Abstract Concepts
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- 诸事zhū shìall matters, everything (formal/literary)HSK 7-9
- 过场guō(theatre) interlude; crossing the stage; (figurative) a mere formality; going through the motionsHSK 7-9
- 飘忽piāo hūto drift / wander (physically or figuratively); to be light and swift in movement; to be elusive, unpredictableHSK 7-9
- 个人主义gè rén zhǔ yìindividualismHSK 7-9
- 义不容辞yì búto be duty-bound; to have a moral obligation that one cannot refuseHSK 7-9
- 乘机chéng jīto seize an opportunity, to take advantage of a situationHSK 7-9
- 关子guān zǐclimax (in a story); the crucial point (often in the phrase 卖关子 'to keep in suspense')HSK 7-9
- 凡响fán xiǎng(usually in negative constructions) ordinary music; (in 不同凡响) extraordinary, remarkableHSK 7-9
- 分内fèn nèiwithin one's area of responsibility; one's dutyHSK 7-9
- 垫脚石diàn jiǎo shístepping stone (a stone placed to facilitate walking on muddy or uneven ground); stepping stone (something used to achieve a goal, especially career advancement)HSK 7-9
- 复杂性fù zá xìngcomplexityHSK 7-9
- 属性shǔ xìngattribute, propertyHSK 7-9
- 弊端bì duānsystemic problem or drawback (in an institution, system, or policy); malpractice; abuse (especially corrupt practices)HSK 7-9
- 志气zhì qìlofty aspirations and moral backbone; ambition and determinationHSK 7-9
- 急用jí yòngurgent need; something that needs to be done or used right awayHSK 7-9
- 现代感xiàn dài gǎnsense of modernityHSK 7-9
- 疏漏shū lòuoversight, slipHSK 7-9
- 穷尽qióng jìnend, limitHSK 7-9
- 空置kōngto leave idle or unused (of property, equipment, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 红尘hóng chénthe world of mortals; the secular world; human society (with its passions and troubles)HSK 7-9
- 脊梁jǐ liángspine, backbone; (figurative) backbone, mainstay, pillarHSK 7-9
- 英雄主义yīng xióng zhǔ yìheroism; obsessive preoccupation with playing the heroHSK 7-9
- 范例fàn lìexample; modelHSK 7-9
- 谐xiéharmonious; in harmony; humor (bound morpheme, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 邪念xié niànevil thought, wicked ideaHSK 7-9
- 邪说xiéheresy (false belief deviating from accepted standards); fallacy (erroneous reasoning or idea)HSK 7-9
- 铁三角tiě sān jiǎiron triangle (in politics/sociology); a stable triangular power alliance; Audio-Technica (brand of audio equipment); an inseparable trio of close friends or alliesHSK 7-9
- 陈规chén guīoutmoded conventions; outdated practicesHSK 7-9
- 陪衬péi chènto set off by contrast; to serve as a foil or supporting elementHSK 7-9
- 雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant (of resources, strength, foundation)HSK 7-9
- 零星líng xīngscattered; sporadic; fragmentaryHSK 7-9
- 非常规fēi cháng guīunconventionalHSK 7-9
- 亲和力qīn hé lì(personal) warmth; approachability; charisma (of a person); user-friendliness; approachability (of a product, software, etc.); (chemistry) affinityHSK 7-9
- 仁至义尽rén zhì yì jǐnto have done everything possible to help or accommodate; to have exhausted all moral obligationsHSK 7-9
- 仑lúnorder; coherenceHSK 7-9
- 位居wèi jūto be located at (a place); to rank (in a position, e.g., first place)HSK 7-9
- 原委yuán wěithe whole story, the full details, the ins and outsHSK 7-9
- 合流hé liú(of rivers, roads, etc.) to flow together, to converge; (of ideas, styles, schools) to merge, to blend; (of people, groups) to collaborate, to join forcesHSK 7-9
- 声势shēng shìfame and influence; prestige; momentum (of a person, event, or group)HSK 7-9
- 底子dǐ zifoundation, base; bottom (of a container or object)HSK 7-9
- 开放式kāi fàng shìopen-style; open-plan; open-ended (used as a noun or modifier)HSK 7-9
- 得来déto manage to get; to be able to obtain (as a resultative complement)HSK 7-9
- 心机xīn jī(noun) scheming; cunning calculations; (noun) ulterior motives; craftinessHSK 7-9
- 悖bèicontrary to; to go against; perverseHSK 7-9
- 损耗sǔn hàoto cause loss or wear and tear; to depleteHSK 7-9
- 新高xīn gāonew high (record high)HSK 7-9
- 最低点zuì dī diǎnlowest pointHSK 7-9
- 框框kuàng kuàng(figurative) restriction, convention, set pattern; (literal) frame, circle, boundaryHSK 7-9
- 此举cǐ jǔthis action, this move, this undertakingHSK 7-9
- 活路huó lùmeans of subsistence, livelihood; way out, escape route (figurative); unblocked passage (literal)HSK 7-9
- 温饱wēn bǎoadequate food and clothing; basic living necessities; (attributive) relating to basic subsistenceHSK 7-9
- 神态shén tàifacial expression; look; manner; bearing; deportmentHSK 7-9
- 突破性tū pò xìng(attributive adjective) breakthrough, groundbreaking, path-breakingHSK 7-9
- 突破点tū pò diǎnbreakthrough point; point of penetration, especially in military or strategic contextsHSK 7-9
- 立足点lì zú diǎnfoothold; footing (literal or figurative); standpoint; point of view; basic principleHSK 7-9
- 组成部分zǔ chéng bù fèncomponent; part; constituentHSK 7-9
- 自发性zì fāspontaneityHSK 7-9
- 衍生yǎn shēngto derive; to give rise to (from a source)HSK 7-9
- 补过bǔ guōto make amends for a fault, to atone for an errorHSK 7-9
- 要务yào wùimportant affair, missionHSK 7-9