HSK vocabulary, with pronunciation

柿子

shìzi

persimmon

谋划

móuhuà

to plan; to plot; to scheme

即可

jíkě

can then; may immediately (do sth and that will suffice)

盛夏

shèngxià

midsummer; the height of summer

燕子

yànzi

swallow (the bird)

反击

fǎnjī

to strike back; to counterattack

私下

sīxià

in private; privately; behind closed doors

配偶

pèi’ǒu

spouse

追逐

zhuīzhú

to chase; to pursue

任期

rènqī

term of office; tenure

驳回

bóhuí

to reject; to overrule; to dismiss

坝

bà

dam; embankment; (dialect) sandbar; shoal