Lesson 12: Integrated HSK 9 Certification

Quick Answer: HSK 9 Lesson 12 teaches integrated hsk 9 certification: 100 Chinese words (电铃 diàn líng, 公函 gōng hán, 陶冶 táo yě…) and 0 grammar patterns. The lesson takes about 10 minutes and ends with 267 interactive exercises. 100% free — no account needed.

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Vocabulary (100 words)

HanziPinyinEnglish
电铃diàn língelectric bell
公函gōng hánofficial letter
陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal
碰钉子pèng dīng zito meet with a rebuff
各奔前程gè bèn qián chéngeach goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
别具匠心bié jù jiàng xīnto show ingenuity
暖烘烘nuǎn hōng hōngnice and warm
见钱眼开jiàn qián yǎn kāito open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
爱理不理ài lǐ bù lǐ(idiom) standoffish; indifferent
奇花异草qí huā yì cǎovery rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
有口无心yǒu kǒu wú xīnto speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
帐子zhàng zimosquito net
半真半假bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ(idiom) half true and half false
有两下子yǒu liǎng xià zito have real skill
乘人之危chéng rén zhī wēito take advantage of sb's precarious position
穿小鞋chuān xiǎo xiélit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
酣畅hān chàngunrestrained
如醉如痴rú zuì rú chīlit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)
耳闻目睹ěr wén mù dǔto witness personally
万古长青wàn gǔ cháng qīngremain fresh
一毛不拔yī máo bù bástingy (idiom)
发愤图强fā fèn tú qiángto be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
默读mò dúto read in silence
纳闷儿nà mèn rerhua variant of 纳闷
忍饥挨饿rěn jī ái èstarving
山冈shān gāngmound
势不可当shì bù kě dāngimpossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
侃大山kǎn dà shānto chatter idly
不耻下问bù chǐ xià wènnot feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
爆冷门bào lěng ménan upset (esp. in sports)
出口成章chū kǒu chéng zhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
个头儿gè tóu rsize
括弧kuò húparenthesis
造纸术zào zhǐ shùpapermaking process
兜儿dōu rerhua variant of 兜
长效cháng xiàoto be effective over an extended period
遂心suì xīnto one's liking
敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔto back sb up
刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed
一长一短yī cháng yī duǎntalking endlessly; long-winded
鹏程万里péng chéng wàn lǐthe fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
闹着玩儿nào zhe wán rto play games
得意扬扬dé yì yáng yángvariant of 洋
随大溜suí dà liùto follow the crowd
廉正lián zhèngupright and honest
办不到bàn bu dàoimpossible
报亭bào tíngkiosk
便利店biàn lì diànconvenience store
别提了bié tí lesay no more
不服气bù fú qìunwilling to concede
操控cāo kòngto control
茶馆儿chá guǎn ra teashop
吃不上chī bu shàngunable to get anything to eat
吹了chuī lefailed; busted; to have not succeeded
从今以后cóng jīn yǐ hòufrom now on
从早到晚cóng zǎo dào wǎnfrom morning till night
打盹儿dǎ dǔn rerhua variant of 打盹
大数据dà shù jùbig data (computing)
大腕儿dà wàn rerhua variant of 大腕
低碳dī tàn(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
点击率diǎn jī lǜclick-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
防汛fáng xùnflood control
搞笑gǎo xiàoto get people to laugh
公示gōng shìto make known to the public (for information or to seek comments)
顾不上gù bu shàngcannot attend to or manage
后备箱hòu bèi xiāngtrunk
忽高忽低hū gāo hū dīalternately soaring and plunging
极少数jí shǎo shùextremely few
接听jiē tīngto answer the phone
离谱儿lí pǔr5Scientific
咧嘴liě zuǐto grin
领军lǐng jūnto lead troups
聋人lóng réndeaf person
沐浴露mù yù lùshower gel
哪知道nǎ zhī dàowho would have thought that ...?
难得一见nán dé yī jiànrarely seen
难以想象nányǐxiǎngxiàngUnimaginable
人缘儿rén yuán rerhua variant of 人缘
如果说rú guǒ shuōif
软实力ruǎn shí lìsoft power (in international relations)
时好时坏shí hǎo shí huàisometimes good, sometimes bad
受过shòu guòto take the blame (for sb else)
双赢shuāng yíngprofitable to both sides
谁知道shéi zhī dàoGod knows...
说干就干shuō gàn jiù gànto do what needs to be done, without delay
说老实话shuō lǎo shi huàto be honest
说起来shuō qǐláiSay
说真的shuō zhēn deto tell the truth
私家车sī jiā chēprivate car
搜救sōu jiùsearch and rescue
贪玩儿tān wánr5Greedy
讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huanto attract people's affection
性价比xìng jià bǐcost-performance ratio
一卡通Yī kǎ tōngthe name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly
与时俱进yǔ shí jù jìnabreast of modern developments
原创yuán chuàngto create (sth original)
着眼于zhuóyǎn yúFocus on
正能量zhèng néng liàngpositive energy
追尾zhuī wěito tailgate
做证zuò zhèngvariant of 作证

Practice

267 interactive exercises: multiple choice, typing practice, listening, word matching. Instant feedback on every answer.

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What do you learn in HSK 9 Lesson 12?

Lesson 12 covers integrated hsk 9 certification: 100 vocabulary words, 0 grammar patterns, and 267 practice exercises (multiple choice, typing practice, listening, word matching).

How long does HSK 9 Lesson 12 take?

About 10 minutes: 3–4 minutes of vocabulary and grammar study, then 6–7 minutes of interactive practice with instant feedback.

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