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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
大惊小怪dàjīng-xiǎoguàito worry or get excited too much about a small thing
大局dàjúthe big picture; the whole situation, not just one small part
大款dàkuǎna very rich person
大面积dà miànjīcovering a very big area of land or space
大名鼎鼎dàmíng-dǐngdǐngvery famous; many people know about this person or thing
大模大样dàmú-dàyàngacting in a bold way, as if nothing is wrong
大棚dàpénga big plastic house where farmers grow vegetables
大片dàpiàna large area of land, water, snow, or many things together
大气dàqìthe air around the Earth
大厦dàshàa tall, large building
大数据dàshùjùvery large amounts of digital information that computers collect and study
大肆dàsìtoo much, without control (describes bad actions)
大体dàtǐmostly true or correct, but not in every small detail
大体上dàtǐ shanggenerally speaking; for the most part, but not in every way
大同小异dàtóng-xiǎoyìalmost the same, with only very small differences
大腕儿dàwànra famous person; a star or big name
大选dàxuǎnan election where the people of a country choose their leaders
大雁dàyàna large wild bird that looks like a duck; it flies south in winter
大意dàyìthe main idea of a text, talk, or story
大意dàyithe main idea of a text, talk, or story
大有可为dàyǒu-kěwéifull of good chances to do something well
大宗dàzōnga large amount of money or goods
歹徒dǎitúa bad person who breaks the law and may hurt people
逮dǎito catch a person or animal by chasing them (as in 逮住)
代号dàihàoa secret name used instead of a real name
代理人dàilǐréna person who acts, speaks, or works for another person or company
代言人dàiyánréna person who speaks for a company, brand, or group
带队dàiduìto lead a group of people on a trip or activity
带路dàilùto walk in front and show someone the way
带头dàitóuto be the first to do something, so other people can follow
带头人dàitóuréna person who leads others and does something first
待dàito wait
怠工dàigōngto work slowly on purpose, often to show you are not happy
怠慢dàimànto be cold or not nice to someone, for example a guest
逮捕dàibǔpolice catch a person who did something bad and take them away
担dānto worry (as in 担心)
担当dāndāngto accept a job or duty and do it
担负dānfùto take on an important job, task, or duty and do it
单边dānbiānone-sided; done by only one side, without asking or agreeing with others
单薄dānbóthin and weak, describing a person's body
单方面dānfāngmiànone-sided; done or decided by only one person or group
单身dānshēnsingle; not married (a person)
耽搁dāngeto make something happen later than planned
耽误dānwuto make someone or something late
胆怯dǎnqiènot brave; easily scared
胆子dǎnzicourage; being brave enough to do something
但愿dànyuànif only (something could happen)
担dànpicul (100 catties, 50 kg)
担子dànzia long stick carried on the shoulder, with loads at both ends
诞辰dànchéna birthday, said with respect about great or famous people