HSK Guide/HSK 5 Vocab/H M/L

辣椒

là jiāo

hot pepper; chili

lán

to cut off; to hinder

làn

well-cooked and soft; mushy; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly
朗读

lǎng dú

read aloud; read loudly and clearly
劳动

láo dòng

physical labor; work; toil; CL:次[ci4]
劳驾

láo jià

excuse me
姥姥

lǎo lao

(informal) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
老百姓

lǎo bǎi xìng

ordinary people; the 'person in the street'; CL:个
老板

lǎo bǎn

boss; keeper
老婆

lǎo pó

(coll.) wife;
老实

lǎo shi

honest; sincere; open and guileless; naive
老鼠

lǎo shǔ

rat; mouse; CL:只[zhi1]
乐观

lè guān

optimistic; hopeful

léi

thunder; (internet slang) terrifying; terrific
类型

lèi xíng

type; category; genre; form; style;
冷淡

lěng dàn

cold; indifferent
厘米

lí mǐ

centimeter

pear; CL:个
离婚

lí hūn

to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)
理论

lǐ lùn

theory; CL:个
理由

lǐ yóu

reason; grounds; justification; CL:个
利润

lì rùn

profits
利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan); CL:笔[bi3]
利益

lì yì

benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:个
利用

lì yòng

exploit; make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
力量

lì liang

power; force; strength
立即

lì jí

immediately
立刻

lì kè

forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
联合

lián hé

to combine; to join; unite; alliance
连忙

lián máng

promptly; at once
连续

lián xù

continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive;
恋爱

liàn ài

(romantic) love; in love; to have an affair; CL:个
粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff; cereals; CL:种[zhong3]
良好

liáng hǎo

good; favorable; well; fine

liàng

bright; clear; resonant; to shine; to show; to reveal
了不起

liǎo bu qǐ

amazing; terrific; extraordinary
列车

liè chē

(railway) train;
临时

lín shí

at the instant sth happens; temporary; interim; ad hoc
灵活

líng huó

flexible; nimble; agile

líng

(small) bell; CL:只[zhi1]
零件

líng jiàn

part; component
零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles; snacks
领导

lǐng dǎo

to lead; leading; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4] ,个
领域

lǐng yù

domain; sphere; field; territory; area
流传

liú chuán

to spread; to circulate; to hand down
流泪

liú lèi

to shed tears
浏览

liú lǎn

to skim over; to browse

lóng

dragon; CL:条[tiao2]; imperial

lòu

to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
录取

lù qǔ

to recruit; to enroll
录音

lù yīn

to record (sound); sound-recording; CL:个
陆地

lù dì

dry land (as opposed to the sea)
陆续

lù xù

in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit
轮流

lún liú

to alternate; to take turns
论文

lùn wén

treatise; thesis; paper; CL:篇[pian1]; to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
逻辑

luó ji

logic (loanword)
落后

luò hòu

to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress