HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹了 | chuī le | broke up; ended (of a love relationship) |
| 吹牛 | chuīniú | to brag; to say things are bigger or better than they really are |
| 吹捧 | chuīpěng | to praise someone or something too much, often to please them |
| 垂 | chuí | to hang down |
| 垂头丧气 | chuítóu-sàngqì | very sad and disappointed, often with the head down |
| 捶 | chuí | to hit something hard many times with your fist |
| 锤子 | chuízi | a heavy metal tool used for hitting nails into wood |
| 纯粹 | chúncuì | completely; purely; just (often before 是: only this one thing) |
| 纯洁 | chúnjié | pure; very clean and honest, often about a person's heart |
| 纯朴 | chúnpǔ | simple and honest, in a nice way (describing people) |
| 醇厚 | chúnhòu | smooth and rich in taste, like good coffee or wine |
| 蠢 | chǔn | stupid; not smart |
| 戳 | chuō | to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object |
| 绰号 | chuòhào | a nickname; a short, fun name people use for someone |
| 瓷 | cí | porcelain; a hard white material for making cups and plates (as in 瓷器) |
| 瓷器 | cíqì | pretty plates, bowls, and cups made from fine white clay |
| 辞 | cí | to quit a job (as in 辞职) |
| 辞呈 | cíchéng | a letter saying you are leaving your job |
| 辞去 | cíqù | to leave your job by choice |
| 辞退 | cítuì | to make a worker leave their job |
| 慈善 | císhàn | connected with giving money or help to people in need |
| 慈祥 | cíxiáng | kind and gentle, like a loving grandmother |
| 磁带 | cídài | a black tape that records sound or music |
| 磁卡 | cíkǎ | a plastic card that stores information, like a credit card |
| 磁盘 | cípán | a flat part inside a computer that stores information and files |
| 此起彼伏 | cǐqǐ-bǐfú | happening again and again; when one thing stops, another starts |
| 次日 | cìrì | the next day |
| 伺候 | cìhou | to take care of someone by doing things for them, like a sick person |
| 刺耳 | cì'ěr | (of a sound) loud and sharp, unpleasant to hear |
| 刺骨 | cìgǔ | so cold that it hurts, as if it cuts into your bones |
| 刺绣 | cìxiù | embroidery; pretty patterns sewn onto cloth with needle and thread |
| 赐 | cì | A king or god gives something good to someone (as in 赐给). |
| 赐教 | cìjiào | a polite way to ask someone to teach or advise you |
| 匆匆 | cōngcōng | in a hurry; doing things fast because you have little time |
| 匆忙 | cōngmáng | in a hurry; moving or acting too fast |
| 葱 | cōng | a long green vegetable with a small white end; it tastes strong |
| 从今以后 | cóng jīn yǐhòu | from now on; starting at this time and continuing into the future |
| 从来不 | cónglái bù | never; says that something does not happen at any time |
| 从容 | cóngróng | calm and relaxed; not worried or in a hurry |
| 从容不迫 | cóngróng-bùpò | very calm, not worried or in a hurry |
| 从头 | cóngtóu | from the beginning |
| 从未 | cóngwèi | never; not even one time (talking about the past) |
| 从业 | cóngyè | to work in a profession or trade |
| 从早到晚 | cóngzǎo-dàowǎn | from morning until night; all day long |
| 丛林 | cónglín | a thick forest in a hot country; a jungle |
| 凑 | còu | to put things or people together to make a needed number or amount |
| 凑合 | còuhe | to make do; to use something not very good when you have no choice |
| 凑巧 | còuqiǎo | luckily; by chance at just the right time |
| 粗暴 | cūbào | rough and not gentle in a way that can hurt people |
| 粗糙 | cūcāo | rough; not smooth when you touch it |