HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

shí shí

often; constantly

shí shì

current trends; the present situation; how things are going

shí shì qiú shì

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic

shí sù

board and lodging; room and board

shí tǐ

entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)

shí wù

material object; concrete object; original object; in kind; object for practical use; definite thing; reality; matter (physics)

shí zhuāng

fashion; fashionable clothes

shǐ

stool; feces; ear wax; nasal mucus

shǐ huan

to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]

shǐ mìng

mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling

shǐ wú qián lì

(idiom) unprecedented in history

shǐ zhě

emissary; envoy

shì bì

to be bound to; undoubtedly will

shì bù kě dāng

impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

shì chá

to inspect; an investigation

shì chǎng jīng jì

market economy

shì dài

for many generations; generation; era; age

shì diǎn

test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme

shì fēi

right and wrong; quarrel

shì gù

the ways of the world; sophisticated; worldly-wise

shì hào

hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction

shì hòu

to serve; to wait upon

shì jì

notable deeds; exploits

shì jiān

world; earth