HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

yā dǎo

to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming

yā pò

to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)

yā què wú shēng

lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence

yā tou

girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)

yā yì

to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression

yā zhà

to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing

yā zhì

to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle

yā zhòu

finale; last performance; be the final act

yá

bud; sprout

yǎ

mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

yà miáo zhù zhǎng

see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]

yān cōng

chimney; smokestack; stovepipe

yān hóu

throat

yān huā

fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)

yān huǒ

smoke and fire; cooked food; (literary) beacon fire; (literary) descendants; posterity; fireworks

yán

surname Yan; to prolong; to extend; to delay

yán àn

coastal area; littoral or riparian

yán cí

words; expression; what one says

yán huǎn

to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down

yán jǐn

rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous

yán jùn

grim; severe; rigorous

yán lùn

expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments

yán mì

tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough

yán shí

(geology) rock