Gaokao Vocabulary

Of the highest quality; exceptionally good

Severe difficulty or suffering

A card sent by mail without an envelope, often with a picture

Sympathy for suffering; something regrettable; to feel sorry for someone

A sharp curved nail on an animal's foot; to scratch or tear with claws

To provide food for events; to satisfy the needs or desires of someone

A two-player strategy board game played with sixteen pieces each

A large desert mammal with humps used as a beast of burden; light brown in color

Worth the time, effort, or money spent

Supplying water to land for farming; flushing a wound

A common vegetable with a round head of green leaves

Meant to be kept secret; private and restricted

Tinted glasses worn to protect eyes from sunlight

A decorative container used for displaying flowers

The activity of cultivating and tending a garden

The male ruler of an empire

Open to more than one interpretation; not clear in meaning

A self-service restaurant where customers choose food at a counter

A political ideology advocating collective ownership and a classless society

A pile or large quantity of things; to pile up

To cook in hot oil; fried food such as chips or a cooked breakfast

A garment covering the legs from waist to ankle

Full of energy and vigour; lively and active

To cause someone to feel awkward or ashamed in a social situation

Dried grass used as animal fodder; to cut and dry grass

The twilight period after sunset; growing dark

The process or business of producing printed material

A solid oily substance; to coat with wax; to gradually grow

To weep with convulsive gasps; a cry made while weeping

A political theory advocating collective or state ownership of production

A sticky adhesive substance; to join things with glue

A young bird; (informal) a young woman

Not accurate or true; wrong

The human race as a whole

Luggage for travelling; past emotional burdens affecting one's behaviour

Noticeably happy and optimistic; bright and pleasant

The time when the sun appears above the horizon each morning

Confused and unable to understand something

A drawing showing how something works; to represent with a diagram

A toothed tool for grooming hair; to groom or search thoroughly

A thin flat cake fried in a pan; to flatten or collapse

Bags and suitcases used to carry belongings when travelling

Resistance when surfaces rub together; conflict between people

A small blood-sucking arachnid; a clicking sound or checkmark; to make a clicking sound

To eat dinner or supper; to entertain at dinner

A small door or opening in a floor or ceiling; to emerge from an egg; to secretly devise a plan

The principal church of a bishop's diocese; a large, important church

Toward or from one side; with a side facing forward