HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 客机 | kèjī | a big plane that carries people, not things |
| 客流 | kèliú | the movement of many people, like travelers or shoppers, through a place |
| 客运 | kèyùn | the transport of people, for example by bus or train |
| 恳求 | kěnqiú | to ask someone again and again because you really want or need something |
| 啃 | kěn | to bite food with the teeth, like an apple |
| 坑 | kēng | a hole or hollow place in the ground |
| 空荡荡 | kōngdàngdàng | very empty, with nothing or nobody inside |
| 空难 | kōngnàn | a plane crash |
| 空前 | kōngqián | never seen or known before; greater or more than ever before |
| 空想 | kōngxiǎng | a daydream or fantasy; something you imagine but is not real |
| 空虚 | kōngxū | feeling empty and sad inside, like something is missing |
| 恐怖 | kǒngbù | very scary; making you feel very afraid |
| 恐吓 | kǒnghè | to threaten someone by saying you will hurt them |
| 恐慌 | kǒnghuāng | a strong, sudden fear that makes people act without thinking |
| 恐惧 | kǒngjù | a strong feeling of being afraid |
| 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | a very large animal that lived on Earth millions of years ago |
| 空白 | kòngbái | an empty space with nothing written or printed on it |
| 空地 | kòngdì | vacant land |
| 空隙 | kòngxì | a small empty space between two things |
| 控告 | kònggào | to officially say in court that someone did something bad |
| 抠 | kōu | to dig or pick at something with a finger or a pointed object |
| 口碑 | kǒubēi | the good things people say about a person or shop |
| 口才 | kǒucái | skill in speaking well and easily |
| 口吃 | kǒuchī | to speak with difficulty, repeating the same sounds |
| 口感 | kǒugǎn | how food feels in your mouth when you eat it |
| 口径 | kǒujìng | how wide a round hole or pipe is, from one side to the other |
| 口令 | kǒulìng | a secret word that shows you may enter a place |
| 口气 | kǒuqì | the way someone says something; how their voice sounds |
| 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | the space inside your mouth, where your teeth and tongue are |
| 口哨 | kǒushào | a high, musical sound made by blowing air through your lips |
| 口水 | kǒushuǐ | the natural liquid inside your mouth |
| 口头 | kǒutóu | spoken or said with the mouth, not written down |
| 口味 | kǒuwèi | the taste of food or drink |
| 口香糖 | kǒuxiāngtáng | chewing gum; sweet candy that you chew but do not swallow |
| 口音 | kǒuyīn | accent; the way a person talks, showing where they come from |
| 口罩 | kǒuzhào | a cover worn over the mouth and nose, for example a medical mask |
| 口子 | kǒuzi | a cut in your skin or in something |
| 扣除 | kòuchú | to take money away from a total amount |
| 扣留 | kòuliú | to keep a person in one place and not let them go |
| 扣人心弦 | kòurénxīnxián | very exciting and holding your interest completely |
| 扣押 | kòuyā | The police or a court takes a person's things and keeps them by law. |
| 枯燥 | kūzào | boring and dull; not interesting at all |
| 哭泣 | kūqì | to cry; tears fall from your eyes because you are sad |
| 哭笑不得 | kūxiào-bùdé | so strange or embarrassing that you do not know how to react |
| 窟窿 | kūlong | a hole; an empty opening in something, like in clothes or a wall |
| 苦力 | kǔlì | hard, heavy work for very little money |
| 苦练 | kǔ liàn | to practice something very hard, again and again |
| 苦难 | kǔnàn | very great pain and hard times in life |
| 苦恼 | kǔnǎo | worried and unhappy because of a difficult problem |
| 苦笑 | kǔxiào | a sad smile, not a happy one |