Gaokao Vocabulary

Caring only about oneself, with no concern for others

A person who guards or manages something; something worth keeping

The state of being ill; a feeling of nausea

Cheerful and full of high spirits; festive

A close companion or fellow political member

A multicoloured arc in the sky; multicoloured or diverse

Feeling drowsy; tending to cause sleep

A place where alcoholic drinks are sold and consumed; a public house

Mutually inconsistent or conflicting; involving contradiction

A sharp tool for shaving; to shave with it

To suffer or die from lack of food; to deprive of food

The daughter of one's brother or sister

Having a lot of rain; wet and showery

A small sealed container for medicine; a spacecraft compartment

A sandwich with a ground beef patty in a bun

The number 80

To formally put an end to a law or institution

To set free from imprisonment or oppression

Self-governing; acting independently

A person who manages a library and assists users

The establishment of an organization or institution; relating to its creation

An advance showing of something; a trailer for a film or show

To make or become larger

Based on personal whim or impulse rather than reason or principle; not following clear rules

Refusing to change; obstinate

To wash oneself or swim in water; an act of bathing or swimming

Outside a building; in the open air

A person who walks; dull or unimaginative

Reflexive form of 'one', referring to a person in general

To anticipate or predict a future event

Not able to cause harm; safe and inoffensive

Head of government; foremost in rank or quality; to perform for the first time

To revise or write something again; a revised piece of writing

A long, complex orchestral composition

An underground storage room; a wine collection

A fixed sum of money given regularly; a permitted amount or share

To cook in an oven or over fire; roasted meat; cooked by roasting

The quality of being warm and caring; a kind act

To love or respect deeply; to be very fond of

Magnificent in appearance; excellent or outstanding

A continuous dull pain; to suffer such pain or feel a strong longing

Not definite or certain; done hesitantly or experimentally

A short pleasure trip; revealing someone's sexual identity publicly

A wrapped package for delivery; to divide into portions

Having failed to achieve a goal

Legal membership of a nation; a people sharing common culture or origin

The direct light and warmth of the sun; cheerfulness or happiness

A person addicted to alcohol; containing or relating to alcohol