Gaokao Vocabulary

Help or support; to assist someone

A recommendation or opinion offered to guide someone's actions

Containing nothing; to remove all contents from a container

A long fictional prose work; new and original in nature

The mammary gland on a woman's chest; the chest area

To recognize or admit something as true; to confirm receipt or express gratitude

The main subject or recurring idea of a work; to apply a theme

Severe weather with strong winds and rain; a violent disturbance; to attack forcefully

The joining of things together; a workers' organization; a political alliance

A flat-topped piece of furniture used for writing or working

Edible part of a plant; the result of effort

Costing a lot of money; high in price

The colour of sunflowers; having a yellow colour; to become yellow

The end, finish, close or last part of something

A dark shape cast by an object blocking light; to secretly follow someone

To make great efforts against difficulty; a hard fight

To bring to an end; to reach a conclusion

to move rhythmically to music; a form of rhythmic movement

An official rule or law; the act of controlling something

A living creature; the state of existence; given that

a circular band or enclosure; a bell sound; to call by phone

a visible sign or grade; to put a mark on

The way someone or something looks; the act of coming into sight

A wrapped parcel or bundle of related items; to wrap or bundle

the state of being hard; a problem or challenge

A structure spanning a divide; a connection between two things; to span or connect

To suggest or endorse as suitable; to advise

Easily seen or understood; self-evident

The process of reasoning or forming ideas; one's views

A general direction of change; a current fashion or popular topic

A person who visits someone or a place; a guest or tourist

Providing physical ease; feeling relaxed and at ease

financial gain after expenses; to benefit from

Feeling or showing strong displeasure or rage

A group of people working together on a ship, aircraft, or production

An unexpected event causing damage or injury; a chance occurrence

An occasion of eating food; the food served at that time

The sense of perceiving sound; a formal legal proceeding

Vehicles or people moving on roads; trade or exchange of goods

to like better; to choose one thing over another

The front of the body between neck and abdomen; a large storage box

A person from Japan; the Japanese language; relating to Japan

In a genuine or accurate way; really, sincerely

Having large extent between surfaces; dense; the most intense part

Money in coins and banknotes; to exchange a cheque for money

A building where objects of historical, scientific or artistic value are exhibited

The quality of being visually pleasing; a person or thing that is beautiful

A sudden dangerous situation requiring immediate action