HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

xià shǔ

subordinate; underling

xià tái

to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook

xià tiáo

to demote; to pass down to a lower unit; to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)

xià xíng

(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream; to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels; (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom

xià yì shí

subconscious mind

xià yóu

lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream

xià zhuì

(of objects) to fall; to drop; to droop; (medicine) to experience tenesmus

xiān

to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse

xiān fēng

vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

xiān hè

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

xiān huó

vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh

xiān lì

precedent

xiān měi

fresh and delicious; tasty

xiān nǚ

fairy

xiān qǐ

to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)

xiān tiān

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1]); inborn; innate; natural

xiān wéi

fiber

xiān xuè

blood

xián

bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse

xián huà

casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

xián jiē

to link up; to connect; to join

xián qì

to regard with disdain; to shun

xián yí

suspicion; to have suspicions

xián zhì

to leave sth unused; to lie idle