HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好奇心 | hàoqíxīn | the wish to know more about people or things |
| 耗 | hào | to use up energy, money, or time (as in 消耗 xiāo hào) |
| 耗费 | hàofèi | to waste time or money |
| 耗时 | hàoshí | to take a lot of time; slow to do or finish |
| 浩劫 | hàojié | a very big disaster that destroys many things |
| 呵护 | hēhù | to take good care of someone or something |
| 禾苗 | hémiáo | young rice or wheat plants growing in a field |
| 合唱 | héchàng | to sing together; many people singing one song in a group |
| 合乎 | héhū | to fit or match rules, needs, or what people think is right |
| 合伙 | héhuǒ | to work together as partners |
| 合计 | héjì | to add numbers together to find the total |
| 合情合理 | héqíng-hélǐ | fair and reasonable; something that makes sense |
| 合影 | héyǐng | a photo of a group of people |
| 合资 | hézī | joint venture (a company that two or more companies start together) |
| 合作社 | hézuòshè | a store or small business that its members own and run together |
| 何必 | hébì | why bother? there is no need to do something |
| 何处 | hé chù | where (a more formal way to say 哪里) |
| 何苦 | hékǔ | why bother? — to say something is not worth the trouble |
| 何况 | hékuàng | used to say one thing is even less possible: 'let alone' |
| 何时 | hé shí | when (used to ask about time) |
| 和蔼 | hé'ǎi | kind and friendly in a warm, gentle way |
| 和解 | héjiě | to become friendly again after arguing |
| 和睦 | hémù | friendly with each other, without arguing (often family or neighbors) |
| 和平共处 | hépíng gòngchǔ | when countries live together in peace, without fighting or war |
| 和气 | héqi | friendly and kind in manner |
| 和尚 | héshang | a man who lives in a temple and follows the Buddhist religion |
| 河流 | héliú | a river; a big, long flow of water moving across land |
| 河畔 | hépàn | the land right at the edge of a river |
| 荷花 | héhuā | lotus; a large pink or white flower that grows in water |
| 核 | hé | The hard center of a fruit, like a peach pit (as in 桃核) |
| 核电站 | hédiànzhàn | a place that makes electricity using nuclear energy |
| 核对 | héduì | to check numbers or information to see if they are right |
| 核能 | hénéng | energy that comes from splitting atoms, used to make electricity |
| 核实 | héshí | to check that something is true or correct |
| 核桃 | hétao | walnut, a type of nut with a hard round shell that you can eat |
| 核武器 | héwǔqì | a very powerful bomb that uses nuclear energy; the most dangerous kind |
| 贺电 | hèdiàn | a message you send to someone to say congratulations |
| 贺信 | hèxìn | a letter that says congratulations to someone |
| 喝彩 | hècǎi | to shout or clap to show you like a performance or a person |
| 赫然 | hèrán | big or strong in a way that is very easy to see |
| 鹤立鸡群 | hèlìjīqún | to be much better or more special than the people around you |
| 黑白 | hēibái | black and white; also photos or films made only in these colors |
| 黑客 | hēikè | a person who secretly gets into computers without permission |
| 黑马 | hēimǎ | dark horse: someone who wins or succeeds when nobody expects it |
| 黑手 | hēishǒu | a hidden person who secretly makes something bad happen |
| 黑心 | hēixīn | mean and dishonest, with no care for other people |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey (a word to call someone) |
| 痕迹 | hénjì | a mark left on a surface by something |
| 恨不得 | hènbude | to want to do something so much, but you cannot do it yet |
| 哼 | hēng | to hum a song with your mouth closed |