HSK 5 - Verbs (201-300)

努力 (nǔlì)

to strive, to make great efforts

(我们要___实现目标 - We must strive to achieve our goals)

虐待 (nüèdài)

to maltreat, to abuse

(法律禁止___小动物 - The law forbids maltreating small animals)

排斥 (páichì)

to exclude, to reject, to repel

(不要___和自己想法不同的人 - Do not exclude people with different ideas)

判断 (pànduàn)

to judge, to determine

(根据事实___对错 - Judge right and wrong based on facts (事实 - fact))

盼望 (pànwàng)

to hope for, to long for, to expect (not 希望)

(我___春节和家人团聚 - I long to reunite with family during Spring Festival (团聚(tuánjù) - to reunite))

陪伴 (péibàn)

to accompany, to keep company with

(周末___父母出门散步 - Accompany parents out for walks on weekends)

批判 (pīpàn)

to criticize (not 批评)

(___错误的观点 - Critique wrong viewpoints rationally)

批准 (pīzhǔn)

to approve, to authorize, to sanction

(领导___我的请假申请 - The leader approved my leave application)

脾气 (píqì)

to lose one's temper (verb use)

(不要随便发___ - Don’t lose your temper easily)

匹配 (pǐpèi)

to match, to suit

(这件上衣和裤子很___ - This top matches the trousers very well)

偏僻 (piānpì)

to be remote, to be out of the way

(这个小村庄十分___ - This small village is very remote (村庄(cūnzhuāng) - village)

拼命 (pīnmìng)

to do one’s utmost, to risk one’s life

(运动员___争夺冠军 - The athlete strove desperately for the championship)

凭借 (píngjiè)

to rely on, to depend on, to by virtue of (not 靠近)

(___努力实现自己的梦想 - Rely on hard work to realize your dreams)

破坏 (pòhuài)

to destroy, to damage, to sabotage (not 毁灭)

(不要___公园公共设施 - Do not damage public park facilities)

期望 (qīwàng)

to expect, to hope for (not 希望/盼望)

(父母___我平安健康 - Parents expect me to be safe and healthy)

欺负 (qīfu)

to bully, to treat roughly

(学校不允许___同学 - Bullying classmates is not allowed at school)

欺骗 (qīpiàn)

to deceive, to cheat, to fool (not 受骗)

(做人不能___身边的人 - One must not deceive people around them)

起源 (qǐyuán)

to originate from, to stem from

(这个习俗___于唐代 - This custom originated from the Tang Dynasty)

企图 (qǐtú)

to attempt (usually negative)

(他___隐瞒自己的错误 - He attempted to hide his mistakes (隐瞒(yǐnmán) - to hide))

启发 (qǐfā)

to inspire, to enlighten

(这本书___我思考人生 - This book inspired me to think about life)

启动 (qǐdòng)

to start, to activate (a machine, project)

(早上___汽车出门上班 - Start the car to go to work in the morning)

强调 (qiángdiào)

to emphasize, to stress

(老师___复习东西有多重要 - The teacher stressed the importance of review)

强迫 (qiǎngpò)

to force, to coerce (not 逼迫)

(没有人能___你做不想做的事 - No one can force you to do things you dislike)

侵犯 (qīnfàn)

to infringe upon, to violate

(法律保护我们，不允许被___ - The law protects us from having our rights violated)

侵占 (qīnzhàn)

to seize, to occupy (by force)

(任何人不能___公共土地 - No one may illegally occupy public land)

勤奋 (qínfèn)

to be diligent, to work hard

(他___学习，成绩很好 - He studies diligently and gets good grades)

庆祝 (qìngzhù)

to celebrate

(全家一起___新年 - The whole family celebrates the New Year together)

区别 (qūbié)

to distinguish, to differentiate

(___两个相似汉字的意思 - Distinguish the meanings of two similar Chinese characters)

取代 (qǔdài)

to replace, to substitute for, to take the place of (not 代替)

(线上聊天不会___线下见面 - Online chatting will not replace in-person meetings)

取消 (qǔxiāo)

to cancel, to call off (not 撤销)

(因为下雨，运动会___了 - The sports meet was canceled because of rain)

劝告 (quàngào)

to advise, to urge

(朋友___我少熬夜 - My friend advised me to stop staying up late)

缺乏 (quēfá)

to lack, to be short of

(很多人___运动 - Many people lack exercise)

燃烧 (ránshāo)

to burn

(木柴在壁炉里___ - Firewood burns in the fireplace (木柴(mùchái) - firewood, 壁炉(bìlú) - fireplace))

惹 (rě)

to cause trouble, provoke

(别___生气的小狗 - Do not provoke the angry puppy)

热爱 (rè'ài)

to love deeply

(我___中国传统文化 - I deeply love traditional Chinese culture)

忍耐 (rěnnài)

to endure, to bear patiently

(你要学会___困难 - You need to learn to endure hardships)

认定 (rèndìng)

to firmly believe

(我___坚持就能成功 - I firmly believe persistence leads to success)

认识 (rènshi)

to know, to recognize; to understand

(我三年前___了这位朋友 - I met this friend three years ago)

忍受 (rěnshòu)

to endure, to bear hardship

(他___孤独完成学习 - He endured loneliness to finish studying (孤独(gūdú) - lonely))

认为 (rènwéi)

to think, to consider, to deem

(我___坚持非常重要 - I think persistence is very important)

容忍 (róngrěn)

to tolerate, to put up with

(我不能___不礼貌的行为 - I cannot tolerate impolite behavior)

柔和 (róuhé)

to soften, to make gentle

(温暖的灯光___了整个房间 - The warm light softened the whole room)

入场 (rùchǎng)

to enter, to admit

(观众凭票___ - Audience members enter the venue with tickets (凭票(píng piào) - by ticket))

软弱 (ruǎnruò)

to be weak, to be feeble

(遇到困难不能___ - Do not be weak when facing difficulties)

撒 (sā)

to scatter, to spread

(他在花园里___花种 - He scattered flower seeds in the garden)

撕 (sī)

to tear, to rip

(不要___这本书的书页 - Do not tear the pages of this book)

丧失 (sàngshī)

to lose (something vital e.g. life, hope)

(重病让他___行走能力 - Severe illness made him lose the ability to walk)

善于 (shànyú)

to be good at, to be adept in

(她___和陌生人沟通 - She is good at communicating with strangers (沟通(gōutōng) - to communicate))

伤害 (shānghài)

to harm, to injure, to hurt

(不要说___人的话 - Do not say hurtful words)

商量 (shāngliáng)

to discuss, to consult with

(我们___周末去哪里游玩 - We discussed where to travel this weekend)

赏 (shǎng)

to reward, to grant a reward

(老板___了优秀员工奖金 - The boss rewarded outstanding employees with bonuses)

设置 (shèzhì)

to set up, to install

(手机___闹钟提醒自己 - Set an alarm on the phone to remind myself)

涉及 (shèjí)

to involve, to relate to, to touch upon

(这篇文章___历史和地理 - This article involves history and geography)

申请 (shēnqǐng)

to apply for

(我___国外大学 - I applied for overseas universities)

声明 (shēngmíng)

to state, to declare

(他公开___自己的立场 - He publicly declared his stance)

生产 (shēngchǎn)

to produce, to manufacture

(工厂___日常生活用品 - Factories produce daily necessities)

生存 (shēngcún)

to survive

(动物需要食物才能___ - Animals need food to survive)

失败 (shībài)

to fail

(这次实验没有___ - This experiment did not fail)

施展 (shīzhǎn)

to put to use, to display (talent)

(舞台上他___唱歌的才华 - He displayed his singing talent on stage (才华(cáihuá) - talent))

实行 (shíxíng)

to implement, to put into practice

(学校___新的作息时间 - The school implemented a new daily schedule)

识别 (shíbié)

to distinguish, to identify, to recognize (not 区别)

(机器快速___文字内容 - The machine identifies text content quickly)

使得 (shǐdé)

to make, to cause, to result in

(努力___他成绩进步 - Hard work made his grades improve)

示范 (shìfàn)

to demonstrate, to show by example

(老师___正确的动作 - The teacher demonstrated the correct movement)

适应 (shìyìng)

to adapt to, to adjust to

(我慢慢___国外的生活 - I slowly adapted to life abroad)

收获 (shōuhuò)

to harvest, to gain, to reap

(认真学习___很多知识 - Studying earnestly reaps lots of knowledge)

手段 (shǒuduàn)

to resort to (measures)

他采取了激烈的___ (采取(cǎiqǔ) - to take, to adopt)

受到 (shòudào)

to receive, to be subjected to

(好人___大家的尊重 - Kind people receive everyone’s respect)

束缚 (shùfù)

to bind, to tie up, to restrict

(不要被旧思想___ - Do not be bound by old-fashioned ideas)

树立 (shùlì)

to establish, to set up (an example, image)

(___良好的个人形象 - Set up a good personal image)

率领 (shuàilǐng)

to lead, to command (not 领先)

(老师___学生参观博物馆 - The teacher led students to visit the museum)

说明 (shuōmíng)

to explain, to illustrate; to prove (not 解释)

(这个例子可以___道理 - This example can illustrate the principle)

思考 (sīkǎo)

to think deeply, to ponder

(遇到问题独立___解决方案 - Think deeply for solutions when facing problems (方案 - plan))

思念 (sīniàn)

to miss, to long for

(我___远方的家人 - I miss my faraway family dearly)

搜索 (sōusuǒ)

to search for, to hunt for

(上网___学习资料 - Search online for study materials)

塑造 (sùzào)

to mold, to shape character

(读书___人的品格 - Reading molds people’s character (品格 - character))

损害 (sǔnhài)

to harm, to damage, to injure

(熬夜___身体健康 - Staying up late damages physical health)

缩短 (suōduǎn)

to shorten

(___通勤时间节省精力 - Shorten commute time to save energy (通勤(tōngqín) - to commute))

缩小 (suōxiǎo)

to shrink, to narrow

(努力___两人之间的差距 - Strive to narrow the gap between two people (差距(chājù) - gap))

态度 (tàidù)

attitude toward treating something

(我们要用认真的___学习 - We should study with a serious attitude)

谈判 (tánpàn)

to negotiate

(两家公司___谈判合作条件 - Two companies negotiated cooperation terms)

逃避 (táobì)

to evade, to shirk

(不要___自己该承担的责任 - Do not evade your own responsibilities)

淘汰 (táotài)

to eliminate (in competition), to phase out

(比赛发挥不好会被___ - You will be eliminated if you perform poorly in the contest (发挥(fahui) - to bring into play, to utilize))

讨论 (tǎolùn)

to discuss

(同学们___旅行计划 - The students discussed the travel plan)

讨厌 (tǎoyàn)

to dislike, to hate, to be annoyed by

(我___吵闹的环境 - I dislike noisy environments)

特别 (tèbié)

to single out, to make special

(老板___重视这个项目 - The boss singles out this project for special attention (项目(xiàngmù) - project))

特点 (tèdiǎn)

to characterize (verb)

(这座建筑最大的___是窗户很大 - The biggest feature of this building is its large windows)

提倡 (tíchàng)

to advocate, to promote

(社会___绿色出行 - Society advocates eco-friendly travel (出行 - travel))

提醒 (tíxǐng)

to remind

(___朋友明天开会 - Remind my friend about tomorrow’s meeting)

提供 (tígōng)

to provide, to supply

(餐厅___免费饮用水 - The restaurant provides free drinking water)

体会 (tǐhuì)

to understand through experience

(长大才能___父母的辛苦 - Only when you grow up can you understand parents’ hardships)

体现 (tǐxiàn)

to embody, to reflect

(礼貌___一个人的品德 - Politeness embodies a person’s morals (品德(pǐndé) - morals))

体验 (tǐyàn)

to experience firsthand

(去乡村___体验田园生活 - Go to the countryside to experience rural life firsthand (田园 - rural))

天赋 (tiānfù)

to be endowed with (talent)

(他___很强，擅长音乐 - He is gifted and good at music (
擅长(shàncháng) - to be good at, to excel at)

挑战 (tiǎozhàn)

to challenge

(我___度高的汉语考试 - I challenged the difficult Chinese exam)

挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)

to choose, to select, to pick out

(妈妈___新鲜蔬菜做饭 - Mom selected fresh vegetables for cooking)

停止 (tíngzhǐ)

to stop, to cease, to halt

(听到铃声，大家___说话 - When hearing the bell, everyone stopped talking)

通告 (tōnggào)

to announce, to notify (not 通知)

(学校___下周停课一天 - The school formally announced one day off next week)

通过 (tōngguò)

to pass through, to adopt plans

(全体投票___这项规定 - Everyone voted to adopt this rule (投票(tóupiào) - to vote))

同情 (tóngqíng)

to sympathize with

(我们___遇到困难的陌生人 - We sympathize with strangers facing troubles)

统一 (tǒngyī)

to unify

(___团队目标提高效率 - Unify team goals to improve efficiency (效率(xiàolǜ) - efficiency))