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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
精练jīngliànShort and clear; using only the words that are needed.
精妙jīngmiàovery beautiful, made with fine details (of art or things)
精明jīngmíngclever and quick to see what is good for you
精疲力竭jīngpí-lìjiéextremely tired, with no energy or strength left
精确jīngquèvery exact and correct, with no mistakes
精神病jīngshénbìngmental illness, a sickness that affects the mind
精髓jīngsuǐthe most important part or idea of something
精通jīngtōngto know a language or subject very well and deeply
精细jīngxìvery careful and exact, giving attention to small details
精心jīngxīnwith great care and attention; done very carefully
精益求精jīngyìqiújīngto always try to make something even better
精英jīngyīngthe best and most successful people in a group or field
精致jīngzhìvery beautiful and made with great care
颈部jǐngbùthe neck; the part of the body between your head and shoulders
景观jǐngguānthe view of land, water, and nature in a place
景区jǐngqūa place with beautiful views where people go to visit
警车jǐngchēa car used by the police
警官jǐngguānpolice officer; a person whose job is to keep people safe
警惕jǐngtìto watch carefully for danger or problems
警钟jǐngzhōnga bell that rings loudly to warn people of danger
净化jìnghuàto make water or air clean and pure
竞技jìngjìsports and games where people try hard to win against each other
竞相jìngxiāngmany people or things all try to do something first
竞选jìngxuǎnto try to win an election and get an important position
竟jìngunexpectedly; shows the speaker is very surprised
竟敢jìnggǎnto dare to do something rude or wrong; how dare
敬jìngto respect someone (as in 尊敬, to respect)
敬爱jìng'àito respect and love someone very much
敬而远之jìng'éryuǎnzhīto respect someone but stay away from them
敬酒jìngjiǔto raise your glass and drink to show respect to someone
敬礼jìnglǐto salute; to raise your hand to your head to show respect
敬佩jìngpèito admire someone very much
敬请jìngqǐnga very polite way to say 'please', for formal invitations and messages
敬业jìngyècaring a lot about your job and working very hard
敬意jìngyìrespect; a strong feeling that someone is very good and important
敬重jìngzhòngto respect and admire someone very much
静止jìngzhǐnot moving; staying still in one place
境地jìngdìa situation that a person is in, often a difficult one
境界jìngjièa high level of thought, feeling, or skill that someone or something reaches
境内jìngnèiinside a country or area
境外jìngwàioutside the borders of a country
境遇jìngyùa person's situation in life, especially how hard or easy it is
窘迫jiǒngpòfeeling very embarrassed and not knowing what to do
纠缠jiūchánto keep bothering someone again and again and not stop
揪jiūto grab someone or something tightly and pull hard
久违jiǔwéilong time no see; said when you meet someone after a long time
久仰jiǔyǎnga very polite greeting to someone you have long wanted to meet
酒精jiǔjīngalcohol, the strong liquid in drinks like beer and wine
酒楼jiǔlóua large traditional restaurant where people go to eat nice meals
救护车jiùhùchēa special car that takes sick or hurt people quickly to the hospital