HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刊物 | kānwù | a printed thing people read, like a magazine or newspaper |
| 看护 | kānhù | to look after a sick person and take care of them |
| 勘探 | kāntàn | to look under the ground for oil, water, or other useful things |
| 堪称 | kānchēng | can be called; deserves to be called (usually something very good) |
| 侃大山 | kǎn dàshān | to chat for a long time about small, unimportant things |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop something with a big knife or an axe |
| 看得出 | kàndechū | to be able to see or tell something from how it looks |
| 看热闹 | kàn rènao | to watch something exciting that is happening, without taking part |
| 看似 | kànsì | to look like; to seem to be |
| 看台 | kàntái | raised seats at a sports field where people watch games or races |
| 看样子 | kàn yàngzi | it seems; it looks like something is true |
| 看中 | kànzhòng | to like something and choose it after thinking about it |
| 看重 | kànzhòng | to think someone or something is very important |
| 慷慨 | kāngkǎi | generous; happy to give money or help to other people |
| 扛 | káng | to carry something heavy on your shoulder |
| 抗衡 | kànghéng | to be as strong as something big and able to fight it |
| 抗拒 | kàngjù | to refuse to accept or do something |
| 抗生素 | kàngshēngsù | a medicine that kills germs and helps sick people get better |
| 抗争 | kàngzhēng | to fight against something unfair; to stand up for your rights |
| 考量 | kǎoliáng | to think carefully about something before deciding |
| 烤 | kǎo | to cook food in an oven or over a fire |
| 靠拢 | kàolǒng | to move close to a person, place, or thing |
| 苛刻 | kēkè | very strict and hard to please or satisfy |
| 科幻 | kēhuàn | science fiction: stories or films about future worlds, robots, and space |
| 科目 | kēmù | a subject you study at school, like math or art |
| 科普 | kēpǔ | science information made simple, so everyone can understand it |
| 磕 | kē | to knock or tap something hard against a hard thing |
| 壳 | ké | the hard outside part of an egg, a nut, or a crab |
| 咳嗽 | késou | to cough: air comes out of your throat with a short loud sound |
| 可悲 | kěbēi | very sad or shameful; so bad that people feel sad about it |
| 可不是 | kěbùshi | used to agree strongly with someone: exactly! that's right! |
| 可乘之机 | kěchéngzhījī | a chance that bad people can use to do something wrong |
| 可耻 | kěchǐ | shameful; so bad or wrong that people feel ashamed |
| 可歌可泣 | kěgē-kěqì | so moving that people want to sing and cry |
| 可观 | kěguān | large or big in amount, like a lot of money |
| 可贵 | kěguì | very good and important; worth a lot |
| 可口 | kěkǒu | tasty; nice to eat or drink |
| 可谓 | kěwèi | can be called; can truly be said to be |
| 可恶 | kěwù | very annoying or bad; making people feel angry |
| 可想而知 | kěxiǎng'érzhī | you can easily imagine this; it is easy to guess what happens |
| 可笑 | kěxiào | so silly or foolish that people laugh at it |
| 可信 | kěxìn | trustworthy; describes a person you can believe and trust |
| 可行 | kěxíng | possible to do |
| 可疑 | kěyí | making you think someone did something bad |
| 克隆 | kèlóng | to make an exact copy of an animal, plant, or thing |
| 克制 | kèzhì | to stop yourself from doing something you really want to do |
| 刻苦 | kèkǔ | very hardworking and serious about work or study |
| 刻意 | kèyì | on purpose; doing something specially or carefully, not by chance |
| 刻舟求剑 | kèzhōu-qiújiàn | to keep using old ways when things have already changed |
| 客房 | kèfáng | a room in a hotel for guests to stay in |