HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

xiàng yàng

presentable; decent; up to par

xiāo

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take

xiāo

to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt

xiāo

to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

xiāo chén

to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet

xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate

xiāo mó

to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away

xiāo qiǎn

to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of

xiāo sǎ

confident and at ease; free and easy

xiāo tiáo

bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed

xiāo zhāng

rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive

xiǎo cài yì dié

a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)

xiǎo chǒu

clown

xiǎo fèi

tip; gratuity

xiǎo kàn

to look down on; to underestimate

xiǎo kāng

Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Da4 tong2]; moderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity

xiǎo pǐn

short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay; skit

xiǎo rén

person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character

xiǎo tí qín

fiddle; violin

xiǎo xīn yì yì

(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent

xiào fǎng

see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]

xiào jìng

to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents

xiào lì

effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)

xiào shùn

filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety