- 开恩kāi ēnto show mercy, to grant a favor (often from a superior)HSK 7-9
- 异己yì jǐdissident; outsider; alien (someone who holds different views or is not part of the group)HSK 7-9
- 弃置qì zhì(formal) to discard, to abandon (something placed or set aside)HSK 7-9
- 徒然tú ránin vain; to no avail; merely; onlyHSK 7-9
- 惨状cǎn zhuàngmiserable condition; tragic sightHSK 7-9
- 无底洞wú dǐ dòngbottomless pit (literal or figurative); a black hole (for money, resources, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 显形xiǎn xíngto show one's true colors (idiomatic)HSK 7-9
- 最大化zuì dà huàto maximizeHSK 7-9
- 有方yǒu fāng(v.o.) to have the right method; to handle something properly or ably; to be on the right courseHSK 7-9
- 未决wèi juéunsettled, outstanding, pending (not yet resolved)HSK 7-9
- 未定wèi dìnguncertain; undecided; to be determinedHSK 7-9
- 两面liǎng miànboth sides (of an object or issue); duplicity; double-dealingHSK 7-9
- 两面性liǎng miàn xìngdual nature; two-sidedness (of a person, issue, or thing, often with contradictory aspects)HSK 7-9
- 个人化gěto personalize; to individualizeHSK 7-9
- 中庸zhōng yōng(noun) the golden mean; the doctrine of the mean (Confucian philosophy of moderation); (adjective) mediocre; ordinary (of a person, often derogatory)HSK 7-9
- 享受性xiǎng shòu xìngthe quality of being enjoyable; enjoyabilityHSK 7-9
- 兼有jiān yǒuto possess both (features, qualities, etc.); to combineHSK 7-9
- 沉浮chén fú(figurative) the ups and downs of life; vicissitudes; to rise and fall (in career, fortune, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 涣散huàn sǎn(of discipline, morale, organization) to become slack; lax; disorganizedHSK 7-9
- 独立自主dú lì zì zhǔmaintain independence and self-determination; act independently and on one's own initiativeHSK 7-9
- 短处duǎn chùshortcoming, weak point, defectHSK 5
- 祗zhī(bound form) respect, reverence (in classical/literary compounds)HSK 7-9
- 穷途qióng túdead end; hopeless situation; destitution; straitened circumstancesHSK 7-9
- 竞逐jìng zhúto compete for, to vie for (in formal or literary contexts)HSK 7-9
- 绵延mián yánto stretch long and unbroken; to be continuous (over space or time)HSK 7-9
- 自选zì xuǎnself-selected, optional, choose-your-ownHSK 7-9
- 苦水kǔ shuǐ(figurative) deep-seated grievance, pent-up bitterness, suffering; (literal) bitter-tasting water; bile rising to the mouthHSK 7-9
- 血气xuè qìvigor, spiritedness (especially of youth); temperament, disposition; courage and uprightnessHSK 7-9
- 表率biǎo shuài(noun) example; role modelHSK 7-9
- 贫乏pín fáimpoverished, lacking, deficient, limitedHSK 7-9
- 走过场zǒu guò chǎngto go through the motions, to do something perfunctorily or as a mere formalityHSK 7-9
- 超现实chāo xiàn shísurreal, surrealistic (attributive adjective)HSK 7-9
- 蹊径qī(literary) path, way; (figurative) unconventional approach, original methodHSK 7-9
- 重合chóng héto coincide; to overlap (physically or abstractly)HSK 7-9
- 针对性zhēn duì xìngtargetedness, specificity, relevance to a particular issue or groupHSK 7-9
- 一动yī dòng(noun) a single movement, a jerk, a jolt; (in pattern 一动就...) as soon as one moves, at the slightest movement; (colloquial adverb) easily, readily, at every turnHSK 7-9
- 一揽子yī lǎn zi(adjective) all-inclusive; package (for a set of policies, proposals, agreements, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 人生路rén shēng lùthe road of life; life's journeyHSK 7-9
- 传世chuán shìto be handed down through generations; to be passed down to posterity (of cultural artifacts, works of art, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 例证lì zhèngexample that serves as proof or illustrationHSK 7-9
- 保有bǎo yǒuto possess, to retain, to keep (rights, assets, qualities)HSK 7-9
- 信任感xìn rénsense of trust, feeling of trustHSK 7-9
- 値zhívalue, worth (noun)HSK 7-9
- 假意jiǎ yìfalse intention; insincerityHSK 7-9
- 入骨rù gū(figurative) to the marrow; deeply ingrained; to penetrate to the boneHSK 7-9
- 公理gōng lǐaxiom (in mathematics, logic); self-evident truth; generally accepted principleHSK 7-9