HSK Guide/HSK 5 Vocab/H M/L

辣椒 là jiāo	hot pepper; chili
拦 lán	to cut off; to hinder
烂 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
雷 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
梨 lí	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
亮 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
铃 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
龙 lóng	dragon; CL:条[tiao2]; imperial
漏 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