- 辛劳xīn láo(n.) hard work; toil; (v.) to toil; to work hardHSK 7-9
- 面上miàn shǎngoverall; on the whole; generallyHSK 7-9
- 高举gāo jǔto hold high (a flag, banner, torch); to uphold (a principle, ideology)HSK 7-9
- 一律yī lǜwithout exception; uniformlyHSK 6
- 况kuàng(bound morpheme) circumstances, situation; (bound morpheme) moreover, furthermoreHSK 7-9
- 前兆qián zhàoomen, sign, indication (of something to come)HSK 7-9
- 变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; misfortuneHSK 7-9
- 后尘hòu chén(lit.) the wake or footsteps of someone (used in the idiom 步…后尘 'to follow in someone's footsteps')HSK 7-9
- 多福duō fúmany blessings; great fortuneHSK 7-9
- 大体dà tǐ(adverb) generally, basically, on the whole; (noun) overall situation, the big pictureHSK 7-9
- 天长地久tiān cháng dì jiǔ(idiom) everlasting; eternal; as long as the heavens and earthHSK 7-9
- 奇幻qí huànfantastic; visionary; fantasy (genre)HSK 7-9
- 女性化nǚ xìng huāfeminization (the process or result of making something more feminine in nature or appearance)HSK 7-9
- 恶果è guǒa disastrous outcome; an evil consequenceHSK 7-9
- 晦气huì qìunlucky, having bad luck (colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 止境zhǐ jìngend, limit (usually in negative constructions like 无止境 'endless')HSK 7-9
- 波折bō zhétwists and turns, setbacksHSK 7-9
- 润滑rùn huáto lubricate (machinery); (figurative) to smooth, to ease (relationships, communication)HSK 7-9
- 溢出yì chūto overflow, to spill overHSK 7-9
- 点点滴滴diǎn diǎn dī dīsmall bits and pieces; tiny details; bit by bit; gradually (of accumulating or experiencing)HSK 7-9
- 端倪duān níclue, inkling, first sign (usually of something emerging)HSK 7-9
- 脸面liǎn miànone's social standing and reputation; face (in the Chinese cultural sense); self-respect; dignityHSK 7-9
- 苦果kǔ guǒbitter consequence (figurative); painful outcome that one must acceptHSK 7-9
- 诉诸sù zhūto resort to (a specific means or course of action, especially force or legal action); to appeal to (an abstract quality such as reason, emotion, or principle)HSK 7-9
- 谬论miù lùnfallacy; absurd theoryHSK 7-9
- 选择性xuǎn zéselectivity; selectivenessHSK 7-9
- 阻隔zǔ géto separate, to cut off; to isolate, to block (communication or passage)HSK 7-9
- 限定xiàn dìngto limit, to restrict (to a certain range or condition)HSK 7-9
- 人味rén wèihumanness; humanity; the quality that makes life worthwhileHSK 7-9
- 免不了miǎn bu liǎocannot be avoided; is bound to; inevitablyHSK 7-9
- 千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìby every possible means; using all methods; by hook or by crookHSK 7-9
- 合体gě(v.o.) to combine into one; to merge; (s.v.) to fit well (of clothing, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 命根子mìng gēn zǐ(noun) something or someone as precious as life itself; one's most cherished possessionHSK 7-9
- 实质性shí zhì xìngsubstantial; substantiveHSK 7-9
- 寓意yù yìimplied meaning; moral (of a story); messageHSK 7-9
- 本来面目běn lái miàn mùoriginal appearance, true nature (of a person or thing)HSK 7-9
- 泡影pào yǐng(figurative) something illusory and short-lived; a shattered hopeHSK 7-9
- 牢不可破láo bú(idiom) unbreakable, indestructible (of bonds, alliances, beliefs, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 独有dú yǒuto possess alone; to be the only one to haveHSK 7-9
- 类别lèi biécategory, classificationHSK 6
- 蛊惑gǔ huòto seduce or incite someone into wrongdoing; to poison someone's mind; to bewitch or beguile (into a bad action)HSK 7-9
- 错位cuò wèi(medicine) to be dislocated; (figurative) to be misaligned, to be in the wrong placeHSK 7-9
- 先机xiān jīthe first opportunity; the initiative (in a competitive context)HSK 7-9
- 可行性kě xíng xìngfeasibilityHSK 7-9
- 各方gè fāng(pronoun) all parties; all sides (in a dispute, negotiation, or discussion); (pronoun) all directionsHSK 7-9
- 名利场míng lì chángthe world of fame and fortune; the arena of jockeying for wealth and positionHSK 7-9
- 天理tiān lǐheavenly principle; natural law (the moral order of the universe); justice; divine justice (as in cosmic retribution)HSK 7-9
- 患难huàn nànhardship; adversity; trials and tribulationsHSK 7-9
- 感化gǎn huàto reform (someone) through persuasion and example; to influence for the betterHSK 7-9
- 扎根zhā gēn(literal, of plants) to take root; (figurative) to become established, to settle down deeply (in a place, community, or among people)HSK 7-9
- 捣鬼dǎo guǐto play tricks; to cause mischief; to sow discord; to gossip maliciouslyHSK 7-9
- 方方面面fāng fāng miàn miànall aspects; every side; multifacetedHSK 6
- 无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìninexhaustible, endless, infiniteHSK 7-9
- 最底层zuì delowest level; bottom layer; ground floorHSK 7-9
- 毫无办法háo mó(verb phrase) to have no way at all; to be completely helplessHSK 7-9
- 猫腻māo(colloquial) something fishy; shady dealings; shenanigansHSK 7-9
- 症结zhēng jiécrux of an issue; sticking point; the underlying cause of a problem; (TCM) hard lump in the abdomenHSK 7-9
- 纰漏pī lòucareless mistake, slipHSK 7-9
- 联结lián jiéto connect, to link, to join (formally or abstractly)HSK 7-9
- 脱节tuō jié(of objects) to come apart, to become disconnected; (figurative) to be out of touch, to be disconnected (from reality, practice, etc.)HSK 7-9