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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
关税guānshuìa tax a country puts on goods coming in from other countries
关头guāntóua very important moment when you must decide or act quickly
关照guānzhàoto look after someone; to take care of them
观测guāncèto watch and measure something carefully, like the weather or stars
观感guāngǎnthe feeling you have about someone or something after you see it
观摩guānmóto watch someone's work or teaching in order to learn from it
观赏guānshǎngto watch and enjoy something beautiful
观望guānwàngto wait and see what happens before you act
官兵guānbīngthe officers and soldiers of an army
官吏guānlìa person who works for the government; an official
官僚guānliáoa government worker who follows many office rules
官僚主义guānliáo zhǔyìofficials who work slowly and care more about rules than people
官员guānyuána person who works for the government
棺材guāncaia box for a dead body before it is put into the ground
管家guǎnjiāa person paid to take care of a big house for a family
管教guǎnjiàoof parents or teachers, to teach a child to behave well
管理费guǎnlǐfèimoney you pay for someone to look after a building or place
管辖guǎnxiáto be in charge of a place or area
管用guǎnyòngto work; to do what you want or need
管子guǎnziGuanzi, a famous thinker and politician in old China
贯彻guànchèto carry out a plan, rule, or decision fully
贯穿guànchuānto pass through something from one end to the other (like a road)
贯通guàntōngto connect through, so people or things can go all the way through
惯guàna habit; something you do again and again (as in 习惯)
惯例guànlìthe usual way of doing something
惯性guànxìnginertia; the force that keeps a moving thing moving
灌guànto pour a liquid into something
灌溉guàngàito bring water to fields so crops can grow
灌输guànshūto teach someone ideas again and again until they believe them
罐guàna jar or can; a small container that holds food or drink
罐头guàntoua closed metal container that keeps food or drink fresh
光彩guāngcǎishiny and beautiful in a way that people notice
光碟guāngdiéa CD or DVD; a small round disc that stores music or files
光顾guānggùpolite word saying a customer visits your shop or restaurant
光滑guānghuásmooth and shiny, not rough, like glass or ice
光环guānghuána circle of light, like a ring around the sun or moon
光缆guānglǎna cable that sends phone and internet signals using light
光芒guāngmángbright rays of light shining out from something like the sun
光明磊落guāngmíng-lěiluòopen and honest, with nothing to hide
光泽guāngzéa soft, smooth shine on the outside of things, like hair
广义guǎngyìthe wide or general meaning of something, not a small or narrow one
归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐafter all; in the end, when everything is considered
归还guīhuánto give something back to its owner
归结guījiéto say one thing is the cause; often used as 归结于
归来guīláito come back home after a trip, work, or school
归纳guīnàto look at many facts and find one big idea in them
归属guīshǔto belong to a group, place, or organization
归宿guīsùa place where a person truly belongs and feels safe and happy
龟guīa turtle; a tortoise (as in 乌龟, an animal with a shell)
规格guīgéthe size or amount that a product is made in