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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
一早yīzǎoearly in the morning; at the very start of the day
义工yìgōnga person who helps others without being paid
议yìmeeting (as in 会议)
议程yìchénga list of things to talk about at a meeting
议会yìhuìparliament; the group of people who make a country's laws
议员yìyuána person chosen to make laws for a country or area
屹立yìlìto stand tall and firm like a mountain or tall building
亦yìalso; too (as in 他亦是我的朋友 'he is also my friend')
异口同声yìkǒu-tóngshēngeveryone says the same thing at the same time
异想天开yìxiǎng-tiānkāito have silly, impossible ideas
异性yìxìngthe opposite sex; men for women, and women for men
异议yìyìwords that show you do not agree with something
抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuòthe way a voice goes up and down when people speak or read
抑郁yìyùdepressed; feeling very sad and without hope for a long time
抑郁症yìyùzhèngan illness that makes a person feel very sad for a long time
抑制yìzhìto hold back a strong feeling, like anger or happiness
译yìto translate, to change words into another language (as in 翻译)
易拉罐yìlāguàna metal can for drinks, opened by pulling a small ring
疫苗yìmiáoa medicine given with a small needle to stop you from getting sick
益处yìchùa good thing that something gives you; a helpful result
意料yìliàowhat you think will happen
意料之外yìliào zhī wàisomething you did not think would happen; a surprise
意图yìtúwhat someone wants to do; their plan or purpose
意向yìxiànga wish or plan to do something
溢yìto overflow; liquid flows out because there is too much (as in 溢出)
毅力yìlìthe strength to keep trying and not give up
毅然yìránfirmly and quickly, without stopping to think
因人而异yīnrén'éryìdifferent for each person; not the same for everyone
阴暗yīn'àndark, with very little light (like a room or street)
阴性yīnxìngnegative (a test result that does not find an illness)
音响yīnxiǎnga stereo; a machine with big speakers for playing music
殷勤yīnqínfriendly and helpful, always ready to do things for someone
银幕yínmùThe big screen in a cinema where you watch a movie
引发yǐnfāto cause something to start, often a problem or a reaction
引经据典yǐnjīng-jùdiǎnto quote famous old books to support what you say
引领yǐnlǐngto lead people or things forward; to guide
引擎yǐnqíngthe machine inside a car, plane, or boat that makes it move
引人入胜yǐnrén-rùshèngso interesting that you cannot stop reading or watching
引人注目yǐnrén-zhùmùeasy to notice because it looks special
引入yǐnrùto lead someone or something into a place
引用yǐnyòngto quote words from a book, a text, or a person
引诱yǐnyòuto tempt someone to do something bad by making it look nice
饮水yǐn shuǐto drink water
饮用水yǐnyòngshuǐwater that is safe for people to drink
隐蔽yǐnbìhidden; hard to see or find
隐患yǐnhuàna hidden danger; a problem inside something that you cannot see
隐瞒yǐnmánto hide the truth or a fact from someone
隐情yǐnqínga secret that someone does not tell other people
隐身yǐnshēninvisible; hidden so that people cannot see you
隐形yǐnxínginvisible; not able to be seen with your eyes