Gaokao Vocabulary

Facts or statements that accurately reflect reality

a musical composition with lyrics for singing

a representative case; a model to follow

To inspect; to examine; A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece; Divided into small squares by transverse, perpendicular, and horizontal lines

The natural world; the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.

A limb used for walking; a stage of a journey

with little light; darkness

of different types; more than one; diverse

to some degree; indicating a preference

To make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny.; The act or sound of laughing.

To form an opinion without enough information; to estimate.; An estimate or opinion formed without enough information.

to show that something is true

To be suspended or attached from above; to execute by hanging; the way something hangs

Whole; complete, with nothing left out

a piece of stone; rock music; to sway or shake

To fail to remember something; to stop thinking about something.

To take something away from its place; to eliminate

a person who manages a business or team

to take pleasure in something

an interconnected system; to connect computers or people

relating to the law; permitted by law

Relating to religion; devout in faith

A condition of low temperature; (of a thing) Having a low temperature; While at low temperature

last or definitive; a deciding match or exam

of chief importance; the principal part or pipe

the systematic study of the natural world

Of the color between blue and yellow; relating to environmental protection.; The color of grass and leaves; an area of grassy land.

the ability to recall; a recollection; computer storage

To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement; A playing card

Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page; Of heaven; heavenly; Directly overhead; vertically on top of

a place to sit; an elected position; to place someone in a seat

To place or enclose in a cell; A single-room dwelling for a hermit

pleasant; agreeable; kind

A legal hearing to determine guilt; a test of performance or suitability

A person with great knowledge or skill; highly skilled

The season after winter; a coiled elastic device; to jump suddenly

A business or company.; Solid and stable; not yielding; resolute and determined.

The technology of transmitting sound via electromagnetic waves; a device for receiving broadcasts; to send a message by radio

to go to see a person or place; an act of visiting

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

To form a picture of something in your mind.; To think or suppose that something is probably true.

During or referring to the night of the current day

Very large in size, amount, or extent; immense.

A round object used in sports; a formal dance event

reflexive pronoun for the second person: you yourself

to complete or bring to an end; the end of a race

an explanatory framework supported by evidence; an unproven hypothesis

To say something in reply; to react to a situation or stimulus