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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
转悠zhuànyouto walk around slowly because you have nothing to do
撰写zhuànxiěto write something long or important, such as a report, article, or book
庄稼zhuāngjiaplants that farmers grow for food, like rice and wheat
庄严zhuāngyánvery serious and respectful, often at important events
庄园zhuāngyuána large country house with a lot of land and gardens around it
桩zhuānga strong wooden post fixed in the ground, as in 桩子
装扮zhuāngbànto dress up to look nice, like for a party
壮zhuàngbig and strong (as in 强壮)
壮大zhuàngdàto grow big and strong
壮胆zhuàngdǎnto make yourself feel braver when you are afraid
壮丽zhuànglìgrand and beautiful; very impressive to look at, like big mountains or views
壮实zhuàngshistrong and healthy, with a solid body (of people or animals)
状元zhuàngyuanthe student with the highest score in a very important exam
撞击zhuàngjīto hit something hard and fast
幢zhuàngmeasure word for buildings; 一幢楼 means one tall building
追悼会zhuīdàohuìa formal event where people remember a person who has died
追赶zhuīgǎnto run after someone or something to catch them
追溯zhuīsùto follow something back to the time or place where it started
追随zhuīsuíto follow a person you admire or respect
追尾zhuīwěito crash into the back of the car in front of you
追问zhuīwènto keep asking questions because you want to know more
追逐zhuīzhúto run after someone or something to catch it
追踪zhuīzōngto follow a person or animal to see where they go
坠zhuìto fall or drop down (as in 坠落, to fall down)
准许zhǔnxǔto give someone permission to do something; to allow
准则zhǔnzéa rule or standard that guides how people act
拙劣zhuōlièdone or made very badly; showing little skill
捉迷藏zhuōmícángto play hide-and-seek; a children's game of hiding and finding
灼热zhuórèburning hot, like fire
卓越zhuóyuèextremely good; much better than other people or things
酌情zhuóqíngto act or decide based on what the situation needs
着力zhuólìto put a lot of effort and attention into doing something
着落zhuóluòa result or answer to something you were waiting for
着实zhuóshíreally; truly (says a feeling or action is very strong)
着手zhuóshǒuto start working on a task or job
着想zhuóxiǎngto think about what other people need or want
着眼zhuóyǎnto focus on the most important thing, not small things
着眼于zhuóyǎn yúto focus on; to look at something with a goal in mind
着重zhuózhòngto give special attention to something and show it is important
姿势zīshìthe way you hold your body when you sit, stand, or move
姿态zītàithe way you hold or move your body
兹zīthis; hereby, in formal writing (as in 兹证明, 'here is proof')
资本主义zīběn zhǔyìa system where private people and companies, not the government, own businesses
资历zīlìthe work experience a person has, showing how long they have worked
资深zīshēnhaving a lot of experience in a job or activity
资讯zīxùninformation, especially news that you read or hear
滋润zīrùnmoist; a little wet, in a nice way
滋味zīwèithe taste of food or drink
子弟zǐdìa child or young person in a family
子孙zǐsūnthe people who come after you, such as your children and grandchildren