- 缓和huǎn hé(verb) to ease, to alleviate, to moderate; (adjective) mild, moderate, relaxedHSK 7-9
- 予以yǔ yǐto grant, to give (formal; used with abstract nouns such as support, assistance, consideration); to impose, to issue (a penalty, warning, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 优越yōu yuèsuperiorHSK 7-9
- 开采kāi cǎito extract (natural resources); to mine; to exploitHSK 7-9
- 惋惜wǎn xīto regret, to feel sorry for (a loss or missed opportunity)HSK 7-9
- 暧昧ài mèiambiguous, equivocal (of words, attitudes, or behavior); (of a relationship) romantically or sexually ambiguous, shady, illicitHSK 7-9
- 沉着chén zhuócalm and collected; steady; composedHSK 7-9
- 独裁dú cái(noun) dictatorship; autocracy; despotismHSK 7-9
- 包庇bāo bìto shield; to cover up (someone's wrongdoing)HSK 7-9
- 文雅wén yǎelegant; refinedHSK 7-9
- 条理tiáo lǐlogical order; systematic arrangement; methodical clarityHSK 7-9
- 鲜明xiān míng(of colors) bright, vivid; (of opinions, contrasts, etc.) clear-cut, distinctHSK 6
- 吝啬lìn sèstingy, miserlyHSK 7-9
- 唾沫tuò mòsaliva, spittleHSK 7-9
- 性能xìng néng(noun) performance (of a machine, device, system, or software)HSK 6
- 成效chéng xiàoeffect; result (of an effort or policy)HSK 6
- 昔日xī rìformer days; in the pastHSK 7-9
- 狭窄xiá zhǎinarrow (physical or abstract)HSK 7-9
- 一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùn(idiom) plain sailing; to go smoothly without obstacles; (as a blessing) have a nice trip; wish you successHSK 6
- 乘务员chéng wù yuánattendant (on an airplane, train, boat, or other public transport)HSK 5
- 勇于yǒng yúto dare to; to be brave enough toHSK 6
- 向来xiàng láialways (from past to present), all along, consistentlyHSK 7-9
- 奔波bēn bōto rush about; to be constantly on the moveHSK 7-9
- 孕育yùn yùto be pregnant; to give birth to (offspring); to nurture, foster, or give rise to (a development, culture, idea)HSK 7-9
- 宏伟hóng wěigrand, magnificent, imposingHSK 7-9
- 庄重zhuāng zhòngsolemn, dignified, graveHSK 7-9
- 拼搏pīn bóto fight with all one's might, to strive determinedlyHSK 7-9
- 无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜcarefree and without worriesHSK 7-9
- 没辙méi zhé(colloquial) to be at one's wit's end; to have no solution; to be utterly stuckHSK 7-9
- 要素yào sùessential element; key factor; constituentHSK 6
- 事项shì xiàngmatter; item (to be dealt with)HSK 6
- 摧残cuī cánto ravage, to ruin (esp. one's body, mind, spirit, or valuable abstract things)HSK 7-9
- 细致xì zhìdelicate, fine (of workmanship, texture, detail); careful, meticulous, painstaking (of a person's approach or work)HSK 6
- 绣xiùto embroiderHSK 7-9
- 茫茫máng mángvast and boundless, stretching indefinitely (often with a sense of indistinctness or confusion)HSK 7-9
- 陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned; outmodedHSK 7-9
- 凝聚níng jù(of gas) to condense; to form into droplets; (of efforts, strength, consensus) to coalesce, to unite, to cohereHSK 7-9
- 动员dòng yuánto mobilize (people or resources)HSK 7-9
- 攀登pān dēngto climb, to scale (literal); to forge ahead (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 牢骚láo sāocomplaints; grumbling; discontent (often in 发牢骚 'to complain')HSK 7-9
- 运算yùn suànto perform (mathematical) calculations; to carry out an operation (especially in computing)HSK 7-9
- 复兴Fù xīngto revive, to rejuvenate, to revitalizeHSK 7-9
- 夕阳xī yángsunset; the setting sunHSK 7-9
- 尖端jiān duān(noun) tip, pointed end; (adjective) most advanced, cutting-edge, state-of-the-artHSK 7-9
- 思索sī suǒto ponder; to think deeplyHSK 7-9
- 急躁jí zàoirritable, impetuousHSK 7-9
- 批判pī pànto criticize (systematically, often ideologically or politically); to critique (in an academic or formal sense)HSK 7-9
- 次序cì xùsequence, orderHSK 7-9
- 流通liú tōng(of air, water, money) to circulate; (of goods, information) to circulate, to distributeHSK 6
- 乐谱yuè pǔsheet music, musical scoreHSK 7-9
- 发炎fā yánto become inflamed; inflammationHSK 6
- 嫂子sǎo ziolder brother's wife; sister-in-law (colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 屏障píng zhàngbarrier (physical or metaphorical)HSK 7-9
- 展望zhǎn wàngto look ahead, to look forward toHSK 7-9
- 愚昧yú mèiignorant, uneducated, benighted (with a sense of backwardness or obscurantism)HSK 7-9
- 才干cái gànability; competenceHSK 7-9
- 无非wú fēinothing but, only, merelyHSK 7-9
- 率领shuài lǐngto lead, to command (a group, troops, a delegation)HSK 6
- 现成xiàn chéngready-made; readily availableHSK 7-9
- 缺口quē kǒua gap, nick, or jag in a physical surface; a shortfall, deficit, or gap (in budget, time, personnel, etc.)HSK 7-9