HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

pò jiě

to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)

pò jiù

shabby

pò lì

to make an exception

pò lì

courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive

pò liè

to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down

pò miè

to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)

pò shǐ

to force; to compel

pò suì

to smash to pieces; to shatter

pū kè

poker (game) (loanword); playing cards

pū lù

to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success

pū miàn ér lái

lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils

pú sà

(Buddhism) bodhisattva

pǔ

chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music

pǔ shí

plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest

pù bù

waterfall

qī

to brew (tea)

qī

paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

qī fu

to bully

qī hēi

pitch-black

qī liáng

mournful; miserable; desolate (place)

qī pàn

to expect; to await

qī qiao

odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]

qī zhà

to cheat

qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once