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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
与否yǔ fǒuwhether or not (put after a phrase to cover yes and no answers)
与其yǔqírather than do one thing, it is better to do another; pairs with 不如
与日俱增yǔrì-jùzēngto grow more and more every day
与时俱进yǔshí-jùjìnto change and grow as the world changes
与众不同yǔzhòng-bùtóngdifferent from other people or things
予以yǔyǐto give something, such as help or support
宇宙yǔzhòuthe universe: all of space with every star and planet
语气yǔqìthe way your voice sounds when you say something
浴室yùshìa room where you take a shower or a bath
预定yùdìngto book something, like a table or hotel room, before you go
预感yùgǎna feeling that something, often bad, is going to happen
预告yùgàoto say something will happen before it happens
预见yùjiànto know or think that something will happen before it happens
预料yùliàoto think something will happen before it happens
预赛yùsàithe first round of a competition, before the final
预示yùshìto be a sign of something that will happen in the future
预售yùshòuto sell something early, before it is ready or before others
预算yùsuànA plan for how much money you will spend.
预先yùxiānbefore something happens, so you have time to get ready
预言yùyánto say something will happen before it happens
预兆yùzhàoa sign that something will happen soon
欲望yùwànga very strong wish to have or do something
遇难yùnànto die in an accident or disaster, like a crash or fire
遇上yùshangto meet someone by chance
遇险yùxiǎnto be in danger
寓言yùyána short story that teaches a lesson, often with animal characters
寓意yùyìthe deeper meaning or lesson of a story
愈合yùhé(of a wound or cut) to close up and become healthy again
愈来愈yù lái yùmore and more; shows that something keeps growing or increasing
愈演愈烈yùyǎn-yùlièto become more and more serious; to keep getting worse
冤yuānbeing treated unfairly (as in 冤枉)
冤枉yuānwangto say a person did something bad when they did not do it
渊源yuānyuánthe beginning or source of something; where it first came from
元老yuánlǎoan old and respected member who helped start a group
元首yuánshǒuthe top leader of a country, such as a president or a king
元宵节Yuánxiāo Jiéthe Lantern Festival, a Chinese holiday with lanterns and sweet rice balls
原本yuánběnat first, before something changed
原材料yuáncáiliàoraw materials; basic things used to make products
原创yuánchuàngoriginal; not copied from other people or things
原地yuándìthe same spot; the place where you are now, without moving
原型yuánxíngthe first model of a new product, made before many more
原汁原味yuánzhī-yuánwèiin its original form, with nothing added or changed
原装yuánzhuānggenuine; made by the real maker, not a copy
圆形yuánxínground; shaped like a circle
缘分yuánfènthe special chance or force that makes people meet
源泉yuánquána spring; the place where water comes up from the ground
源头yuántóuthe place where a river starts
源于yuányúto come from something; to have something as a start
源源不断yuányuán-bùduàncoming or flowing one after another, without stopping
远程yuǎnchénglong-distance; happening over a long distance