- 灵性líng xìngspiritual intelligence; the quality of being sentient or soulful (often of animals or perceptive people)HSK 7-9
- 畅通chàng tōngunimpeded, free-flowingHSK 6
- 盛行shèng xíngto be prevalent; to be in vogue; to be very popularHSK 7-9
- 神速shén sùextremely fast, lightning speedHSK 7-9
- 缚fùto tie up; to bind fastHSK 7-9
- 背地里bēibehind someone's back; privately, secretlyHSK 7-9
- 过剩guò shèngto be in surplus, to be excessive (especially of supply, energy, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 通融tōng róngto make an exception, to stretch the rules for someone; to provide short-term credit or accommodation (financial)HSK 7-9
- 握有wò yǒuto hold (power, position, shares, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 空隙kòng xìcrack; gap (between objects); gap in time; intervalHSK 7-9
- 自发zì fāspontaneousHSK 7-9
- 败露bài lùto be exposed (of a secret, plot, or conspiracy)HSK 7-9
- 上限shàng xiànupper limit, cap, ceilingHSK 7-9
- 俗套sú tàoconventional pattern; cliché; stale formulaHSK 7-9
- 公私gōng sīpublic and private (spheres, interests, sectors)HSK 7-9
- 容量róng liàngcapacity; volumeHSK 6
- 小节xiǎo jiésmall matter, trifle; (music) bar, measureHSK 7-9
- 异类yì lèia person or thing that is different from the mainstream; an outsider, alien, or misfitHSK 7-9
- 待定dāito be pending; to be to be determinedHSK 7-9
- 恶名è mínginfamy, bad reputationHSK 7-9
- 歧途qí tú(figurative) wrong path; the course of error or evil; (literal) fork in the road; branch roadHSK 7-9
- 流向liú xiàngdirection of flow; course (of a current, funds, trend, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 火候huǒ hou(cooking) heat control; the degree and duration of heat when cooking; (figurative) mastery; a person's level of skill or control in an art or craft; (figurative) the right moment; a crucial or opportune timeHSK 7-9
- 犀利xī lìsharp, incisive (of remarks, observations, eyesight, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 狼藉láng jí(used in fixed phrases) a mess; disorder; disarray; (used in 声名狼藉) notorious; disreputableHSK 7-9
- 真切zhēn qièvivid, clear, distinct (of descriptions, images, memories); sincere, genuine (of feelings, attitudes, words)HSK 7-9
- 站稳zhàn wěnto stand firm; to come to a stopHSK 7-9
- 老规矩lǎo guī jǔestablished rules, conventions, or practices (often implying tradition or routine)HSK 7-9
- 负荷fù hè(electrical) load; charge; (figurative) burden; load (of work, responsibility, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 后事hòu shìlater developments; subsequent events; funeral arrangements; burial mattersHSK 7-9
- 均衡jūn héngbalanced, well-proportioned, in equilibriumHSK 7-9
- 害处hài chuharm, harmful effect, downsideHSK 7-9
- 格言gé yána maxim, motto, or aphorism; a wise sayingHSK 7-9
- 表象biǎo xiàngappearance (outward look, often contrasted with essence); (psychology) mental representation, idea; (mathematics, physics) representationHSK 7-9
- 超负荷chāo fù héoverloadHSK 7-9
- 阴暗面yīn àn miàndark side, negative aspect (of a person, society, organization, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 乐土lèparadise, land of happiness (literary)HSK 7-9
- 分隔fēn géto separate, to divideHSK 7-9
- 博爱bó àiuniversal love; fraternityHSK 7-9
- 发源地fā yuán dìbirthplace, place of origin, sourceHSK 7-9
- 回头路huí tóu lùpath of retreat; regression; going back to a previous (undesirable) stateHSK 7-9
- 威信wēi xìnprestige and trust; moral authority (that one commands from the public)HSK 7-9
- 定局dìng júforegone conclusion; inevitable outcome; something already settled and unchangeableHSK 7-9
- 尺度chǐ dùstandard; criterion; yardstickHSK 7-9
- 承载chéng zàito bear (a physical load); to carry; to sustain (responsibility, culture, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 断送duàn sòngto forfeit (one's life, future, etc.); to ruinHSK 7-9
- 既定jì dìngset, fixed, establishedHSK 7-9
- 构gòu(bound form) to construct; to form; to make up; (bound form) composition; structureHSK 7-9
- 荣光róng guāngglory; splendorHSK 7-9
- 誓约shì yuē(formal) a solemn promise or agreement; a vow, a pledgeHSK 7-9
- 主动权zhǔ dòng quáninitiative; the right or power to take the initiativeHSK 7-9
- 主旨zhǔ zhǐgist; main idea; substance (of a speech, article, or discussion)HSK 7-9
- 举措jǔ cuòmeasure, move, actionHSK 7-9
- 分身fēn shēnto spare time from one's main work (to attend to something else)HSK 7-9
- 变通biàn tōng(verb) to adapt flexibly, to make pragmatic adjustmentsHSK 7-9
- 天命tiān mìng(noun) the mandate of heaven (political theory justifying a ruler's authority); (noun) destiny, fate; (noun) one's natural lifespanHSK 7-9
- 炙手可热zhì shǒu kě(literal) so hot it burns the hand; (figurative) having immense power and influence (often with a negative connotation); extremely popular or in high demandHSK 7-9
- 窘境jiǒng jìngdilemma; predicamentHSK 7-9
- 缓冲huǎn chōngcushion (attributive; providing physical or metaphorical cushioning); buffer (attributive; providing temporary storage, separation, or protection)HSK 7-9
- 表层biǎo céngsurface layer; top layerHSK 7-9