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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
告状gàozhuàngto tell a teacher or parent about someone's bad behavior
戈壁gēbìthe Gobi, a very large dry desert in Asia
胳膊gēbothe arm, the long body part from the shoulder to the hand
鸽子gēzipigeon, a common gray bird often seen in city parks
搁gēto put something somewhere
搁浅gēqiǎn(of a boat or ship) to get stuck in shallow water and cannot move
搁置gēzhìto set aside a plan or problem and not deal with it now
割gēto cut something with a knife or other sharp tool
歌剧gējùopera; a play where singers tell the story with music
歌颂gēsòngto praise a person or thing with songs or poems
歌舞gēwǔsinging and dancing together, often as a show or performance
歌咏gēyǒngto sing songs, often to show love or praise
革命gémìnga revolution; a big change when people remove a government
格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame
格格不入gégé-bùrùnot fitting in; very different from people or things around
格局géjúthe way the parts of something are organized; layout
格式géshiformat; the way a document or file is arranged and set out
隔阂géhéa feeling of distance that stops people from understanding each other
隔离gélíto keep sick people or animals away from other people
个案gè'ànone person's problem or situation, looked at by itself
个头儿gètóurthe height of a person; how tall someone is
各奔前程gèbènqiánchéngeach person goes their own way in life or work
各式各样gèshì-gèyàngall kinds of; many different kinds of the same thing
根基gēnjīthe strong base that something is built on
根深蒂固gēnshēn-dìgù(of ideas or habits) very strong and old, so very hard to change
根源gēnyuánthe thing that makes something start or happen
根治gēnzhìto cure an illness completely so it never comes back
跟不上gēn bu shàngto be too slow to keep up with someone or something
跟上gēnshangto catch up with someone or something ahead of you
跟踪gēnzōngto follow a person or animal secretly to see where they go
更改gēnggǎito change something, like a plan, time, or date
更衣室gēngyīshìa room where you change clothes, like in a shop or at a pool
耕地gēngdìfarmland; land used for growing crops
耿直gěngzhíhonest and direct, saying what you really think
工地gōngdìa place where people build houses, roads, or big buildings
工会gōnghuìa group of workers that helps them with problems at work
工科gōngkēengineering, as a subject you study at school or university
工商界gōngshāngjièthe business world: companies that make and sell things
工序gōngxùa step in the process of making something
工整gōngzhěngneat and tidy; written carefully so all characters look even
工作量gōngzuòliàngthe amount of work someone must do
弓gōnga bow; a curved weapon you use to shoot arrows
公安局gōng'ānjúpolice station; a government office where the police work in China
公车gōngchēa bus; a big car that carries many people in a city
公道gōngdaofair; treating all people in the same good way
公费gōngfèipaid for by the government or by your company, not by you
公共场所gōnggòng chǎngsuǒa place everyone can go, like a park, shop, or station
公关gōngguānpublic relations; work that helps a company look good to people
公函gōnghánan official letter from one company or office to another
公积金gōngjījīnMoney you and your company save each month for buying a home