- 伸缩shēn suōto extend and retract, to telescope; (figuratively) to be flexible, to adjust adaptivelyHSK 7-9
- 沦lún(bound form) to sink into, to fall into (ruin, oblivion, enemy hands, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 起程qǐ chéngto set out; to depart (on a journey)HSK 7-9
- 起落qǐ luòto rise and fall; to fluctuate; ups and downs; fluctuationsHSK 7-9
- 踏入tāto step into, to set foot in (a place or a new phase)HSK 7-9
- 返还fǎn huánto return (something to its owner), to give backHSK 7-9
- 一步步yī bù bùstep by step; gradually (describing a process)HSK 7-9
- 了事liǎo shìto get something over with; to dispose of a matter hastilyHSK 7-9
- 夭折yāo shéto die young, to die prematurely; (figurative) to come to a premature end, to be aborted (of a project, plan, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 摇身一变yáo shēn yī biàn(idiom) to suddenly change one's identity or appearance (often deceptively)HSK 7-9
- 时过境迁shí guō(chengyu) circumstances change with the passage of time; things are different nowHSK 7-9
- 木已成舟mù yǐ chéng zhōuwhat's done is done; the die is cast; there's no use crying over spilt milkHSK 7-9
- 衰败shuāi bàito decline (in power, prosperity, or condition); to wither; to decayHSK 7-9
- 时好时坏shí hǎo shí huàisometimes good, sometimes bad; fluctuating between good and badHSK 7-9
- 夯实hāng shíto tamp, to ram (earth, ground); to consolidate, to strengthen (abstract foundations) — e.g., knowledge, cooperation, institutionsHSK 7-9
- 扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎito turn the tide completely; to reverse a desperate situationHSK 7-9
- 激增jī zēngto increase rapidly, to surge, to shoot upHSK 7-9
- 到顶dào dǐngto reach the peak; to reach a pinnacle (literally or figuratively)HSK 7-9
- 土崩瓦解tǔ bēng wǎ jiě(idiom) to disintegrate; to fall apart; to collapse completelyHSK 7-9
- 始于shǐ yúto start with/from; to begin at/inHSK 7-9
- 改道gǎi dàoto change course (of a river, ship, route, etc.); to change direction (of policy, regime, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 斩断zhǎn duànto cut off; to severHSK 7-9
- 新兴xīn xīngemerging; rising; newly developing (of markets, industries, technologies, etc.)HSK 6
- 绝迹jué jìto vanish completely; to become extinctHSK 7-9
- 跌宕起伏diē dàng qǐ fú(idiom) full of ups and downs; dramatic; eventful; with many twists and turnsHSK 7-9
- 今非昔比jīn fēi xī bǐthe present is incomparable to the past; times have changed greatlyHSK 7-9
- 告吹gào chuī(of plans, relationships, negotiations, etc.) to fall through, to fizzle outHSK 7-9
- 渐入佳境jiānto get better and better; to go from good to great; a situation that improves steadilyHSK 7-9
- 积攒jī zǎnto accumulate gradually, to save up bit by bitHSK 7-9
- 升入shēng rùto be promoted to (a higher grade, school, or position); to move up to (a higher level)HSK 7-9
- 变幻biàn huànto change unpredictably; to fluctuate; to shift (of scenery, situation, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 根除gēn chúto eradicate, to root outHSK 7-9
- 流转liú zhuǎnto circulate, to pass through a system (of goods, capital, resources); to wander, to drift from place to place (of people)HSK 7-9
- 浮动fú dòngto drift, to float unsteadily (e.g., on water or in the air); to fluctuate, to be changeable (e.g., prices, mood, exchange rates)HSK 7-9
- 激化jī huàto intensify, to become more acuteHSK 7-9
- 瞬息万变shùn xī wàn biànchanging rapidly from moment to moment; in a constant state of fluxHSK 7-9
- 翻腾fān téng(of liquids, emotions) to churn, to seethe, to rise and fall violently; to toss, to turn over and over repeatedly; (figurative) to throw into disorder, to cause turmoilHSK 7-9
- 裂变liè biàn(nuclear) fission; great changes, transformation (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēng(idiom) to increase with each passing day; to grow steadilyHSK 7-9
- 冲刷chōngto erode (by water), to wash away, to scourHSK 7-9
- 减小jiǎn xiǎoto reduce in size, to shrinkHSK 7-9
- 分流fēn liú(of a river, traffic, etc.) to diverge, to branch off, to be diverted; to redirect or channel (people, goods, resources) to different placesHSK 7-9
- 创始chuàng shǐto found; to establish (an organization, institution, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 回升huí shēngto rise again after a fall; to rebound, to pick upHSK 7-9
- 复杂化fù zá huàto complicate, to make complicatedHSK 7-9
- 湮没yānto be forgotten, to fall into oblivionHSK 7-9
- 覆灭fù mièdestruction; complete collapseHSK 7-9
- 起始qǐ shǐbeginning, start, originHSK 7-9
- 铺平pū píngto pave, spread out, and make smooth and levelHSK 7-9
- 减低jiǎn dīto reduce, to lower, to cut (prices, costs, speed, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 喷涌pēn yǒngto gush forth, to spoutHSK 7-9
- 并入bìng rùto merge into, to incorporate intoHSK 7-9
- 弹回dànto rebound, to bounce backHSK 7-9
- 扩充kuò chōngto expand (in scale, scope, or capacity)HSK 7-9
- 摇曳yáo yèto sway gently; to flicker; to waverHSK 7-9
- 暴涨bào zhǎngto rise suddenly and sharply (of floods, prices, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 磨合mó héto break in, to wear inHSK 7-9
- 糅合róu héto blend, to mix (of abstract elements, styles, cultures, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 衍生yǎn shēngto derive; to give rise to (from a source)HSK 7-9
- 调剂tiáo jìto regulate, to adjust, to balance (emotions, pace, bodily functions); to make up a medical prescription, to compound medicineHSK 7-9