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Advanced band

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.

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WordPinyinMeaning
成群结队chéngqún-jiéduìin groups; many people or animals moving together
成天chéngtiānall day long; all the time (often used to complain)
成问题chéngwèntíto be a problem; to be doubtful
成型chéngxíngto take shape and become a fixed form
呈现chéngxiànto show a look, color, or state
诚恳chéngkěnsincere and honest; truly meaning what you say
诚心诚意chéngxīn-chéngyìvery sincerely; with all your heart
诚意chéngyìan honest and serious wish to do something good or to be kind
诚挚chéngzhìsincere and warm; showing true, deep feelings
承包chéngbāoto take on a whole job by contract and agree to finish it
承载chéngzàito carry and hold the weight of people or things
城墙chéngqiánga very old, tall stone wall around a city
乘人之危chéngrénzhīwēito take unfair advantage of someone who is having problems
盛chéng(of a bowl, cup, etc.) to hold food or drink
惩处chéngchǔto punish someone who did something bad or broke the law
惩罚chéngfáto punish someone for doing something wrong
澄清chéngqīngto make something clear by explaining it again or more simply
橙汁chéngzhīorange juice; a sweet yellow drink made from oranges
逞能chěngnéngto show off what you can do, often when you should not
逞强chěngqiángto act strong or brave when you are really not able to
秤chèngsteelyard balance; Roman balance
吃不上chī bushàngto not be able to eat something because there is none
吃喝玩乐chī-hē-wán-lèto spend time eating, drinking, and having fun
吃苦chīkǔto accept and live with hard, difficult conditions
吃亏chīkuīto lose out or get a bad deal
痴呆chīdāidementia, a serious illness that makes people forget things
痴迷chīmíto love something so much you think about it all the time
痴心chīxīnvery strong love for one person, even if they do not love you
池塘chítángpond; a small area of still water, often with fish or plants
驰名chímíngvery famous; known by many people in many places
迟迟chíchíhappening much later than expected; not happening for a long time
迟疑chíyíto stop and wait because you are not sure what to do
迟早chízǎosooner or later; it will happen one day
持chíto support someone or something (as in 支持)
持久chíjiǔlasting a long time; not ending quickly
持之以恒chízhī-yǐhéngto keep doing something for a long time and not give up
尺度chǐdùa standard for deciding how good, big, or much something is
耻辱chǐrǔa very strong feeling of shame after doing something very bad
耻笑chǐxiàoto laugh at someone in a mean, unkind way
赤字chìzìwhen a person, company, or government spends more money than it gets
翅膀chìbǎngOne of two body parts a bird uses to fly.
冲刺chōngcìto run as fast as you can, usually near the end of a race
冲浪chōnglàngto ride sea waves on a special board as a sport
冲洗chōngxǐto wash something with water
冲撞chōngzhuàngto crash into something while moving fast
充chōngfull; enough (as in 充足)
充当chōngdāngto act as someone or something; to do its job
充沛chōngpèiplentiful; in large amounts (as in 雨水充沛, plenty of rain)
充实chōngshífull and rich, with a lot of good content
重播chóngbōto show a TV program again on television