Gaokao Vocabulary

Ordinal form of twenty; one of twenty equal parts

Great pleasure or joy; to please greatly

The quality of being easy and suitable; a helpful thing

A school for higher or specialized learning; a society promoting arts or sciences

Until a certain time; a cash register; to cultivate soil

Having or showing expertise; requiring special training

A thick low cloud reducing visibility; a state of confusion; to become obscured

Dull and unengaging; the act of drilling a hole

A brief statement of main points; concise and done without full procedure

A large building for storing goods; to store in such a building

A brightly coloured flying insect; the butterfly swimming stroke

To cause to move faster; to increase in speed or rate

To die or kill by suffocation in water; to be overwhelmed

Extending or occurring throughout an entire nation

To expel saliva from the mouth; a rod for roasting meat; a narrow strip of land

Clothes to be washed; a place where clothes are washed

An expression of regret for wronging someone; a formal defence of a belief

A collection of web pages accessible on the internet

The act of inhaling tobacco smoke; giving off smoke

To negotiate or haggle (v.); a deal or a good-value purchase (n.)

Unlucky or marked by misfortune; regrettable

To be disloyal or treacherous; to reveal unintentionally

Quick to learn and understand; mentally sharp and resourceful

Difficult and demanding; stimulating

On or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

Having a very pleasant taste; highly enjoyable

Having a good or helpful effect

Lacking grace or skill; causing embarrassment or difficulty

A soft-bodied invertebrate; to move by wriggling

Genuine and not a copy; trustworthy

A person who steals

The season between summer and winter

A permanent mark from a healed wound; to leave such a mark

A person who works on or navigates a ship

To examine carefully or officially

A temporary halt or removal; particles dispersed in a fluid

To pay or reward someone; to make up for something negative

A man who herds cattle on horseback; a reckless person

To make something clearer or easier to understand

A friendly informal conversation; to talk casually or exchange messages online

A school student; the dark opening in the center of the eye

Coming after the eighth; one of nine equal parts

A hospital room; an administrative district; to fend off danger

A sudden loud noise or hard hit; to strike noisily; directly

To steal from someone using force or threats; to deprive unjustly

To gather or increase gradually in quantity

Not sharp or interesting; lacking brightness; to blunt or soften

Having merit or value; deserving; an eminent person