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Advanced band

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

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

1200 characters5636 words113 list pages

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WordPinyinMeaning
赞扬zànyángto praise someone or something; to say good things about them
葬zàngto bury a dead person in the ground
葬礼zànglǐfuneral; a ceremony for a person who has died
遭殃zāoyāngto have something very bad happen; to be in big trouble
凿záoa chisel, a metal tool for cutting into wood or stone
早年zǎoniánmany years ago; in the past
早日zǎorìsoon; at an early time
枣zǎojujube; a small sweet red fruit, also called a Chinese date
造福zàofúto bring good things to people; to make life better for people
造假zàojiǎto make fake things and sell them as real
造价zàojiàthe money needed to build something, like a house or road
造就zàojiùto train and help a person become very good at something
造纸术zàozhǐshùthe skill of making paper
噪声zàoshēngloud or unpleasant sound, like from traffic or machines
噪音zàoyīnloud, unpleasant sound, like from traffic or machines
则zébut; then; joins two parts of a sentence that are different
则zébut; then; joins two parts of a sentence that are different
责备zébèito blame someone or say they did something wrong
责怪zéguàito blame someone; to be angry at a person for a mistake
贼zéia thief; someone who secretly takes things that are not theirs
增收zēngshōuto earn more money than before
增添zēngtiānto add something new, so there is more of it
扎根zhāgēnof a plant: to grow roots and fix itself in the ground
渣子zhāzismall pieces left when something breaks or is eaten
闸zháa gate that holds or lets out water (as in 水闸 water gate)
炸zháto cook food in very hot oil until crispy; to deep-fry
眨眼zhǎyǎnto open and close your eyes very quickly
诈骗zhàpiànto take people's money by lying to them
榨zhàto squeeze juice from fruit (as in 榨汁)
窄zhǎinarrow; not wide, like a small road or space
债务zhàiwùmoney that you must pay back to a person, bank, or company
占卜zhānbǔto try to know what will happen in the future (fortune-telling)
沾zhānto touch something lightly so a little of it gets on you
沾光zhānguāngto get good things because of someone else's success or good luck
粘zhānto glue or paste one thing onto another
瞻仰zhānyǎngto look at something with deep respect, for example a monument
斩zhǎnto cut something with a big knife, axe, or sword
斩草除根zhǎncǎo-chúgēnto stop something bad completely so it cannot come back
盏zhǎnmeasure word for lamps and lights, as in 一盏灯
展出zhǎnchūto put things where people can see them, like art or photos
展览会zhǎnlǎnhuìa public show where people can see many interesting things
展望zhǎnwàngto look ahead and think about what will happen in the future
崭新zhǎnxīnbrand new; completely new and never used before
占用zhànyòngto take up time, space, or things
站立zhànlìto stand on your feet
绽放zhànfàngto bloom; to open into flower
蘸zhànto put food into a sauce before eating it
张灯结彩zhāngdēng-jiécǎidecorated with bright lanterns and colorful lights for a happy event
张贴zhāngtiēto put up a notice or paper where people can see it
张扬zhāngyángacting or dressing to make people notice you; flashy