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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
淡化dànhuàto make something seem less important or less serious
淡季dànjìthe time of year when business or travel is quiet
蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein, a part of food like eggs and meat that helps the body grow
当即dāngjíright away; immediately, without waiting
当今dāngjīnnowadays; at the present time
当面dāngmiàndirectly to a person, face to face (not by phone or message)
当日dāngrìthat day; the same day something happens
当事人dāngshìrénthe person or people involved in a case, matter, or agreement
当务之急dāngwùzhījíthe thing that is most important and must be done first
当下dāngxiàright then; immediately at that moment
当心dāngxīnto be careful in what you do
当着dāngzhein front of someone
当之无愧dāngzhīwúkuìtruly deserving of a title, an honor, or praise
当众dāngzhòngin front of everyone
当晚dàngwǎnthe same evening
当真dàngzhēnto believe something is true and take it seriously
荡漾dàngyàngto move in small, soft waves (of water)
档次dàngcìlevel of quality; how good or expensive something is
导弹dǎodànmissile; a weapon that flies fast and can hit things far away
导航dǎohángto navigate; to find the way using a map app or GPS
导火索dǎohuǒsuǒa cord that burns slowly and makes a bomb explode
导师dǎoshīa teacher who guides and helps one student at university
导向dǎoxiàngthe direction something aims at or follows
岛屿dǎoyǔisland; islands — land in the sea with water all around it
捣乱dǎoluànto make trouble on purpose
倒卖dǎomàito buy things and sell them again for more money
倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck; unlucky, when bad things happen to you
倒塌dǎotāto fall down suddenly (a building, wall, or bridge does this)
倒下dǎoxiato fall down to the ground
到头来dàotóuláiin the end; finally
到位dàowèito be in the right place, ready to use
倒计时dàojìshíthe seconds or minutes counted back before something starts
倒数dàoshǔto say numbers in reverse order, like ten, nine, eight
盗dàorobber, thief (as in 强盗)
盗窃dàoqièto steal; to take another person's things secretly and dishonestly
悼念dàoniànto feel sad and remember a person who has died
道具dàojùan object used by actors in a play or film
稻草dàocǎothe dry stems of rice plants, left after the rice is cut
得不偿失débùchángshīwhat you get is less than what you lose
得当dédàngright and good for a situation
得力délìable and good at doing work
得失déshīthe good results and the bad results of something
得手déshǒuto go well; to be easy and successful
得体détǐright and polite for the situation (of clothes, words, or actions)
得天独厚détiāndúhòuto be lucky to have very good weather, land, or a good place
得益于déyì yúto get good things or help because of something
得意扬扬déyì-yángyángvery happy and proud of something you did, and showing it
得知dézhīto find out some news or information
得罪dézuìto offend someone; to make them angry by what you say or do
德déGermany (as in 德国)