Skip to content
Advanced band

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.

1200 characters5636 words113 list pages

All words

Page 32 of 113 · 50 words per page

WordPinyinMeaning
海内外hǎi nèiwàiin China and in other countries; at home and abroad
海滩hǎitānbeach; an area of sand next to the sea
海峡hǎixiáa narrow area of sea between two areas of land
海啸hǎixiàoa very large, dangerous sea wave that can flood the land
海域hǎiyùwaters; an area of sea near a country or place
海运hǎiyùnmoving or sending goods by ship over the sea
海藻hǎizǎoa plant that grows in the sea
骇人听闻hàiréntīngwénshocking and terrible to hear about
害虫hàichónga harmful insect that eats plants or food
害臊hàisàoto feel shy and embarrassed
害羞hàixiūshy; not comfortable talking to people or being looked at
酣畅hānchàngfeeling free and very happy, without holding back
酣睡hānshuìto sleep deeply and soundly; to be fast asleep
含糊hánhuunclear, so it is hard to hear or understand
含蓄hánxù(of a person) quiet and not showing feelings openly
函授hánshòua way of studying at home, with the school sending you lessons
涵盖hángàito include many different things or people
涵义hányìthe meaning of a word, sentence, or idea
罕见hǎnjiànvery hard to find or see; not common
汗水hànshuǐsalty water that comes out of your skin when you are hot
旱hànvery dry weather with little rain for a long time (as in 干旱, drought)
旱灾hànzāia long time with no rain; the land becomes very dry
捍卫hànwèito protect something important and keep it safe from harm
焊hànto weld metal, joining pieces by melting them with very high heat
行家hángjiaan expert; a person who knows a lot about something
行列hánglièa line of people or things standing or moving one behind another
行情hángqíngthe price of something on the market now
航海hánghǎito sail; to travel on a ship across the sea
航天hángtiānspace flight; travel to space in rockets or spaceships
航天员hángtiānyuánA person who travels into space in a rocket.
航行hángxíngof a ship: to travel on water
航运hángyùnmoving people or goods from place to place by ship
毫不háo bùnot at all; not in the least (put before a verb or adjective)
毫不犹豫háo bù yóuyùright away, without thinking about it or feeling unsure
毫无háo wúto not have any of something at all
豪华háohuávery expensive, beautiful, and comfortable, like a fine hotel
好比hǎobǐjust like; very similar to
好歹hǎodǎiat least; in any case; something happens even when things are hard
好感hǎogǎna good feeling that you like someone a little
好坏hǎohuàigood and bad; how good something is (its quality)
好家伙hǎojiāhuowow! oh my! (you say this when you are very surprised)
好评hǎopínga good review of something, like a shop, film, or book
好说hǎoshuōSaid to agree to a request: 'sure, no problem.'
好笑hǎoxiàofunny; making you laugh
好心hǎoxīnkindness; wanting to help or be nice to people
好心人hǎoxīnréna kind person who is happy to help others
好意hǎoyìkindness; doing something to help someone in a friendly way
好在hǎozàiluckily; fortunately
号称hàochēngto be known as; to be called a certain name
好客hàokèfriendly and welcoming to guests