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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
机舱jīcāngthe part of a plane or ship where people sit
机动jīdòngusing an engine to move or work
机灵jīlingclever; quick to think
机密jīmìsecret information that must be kept hidden from other people
机智jīzhìable to think fast and say or do the right thing
肌肤jīfūskin; the soft outer part of the body
积jīto collect or grow bit by bit (as in 积累 jī lěi)
积淀jīdiànthings that slowly build up over a long time, like river sand
积蓄jīxùto save money over time by not spending it
基本功jīběngōngthe basic skills needed to do an activity well
基层jīcéngthe lowest level of an organization, close to ordinary people
基因jīyīna unit inside a living thing that carries information from parents to children
基于jīyúbased on (a fact, idea, or reason)
基准jīzhǔna standard used for comparing, judging, or measuring things
畸形jīxínghaving a shape or body part that is not normal
激发jīfāto make a feeling or interest start and become strong
激光jīguānga very strong, thin beam of light
激化jīhuàto make a problem or disagreement worse
激活jīhuóto make a phone, card, or account start working
激励jīlìto encourage someone to do something; to make them want to try hard
激起jīqǐto make a feeling or interest start in people, like excitement
激素jīsùa natural chemical in the body that controls how it grows and works
及jíand; joins two nouns (as in 老师及学生, teacher and student)
及其jí qíand its; and their; joins a thing with something that belongs to it
及早jízǎoas soon as possible
吉普jípǔJeep, a famous American car brand
吉他jítāguitar; a musical instrument with strings that you play with your hands
吉祥物jíxiángwùan animal or thing that brings good luck to a team or school
级别jíbiéa rank or level that shows how high or important something is
极度jídùextremely; to the greatest possible degree
极力jílìto try as hard as possible to do something
极少数jí shǎoshùonly a very small number of people or things
极为jíwéiextremely; very much
极限jíxiànthe largest amount or highest point that is possible
即jíright away; at once (as in 立即)
即便jíbiàneven if; even though
即可jíkějust do this one thing and that is enough
急剧jíjùvery fast and very big; used when something changes quickly by a lot
急迫jípòneeding action right now; you cannot wait or go slowly
急性jíxìngacute; describes an illness that starts suddenly and needs fast treatment
急需jíxūto need something very much and right now
急于jíyúto be in a big hurry to do something
急诊jízhěnemergency medical help at a hospital for people who are very sick or hurt
急转弯jízhuǎnwānto turn very quickly, as a car does on a sharp bend
棘手jíshǒuhard to deal with or solve (a problem, question, or situation)
集会jíhuìa big meeting where many people come together
集结jíjiéto gather together in one place; often of soldiers or large groups
集邮jíyóuto collect stamps as a hobby
集装箱jízhuāngxiānga big strong metal box used to carry goods by ship or truck
集资jízīto raise money, often from many people, for a plan