Gaokao Vocabulary

To successfully deal with a difficulty or defeat an opponent

The science of collecting and analyzing numerical data

To clean a surface by rubbing; a disposable cleaning cloth

The activity of visiting shops to buy goods

The child of one's aunt or uncle

Unable to see; to make someone unable to see; a window covering

A harbour where ships dock; the left side of a vessel

Energy from charged particles used to power devices; a feeling of excitement

The second of two things mentioned; nearer to the end

A person owned by another; to work extremely hard

To express words in another language; to convert from one form to another

Intense fear or dread; a cause of great fear

Relating to the Olympic Games

Soil or filth; scandalous information about someone

A cereal plant or its seeds, widely eaten as a staple food

Firmly fastened or fitting closely; firmly

A visual display of data; a navigation map; to map or plan systematically

Of or relating to the sun; using solar energy

A four-sided shape with equal sides; an open town area; honest and fair

An overthrow of government; a dramatic change; one complete rotation

The winner of a competition; to actively support a cause

An optical instrument for viewing distant objects; to collapse or compress into a smaller form

Kind and pleasant in manner; a non-competitive sports match

A series of competitive games to determine an overall winner

Literature based on imagination; something invented or untrue

The entire duration of a person's life; a very long time

A dish of mixed raw or cold vegetables served with dressing

A formal promise that something will happen or work correctly; to give such a promise

Free from guilt or wrongdoing; naive and without harmful intent

A line marking the edge or limit of an area

a temporary stop; to stop briefly

Far away in distance; a device for controlling something from a distance

The pleasure or contentment felt when a need or desire is fulfilled

A long seat; a judge's seat in court; to remove a player from a game

Not cooked; unprocessed; tender from skin abrasion

To remove or take back; to retreat; to take money from a bank

A long slender rod; either end of the earth's axis or a magnet

A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river

A conversation between people; spoken lines in drama or fiction

A feeling of satisfaction in one's achievements; to feel proud of something

To discharge from employment; to send away; to refuse to consider seriously

A vehicle capable of flying through the air

A raised surface for standing on; a railway boarding area; a political programme

To turn into ice; to stop suddenly; a period of very cold weather

Management of money and assets; to provide funding for something

A supernatural being with divine power; the supreme being in monotheistic religions

To go down below a surface; a fixed basin for washing

To cook food in an oven using dry heat