Gaokao Vocabulary

requiring effort; not easy

To pay attention to someone or something in order to hear them.; To take notice of advice and act on it.

in a short time; before long

To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate); The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation

The number one thousand million (10⁹)

To happen by chance, to occur; An opportunity or possibility; Happening by chance, casual

To treat as a brother; Son of the same parents as another person

a length of time; a sentence-ending punctuation mark

the warmest season of the year

The number 100; a hundred-dollar bill

Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose

a living organism that grows; a factory; to put in soil

probable; expected to happen; probably

a specialized word; a period of time; conditions of a contract

having little length or duration; lacking in amount

an alphabet symbol; a written communication

To subject to the process of acclimation; A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something; Especially good or preferred

only one; not married; a record with one song

a regulation to be obeyed; to govern or decide

a female child of a parent

The management of an organization or government; the governing body in power

The compass direction at 180°; toward or in the south

A man in a marriage; a male spouse.

The lower surface of a room that people walk on; a level of a building.

To take part in a campaign; A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal

physical substance or fabric; important data; physical and significant

all the people living in a particular area

Relating to medicine or the treatment of illness; a medical examination

a medical facility for treating ill or injured people

To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple); A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through; An end or conclusion; Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to

the chance of harm or loss; to take a chance

The number 1,000; a very large number

flames and burning; to shoot a weapon; to dismiss from a job

the time yet to come; relating to what is yet to happen

not correct; morally bad; an injustice or error

Any person; anybody

to grow larger; an addition in amount

the state of being safe or protected

reflexive form of 'I'

To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client; An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs

In a way which is certain; with certainty

The direction of the setting sun; situated in or toward the west

a competitive physical game or activity; to display proudly

To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance; A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making

to look for or try to obtain

for each unit; by means of; according to