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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
胡说húshuōto talk nonsense; to say silly or untrue things
胡思乱想húsī-luànxiǎngto have many silly or worried thoughts in your head
湖泊húpōa lake; a big area of water with land all around it
糊húburnt (of food); tasting or smelling burnt from cooking too long
糊涂hútuconfused; not thinking clearly
互补hùbǔtwo things that fit each other well; each has what the other lacks
互访hùfǎngto visit each other; two families or countries take turns visiting
互信hùxìntrust between people, groups, or countries; each side believes the other
互助hùzhùto help each other
护理hùlǐto care for a sick person and help them get better
花瓣huābànone of the thin, soft, colored parts of a flower
花卉huāhuìflowers and plants, especially ones grown to look beautiful
花纹huāwéna pretty pattern or design on things like cloth, cups, or walls
花样huāyànga pretty pattern or design, for example on clothes
划算huásuànworth the money; a good deal
华丽huálìvery beautiful and grand, in a bright way that looks rich
华侨huáqiáoa Chinese person who lives in another country
华裔huáyìa person whose family is Chinese but who lives in another country
哗变huábiànwhen soldiers stop obeying their leaders and rise up against them
哗然huáránmany people together suddenly make loud, surprised or angry noise
滑冰huábīngto move on ice wearing special shoes with metal blades
滑稽huájīfunny in a silly way; making people laugh
滑梯huátīa slide; a tall play structure children climb up and slide down
滑雪huáxuěto ski; to move over snow on skis
化肥huàféifertilizer made from chemicals, put on plants to help them grow
化身huàshēna person who shows a quality or idea very clearly
化纤huàxiānman-made fiber, like nylon, made in factories to make clothes
化险为夷huàxiǎnwéiyíto get out of great danger and become safe
化验huàyànto do a medical test, for example on blood, to find illness
化妆huàzhuāngto put makeup on your face, like lipstick or powder
划时代huàshídàiso important that it starts a new time in history
画册huàcèa book with many pictures in it, like photos or paintings
画龙点睛huàlóng-diǎnjīngto add the one small detail that makes everything much better
画蛇添足huàshé-tiānzúto add something that is not needed and make things worse
画展huàzhǎnan art show
话费huàfèithe money you pay for phone calls
话筒huàtǒngmicrophone, a thing you speak into so people can hear you
话语huàyǔthe words that someone says; speech
怀抱huáibàoto hold someone or something in your arms; to hug
怀旧huáijiùto miss old times and feel happy or sad thinking about them
怀里huái lithe front of your body, where you hold a child or pet
怀孕huáiyùnto be pregnant; to have a baby growing inside the body
怀着huáizheto have (a feeling) in one's heart
槐树huáishùlocust tree; a tall tree with small white flowers
坏事huàishìa bad thing; something bad that happens or is done
欢呼huānhūto shout happily because something good has happened
欢聚huānjùto gather together happily, often with family or friends
欢快huānkuàicheerful; happy and full of energy
欢声笑语huānshēng-xiàoyǔhappy voices and laughter
还款huán kuǎnto pay back money that you owe