HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

huà lóng diǎn jīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point

huà shēn

incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification

huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it

huà shí dài

epoch-marking

huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

huà yàn

chemical examination; to do a lab test

huà yǔ

words; speech; utterance; discourse

huái bào

to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

huái jiù

to feel nostalgic; nostalgia

huái shù

locust tree (Sophora japonica)

huān hū

to cheer for; to acclaim

huān jù

to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration

huān kuài

cheerful and lighthearted; lively

huān shēng xiào yǔ

cheers and laughter

huán bǐ

(statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context)

huán qiú

around the world; worldwide

huán rào

to surround; to circle; to revolve around

huǎn

slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate

huǎn hé

to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild

huàn fā

to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash

huàn jué

illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination

huàn qǐ

to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)

huàn qǔ

to obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

huàn rán yì xīn

to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition