HSK 6 — Vocabulary, Translation and Exam Prep (page 47)

(n.) oval, ellipse

(v./n.) spurn, vomit; infamy, disdain and reject

(v.) excavate, unearth, dig

(n.) baby, small child, doll

(v.) disintegrate, collapse, breakdown

(onomat.) the sound of wonderment or crying | (par.) used in place of 啊 after a word ending in u or ao

(v.) to twist, to distort

(n.) exterior, surface, outward appearance

(n.) layman, unprofessional person

(n.) outside world, the external world

(adj.) outward-looking, extrovert, extroverted (personality), export-oriented (economy)

(n./m.) pellet; pill; measure word used for pills of Chinese medicine

(adj.) perfect, complete

(v.) finish, complete, end

(adj.) stubborn, obstinate, persistent, uncompromising

(v.) toy with; dally with (a woman); employ, resort to

(adj.) tenacious, indomitable, tough, staunch

(n.) toy, plaything

(v.) retrieve, redeem

(v.) save, remedy, rescue

(v.) feel sorry for somebody or about something, have pity for, regret

(adv.) very much, extremely

(n.) as one used to do formerly, usual

(n.) past events, the past

(n.) vain hope, wishful thinking, delusion

(adj.) insignificant, negligible, not worth mentioning

(n./adj.) power and prestige, domineering influence; awe-inspiring, imposing

(adj.) sub-atomic, microscopic

(n.) crisis

(n.) power, force, might

(n.) prestige

(n.) prestige, popular trust

(v.) breach, violate

(v.) keep, maintain

(adv.) only, alone

(v.) maintain, protect, preserve

(adj./v.) embarrassed, awkward; make things difficult for somebody

(v.) (be completed) by a definite date

(n.) vitamin

(v.) entrust, trust, authorize