HSK 6 — Vocabulary, Translation and Exam Prep (page 40)

origin

immediately | at once | at that moment | at the moment

the present time | (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty

the same day

to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous

to provide | to give | to grant

(of an illness) to occur | (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill | onset (of a medical condition)

to generate electricity | to send a telegram

in vain | to no purpose | for nothing | white

white-collar | white-collar worker

percentage point

general merchandise

benefit

to monitor

blind person

to pass on | to hand down | tradition has it that ... | according to legend

to link | to join | link | connection

to have a preference for | to fancy | to choose after consideration | to settle on

to look as if; to seem

to regard as having good prospects

to show respect for | to think highly of

to regard as important; to value

soon | in a moment | to look on as sth happens

everyone

shortage

discussion

to collide | collision

to wish

science fiction | abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3]

popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1 xue2 pu3 ji2]) | (attributive) popular science | (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms

to farm; to work the land

to be called; to be known as

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

vacant land | open space

to pass through

to occur suddenly

window | opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) | computer operating system window | fig. medium | intermediary | showpiece | testing ground

smile | smiling expression | CL:副[fu4]

let it be | let it pass | forget about it

considered to be | at last