HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

shèn

to seep; to ooze; to horrify

shèn tòu

(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis

shèn zhòng

cautious; careful; prudent

shēng chǎn xiàn

assembly line; production line

shēng chēng

to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert

shēng chù

farm animal; livestock

shēng huá

to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level; to refine; promotion

shēng jī

opportunity to live; hope of success; vigor; vitality

shēng lǐ

physiology

shēng míng

to state; to declare; statement; declaration

shēng mìng xiàn

lifeline

shēng pà

to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to

shēng píng

life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life

shēng qián

(of a deceased) during one's life; while living

shēng shì

fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum

shēng shū

unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed

shēng sǐ

life or death

shēng wàng

reputation; prestige; public esteem

shēng xiào

(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative

shēng yá

career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life

shēng yìng

rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced

shēng yù

to give birth to; to bear; fertility

shēng yù

reputation; fame

shēng zhí

to rise in value; to appreciate