HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List — Page 5

Words n–s of the complete official HSK 7-9 word list (HSK 3.0). Page 5 of 7.

n89

Word	Pinyin	POS	Definition
拿手	ná shǒu	adj.	expert in
哪知道	nǎ zhī dào	—
呐喊	nà hǎn	v.	shout
纳闷儿	nà mèn ér	—
纳入	nà rù	v.	to bring into
纳税	nà shuì	v.	to pay taxes
纳税人	nà shuì rén	n.	taxpayer
乃	nǎi	v. / conj.	to be
乃至	nǎi zhì	conj.	and even; to go so far as to
耐	nài	v.	(bound form) to bear
耐人寻味	nài rén xún wèi	v.	(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
耐性	nài xìng	n.	patience
南瓜	nán guā	n.	pumpkin
难处	nán chù	n.	trouble; difficulty; problem
难得一见	nán dé yī jiàn	—	rarely seen
难点	nán diǎn	n.	difficulty
难怪	nán guài	adv.	(it's) no wonder (that...)
难关	nán guān	n.	difficulty
难堪	nán kān	adj. / v.	hard to take
难说	nán shuō	v.	hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)
难为情	nán wéi qíng	adj.	embarrassed
难以想象	nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng	—
难以置信	nán yǐ zhì xìn	v.	(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
挠	náo	v.	to scratch
恼羞成怒	nǎo xiū chéng nù	v.	(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
脑海	nǎo hǎi	n.	the mind
脑筋	nǎo jīn	n.	brains
闹事	nào shì	v.	to cause trouble
闹着玩儿	nào zhe wán ér	—
内存	nèi cún	n.	internal storage
内阁	nèi gé	n.	(government) cabinet
内涵	nèi hán	n.	meaningful content
内行	nèi háng	n. / adj.	expert
内幕	nèi mù	n.	inside story
内向	nèi xiàng	adj.	reserved (personality)
内需	nèi xū	n.	domestic demand
嫩	nèn	adj.	young and tender
能耗	néng hào	n.	energy consumption
能耐	néng nài	n.	ability
能人	néng rén	n.	capable person
能源	néng yuán	n.	energy sources; energy
尼龙	ní lóng	n.	(loanword) nylon
泥潭	ní tán	n.	quagmire
泥土	ní tǔ	n.	earth; soil; mud; clay
拟	nǐ	v.	doubtful
拟定	nǐ dìng	v.	to draw up
逆	nì	—	contrary
匿名	nì míng	v.	anonymous
年画	nián huà	—	New Year (Spring Festival) picture
年迈	nián mài	adj.	old
年限	nián xiàn	n.	age limit
年薪	nián xīn	n.	annual salary
年夜饭	nián yè fàn	—	reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
年终	nián zhōng	n.	end of the year
黏	nián	adj.	sticky
念念不忘	niàn niàn bù wàng	v.	to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念书	niàn shū	v.	to read; to study
念头	niàn tou	n.	thought; idea; intention
娘	niáng	n.	mother
酿造	niàng zào	v.	to brew
鸟巢	niǎo cháo	n.	bird's nest
尿	niào	n. / v.	to urinate
捏	niē	v.	to hold between the thumb and fingers
拧	nǐng	v.	to pinch
凝固	níng gù	v.	to freeze
凝聚	níng jù	v.	to condense
宁可	nìng kě	adv. / conj.	preferably
宁愿	nìng yuàn	adv. / conj. / v.	would rather ... (than ...)
扭曲	niǔ qū	v.	to twist
扭头	niǔ tóu	v.	to turn one's head
扭转	niǔ zhuǎn	v.	to reverse
纽带	niǔ dài	n.	tie
纽扣	niǔ kòu	n.	button
农场	nóng chǎng	n.	farm
农历	nóng lì	n.	the traditional Chinese calendar
农民工	nóng mín gōng	n.	migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
农作物	nóng zuò wù	n.	(farm) crops
浓厚	nóng hòu	adj.	dense
浓缩	nóng suō	v.	to concentrate; to condense
浓郁	nóng yù	adj.	rich
浓重	nóng zhòng	adj.	dense
弄虚作假	nòng xū zuò jiǎ	v.	to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
奴隶	nú lì	n.	slave
女婿	nǚ xu	n.	daughter's husband; son-in-law
暖烘烘	nuǎn hōng hōng	adj.
虐待	nüè dài	v.	to mistreat
挪	nuó	v. / adj.	to shift
诺言	nuò yán	n.	promise
粘	nián	v.	variant of 黏[nian2]

p134

Word	Pinyin	POS	Definition
趴	pā	v.	to lie on one's stomach
拍板	pāi bǎn	v.	wooden clappers (percussion instrument)
拍卖	pāi mài	v.	to auction
拍戏	pāi xì	v.	to shoot a movie
排斥	pái chì	v.	to reject
排放	pái fàng	v.	to arrange in order
排练	pái liàn	v.	to rehearse
徘徊	pái huái	v.	to pace back and forth
牌照	pái zhào	n.	(business) license
派别	pài bié	n.	group; sect; clique; faction; school
派遣	pài qiǎn	v.	to send (on a mission); to dispatch
攀	pān	v.	to climb (by pulling oneself up)
攀升	pān shēng	v.	to clamber up
盘算	pán suàn	v.	to plot
判处	pàn chǔ	v.	to sentence
判定	pàn dìng	v.	to judge
判决	pàn jué	v.	judgment (by a court of law)
盼	pàn	v.	to hope for
叛逆	pàn nì	n. / v.	to rebel
庞大	páng dà	adj.	huge; enormous; tremendous
旁观	páng guān	v.	spectator
抛	pāo	v. / n.	to throw
抛开	pāo kāi	v.	to throw out
抛弃	pāo qì	v.	to abandon
刨	páo	v.	carpenter's plane
跑车	pǎo chē	n.	racing bicycle; racing car; sports car
跑道	pǎo dào	n.	athletic track
跑龙套	pǎo lóng tào	v.	to play a small role
泡沫	pào mò	n.	foam
胚胎	pēi tāi	n.	embryo
陪伴	péi bàn	v.	to accompany
陪葬	péi zàng	v.	to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
赔钱	péi qián	v.	to lose money; to suffer a financial loss
佩服	pèi fú	v.	to admire
配件	pèi jiàn	n.	component
配偶	pèi ǒu	n.	spouse
配送	pèi sòng	v.	to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
配音	pèi yīn	v.	dubbing (filmmaking)
喷泉	pēn quán	n.	fountain
抨击	pēng jī	v.	to attack (verbally or in writing)
烹调	pēng tiáo	v.	to cook
蓬勃	péng bó	adj.	vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
鹏程万里	péng chéng wàn lǐ	—	the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
膨胀	péng zhàng	v.	to expand
捧	pěng	v. / mw.	to hold or offer with both hands
捧场	pěng chǎng	v.	to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants
碰钉子	pèng dīng zi	v.
碰巧	pèng qiǎo	adv.	by chance
碰上	pèng shàng	v.	to run into
碰撞	pèng zhuàng	v.	to collide
批发	pī fā	v.	wholesale
批判	pī pàn	v.	to criticize
披露	pī lù	v.	to reveal
劈	pī	v.	to hack
皮带	pí dài	n.	strap
疲惫	pí bèi	adj. / v.	beaten
疲惫不堪	pí bèi bù kān	phr.	exhausted
疲倦	pí juàn	adj.	to tire
疲劳	pí láo	adj.	fatigue
脾	pí	n.	spleen
匹配	pǐ pèi	v.	to mate or marry
媲美	pì měi	v.	to match
僻静	pì jìng	adj.	lonely
譬如	pì rú	v.	for example; for instance; such as
譬如说	pì rú shuō	v.	for example
片子	piān zi	n.	film
偏差	piān chā	n.	bias
偏方	piān fāng	n.	folk remedy
偏见	piān jiàn	n.	prejudice
偏僻	piān pì	adj.	remote
偏偏	piān piān	adv.	(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened
偏向	piān xiàng	n. / v.	partial towards sth
偏远	piān yuǎn	adj.	remote
篇幅	piān fú	n.	length (of a piece of writing)
片段	piàn duàn	n.	fragment (of speech etc)
骗人	piàn rén	v.	to cheat sb
漂	piāo	v.	to float
飘	piāo	v.	variant of 飘
票房	piào fáng	n.	box office
撇	piě	v. / mw.	to cast away
拼搏	pīn bó	v.	to struggle
拼命	pīn mìng	adv. / v.	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
贫富	pín fù	n.	poor and rich
贫穷	pín qióng	adj.	poor
频率	pín lǜ	n.	frequency
频频	pín pín	adv.	repeatedly
品尝	pǐn cháng	v.	variant of 品尝
品德	pǐn dé	n.	moral character
品位	pǐn wèi	n.	rank
品行	pǐn xíng	n.	behavior
聘	pìn	v.	to employ
聘任	pìn rèn	v.	to appoint (to a position)
聘用	pìn yòng	v.	to employ
乒乓球	pīng pāng qiú	n.	table tennis
平常心	píng cháng xīn	n.	levelheadedness
平淡	píng dàn	adj.	flat
平和	píng hé	adj.	see 平和县
平价	píng jià	n.	reasonably priced
平面	píng miàn	n.	(geometry) plane
平民	píng mín	n.	ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
平日	píng rì	n.	ordinary day
平息	píng xī	v.	(of wind etc) to subside; to die down
评定	píng dìng	v.	to evaluate
评论员	píng lùn yuán	n.	commentator
评判	píng pàn	v.	to judge (a competition)
评审	píng shěn	v.	to appraise
评委	píng wěi	n.	evaluation committee; judging panel
凭借	píng jiè	prep.	to rely on
凭着	píng zhe	prep.	relying on
凭证	píng zhèng	n.	proof
瓶颈	píng jǐng	n.	neck of a bottle
萍水相逢	píng shuǐ xiāng féng	v.
泼冷水	pō lěng shuǐ	v.	to pour cold water on
颇	pō	adv.	surname Po
迫不及待	pò bù jí dài	phr.	(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
迫害	pò hài	v.	to persecute
迫使	pò shǐ	v.	to force; to compel
破案	pò àn	v.	to solve a criminal case
破除	pò chú	v.	to eliminate
破解	pò jiě	v.	to break (a bond, constraint etc)
破旧	pò jiù	adj.	shabby
破裂	pò liè	v.	to burst; to rupture
破灭	pò miè	v.	to be shattered
破碎	pò suì	adj. / v.	to smash to pieces
魄力	pò lì	n.	courage
扑克	pū kè	n.	poker (game) (loanword)
扑面而来	pū miàn ér lái	v.	lit. sth hits one in the face
铺路	pū lù	v.	to pave (with paving stones)
菩萨	pú sà	n.	(Buddhism) bodhisattva
朴实	pǔ shí	adj.	plain
朴素	pǔ sù	adj.	plain and simple
普通人	pǔ tōng rén	n.	ordinary person
谱	pǔ	v.	chart
瀑布	pù bù	n.	waterfall

q232

Word	Pinyin	POS	Definition
七嘴八舌	qī zuǐ bā shé	v.	lively discussion with everybody talking at once
沏	qī	v.	to steep (tea)
凄凉	qī liáng	adj.	mournful; miserable
期盼	qī pàn	v.	to expect; to await
欺骗	qī piàn	v.	to deceive; to cheat
欺诈	qī zhà	v.	to cheat
漆	qī	n. / v.	paint
齐心协力	qí xīn xié lì	v.	to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
其后	qí hòu	n.	next
其间	qí jiān	n.	in between
奇花异草	qí huā yì cǎo	—	(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
奇迹	qí jì	n.	variant of 奇迹
奇特	qí tè	adj. / n.	peculiar
歧视	qí shì	v.	to discriminate against
祈祷	qí dǎo	v.	to pray; to say a prayer
棋	qí	n.	variant of 棋[qi2]
棋子	qí zǐ	n.	chess piece
旗袍	qí páo	n.	cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
旗帜	qí zhì	n.	ensign
乞丐	qǐ gài	n.	beggar
乞求	qǐ qiú	v.	to beg
乞讨	qǐ tǎo	v.	to beg
岂有此理	qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ	—	how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
启迪	qǐ dí	v.	to edify
启蒙	qǐ méng	v.	variant of 启蒙
启示	qǐ shì	v.	to reveal
起步	qǐ bù	v.	to set out
起草	qǐ cǎo	v.	to make a draft
起程	qǐ chéng	v.	to set out
起初	qǐ chū	adv. / n.	originally; at first; at the outset
起伏	qǐ fú	v.	to move up and down
起劲	qǐ jìn	adj.	energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
起跑线	qǐ pǎo xiàn	n.	the starting line (of a race)
起源	qǐ yuán	n. / v.	origin
气愤	qì fèn	adj.	indignant
气管	qì guǎn	n.	windpipe
气馁	qì něi	adj.	to be discouraged
气派	qì pài	adj.	impressive
气泡	qì pào	n.	bubble
气魄	qì pò	n.	spirit
气势	qì shì	n.	imposing manner
气味	qì wèi	n.	odor; scent
气息	qì xī	n.	breath
气质	qì zhì	n.	personality traits; temperament; disposition
迄今	qì jīn	adv.	so far
迄今为止	qì jīn wéi zhǐ	phr.	so far
契机	qì jī	n.	opportunity; turning point
契约	qì yuē	n.	agreement
器材	qì cái	n.	equipment
器械	qì xiè	n.	apparatus
掐	qiā	v.	to pick (flowers)
洽谈	qià tán	v.	to discuss
恰到好处	qià dào hǎo chù	phr.	it's just perfect
恰恰相反	qià qià xiāng fǎn	conj.	just the opposite
恰巧	qià qiǎo	adv.	by chance; as chance would have it
恰如其分	qià rú qí fèn	phr.	(idiom) appropriate
千变万化	qiān biàn wàn huà	v.	countless changes
千方百计	qiān fāng bǎi jì	phr.	lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
千家万户	qiān jiā wàn hù	phr.	every family (idiom)
千军万马	qiān jūn wàn mǎ	phr.	magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
千钧一发	qiān jūn yī fā	phr.	(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
迁	qiān	v.	to move
迁就	qiān jiù	v.	to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)
迁移	qiān yí	v.	to migrate
牵扯	qiān chě	v.	to involve; to implicate
牵挂	qiān guà	v.	to worry about
牵涉	qiān shè	v.	to involve
牵头	qiān tóu	v.	to lead (an animal by the head)
牵制	qiān zhì	v.	to control
铅	qiān	n.	old variant of 铅
谦逊	qiān xùn	adj.	humble
签署	qiān shǔ	v.	to sign (an agreement)
前辈	qián bèi	n.	senior
前不久	qián bù jiǔ	n.	not long ago
前赴后继	qián fù hòu jì	v.	to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前期	qián qī	n.	preceding period
前任	qián rèn	adj. / n.	predecessor
前所未有	qián suǒ wèi yǒu	v.	(idiom) unprecedented
前台	qián tái	n.	stage
前无古人	qián wú gǔ rén	phr.	(idiom) unprecedented
前夕	qián xī	n.	eve
前线	qián xiàn	n.	front line
前沿	qián yán	n.	(military) forward position
前仰后合	qián yǎng hòu hé	—	to sway to and fro
前者	qián zhě	pron.	the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
虔诚	qián chéng	adj.	pious
钱财	qián cái	n.	wealth
钳子	qián zi	n.	pliers
潜能	qián néng	n.	potential
潜水	qián shuǐ	v.	to dive
潜艇	qián tǐng	n.	a submarine
潜移默化	qián yí mò huà	v.	imperceptible influence
潜在	qián zài	adj.	hidden
谴责	qiǎn zé	v.	to denounce
欠缺	qiàn quē	v. / adj.	to be deficient in
欠条	qiàn tiáo	n.	IOU
歉意	qiàn yì	n.	apology
呛	qiàng	v.	to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
枪毙	qiāng bì	v.	to execute by firing squad
腔	qiāng	mw.	(bound form) cavity
强加	qiáng jiā	v.	to impose
强劲	qiáng jìng	adj.	strong
强项	qiáng xiàng	n.	key strength
强行	qiáng xíng	adv.	to do sth by force
强硬	qiáng yìng	adj.	tough
强占	qiáng zhàn	v.	to occupy by force
强制	qiáng zhì	v.	to force; to compel; to coerce
抢夺	qiǎng duó	v.	to plunder
抢劫	qiǎng jié	v.	to rob
抢眼	qiǎng yǎn	adj. / v.	eye-catching
敲边鼓	qiāo biān gǔ	v.
敲诈	qiāo zhà	v.	to rip off
乔装	qiáo zhuāng	—	to pretend
瞧不起	qiáo bù qǐ	v.	to look down upon; to hold in contempt
巧合	qiǎo hé	v.	coincidence
窍门	qiào mén	n.	a trick
翘	qiào	v.	outstanding
撬	qiào	v.	to lift
切除	qiē chú	v.	to excise
切断	qiē duàn	v.	to cut off; to sever
切割	qiē gē	v.	to cut
且	qiě	conj. / adv.	and
切身	qiè shēn	adj. / adv.	direct
窃取	qiè qǔ	v.	to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
钦佩	qīn pèi	v.	to admire
侵害	qīn hài	v.	to encroach on
侵略	qīn lüè	v.	to invade
侵权	qīn quán	v.	to infringe the rights of
侵占	qīn zhàn	v.	to invade and occupy (territory)
亲和力	qīn hé lì	n.	(personal) warmth
亲近	qīn jìn	v. / adj.	(of people or relationships) close; intimate
亲朋好友	qīn péng hǎo yǒu	phr.	friends and family
亲戚	qīn qi	n.	a relative (i.e. family relation)
亲情	qīn qíng	n.	affection
亲热	qīn rè	adj.	affectionate; intimate; warmhearted
亲身	qīn shēn	adv. / adj.	personally; oneself
亲生	qīn shēng	adj.	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
亲手	qīn shǒu	adv.	with one's own hands; personally
亲友	qīn yǒu	n.	friends and relatives
勤工俭学	qín gōng jiǎn xué	v.	to work part-time while studying
勤快	qín kuài	adj.	diligent; hardworking
勤劳	qín láo	adj.	hardworking; industrious; diligent
寝室	qǐn shì	n.	bedroom
青春期	qīng chūn qī	n.	puberty
青蛙	qīng wā	n.	frog (CL:只)
轻而易举	qīng ér yì jǔ	phr.	easy
轻蔑	qīng miè	v.	scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative
轻微	qīng wēi	adj.	slight
轻型	qīng xíng	adj.	light (machinery, aircraft etc)
倾家荡产	qīng jiā dàng chǎn	phr.	to lose a family fortune (idiom)
倾诉	qīng sù	v.	to say everything (that is on one's mind)
倾听	qīng tīng	v.	to listen attentively
倾销	qīng xiāo	v.	to dump (goods, products)
倾斜	qīng xié	v.	to incline
清除	qīng chú	v.	to clear away
清脆	qīng cuì	adj.	sharp and clear
清单	qīng dān	n.	list of items
清淡	qīng dàn	adj.	light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
清静	qīng jìng	adj.	quiet
清凉	qīng liáng	adj.	cool
清明	qīng míng	n. / adj.	Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April
清晰	qīng xī	adj.	clear; distinct
清新	qīng xīn	adj.	see 清新区
清真寺	qīng zhēn sì	n.	mosque
情	qíng	n.	(bound form) feelings
情报	qíng bào	n.	information; intelligence
情不自禁	qíng bù zì jīn	phr.	(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
情调	qíng diào	n.	ambience; mood; flavor
情怀	qíng huái	n.	feelings
情结	qíng jié	n.	complex (psychology)
情侣	qíng lǚ	n.	sweethearts
情人	qíng rén	n.	lover
情谊	qíng yì	n.	friendship; camaraderie
情愿	qíng yuàn	v.	willingness
请柬	qǐng jiǎn	n.	invitation card
请帖	qǐng tiē	n.	invitation card
庆典	qìng diǎn	n.	celebration
庆贺	qìng hè	v.	to congratulate
庆幸	qìng xìng	v.	to rejoice; to be glad
丘陵	qiū líng	n.	hills
囚犯	qiú fàn	n.	prisoner; convict
求婚	qiú hūn	v.	to propose marriage
求救	qiú jiù	v.	to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
求学	qiú xué	v.	to pursue one's studies; to attend school
求医	qiú yī	v.	to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor
求证	qiú zhèng	v.	to seek proof
求助	qiú zhù	v.	to request help
曲线	qū xiàn	n.	curve
曲折	qū zhé	adj.	winding
驱动	qū dòng	v.	to drive
驱逐	qū zhú	v.	to expel
屈服	qū fú	v.	to surrender
趋于	qū yú	v.	to tend towards
曲	qǔ	n. / mw. / v.	surname Qu
取代	qǔ dài	v.	to replace
取缔	qǔ dì	v.	to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
取而代之	qǔ ér dài zhī	v.	(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
取经	qǔ jīng	v.	to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
取决于	qǔ jué yú	v.	to hinge on
取暖	qǔ nuǎn	v.	to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
取胜	qǔ shèng	v.	to score a victory
取笑	qǔ xiào	v.	to tease; to make fun of
娶	qǔ	v.	to take a wife
去除	qù chú	v.	to remove
去处	qù chù	n.	place
去向	qù xiàng	n.	direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
趣味	qù wèi	n.	fun; interest; delight
圈套	quān tào	n.	trap; snare; trick
圈子	quān zi	n.	circle
权衡	quán héng	v.	to consider
权威	quán wēi	n. / adj.	authority
权益	quán yì	n.	rights
全长	quán cháng	n.	overall length
全程	quán chéng	n.	the whole distance; from beginning to end
全方位	quán fāng wèi	n.	all around
全局	quán jú	n.	overall situation
全力以赴	quán lì yǐ fù	v.	(idiom) to make an all-out effort
全能	quán néng	n.	omnipotent
全文	quán wén	n.	entire text
全心全意	quán xīn quán yì	phr.	(idiom) heart and soul; wholeheartedly
拳	quán	n.	fist
拳头	quán tou	n.	fist
劝告	quàn gào	v.	to advise
劝说	quàn shuō	v.	to persuade
劝阻	quàn zǔ	v.	to advise against
缺口	quē kǒu	n.	nick
缺失	quē shī	n.	lack; deficiency
缺席	quē xí	v.	to be absent
确切	què qiè	adj.	definite
确信	què xìn	v.	to be convinced
确凿	què záo	adj.	definite
确诊	què zhěn	v.	to make a definite diagnosis

r93

Word	Pinyin	POS	Definition
燃放	rán fàng	v.	to light
燃气	rán qì	n.	fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃油	rán yóu	n.	fuel oil
嚷	rǎng	v.	to shout
让步	ràng bù	v.	to concede
饶	ráo	v.	surname Rao
饶恕	ráo shù	v.	to forgive
扰乱	rǎo luàn	v.	to disturb
绕行	rào xíng	v.	to take a circular (or circuitous) route
惹	rě	v.	to provoke
热潮	rè cháo	n.	wave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurge
热带	rè dài	n.	the tropics
热气	rè qì	n.	steam
热气球	rè qì qiú	n.	hot air balloon
热腾腾	rè téng téng	adj.	steaming hot
热衷	rè zhōng	v.	to feel strongly about
人次	rén cì	—	person-times
人道	rén dào	n.	human sympathy
人格	rén gé	n.	personality
人工智能	rén gōng zhì néng	n.	artificial intelligence (AI)
人均	rén jūn	adj.	per capita; averaged per person
人品	rén pǐn	n.	character; moral strength; integrity
人气	rén qì	n.	popularity
人情	rén qíng	n.	human emotions
人身	rén shēn	n.	person
人事	rén shì	n.	personnel
人手	rén shǒu	n.	manpower
人体	rén tǐ	n.	human body
人为	rén wéi	adj. / adv.	artificial
人文	rén wén	n.	humanities; culture; humanistic
人行道	rén xíng dào	n.	sidewalk
人性	rén xìng	n.	human nature
人选	rén xuǎn	n.	choice of person
人缘儿	rén yuán ér	—
人造	rén zào	adj.	man-made
人质	rén zhì	n.	hostage
仁慈	rén cí	adj.	benevolent
忍饥挨饿	rěn jī āi è	—	starving
忍耐	rěn nài	v.	to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
忍心	rěn xīn	v.	to have the heart to do sth
认错	rèn cuò	v.	to admit an error
认证	rèn zhèng	v.	to authenticate
认知	rèn zhī	v.	cognition
任命	rèn mìng	v.	to appoint
任期	rèn qī	n.	term of office
任人宰割	rèn rén zǎi gē	v.	to get trampled on (idiom)
任意	rèn yì	adv. / adj.	any
任职	rèn zhí	v.	to hold a post; to take office
韧性	rèn xìng	n.	toughness
日程	rì chéng	n.	schedule
日复一日	rì fù yī rì	v.	day after day
日后	rì hòu	n.	sometime
日前	rì qián	n.	the other day
日趋	rì qū	adv.	(increasing) day by day
日新月异	rì xīn yuè yì	v.	daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
日益	rì yì	adv.	day by day
荣获	róng huò	v.	be honored with
荣幸	róng xìng	adj.	honored (to have the privilege of ...)
荣誉	róng yù	n.	honor
容光焕发	róng guāng huàn fā	v.	face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
容量	róng liàng	n.	capacity
容纳	róng nà	v.	to hold
容忍	róng rěn	v.	to put up with
容许	róng xǔ	v.	to permit
容颜	róng yán	n.	mien
溶解	róng jiě	v.	to dissolve
融	róng	v.	to melt
融化	róng huà	v.	to melt
融洽	róng qià	adj. / v.	harmonious
冗长	rǒng cháng	adj.	long and tedious
柔和	róu hé	adj.	gentle
柔软	róu ruǎn	adj.	soft
揉	róu	v.	to knead
如果说	rú guǒ shuō	—
如实	rú shí	adv. / v.	as things really are
如意	rú yì	adj. / n.	as one wants; according to one's wishes
如愿以偿	rú yuàn yǐ cháng	v.	to have one's wish fulfilled
如醉如痴	rú zuì rú chī	—	see 如痴如醉
儒家	rú jiā	—	Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
儒学	rú xué	—	Confucianism
入场	rù chǎng	v.	to enter the venue for a meeting
入场券	rù chǎng quàn	n.	admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field
入境	rù jìng	v.	to enter a country
入侵	rù qīn	v.	to invade
入手	rù shǒu	v.	to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
入选	rù xuǎn	v.	to be included among those selected for
软弱	ruǎn ruò	adj.	weak
软实力	ruǎn shí lì	—
瑞雪	ruì xuě	—	timely snow
润	rùn	v. / adj.	moist
若干	ruò gān	num.	a certain number or amount
弱点	ruò diǎn	n.	weak point
弱势	ruò shì	n.	vulnerable

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Word	Pinyin	POS	Definition
盛	shèng	v. / adj.	surname Sheng
撒	sā	v.	to let go
撒谎	sā huǎng	v.	to tell lies
赛车	sài chē	n. / v.	auto race
赛跑	sài pǎo	v.	race (running)
三番五次	sān fān wǔ cì	phr.	over and over again (idiom)
三角	sān jiǎo	n.	triangle
三维	sān wéi	mw. / n.	three-dimensional
散布	sàn bù	v.	to disseminate
散发	sàn fā	v.	to distribute; to emit; to give off
桑拿	sāng ná	n.	(loanword) sauna
嗓子	sǎng zi	n.	throat
丧生	sàng shēng	v.	to die
骚乱	sāo luàn	v.	disturbance; riot
骚扰	sāo rǎo	v.	to disturb
扫除	sǎo chú	v.	to clean; to clean up
扫描	sǎo miáo	v.	to scan
扫墓	sǎo mù	v.	to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
扫兴	sǎo xìng	adj.	to spoil things; to dampen spirits
嫂子	sǎo zi	n.	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
僧人	sēng rén	n.	monk
杀害	shā hài	v.	to murder
杀手	shā shǒu	n.	killer
沙龙	shā lóng	n.	salon (loanword)
沙滩	shā tān	n.	beach
纱	shā	n.	cotton yarn
刹车	shā chē	n. / v.	to brake (when driving)
砂糖	shā táng	n.	granulated sugar
鲨鱼	shā yú	n.	shark
傻瓜	shǎ guā	n.	idiot
筛	shāi	v.	(bound form) a sieve
筛选	shāi xuǎn	v.	to filter
晒太阳	shài tài yáng	v.	to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
山川	shān chuān	n.	mountains and rivers
山顶	shān dǐng	n.	hilltop
山冈	shān gāng	n.	mound
山岭	shān lǐng	n.	mountain ridge
山路	shān lù	n.	mountain road
山寨	shān zhài	n.	fortified hill village
删	shān	v.	to delete
删除	shān chú	v.	to delete
煽动	shān dòng	v.	to incite
闪烁	shǎn shuò	v.	to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker
善	shàn	v.	good (virtuous)
善意	shàn yì	n.	goodwill
擅长	shàn cháng	v.	to be good at; to be expert in
擅自	shàn zì	adv.	without permission
膳食	shàn shí	n.	meals; food
赡养	shàn yǎng	v.	to support
伤残	shāng cán	v.	disabled
伤感	shāng gǎn	adj.	sad
伤痕	shāng hén	n.	scar
伤脑筋	shāng nǎo jīn	v.	to be a real headache
伤势	shāng shì	n.	condition of an injury
商贩	shāng fàn	n.	trader
商贾	shāng jiǎ	—	merchant
商讨	shāng tǎo	v.	to discuss
上报	shàng bào	v.	to report to one's superiors
上场	shàng chǎng	v.	on stage
上方	shàng fāng	n. / adj.	place above (it)
上岗	shàng gǎng	v.	to take up one's post; to go on duty
上火	shàng huǒ	v.	to get angry
上空	shàng kōng	n.	the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
上流	shàng liú	adj. / n.	upper class
上期	shàng qī	adj.	previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
上任	shàng rèn	v.	to take office
上述	shàng shù	adj.	aforementioned
上司	shàng sī	n.	boss
上诉	shàng sù	v.	to appeal (a judicial case)
上调	shàng tiáo	v.	to raise (prices)
上头	shàng tóu	n.	(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention
上限	shàng xiàn	n.	upper bound
上旬	shàng xún	n.	first third of a month
上瘾	shàng yǐn	v.	to get into a habit
上映	shàng yìng	v.	to screen; to show (a movie)
上游	shàng yóu	n.	upper reaches (of a river)
尚	shàng	adv. / n.	surname Shang
尚未	shàng wèi	adv.	not yet; still not
捎	shāo	v.	to bring sth to sb
烧毁	shāo huǐ	v.	to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
烧烤	shāo kǎo	v.	barbecue
稍后	shāo hòu	adv. / n.	in a little while; shortly after
稍候	shāo hòu	v.	to wait a moment
稍稍	shāo shāo	adv.	somewhat
少不了	shǎo bù liǎo	v.	cannot do without
少见	shǎo jiàn	adj.	rare; seldom seen
少量	shǎo liàng	num.	a smidgen
少有	shǎo yǒu	adj.	rare
少林寺	shǎo lín sì	n.	Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少女	shào nǚ	n.	girl
奢侈	shē chǐ	adj.	luxurious
奢望	shē wàng	v.	an extravagant hope
设	shè	v.	to set up
设定	shè dìng	v.	to set
设法	shè fǎ	v.	to try
社会主义	shè huì zhǔ yì	n.	socialism
社交	shè jiāo	n.	interaction
社论	shè lùn	n.	editorial (in a newspaper)
社团	shè tuán	n.	association
涉嫌	shè xián	v.	to be a suspect (in a crime)
摄氏度	shè shì dù	mw.	°C (degrees Celsius)
谁知道	shuí zhī dào	—
申办	shēn bàn	—	to apply for
申报	shēn bào	v.	to report (to the authorities)
申领	shēn lǐng	—	to apply (for license, visa etc)
伸手	shēn shǒu	v.	to reach out with one's hand
伸缩	shēn suō	v.	to lengthen and shorten
伸张	shēn zhāng	v.	to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
身不由己	shēn bù yóu jǐ	v.	(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
身价	shēn jià	n.	social status
身躯	shēn qū	n.	body
身心	shēn xīn	n.	body and mind
身影	shēn yǐng	n.	silhouette
身子	shēn zi	n.	body
绅士	shēn shì	n.	gentleman
深奥	shēn ào	adj.	profound
深切	shēn qiè	adj.	deeply felt
深情	shēn qíng	n. / adv. / adj.	deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love
深入人心	shēn rù rén xīn	v.	to enter deeply into people's hearts
深受	shēn shòu	v.	to receive in no small measure
深思	shēn sī	v.	to ponder
深信	shēn xìn	v.	to believe firmly
深夜	shēn yè	n.	very late at night
深远	shēn yuǎn	adj.	far-reaching
神气	shén qì	adj. / n.	expression
神圣	shén shèng	adj.	divine
神态	shén tài	n.	appearance
神仙	shén xiān	n.	Daoist immortal
审	shěn	v.	to examine
审定	shěn dìng	v.	to examine sth and make a decision
审核	shěn hé	v.	to audit
审美	shěn měi	v.	esthetics
审判	shěn pàn	v.	a trial
审批	shěn pī	v.	to examine and approve
审视	shěn shì	v.	to look closely at
肾	shèn	n.	kidney
甚至于	shèn zhì yú	adv.	so much (that)
渗	shèn	v.	to seep
渗透	shèn tòu	v.	(lit. and fig.) to permeate
慎重	shèn zhòng	adj.	cautious
升温	shēng wēn	v.	to become hot
生机	shēng jī	n.	opportunity to live; hope of success
生理	shēng lǐ	n.	physiology
生命线	shēng mìng xiàn	n.	lifeline
生怕	shēng pà	v.	to fear
生平	shēng píng	n.	life (a person's whole life)
生前	shēng qián	n.	(of a deceased) during one's life
生死	shēng sǐ	n. / v.	life or death
生态	shēng tài	n.	ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)
生物	shēng wù	n.	organism; living creature; life form
生效	shēng xiào	v.	(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
生涯	shēng yá	n.	career
生硬	shēng yìng	adj.	rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced
生育	shēng yù	v.	to give birth to; to bear
声称	shēng chēng	v.	to claim
声望	shēng wàng	n.	reputation; prestige; public esteem
声誉	shēng yù	n.	reputation
牲畜	shēng chù	n.	farm animal; livestock
绳子	shéng zi	n.	cord; string; rope
省略	shěng lüè	v.	to leave out
省事	shěng shì	adj. / v.	to simplify matters; to save trouble
圣贤	shèng xián	n.	a sage
胜出	shèng chū	v.	to come out on top
胜任	shèng rèn	v.	qualified
盛大	shèng dà	adj.	grand
盛会	shèng huì	n.	pageant
盛开	shèng kāi	v.	blooming
盛气凌人	shèng qì líng rén	v.	overbearing
剩余	shèng yú	v.	to remain; to be left over
尸体	shī tǐ	n.	corpse; dead body
失传	shī chuán	v.	(of skills etc) to die out
失控	shī kòng	v.	to go out of control
失利	shī lì	v.	to lose
失恋	shī liàn	v.	to lose one's love
失灵	shī líng	v.	out of order (of machine)
失落	shī luò	v. / adj.	to lose (sth)
失眠	shī mián	v.	to suffer from insomnia
失明	shī míng	v.	to lose one's eyesight
失效	shī xiào	v.	to fail
失业率	shī yè lǜ	n.	unemployment rate
失踪	shī zōng	v.	to be missing
师范	shī fàn	—	teacher-training
师长	shī zhǎng	n.	military division level commander
师资	shī zī	n.	qualified teacher
狮子	shī zi	n.	Leo (star sign)
施工	shī gōng	v.	construction
施加	shī jiā	v.	to exert (effort or pressure)
施行	shī xíng	v.	to put in place
施压	shī yā	v.	to pressure
湿度	shī dù	n.	humidity level
湿润	shī rùn	adj. / v.	moist
十字路口	shí zì lù kǒu	phr.	crossroads
时不时	shí bù shí	adv.	from time to time
时段	shí duàn	n.	time interval
时隔	shí gé	v.	separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
时好时坏	shí hǎo shí huài	—	sometimes good, sometimes bad
时间表	shí jiān biǎo	n.	schedule
时空	shí kōng	n.	time and place
时髦	shí máo	adj.	in vogue
时尚	shí shàng	n.	fashion
时速	shí sù	n.	speed per hour
识别	shí bié	v.	to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
实地	shí dì	adv. / n.	on-site
实话	shí huà	n.	truth
实话实说	shí huà shí shuō	v.	to tell the truth
实况	shí kuàng	n.	live (e.g. broadcast or recording)
实事求是	shí shì qiú shì	v.	lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
实体	shí tǐ	n.	entity
实物	shí wù	n.	material object
实质	shí zhì	n.	substance
食宿	shí sù	n.	board and lodging
食用	shí yòng	v.	to eat; to consume
史无前例	shǐ wú qián lì	phr.	(idiom) unprecedented in history
使唤	shǐ huàn	v.	to order sb around
使命	shǐ mìng	n.	mission
使者	shǐ zhě	n.	emissary
士气	shì qì	n.	morale
示威	shì wēi	v.	to demonstrate (as a protest)
示意	shì yì	v.	to hint
世代	shì dài	n.	for many generations
世故	shì gù	adj. / n.	the ways of the world
世界级	shì jiè jí	adj.	world-class
世袭	shì xí	v.	succession
市场经济	shì chǎng jīng jì	n.	market economy
势必	shì bì	adv.	to be bound to
势不可当	shì bù kě dāng	v.	impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
势头	shì tóu	n.	power
事迹	shì jì	n.	notable deeds; exploits
事态	shì tài	n.	situation
事务	shì wù	n.	(political, economic etc) affairs
事务所	shì wù suǒ	n.	business office; firm
事项	shì xiàng	n.	matter
事宜	shì yí	n.	matters
侍候	shì hòu	v.	to serve
试探	shì tàn	v.	to sound out
试行	shì xíng	v.	to try out
试用	shì yòng	v.	to try sth out
试用期	shì yòng qī	n.	trial period
视察	shì chá	v.	to inspect
视角	shì jiǎo	n.	angle from which one observes an object
视觉	shì jué	n.	sight
视力	shì lì	n.	eyesight; visual acuity
视线	shì xiàn	n.	line of sight
视野	shì yě	n.	field of view
柿子	shì zi	n.	persimmon
是非	shì fēi	n.	right and wrong
适度	shì dù	adj.	moderately
适量	shì liàng	adj.	appropriate amount
适时	shì shí	adj.	timely
适宜	shì yí	v. / adj.	suitable
逝世	shì shì	v.	to pass away
释放	shì fàng	v.	to release (a prisoner); to set free
嗜好	shì hào	n.	hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
收复	shōu fù	v.	to recover (lost territory etc)
收据	shōu jù	n.	receipt
收敛	shōu liǎn	v.	to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish
收留	shōu liú	v.	to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
收买	shōu mǎi	v.	to purchase; to buy
收视率	shōu shì lǜ	n.	ratings (of a TV show)
收缩	shōu suō	v.	to pull back
收支	shōu zhī	n.	cash flow
手臂	shǒu bì	n.	arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
手册	shǒu cè	n.	manual; handbook
手动	shǒu dòng	adj.	manual
手脚	shǒu jiǎo	n.	hand and foot
手帕	shǒu pà	n.	handkerchief
手枪	shǒu qiāng	n.	pistol
手势	shǒu shì	n.	gesture; sign; signal
手术室	shǒu shù shì	n.	operating room
手头	shǒu tóu	n.	on hand
手腕	shǒu wàn	n.	wrist
手艺	shǒu yì	n.	craftmanship
手掌	shǒu zhǎng	n.	palm
守候	shǒu hòu	v.	to wait for
守护	shǒu hù	v.	to guard
守株待兔	shǒu zhū dài tù	v.	lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
首创	shǒu chuàng	v.	to originate; to pioneer; to invent
首府	shǒu fǔ	n.	capital city of an autonomous region
首批	shǒu pī	—
首饰	shǒu shì	n.	jewelry
首要	shǒu yào	adj.	the most important
寿命	shòu mìng	n.	life span
受过	shòu guò	—
受害	shòu hài	v.	to suffer damage, injury etc
受害人	shòu hài rén	n.	victim
受贿	shòu huì	v.	to accept a bribe
受惊	shòu jīng	v.	startled
受苦	shòu kǔ	v.	to suffer hardship
受理	shòu lǐ	v.	to accept to hear a case
受骗	shòu piàn	v.	to be cheated
受益	shòu yì	v.	to benefit from
授权	shòu quán	v.	to authorize
授予	shòu yǔ	v.	to award
售价	shòu jià	n.	selling price
售票	shòu piào	v.	to sell tickets
书橱	shū chú	n.	bookcase
书籍	shū jí	n.	books
书记	shū jì	n.	secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
书面	shū miàn	adj. / adv. / n.	in writing; written
书写	shū xiě	v.	to write
抒情	shū qíng	v.	to express emotion
枢纽	shū niǔ	n.	hub (e.g. of traffic network)
梳	shū	v.	to comb
梳理	shū lǐ	v.	to comb
梳子	shū zǐ	n.	comb
舒畅	shū chàng	adj.	happy; entirely free from worry
疏导	shū dǎo	v.	to dredge
疏忽	shū hū	v.	to neglect
疏散	shū sàn	v.	idle; leisurely; laid-back
疏通	shū tōng	v.	to unblock
输家	shū jiā	n.	loser (as opposed to winner 赢家)
输送	shū sòng	v.	to transport; to convey; to deliver
输血	shū xuè	v.	to transfuse blood
输液	shū yè	v.	intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV
赎	shú	v.	to redeem
暑期	shǔ qī	n.	summer vacation time
属性	shǔ xìng	n.	attribute
曙光	shǔ guāng	n.	the first light of dawn
束缚	shù fù	v.	to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
树立	shù lì	v.	to set up
树木	shù mù	n.	tree
树梢	shù shāo	n.	the tip of a tree; treetop
树荫	shù yīn	n.	shade of a tree
树枝	shù zhī	n.	branch
竖	shù	v. / n.	variant of 竖
数额	shù é	n.	amount
数据库	shù jù kù	n.	(computing) database
刷新	shuā xīn	v.	to renovate
耍	shuǎ	v.	surname Shua
耍赖	shuǎ lài	v.	to act shamelessly
衰减	shuāi jiǎn	v.	to weaken
衰竭	shuāi jié	v.	organ failure
衰老	shuāi lǎo	adj.	to age
衰弱	shuāi ruò	adj.	weak
衰退	shuāi tuì	v.	to decline
摔跤	shuāi jiāo	v.	to trip and fall
甩	shuǎi	v.	to throw
拴	shuān	v.	to tie up
涮	shuàn	v.	to rinse
双胞胎	shuāng bāo tāi	n.	twin
双边	shuāng biān	n.	bilateral
双重	shuāng chóng	adj. / adv.	double
双向	shuāng xiàng	adj. / adv.	bidirectional
双赢	shuāng yíng	—
霜	shuāng	n.	frost
爽快	shuǎng kuài	adj.	refreshed
水槽	shuǐ cáo	n.	sink
水稻	shuǐ dào	n.	rice
水管	shuǐ guǎn	n.	water pipe
水壶	shuǐ hú	n.	kettle
水货	shuǐ huò	n.	smuggled goods
水晶	shuǐ jīng	n.	crystal
水利	shuǐ lì	n.	water conservancy
水灵灵	shuǐ líng líng	adj.	see 水灵
水龙头	shuǐ lóng tóu	n.	faucet
水落石出	shuǐ luò shí chū	phr.	(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
水面	shuǐ miàn	n.	water surface
水手	shuǐ shǒu	n.	sailor; seaman; mariner
水温	shuǐ wēn	n.	water temperature
水域	shuǐ yù	n.	waters
水源	shuǐ yuán	n.	water source
水涨船高	shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo	v.
水准	shuǐ zhǔn	n.	level (of achievement etc)
税收	shuì shōu	n.	taxation
税务	shuì wù	n.	taxation services
睡袋	shuì dài	n.	sleeping bag
顺便	shùn biàn	adv.	conveniently
顺差	shùn chā	n.	(trade or budget) surplus
顺畅	shùn chàng	adj.	smooth and unhindered
顺从	shùn cóng	v.	obedient
顺理成章	shùn lǐ chéng zhāng	v.	logical
顺路	shùn lù	adv. / v.	by the way
顺其自然	shùn qí zì rán	—	to let nature take its course (idiom)
顺势	shùn shì	adv.	to take advantage
顺手	shùn shǒu	adv. / adj.	as an incidental action while doing sth else; while one is at it; in passing
顺心	shùn xīn	adj.	happy
顺应	shùn yìng	v.	to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with
顺着	shùn zhe	prep.	to follow
瞬间	shùn jiān	n.	in an instant; in a flash
说白了	shuō bái le	—	to speak frankly
说不上	shuō bù shàng	v.	to be unable to say or tell
说到底	shuō dào dǐ	phr.	in the final analysis
说道	shuō dào	v.	to state
说干就干	shuō gān jiù gān	—
说谎	shuō huǎng	v.	to lie
说老实话	shuō lǎo shí huà	—	to be honest
说起来	shuō qǐ lái	—
说情	shuō qíng	v.	to intercede
说闲话	shuō xián huà	v.	to chat
说真的	shuō zhēn de	—	to tell the truth
硕果	shuò guǒ	n.	major achievement
司法	sī fǎ	n.	judicial
司空见惯	sī kōng jiàn guàn	v.	a common occurrence (idiom)
司令	sī lìng	n.	commanding officer
丝	sī	n. / mw.	silk
丝绸	sī chóu	n.	silk (cloth)
丝毫	sī háo	num. / adj. / n.	the slightest amount or degree
私房钱	sī fáng qián	n.	secret purse
私家车	sī jiā chē	—	private car
私立	sī lì	adj.	privately-run; private (school, hospital etc)
私事	sī shì	n.	personal matters
私下	sī xià	adv.	in private
私营	sī yíng	adj.	privately-owned
私有	sī yǒu	v.	private
私自	sī zì	adv.	private; personal
思路	sī lù	n.	line of thought; way of thinking
思念	sī niàn	v.	to think of
思前想后	sī qián xiǎng hòu	v.	to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
思索	sī suǒ	v.	to think deeply
撕	sī	v.	to tear
死心	sǐ xīn	v.	to give up
死心塌地	sǐ xīn tā dì	—	to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
四合院	sì hé yuàn	n.	courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
四季	sì jì	n.	four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
四面八方	sì miàn bā fāng	phr.	(idiom) all directions; all around
寺庙	sì miào	n.	temple
似曾相识	sì céng xiāng shí	v.	déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
似是而非	sì shì ér fēi	v.	apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
伺机	sì jī	adv.	to wait for an opportunity
饲料	sì liào	n.	feed; fodder
饲养	sì yǎng	v.	to raise
松绑	sōng bǎng	v.	to untie
松弛	sōng chí	adj.	to relax
耸立	sǒng lì	v.	to stand tall
送别	sòng bié	v.	to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)
搜查	sōu chá	v.	to search
搜集	sōu jí	v.	to gather; to collect
搜救	sōu jiù	—	search and rescue
搜寻	sōu xún	v.	to search; to look for
艘	sōu	mw.	classifier for ships
苏醒	sū xǐng	v.	to come to
酥	sū	adj.	flaky pastry
俗	sú	adj.	custom
俗话	sú huà	n.	common saying
俗话说	sú huà shuō	v.	as the proverb says
俗语	sú yǔ	n.	common saying
诉苦	sù kǔ	v.	to grumble
诉说	sù shuō	v.	to recount
诉讼	sù sòng	v.	lawsuit
素	sù	n. / adj.	raw silk
素不相识	sù bù xiāng shí	v.	to be total strangers (idiom)
素材	sù cái	n.	source material (in literature and art)
素描	sù miáo	n.	sketch
素食	sù shí	n.	vegetarian food
素养	sù yǎng	n.	(personal) accomplishment
塑造	sù zào	v.	to model; to mold
蒜	suàn	n.	garlic
算计	suàn jì	v.	to reckon
算盘	suàn pán	n.	abacus
算账	suàn zhàng	v.	(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts
虽说	suī shuō	conj.	though
随处可见	suí chù kě jiàn	v.	can be seen everywhere
随大溜	suí dà liù	—
随机	suí jī	adv. / adj.	according to the situation
随即	suí jí	adv.	immediately
随身	suí shēn	adv. / adj.	to (carry) on one's person
随时随地	suí shí suí dì	phr.	anytime and anywhere
随心所欲	suí xīn suǒ yù	v.	(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
遂心	suì xīn	v.
隧道	suì dào	n.	tunnel
损	sǔn	v.	to decrease
损坏	sǔn huài	v.	to damage
损人利己	sǔn rén lì jǐ	v.	harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
损伤	sǔn shāng	v.	to harm
缩	suō	v.	to withdraw
缩水	suō shuǐ	v.	to shrink (in the wash)
缩影	suō yǐng	n.	miniature version of sth
所属	suǒ shǔ	n. / v.	one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)
所谓	suǒ wèi	v.	what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...
所作所为	suǒ zuò suǒ wéi	phr.	one's conduct and deeds
索赔	suǒ péi	v.	to ask for compensation
索取	suǒ qǔ	v.	to ask
索性	suǒ xìng	adv.	you might as well (do it)
锁定	suǒ dìng	v.	to lock (a door)