HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

yán tú

along the sides of the road; by the wayside

yán wang

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person

yán wù

to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

yán xiàn

along the line; the region near the line

yán xíng

words and actions; what one says and what one does

yán yòng

to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage

yǎn biàn

to develop; to evolve

yǎn ěr dào líng

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

yǎn gài

to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up

yǎn hóng

to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious

yǎn hù

to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover

yǎn huà

to evolve; evolution

yǎn jì

acting; performing skills

yǎn jiè

(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon

yǎn liàn

to drill; to practice

yǎn sè

signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance

yǎn shén

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)

yǎn shēng

to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation

yǎn shì

to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over

yǎn shì

to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration

yǎn shuō

speech; to deliver a speech

yǎn xí

(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill; exercise; maneuver

yǎn xià

now; at present; (anatomy) subocular

yǎn yì

(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer