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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
保暖bǎonuǎnto keep warm; (of clothes) to help your body stay warm
保鲜bǎoxiānto keep food fresh
保修bǎoxiūwarranty; a promise to fix a product for free if it breaks
保佑bǎoyòu(of a god) to bless and protect someone and keep them safe
保障bǎozhàngto keep people or things safe; to make sure something happens
保质期bǎozhìqīthe time food can be kept before it is no longer good
保重bǎozhòngto take care of yourself; said when saying goodbye to someone
堡垒bǎolěia strong building where soldiers can hide and fight safely
报bàonewspaper (as in 报纸)
报仇bàochóuto hurt someone because they hurt you first
报酬bàochouMoney that you get for the work you do.
报废bàofèito scrap (to stop using an old or broken car or machine)
报复bàofùto hurt someone back because they hurt you first
报社bàoshèa company that makes and sells newspapers
报亭bàotínga small shop on the street that sells newspapers and magazines
报销bàoxiāoto get money back from your company for money you spent
抱负bàofùa strong wish to do something big or good in your life
豹bàoleopard, a large wild cat with spots on its yellow fur
暴风骤雨bàofēng-zhòuyǔa very big storm with strong wind and heavy rain
暴利bàolìa very large profit, made too quickly or unfairly
暴躁bàozàohaving a bad temper and getting angry very easily
曝光bàoguāngto make something secret or bad known to everyone
爆冷门bào lěngménan unexpected result, especially when a weaker player or team wins
爆满bàomǎncompletely full of people, with no empty seats or space
爆竹bàozhúfirecracker; a small firework that makes a loud sound
卑鄙bēibǐvery bad and shameful in a low, dishonest way
悲哀bēi'āivery sad; feeling deep sadness
悲观bēiguānthinking that bad things will happen; not hopeful about the future
悲欢离合bēihuān-líhéhappy times together and sad times apart
悲痛bēitòngfeeling very, very sad, often after someone dies
碑bēia stone with words cut into it, made to remember a person or event
贝壳bèikéthe hard outer part that covers a small sea animal
备课bèikèto prepare lessons; a teacher plans what to teach before class
备受bèishòuto get a lot of something, such as love, help, or attention
备用bèiyòngspare; extra, kept ready to use if needed
背面bèimiànthe back of something
背叛bèipànto hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal to them
背诵bèisòngto say a text aloud from memory
被捕bèibǔto be caught by the police and taken away; under arrest
奔波bēnbōto rush about, moving from one place to another
奔赴bēnfùto hurry or rush to a place, often for something important
本分běnfènsomeone's duty; the work they should do
本能běnnénga natural ability or feeling that you are born with, not learned
本钱běnqiánmoney you use to start or run a business
本色běnsèa person's true qualities; what they are really like inside
本性běnxìngthe way a person really is inside
本意běnyìwhat someone really means or wants to do
本着běnzhedoing something because of what you believe or think is right
奔bènto go to
笨蛋bèndàna word for a silly person; friends use it as a joke