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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
鳄鱼èyúa big animal with a long mouth and many teeth that lives in rivers
恩赐ēncìto kindly give something good, like a gift from a god or a powerful person
恩惠ēnhuìkindness or help that someone gives you
恩情ēnqínggreat kindness from someone who helped you very much
恩怨ēnyuàngood things and bad feelings between people from the past
而已éryǐthat's all; nothing more, said at the end of a sentence
耳光ěrguānga hit on someone's face with the open hand
耳目一新ěrmù-yīxīnnew and different in a good, pleasant way
耳熟能详ěrshú-néngxiángheard so often that you know it very well
耳闻目睹ěrwén-mùdǔto see and hear something with your own eyes and ears
二手车èrshǒuchēa used car (a car that another person used before)
二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide, the gas people breathe out and plants need
发布会fābùhuìa meeting where news is told to reporters
发财fācáito get rich; to have a lot of money
发愁fāchóuto worry about something, like money or school
发电机fādiànjīa machine that makes electricity
发抖fādǒuto shake because you are cold or very afraid
发愤图强fāfèn-túqiángto work very hard because you are determined to be successful
发光fāguāngto shine; to give out light, like the sun or stars
发火fāhuǒto suddenly get angry and show it; to lose your temper
发酵fājiàoto change slowly and rise, like bread dough or milk
发掘fājuéto dig up old things from the ground
发愣fālèngto look at nothing for a long time, thinking about nothing
发脾气fā píqito become very angry and show it, often by shouting
发起人fāqǐréna person who starts a new project, club, or event
发热fārèto have a fever; to feel very hot because you are sick
发誓fāshìto make a very strong promise
发泄fāxièto let out strong feelings, like anger or sadness
发扬fāyángto make a good thing, like a spirit, grow and stay strong
发扬光大fāyáng-guāngdàto help something good grow and become bigger, stronger, and better
发育fāyùto grow and develop (of a child's body)
发源地fāyuándìthe place where a river starts
发作fāzuò(of an illness or pain) to start suddenly and strongly
阀门fáména part that controls the flow of water, gas, or air
发型fàxíngthe way a person's hair is cut and shaped
帆fāna sail; the big cloth on a boat that catches the wind
帆船fānchuána boat that moves with wind and a big cloth sail
翻番fānfānto double, to become twice as much as before
翻来覆去fānlái-fùqùto move around in bed again and again because you cannot sleep
翻天覆地fāntiān-fùdìa very big, complete change; completely different from before
凡fánevery; all (as in 凡是, 凡事)
烦闷fánmènbored and unhappy
烦恼fánnǎoworries; things you think about too much that make you feel bad
烦躁fánzàofeeling annoyed and unable to relax
繁华fánhuábusy and full of people and shops (describing a city or street)
繁忙fánmángvery busy, with many people or things moving (like a street or city)
繁体字fántǐzìtraditional Chinese characters, the older form of written Chinese
繁重fánzhòng(of work) too much and too hard; needing a lot of time
反驳fǎnbóto say that a person's words or ideas are wrong
反差fǎnchāa big difference between two things