininess, shine, resplendency, glory, glare, magnificence, sheen, lustre, grandeur, splendor, lucidity, coruscation, refulgence, grandness, burnish, brilliance, flame, glow, luminosity, glitter, luster, refulgency, radiance, irradiance, glowing, halo, resplendence, splendour, effulgence

wide, vast

circle, path, trajectory, railroad track, orbital, course, proper way of doing things, trackage, track, orbit, flight, rail, railway, trackway, tramroad, career, orb

to kneel

made in China, made in our country, make domestically

national anthem

Storthing, Oireachtas, Cortes, Congress, congress, diet, the Diet, duma, congressional, Capitol, parliament, house

flag, ensign, national flag

regal, crowned_head, Rex, crown, kingdom, Pharaoh, male monarch, roi, king

jam

fruit tree, CL:棵[ke1]

to cross over (by ferry), transition, interim, caretaker (administration)

after the event

old-fashioned, out of date, to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon

throwaway, poster, bill, flier, flyer, broadside, a playbill, a placard, circular, playbill, placard, broadsheet, handbill, a poster

seabed, seafloor, bottom of the ocean

marine, naval, admiralty, jolly, navy

sea wave

oversea, overseas, abroad

(Persian) Gulf, bay, gulf (body of water)

briny, profound, main, deep, sea, oceanic, Neptune, brine, nautical, ocean, seas and oceans

with great difficulty, to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)

to seem, to be like

to improve, to take a turn for the better, improvement

eager to study, studious, erudite

contract, booking, obligation, treaty

harmonious, concordant

nub, nucleus, meat, heart, core group, substance, center, core, the center, crux, essence, root, kernel, nitty-gritty, inwardness, pith, sum, marrow, bosom, gist

night

Hard to say

fierce, very

horizontal, across, (horizontal character stroke), harsh and unreasonable, unexpected

weigh, measure, judge

great, grand

deluge, flood

overpass, fail, pretermit, outlook, pass, overlook, neglectful, snub, cut, neglect, marginalize, miss, lose sight of, disregard, slur, ignore, forget

pot, classifier for bottled liquid

relate

air, outdoor, open_air, out-of-doors, open, outdoors, open air, open-air

to protect

spend, expend

flower vase, fig. just a pretty face, CL:對|对[dui4]

peanut, groundnut, CL:粒[li4]

remove

imagine, daydream, reverie, stargaze, fantasticate, fancify, dream, visionary, fancy, illusion, fantasize, chimerical, woolgather, illusory, fantasy

patient, subject, sufferer

emperor

echo, react, answer, respond

destruction, ruin, slay, damage, slander, spoil, bugger up, burn up, refashion, make over, destroy, defame, demolish

to meet with (sb who is paying a visit), CL:次[ci4]

president (of club/society/etc.)

painting

muddle-headed, twilight, to faint, to lose consciousness, old variant of 昏[hun1]

fool/play around together

associate, immingle, muddle, incorporate, mixed, meld, confect, amalgamate, blend in, fuse, interblend, hybrid, admix, mingle, wuzzle, mix, shuffle, mercurify, engraft, concoct, interlace, interweave, immix, go, interfuse, mix_up, sophisticate, marry, combine, mix in, conflate, merge, intermix, jumble, commingle, decompound, intermingle, knead, coalesce, interflow, compound, commix, blend,

confused, chaotic

animate, kick around, active, invigoration, knock_about, cavort, enliven, vitalize, knock about, energize, flourish, invigorate, brighten, kick about, vitalization, vivify, move

rocket, CL:枚[mei2]

motor vehicle

mechanism, stratagem, scheme, intrigue

mechanics, enginery, rig, machinery, mechanism, machine, appliance, mechanical

Christian religion, Christianity, Christendom, Christianism, Christian

passion, fervor, enthusiasm, strong emotion

Geely, Chinese car make, auspicious, lucky, propitious

lucky, auspicious, propitious

extreme, exceeding

first aid, emergency treatment

trouble, attack, evil, ailment, affection, misery, malfunction, complaint, infirmity, disease, ill, illness, malady, decline, sickness, condition

gather, collect

bring, feed, offer, afford, hold_out, impart, adduce, lend, grant, contribute, given, concede, give to, give, bestow, add, put, render, deal, ladle, administer, assign, give_in, allow

align

electrical household appliance, electrical home appliance, household electrical appliances

home, homestead, native heath, homestall, homeland

esteemed guest, honored guest, guest (on a show)

holiday, non-working day

sharp-pointed, piercing, cuspidal, shrill, sharp

monitor, supervise

supervise, superintend, control

to pick up, to collect, to gather

brief introduction, synopsis

sword, skewer, fox, sabre, steel, snickersnee, brand, bilbo, saber, blade, glaive, falchion

to appraise, to identify, to evaluate

arrow, CL:支[zhi1]

problem, mate, general, high-rank officer, marshal, full general, shogun, aga, warlord, tycoon, check

teach, lecture

thick paste of fermented soybean, marinated in soy paste, paste, jam

soy sauce

be proud, take pride in

focal point, point at issue, focal, focus, focal_point, central issue

footprint

sense, feel, wake (up), become aware/awakened, discover

tabernacle, kirk, house_of_God, church, temple, fane, cathedral, church building, bema

Education, Ministry of Education, Department of Education, Education Department

receive, take over (property/etc.)

to take the lid off, to expose, to unmask

street corner, street_corner, street (corner), street

m.[event]

public holiday

to save energy, energy-saving

pacing, cadency, musical rhythm, pulse, speech rhythm, rhythm, regular recurrence, pulsation, beat, pace, movement, tune, cadence, clip, tempo

excel at, exceed, shine at, outstanding, stand_out

end, cut off, expire, close

by (specified time), up to

separate, divide, cut apart, untie, undo, explain, interpret, dissolve

explain orally, appease

boundary, scope, extent, circles, group, kingdom (taxonomy)

to use other people's experience, to borrow from a source, to use as reference

amount of money, sum_of_money, sum, money, penny, amount/sum of money, sum of money, amount

pewter, splosh, green, Oscar, siller, gelt, tin, coin, roll, dollar sign, funds, dollar mark, shekels, wealth, lucre, pecuniary, dinero, bankroll, dough, scratch, bread, means, moolah, shekel, shiner, cabbage, kale, spondulicks, pelf, oof, money, loot, wampum, brass, dollar

finance, banking

use up, exhaust, try one's best, put to best use, end

attack, assault

in the past few days, recently, in the last few days

shortsighted, nearsighted, myopia

alarming, whacking, astounding, spectacular, amazing, astonishing

nice surprise, to be pleasantly surprised

essence, extract, vitality, energy, semen, sperm, mythical goblin spirit, highly perfected, elite, the pick of sth, proficient (refined ability), extremely (fine), selected rice (archaic)

exquisite, elegant

plum, showpiece, fine work, quality goods, top quality article, article of fine quality

Jing, well, Surname, something in the shape of a well

view, Jing, shot, routine, bit, act, number, situation, scene, scenery, Surname, turn, condition

scenic spot, place of interest (tourism)

clean, completely, only, net (income, exports etc), (Chinese opera) painted face male role

entanglement, embarrassment, cobweb, skein, embroilment, dissension, complication, issue, conflict, confusion, dispute, shindig, knottiness, dustup, aggro, tangle, betanglement, maze, imbroglio, strife

correct, redress

beverage, a drink

to save sb's life, (interj.) Help!, Save me!

to save, to support, to help, to assist

to help sb in trouble, aid, assistance

that is to say, in other words, namely

conj.: even if, granted that

m.[event]

theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc), dramatic (change, increase etc), acute, severe

according to, on the grounds of

donation, subscription, relinquish, abandonment, subscribe, contribution, donate, abandon, contribute

to donate money, to contribute funds, donation, contribution (of money)

contribute (as gift), donate, present

to donate, to offer (aid), contribution, donation

policy decision

to come to understand, to realize, consciousness, awareness, Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)

extremely, most, absolutely, in the least, by any means, on any account

det.: most of, majority

military personnel, troops, armed forces, armament, military, soldiery, force, Sabaoth, array, army troops, military unit, host, military force, cohort, battalion, legion, troop, regular army, army, armed_forces, rank

warship, military naval vessel, CL:艘[sou1]

war, martial, military affairs, legion, military

start, initiate

power switch, to open a gate

open (shop/etc.), offer (course/etc.)

to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc), open-minded

beginning, to start

to burn the midnight oil, to work late into the night

see, look at, watch, read, look upon, regard, look after, call on, visit

to look after

can see, visible

to show respect for, to think highly of

believe something/someone will be worthy in the future

to look upon as, to regard as

to recuperate, to recover (health), to convalesce

protest

exam room

exam question

(scientific) research

coach, bus, passenger train

be willing/ready to

airforce, air_force, Luftwaffe, air force, squadron

oral examination, oral test

button

ruthless, strong (e.g. of wine), (loanword) cool, hip

lead, go, bestride, straddle, go beyond, run, pass, extend, stride, ride, cut across, step

express (train, bus etc)

expansive, wide, width, thickness

ore, minevariant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

rich, wide, broad

particle: used when informing sb. of st.; indicating excitement/doubt/comfort/etc.

associate, contact

to depend on, to hang on in a place, bad, to renege (on promise), to disclaim, to rat (on debts), rascally, to blame, to put the blame on, surname Lai, variant of 賴|赖[lai4]

regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program), program (TV or radio)

blue collar, common laborer

blue sky

lazy

firm, sturdy, fold (for animals), sacrifice, prison

fellow townsman, fellow villager, sb from the same hometown

air conditioning

cold water, unboiled water, fig. not yet ready (of plans)

assembly hall, auditorium, CL:座[zuo4],處|处[chu4]

texture, grain (in wood/etc.), reason, logic, truth, natural science (esp. physics), law, principle, doctrine, theory

financial management, finance

reason, intellect, rationality, rational

power, strength, ability, force, physical strength

profit, interest, advantage, benefit

conference, alliance, coalition, hookup, ally, Verein, confederacy, federacy, circuit, combination, Bund, confederation, federation, union, bloc, league, axis

loop, league matches, league match

lit. to join hands, to act together

sandal

two sides, both sides

Two hands

endure, rely/depend on, rely on, depend on, chat

to chat, to gossip, erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]

material, stuff, grain, feed, to expect, to anticipate, to guess

to split, to crack, to break open, to rend

nimble, agile, flexible, elastic

draw, receive

foreman, leader, head, guru, cob, doyen, cacique, Duce, duce, gaffer, chief, boss, soul, sovereign, honcho

det.: another

to leave a message, to leave one's comments, message

flu, influenza

corridor, passageway (in storied building)

a building of two or more stories, CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

betray, betrayal, appear, reveal, show

army

to videotape, to videorecord, video recording, CL:盤|盘[pan2]

(tape) recording machine, tape recorder, CL:臺|台[tai2]

to pass by or through

inn, small hotel

make (a place) green, afforest

cart, chariot, carriage, buggy

particle: used to persuade someone to do something; used to emphasize the obvious

hide away, burial, bury, inter

steamed roll, steamed bun, steamed bread, CL:個|个[ge4]

local bus or train, slow train with many stops

blind person

plum blossom, clubs (on playing cards), wintersweet

improve looks

to cover, ignorant, to suffer (misfortune), to receive (a favor), to cheat, (knocked) unconscious, dazed, stunned, surname Meng, Mongol ethnic group, abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2], Taiwan pr. [Meng2]

suddenly, abruptly

generic term for cotton or kapok, cotton, padded or quilted with cotton

conj.: so as not to, so as to avoid

face to face

to face, to turn towards, to incline to, geared towards, catering for, -oriented, facial feature, appearance, aspect, facet

wonderful, excellent, fine, ingenious, clever, subtle

destruction, go out, put out, wipe out, extermination, put/go out, put, exterminate, turn off, destroy, extinguish

folk song, CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3]

migrant worker, temporary worker enlisted on a public project

civil police, PRC police, abbr. for 人民警察

public_opinion, popular will

democracy, democratic rights

number of people allowed, quota of people

a place famous for its scenery or historical relics, scenic spot, CL:處|处[chu4]

title, name

honour, laurel, celebrity, worship, character, odor, credit, repute, fame, name, rep, reputation, honorary, distinction, regard, honor

tomorrow

life, lot, fate, destiny

membrane, film

grind, mill, turn round/about

to confiscate, to seize

ink, CL:瓶[ping2]

mother, elderly female relative, origin, source, (of animals) female

hen

mother-daughter

mother and child, parent and subsidiary (companies), principal and interest

grave, tomb, mausoleum

to take away

powdered milk

milk cow, dairy cow

unforgettable, memorable

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan), Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization), inland, interior, hinterland

inside and outside, domestic and foreign

undergarment, underwear, CL:件[jian4]

can or not

mud, clay, paste, pulp, restrained

to turn, to twist, to wring, to sprain, to swing one's hips

seniority among siblings

send, dispatch