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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
肢体zhītǐthe arms and legs of a person or animal
脂肪zhīfángfat in your body
执法zhífǎto enforce the law; to make people follow the rules
执意zhíyìto insist on doing something even when other people do not agree
执照zhízhàoan official paper that lets you do something, such as drive a car
执着zhízhuónot giving up; working hard for a long time to reach a goal
直奔zhíbènto go straight to a place, quickly and directly
直达zhídá(of a train, bus, or plane) going to a place without stopping
直观zhíguāneasy to understand because you can see it directly
直径zhíjìngthe distance across a circle, from one side to the other through the center
直觉zhíjuéa feeling that something is true, without thinking about it
直视zhíshìto look straight at a person or thing
直至zhízhìuntil (a certain time or event)
值钱zhíqiánworth a lot of money
职权zhíquánthe power someone has because of their job or position
职业病zhíyèbìnga sickness you get because of your work or job
职员zhíyuána person who works in an office
止步zhǐbùto stop walking and go no farther
止咳zhǐ kéto stop coughing
止血zhǐxuèto stop blood flowing from a cut or wound
旨在zhǐzàito aim to do something
指点zhǐdiǎnto give someone advice; to show someone how to do something
指教zhǐjiàoto give someone advice or teaching (a polite word)
指令zhǐlìngan instruction or order that tells a computer or machine what to do
指南zhǐnána guidebook that shows you how to do something or where to go
指南针zhǐnánzhēna tool with a needle that shows you which way is north
指手画脚zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎoto move your hands and arms a lot while talking
指望zhǐwàngto hope that something you want will really happen
指向zhǐxiàngto point towards a person or thing
指引zhǐyǐnto guide; to show someone where to go or what to do
至此zhìcǐup until now; so far
至关重要zhìguān-zhòngyàovery important; it matters more than everything else
志气zhìqìthe strong wish to do something big or difficult
制zhìsystem (as in 制度 zhì dù)
制裁zhìcáiofficial punishment of a country, often by stopping trade or money
制服zhìfúa uniform; special clothes worn for school, work, or police jobs
制品zhìpǐnthings that a factory makes
制止zhìzhǐto stop someone from doing something bad
质地zhìdìhow a material feels, for example soft, hard, or smooth
质朴zhìpǔsimple and plain, with nothing added to make it look nicer
质问zhìwènto question someone angrily and demand an answer
质疑zhìyíto question something; to not believe that it is true
治学zhìxuéto study a subject in a very serious, careful way
治愈zhìyùto cure; to make a sick person healthy again
致zhìdelicate and beautifully made (as in 精致)
致辞zhìcíto give a speech to people at a meeting or event
致富zhìfùto become rich; to get a lot of money
致敬zhìjìngto show great respect for someone or something; to honor
致力于zhìlì yúto work hard for a long time on something important to you
致命zhìmìngso serious that it can kill a person