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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
租赁zūlìnto rent or lease a house, car, or machine by paying money
足迹zújìfootprints or tracks left on the ground by a person or animal
足智多谋zúzhì-duōmóuvery clever; able to think of many good ideas and plans
阻挡zǔdǎngto stop someone or something from moving forward
阻拦zǔlánto stop someone from doing something
阻力zǔlìa force that slows down something moving, like air or water
阻挠zǔnáoto try hard to stop something from happening
组建zǔjiànto form or set up a team or group
组装zǔzhuāngto put together; to make a machine or thing from its parts
祖传zǔchuángiven from older people in a family to younger people over many years
祖籍zǔjíthe place your family comes from originally
祖先zǔxiānthe people in your family who lived a very long time ago
祖宗zǔzongthe people in your family who lived a long time ago, before you
钻空子zuān kòngzito find and use a weak point in rules to get an advantage
钻研zuānyánto study something very carefully for a long time
钻石zuànshía diamond; a very hard, shining stone that costs a lot of money
嘴唇zuǐchúnlip; lips (the soft pink edges around the mouth)
罪犯zuìfàna person who breaks the law and does bad things
罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒuthe person or thing that causes the biggest problem or trouble
尊贵zūnguìdeserving great respect; very important
尊严zūnyándignity; the feeling that you deserve respect
遵循zūnxúnto follow rules, laws, or instructions
遵照zūnzhàoto follow rules, orders, or advice and do what they say
琢磨zuómoto think about something carefully for some time
左顾右盼zuǒgù-yòupànto look left and right; to look all around
佐料zuǒliàosalt, oil, and other things added to food to make it taste better
作弊zuòbìto cheat, for example by copying answers in an exam
作对zuòduìto be against someone and try to cause problems for them on purpose
作风zuòfēnga person's way of working or doing things
作客zuòkèto visit someone's home and stay there as a guest
作物zuòwùcrop; a plant that farmers grow, usually for food
坐落zuòluòto be located, to stand (of a building or place)
座谈zuòtánto talk together about something in a meeting (as in 座谈会, discussion meeting)
座右铭zuòyòumínga short sentence you keep in mind to help you live well
做生意zuò shēngyito buy and sell things to make money
做证zuòzhèngto tell people that something is true, because you saw it happen