Gaokao Vocabulary

a piece of work to be done; a duty

A person who shares an activity or relationship; to work together

Relating to citizens or government; polite in manner

A room used for preparing and cooking food

The act of firing a weapon; an attempt or opportunity; worn out

A financial plan for spending; to plan expenditure; inexpensive

To desire something; to express a desire or hope; A desire or hope for something

A picture made with paint; the art of creating such pictures

A person who studies or works in a field of science

Not in danger; free from risk; a locked metal box for valuables

An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct

The opening in the face for eating and speaking; the place where a river meets the sea; to utter words

Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures); Of prime importance

and not; connecting two negative clauses

A person who is harmed or killed by someone or something

a publication with news, usually printed daily or weekly

the duty to manage or answer for something

a pleased facial expression; to make such an expression

points gained in a competition; to earn points

To provide explanation; A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review

Attracting and holding attention or curiosity

People watching or listening to a performance; the intended viewers or readers of a work

Having a lot of money; abundant; having a full, intense flavour

The main meal of the day, usually in the evening; a formal meal

a formal choice in an election; to cast a vote

Relating to or situated in the west; a film set in the American West

to connect or correspond; to tell a story

To go from one place to another, especially over a distance; The act of traveling; journeys from place to place

a formal discussion of opposing views; to argue about something

To stop something from happening or keep someone from doing something

A legally recognized member of a country; a resident of a city

More than half of a group; legal adulthood

Not any; not one; not at all

the side that faces forward; the position at or near the front

Brought into life; having an innate quality from birth

To acknowledge something as true; to allow entry or membership

An older or higher-ranking person; older or of higher status

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

Moving air or a current of air; to cause breathlessness or to coil around something

A small piece of metal used for opening a lock.; Something that is essential for achieving or understanding something.; A button on a keyboard or musical instrument.; Very important; essential.

Moving or able to move quickly.; Quickly; at high speed.; To abstain from eating for religious, health, or other reasons.; A period of abstaining from food.

By oneself, solitary; By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo

A person who buys goods or services from a business

to experience pain or hardship; to undergo something unpleasant

the ability to speak; a formal talk given to an audience

having achieved one's goal; marked by success

Of or relating to the south; a person from the southern US

At some later time, after a long time or difficulties