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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
价位jiàwèiprice level; how expensive or cheap something is
价值观jiàzhíguāna person's ideas about what is important and right in life
驾jiàdriver's license (as in 驾照)
驾车jià chēto drive a car; a more formal way to say 开车
驾驭jiàyùto control a horse and make it go where you want
架势jiàshithe way a person stands or holds their body
架子jiàzia frame or stand that holds or supports things
嫁jià(of a woman) to marry a man and become his wife
嫁妆jiàzhuangmoney and gifts a woman's family gives her when she gets married
尖端jiānduānthe pointed end of something, like a knife or pen
尖锐jiānruìsharp, with a thin point that can cut or hurt
奸诈jiānzhàdishonest and clever at tricking people
歼灭jiānmièto destroy enemy soldiers completely in a war
坚持不懈jiānchí-bùxièto keep trying hard and never stop, even when it is difficult
坚韧jiānrènstrong and not giving up when life is hard
坚实jiānshístrong and solid; not easy to break
坚守jiānshǒuto keep a place safe and not leave it
坚信jiānxìnto believe something very strongly; to be very sure it is true
坚硬jiānyìnghard and firm; not easy to break or press
肩膀jiānbǎngshoulder; the part of the body where your arm joins
肩负jiānfùto carry a big, important duty or job
艰巨jiānjùvery hard to do; needing much time and much work
艰苦奋斗jiānkǔ-fèndòuto work very hard and never give up, even when things are difficult
艰险jiānxiǎnvery hard and dangerous, like a long trip through mountains
艰辛jiānxīnvery hard; needing a lot of effort and time
监察jiāncháto watch over people or work to check rules are followed
监管jiānguǎnto watch over and manage something, making sure rules are followed
监护jiānhùto watch over and take care of someone who needs help
监控jiānkòngto watch and check something closely to see what happens
监视jiānshìto watch a person or place carefully, often in secret
监狱jiānyùprison; jail; a place where people who break the law must stay
兼jiāndoing a job in your free time, for extra money (as in 兼职, part-time job)
兼顾jiāngùto take care of two or more things at the same time
兼任jiānrènto have two or more jobs or positions at the same time
兼容jiānróngable to work together, like a phone and a computer
兼职jiānzhía part-time job you do in addition to studying or working
煎jiānto fry food in a little oil in a flat pan
拣jiǎnto choose from many things; to pick out the one you want
检察jiǎncháto examine and check something, often for legal reasons
检讨jiǎntǎoto think hard about your own mistakes and say sorry for them
减免jiǎnmiǎnto make money you must pay smaller
减弱jiǎnruòto become weaker, or to make something become weaker
减速jiǎnsùto slow down; to go less fast, like a car or bike
减压jiǎnyāto make your worries or pressure smaller
简称jiǎnchēnga short form of a longer name or word
简短jiǎnduǎnshort, with only a few words; not long (for answers, talks, or writing)
简化jiǎnhuàto make something easier or less complicated
简洁jiǎnjiéshort and clear, using only a few words
简陋jiǎnlòuvery simple and in bad condition
简体字jiǎntǐzìsimplified Chinese characters — Chinese characters written in their simpler modern form