Gaokao Vocabulary

A written bank payment order

Having skin damaged or darkened by the sun

Great respect or distinction; to show respect or fulfil an obligation

A cage for keeping birds

A light, silvery metallic element (symbol Al)

A person who does unskilled physical work for wages

Of the lowest quality; superlative of 'bad'; the most unfavorable outcome

A shrub or woody plant; wild uncultivated land

Warm and comfortable; snug; a cover to keep a teapot warm

Jumping over a rope; hopping lightly; omitting something

A sheltered port for ships; to shelter someone or secretly hold a feeling

Doubtful, not easily convinced

A greenhouse for growing plants; a military prison

Shanghai, China's largest city; to trick or force someone into something

A person who works alongside you; a colleague

Made of wool; a wool garment (British spelling)

A female monarch or a king's wife; to promote to queen

A thick, creamy fermented milk product

Toward the north

A large bird of prey; in golf, two under par

A person who plans events; a notebook or device for managing schedules

A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards

The world's second largest continent

The fourth month of the year

A metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres

The world's largest continent

The Atlantic Ocean; of or relating to it

A country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere

A single-celled microscopic organism, some of which cause disease

A soft white food made from soybeans; tofu

Sheets, blankets, and other bed coverings

Bed coverings or materials used as animal bedding

A country in northwestern Europe

The island of England, Scotland, and Wales; the United Kingdom

A country in northern North America

A compact disc for storing audio or digital data

(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢

A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre

The middle point or place; to place at the middle

Thin fried potato slices or strips; small broken pieces; gambling tokens

The visual property of light wavelengths; to apply color to something

A standard or rule used to judge or evaluate something

Taxes on imported goods; the border agency that collects them

The twelfth and last month of the year

Third-person singular of 'do'; performs an action; plural of doe

The basic monetary unit of the US and several other countries.

A digital optical disc for storing video or data

Towards the east