SSC Intermediate

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Here are all the words you need to know in Short-term Spoken Chinese Intermediate.

bù xiǔ不朽immortal

yán jǐn严谨strict; compact

fēng fù duō cǎi丰富多彩rich, varied and colorful

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn任重道远it is a long way to go

sú qi俗气vulgar

xìn xī信息information; information transmitted by signals with the content not previously known to the recipient

chàng dǎo倡导initiate

zhài wù债务debt

miǎn chú免除avoid; excuse

gòng shí共识common view

guān zhù关注follow with interest; follow a blog

fēn lèi分类categorize; assortment

zhù xìng助兴liven things up

xié huì协会association

fā qǐ发起start or launch; initiate

xiàng wǎng向往look forward to

hé xié和谐harmony

huí guī回归return; regression

huí xīn zhuǎn yì回心转意come around

kùn huò困惑perplexed; confuse

tǎn rán坦然calm

tǎn chéng坦诚candid

duō yú多余be surplus; unnecessary

xiào孝filial piety; mourning

yù suǒ寓所residence

duì kàng对抗oppose; confront

kāi dǎo开导enlighten

qiáng zhì强制coerce

qiǎng pò强迫force

wēi hū qí wēi微乎其微negligible

xīn fēi心扉heart of hearts

tì悌love and respect one's elder brother

yuè mù悦目pleasing to the eye

fú chí扶持support; give aid

bǎ wò把握hold;seize

kàng zhēng抗争resist

bào yuàn抱怨complain

chōu xiàng抽象abstract; abstract

chān fú搀扶help somebody by the arm

zhī pèi支配allocate; dominate

gǎi shàn改善improve

fàng qì放弃give up

wú néng wéi lì无能为力impotent

tì dài替代replace

yǒu jī有机organic; intrinsic

shù fù束缚bind up; restrain

yì lì毅力will

fēn wéi氛围atmosphere

qiú shēng求生seek survival

zhì lǐ治理administer; bring under control

xiāo hào消耗consume; deplete

xiāo chú消除remove

làn yòng滥用misuse

guàn gài灌溉irrigate

líng gǎn灵感inspiration

zāi nàn灾难suffering

wù zī物资goods and materials

lǐ niàn理念idea; belief

lǐ zhì理智reason; rational

shēng dòng生动lively

tián yuán田园countryside

zhí miàn直面confront

zhēn xiàng真相truth

mán瞒hide the truth from

kōng dàng dàng空荡荡deserted; concerned

kòng xì空隙space; interval

qiào mén窍门key

lì fǎ立法legislate

jiǎn pǔ简朴simple and unadorned

suǒ qǔ索取demand

xì jié细节detail; a small plot used to express the character or the essential characteristics of things

jué zhèng绝症fatal illness

huǎn jiě缓解subside; alleviate

zì jué自觉be aware of; conscientious

yú lùn舆论public opinion

yá芽bud; any object that looks like a sprout

héng liáng衡量weigh up; deliberate

jiě chú解除remove

zhěn duàn诊断diagnose; diagnosis

móu shēng谋生make a living

tān lán贪婪greedy; insatiable

tuì suō退缩cower

zào chéng造成cause

bì hui避讳avoid using taboo words or phrases; dodge

yù yù cōng cōng郁郁葱葱be lush and green

pèi he配合fit

jīn shǔ金属metal

nào shì闹市busy street

yīn yǐng阴影shade and shadow; psychological trauma

pō颇inclined to one side; quite

fēng yǔ tóng zhōu风雨同舟tide over difficulties together

fàn tǒng饭桶food pail; a big eater

hēi xīng xing黑猩猩chimpanzee

wú xiū zhǐ无休止ceaseless

bǐ bǐ jiē shì比比皆是be great in number

wén rén mò kè文人墨客literati

zhǐ xiè纸屑scraps of paper

gù lǜ chóng chóng顾虑重重be encumbered with personal concerns

huái hé淮河Huai He River

zhòng rén jiē zhī众人皆知everybody knows