HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

sù cái

source material (in literature and art)

sù kǔ

to grumble; to complain; grievance

sù qiú

to demand; to call for; to petition; demand; wish; request; to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers); (marketing) message; pitch

sù shí

vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet

sù shuō

to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)

sù sòng

lawsuit

sù yǎng

(personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation

sù zhū

to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action)

suàn

garlic

suàn jì

to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme

suàn pán

abacus; plan; scheme

suàn shù

to count numbers; to keep to one's word; to hold (i.e. to remain valid); to count (i.e. to be important)

suàn zhàng

(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge

suī shuō

though; although

suí chù kě jiàn

can be seen everywhere

suí jí

immediately; presently; following which

suí jī

according to the situation; pragmatic; random

suí shēn

to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one

suí shí suí dì

anytime and anywhere

suí xīn suǒ yù

(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

suì dào

tunnel

sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

suō

to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]

suō jiǎn

to cut; to reduce