Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì 2010 Level 6 - Page 3

analogy; instance

metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively

proportion; specific gravity

arm

malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage

be bound to; be sure to

malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice

stop up; close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking

jasper

to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)

border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region

boundary; border

frontier; border

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid

flat; (old form of character 匾, horizontal tablet with inscription)

to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue

derogatory sense; negative connotation

to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout

an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune

to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead

to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself

convenient; easy; facilitate

changes; vicissitudes

to recognize; to identify

(informal) note; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

easy to; convenient for

investigate; dialectical

to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis

plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]

specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease

sign; mark; symbol; to mark up

to rise rapidly; to soar

title; heading; headline; caption; subject

decide by vote; vote

to declare one's position; to say where one stands

cite (in dispatches); commend

to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)

other people; others; other person

villa; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]

unusual; unique

awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche; awkward (writing or speech)

on the verge of; close to

hail; hailstone; CL:場|场[chang2],粒[li4]

to exist at the same time; to coexist

really isn't

to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed

to call; to dial

to broadcast; to transmit

wave