HSK 6 — Vocabulary, Translation and Exam Prep (page 36)

(adj.) wonderful, intriguing

(n.) cheongsam, Chi-pao

(adj.) complete, all in readiness

(v./n.) discriminate against; discrimination

(idiom.) make concerted efforts, be all of one mind

(n.) flag

(sep-v.) draft, draw up, sketch

(v.) set out, start on a journey, leave for

(n.) in the very beginning, at the start

(v./n.) rise and fall, fluctuate; ups and downs

(n.) pauper, beggar

(sep-v.) gather together to create a disturbance, gather together to stir up trouble

(adj./adv.) (informal) minimum, elementary, rudimentary; at least

(v.) impart rudimentary knowledge to beginners, initiate

(n.) announcement, notice

(n.) inspiration, enlightenment, teaching

(v./n.) (negative meaning) to attempt, to try, to seek; attempt

(idiom.) outrageous, preposterous, absurd

(v./n.) originate from, come from; origin

(n.) equipment

(n.) mettle, spirit

(n.) Qigong (a traditional Chinese exercise)

(n.) organ, apparatus

(phr.) so far, up to now

(n.) boldness, daring; imposing manner; momentum, spirit

(n.) complexion, face color

(n.) momentum, imposing manner, overwhelming way

(n.) smell, odor, flavor | (n.) (TCM) qi and flavor

(n.) weather, meteorology

(n.) atmospheric pressure

(n.) disposition, temperament, mood

(v./m.) pinch, nip; clutch, grip; strangle, choke; (dialect) a handful, a bunch, a pinch (of sth.)

(adj.) appropriate, proper, suitable, apt, fitting

(idiom.) just right (for the purpose or occasion, etc.)

(adv.) by chance, fortunately or unfortunately, it so happens that

(v.) (about business) to discuss, to make arrangement

(v.) lead along, hold in hand; implicate, involve

(v.) involve (in trouble)

(phr.) by every possible way, make every attempt to

(v.) accommodate oneself to, yield to, give in to