HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自卑 | zìbēi | to feel you are not as good as other people |
| 自称 | zìchēng | to say what you are, or call yourself a name |
| 自发 | zìfā | happening by itself, with no one planning or starting it |
| 自费 | zìfèi | paying for something with your own money |
| 自负 | zìfù | Thinking you are very good, better than other people; too proud. |
| 自理 | zìlǐ | to take care of yourself without help from other people |
| 自力更生 | zìlì-gēngshēng | to do things by yourself, not asking other people for help (idiom) |
| 自立 | zìlì | to be independent and do things by yourself |
| 自强不息 | zìqiáng-bùxī | to always work hard to make yourself better and stronger |
| 自然而然 | zìrán'érrán | happening by itself, without anyone trying or forcing |
| 自然界 | zìránjiè | The natural world: all plants, animals, and living things. |
| 自如 | zìrú | easily and smoothly, without any difficulty |
| 自始至终 | zìshǐ-zhìzhōng | from the beginning to the end; the whole time |
| 自私 | zìsī | selfish; thinking only about yourself and not about other people |
| 自私自利 | zìsī-zìlì | selfish; thinking only about yourself and not caring about other people |
| 自卫 | zìwèi | to protect yourself from danger or attack |
| 自相矛盾 | zìxiāng-máodùn | to say two things that cannot both be true |
| 自信心 | zìxìnxīn | confidence in yourself; feeling sure you can do something well |
| 自行 | zìxíng | by yourself; without help from other people |
| 自以为是 | zìyǐwéishì | to think you are always right and not listen to other people |
| 自由自在 | zìyóu-zìzài | happy and relaxed, with nothing to worry about |
| 自责 | zìzé | to blame yourself and feel sad because you did something wrong |
| 自助 | zìzhù | self-service; you do or get things yourself, without help |
| 自尊 | zìzūn | respect for yourself; the feeling that you are a good, important person |
| 自尊心 | zìzūnxīn | the feeling that you are good and should be respected |
| 字迹 | zìjì | someone's handwriting; the way their written words look |
| 字幕 | zìmù | words at the bottom of a film or video that show what people say |
| 字体 | zìtǐ | font; the way written characters look on a computer or in print |
| 字眼 | zìyǎn | the words someone chooses to say or write |
| 宗 | zōng | religion (as in 宗教) |
| 宗旨 | zōngzhǐ | a main aim; the purpose of a group, plan, or activity |
| 综上所述 | zōngshàng-suǒshù | in short; summing up everything said before |
| 总的来说 | zǒngde lái shuō | generally speaking; in short |
| 总额 | zǒng'é | the total amount of something, especially money |
| 总而言之 | zǒng'éryánzhī | in short; all in all (you say this before a short summary) |
| 总计 | zǒngjì | the total amount when you add everything together |
| 纵观 | zòngguān | to look at all of something over a long time |
| 纵横交错 | zònghéng-jiāocuò | describes roads, lines, or rivers that cross each other many times |
| 纵然 | zòngrán | even if; even though something else is true or happens |
| 纵容 | zòngróng | to let someone do bad things and not stop them |
| 纵深 | zòngshēn | how deep a place is, from the front to the back |
| 粽子 | zòngzi | sticky rice with sweet or salty fillings, wrapped in leaves and cooked |
| 走过场 | zǒu guòchǎng | to do something only for show, without doing it well |
| 走后门 | zǒu hòumén | to go into a building through its back door |
| 走近 | zǒujìn | to walk closer to a person or thing |
| 走廊 | zǒuláng | a long passage inside a building, with doors to rooms on the sides |
| 走投无路 | zǒutóu-wúlù | to have no way out and no one to help |
| 走弯路 | zǒu wānlù | to take a longer or wrong road instead of the direct one |
| 奏效 | zòuxiào | to work; to give the good result you want |
| 揍 | zòu | to hit a person hard or many times (informal) |