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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
主编zhǔbiānthe person in charge of a newspaper, magazine, or book
主妇zhǔfùa married woman who stays at home and takes care of her family
主力zhǔlìthe strongest or most important part of a team or group
主权zhǔquána country's power to rule itself
主人公zhǔréngōngthe main character or hero in a story, book, or film
主食zhǔshístaple food, like rice or bread
主题歌zhǔtígēthe main song of a movie or a TV show
主演zhǔyǎnto play the main part in a film or play
主页zhǔyèthe first page you see when you open a website
主义zhǔyìa set of ideas or beliefs (as in 社会主义, "socialism")
主宰zhǔzǎito control something completely; to have all the power over it
拄zhǔto lean on a cane, stick, or crutch for support
嘱咐zhǔfùto tell someone again and again to do something important
瞩目zhǔmùto get a lot of attention; something many people watch or talk about
助威zhùwēito shout and clap to support a person or team
住处zhùchùa place where someone lives or stays
住户zhùhùa person or family who lives in a house or apartment
住宿zhùsùto stay and sleep somewhere for one or more nights, for example at a hotel
住址zhùzhǐan address — the street and place where a person lives
贮藏zhùcángto store food or other things to use later
注zhùto pour or put in (as in 注入)
注定zhùdìngcertain to happen, as if decided before; cannot be changed
注入zhùrùto pour a liquid into something
铸造zhùzàoto make metal things by putting hot liquid metal into a shape
筑zhùto build or construct (as in 建筑, buildings and building work)
爪子zhuǎziclaw; the sharp nail on an animal's foot, like a cat's
拽zhuàito pull
专长zhuānchánga special skill or subject that you know very well
专程zhuānchéngmaking a special trip somewhere just for one purpose
专柜zhuānguìa counter in a big store that sells only one brand of goods
专栏zhuānlána part of a newspaper or magazine that always writes about one topic
专卖店zhuānmàidiàna shop that sells only one brand or one kind of thing
专人zhuānréna person who has one special job or task
专职zhuānzhífull-time; done as your only job
专制zhuānzhìrule by one person who has all the power
专注zhuānzhùto give all your attention to one thing; to concentrate
专著zhuānzhùa serious book about one subject
砖zhuānbrick; a hard block used for building houses and walls
转播zhuǎnbōto broadcast a program or live event on TV or radio
转达zhuǎndáto pass on a message from one person to another
转机zhuǎnjīto change planes during a trip
转交zhuǎnjiāoto pass a letter, message, or thing on to another person
转型zhuǎnxíngto change into a new type or a new way of working
转学zhuǎnxuéto change schools; to move from one school to another as a student
转眼zhuǎnyǎnvery quickly; in a very short time
转载zhuǎnzǎito repost or reprint something that was first published somewhere else
转折zhuǎnzhéa big change when things turn in a new direction
转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎna time when something changes in an important way and goes a new way
传zhuànbiography (as in 传记): a book about a real person's life
传记zhuànjìA book about a real person's life, written by another person.