- 错失cuò shīmistake, error, faultHSK 7-9
- 门路mén lumethod; knack; way of doing things; (social) connection; pull; access through personal networksHSK 7-9
- 隔绝gé juéto isolate; to cut off completelyHSK 7-9
- 去留qù liúthe issue of going or staying; the decision to stay or leaveHSK 7-9
- 境遇jìng yùcircumstance, situation (one's lot in life)HSK 7-9
- 自拔zì báto free oneself; to extricate oneself (usually in the negative 不能自拔)HSK 7-9
- 获准huò zhǔnobtain permissionHSK 7-9
- 袒护tǎn hùto shield (someone from blame or punishment), to be partial to, to cover up forHSK 7-9
- 附属fù shǔ(adjective) subsidiary, affiliated, attached; (verb) to be affiliated with, to be subordinate toHSK 7-9
- 异样yì yàngdifference; variation; abnormality; unusualnessHSK 7-9
- 缺失quē shī(noun) lack, deficiency, shortcoming; (verb) to lack, to be deficientHSK 7-9
- 自控zì kòngautomatic control (attributive); self-control (attributive)HSK 7-9
- 闪光点shǎn guāng diǎnhighlight, strong point, standout feature; crucial point, essential pointHSK 7-9
- 隔阂gé héestrangement, emotional distance; barrier (e.g., cultural, language)HSK 7-9
- 雄心壮志xióng xīn zhuàng zhìlofty aspirations and high aims; great ambitionHSK 7-9
- 一厢情愿yī xiāng qíng yuànwishful thinking; one-sided wish (often implying unrealistic expectation or unreciprocated hope)HSK 7-9
- 全方位quán fāng wèiall-round; comprehensive; omnidirectionalHSK 7-9
- 兼顾jiān gùto attend to two or more things at once, to balance (competing priorities)HSK 7-9
- 名望míng wàngfame, renownHSK 7-9
- 扶持fú chíto support (through policy, assistance, or physical help); to aid; to fosterHSK 7-9
- 搁置gē zhìto shelve, to set aside (a plan, topic, problem, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 深奥shēn àoprofound; abstruse; deep and difficult to understandHSK 7-9
- 烙印lào yìn(n.) brand; mark (literal or figurative); (v.) to brand; to leave a lasting impressionHSK 7-9
- 益处yì chùbenefit, advantage (formal)HSK 6
- 知名度zhīreputation, fame, popularityHSK 7-9
- 谜底mí dǐanswer to a riddle; (figurative) the truth or result that is finally revealedHSK 7-9
- 近况jìn kuàngrecent situation; how things have been latelyHSK 7-9
- 重叠chóng dié(verb) to overlap; to superimpose; (noun) overlap; overlapping part; (linguistics) reduplication (of Chinese verbs, e.g., 看看, 试试)HSK 7-9
- 长眠cháng miánto pass away, to rest in peace (euphemistic, literary)HSK 7-9
- 雌雄cí xióngmale and female (sex distinction); victory and defeat (especially in idioms like 一决雌雄)HSK 7-9
- 专题zhuān tíspecial topic; feature (article, report, or program on a specific subject)HSK 6
- 出息chū xifuture prospects; promise (in the sense of having a bright future)HSK 7-9
- 某地mǒu desomewhere, a certain placeHSK 7-9
- 疏shū(bound form) sparse, scattered; negligent; (bound form) distant, estranged; (bound form) to dredge, to clearHSK 7-9
- 益yìbenefit, advantage (in compounds like 利益); beneficial, profitable (in compounds like 有益); increasingly, even more (in compounds like 日益)HSK 7-9
- 真性zhēn xìngtrue nature; genuine qualityHSK 7-9
- 算作suàn zuōto regard as, to count asHSK 7-9
- 纲gāngoutline; summary; guiding principle; key link; (biology) class (taxonomic rank)HSK 7-9
- 绊脚石bàn jiǎo shístumbling block, obstacleHSK 7-9
- 至高无上zhì gāo wú shàngsupreme, paramountHSK 7-9
- 身世shēn shìone's life experience, personal background, or lot in life (often emphasizing unusual or pitiable circumstances)HSK 7-9
- 名册míng cèregister, roll (list of names)HSK 7-9
- 张力zhāng lìtension (physical force, pulling force); tension (in art, narrative, or emotional context)HSK 7-9
- 探寻tàn xúnto seek, to explore, to search for (often involving investigation or exploration)HSK 7-9
- 暗处àn chùdark place; hidden place; secret placeHSK 7-9
- 空空kōng kōng(colloquial) completely empty, bare, with nothing inside; (Buddhist philosophy) emptiness of emptiness; the unreality of all phenomena, including the concept of emptiness itselfHSK 7-9
- 范畴fàn chóu(philosophy, logic) category; fundamental grouping that defines a field of inquiry; (linguistics) grammatical category; domain; scope of a concept or disciplineHSK 7-9
- 道义dào yìmoral obligation and righteousness; justice (as a ethical principle)HSK 7-9
- 问卷wèn juànquestionnaireHSK 5
- 利害lì hàipros and cons; advantages and disadvantages; stakesHSK 7-9
- 势头shì toumomentum, driving force; trend, tendency; situation, the way things are lookingHSK 7-9
- 窍qiào(bound form) aperture; small opening; (bound form) key; knack; secret to successHSK 7-9
- 象征性xiàng zhēng xìngsymbolism; symbolic natureHSK 7-9
- 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐunable to act on one's own; involuntarily; not of one's own volitionHSK 7-9
- 专属zhuān shǔ(adjective, attributive) exclusive, dedicated, proprietary (belonging to a particular person or group)HSK 7-9
- 好榜样hǎogood example, good role modelHSK 7-9
- 深层shēn céngdeep layer; deep level (physical or abstract)HSK 7-9
- 简化jiǎn huàto simplifyHSK 6
- 统tǒng(bound form) to unite; to bring together; (bound form) system; order; (bound form) overall; general; allHSK 7-9
- 翻天fān tiānto cause an earth-shaking upheaval; to overturn the heavens (figurative)HSK 7-9