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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
标biāoa sign or mark that shows something (as in 标志)
标榜biāobǎngto advertise someone or something as very good
标本biāoběna plant or animal kept for people to see or study
标签biāoqiāna small piece of paper on a thing, showing its name or price
标示biāoshìto show or mark something clearly, often with a sign or symbol
标语biāoyǔa short phrase written in big letters on a sign or wall
标致biāozhìbeautiful, pretty (describing a person's looks)
飙升biāoshēngto go up very fast and very high (of prices, numbers, or temperature)
表白biǎobáito tell someone you love them
表决biǎojuéto vote (to say yes or no together to decide something)
表述biǎoshùto say or explain an idea clearly in words
表率biǎoshuàia person who is a good example for others
表态biǎotàito say clearly what you think about something
表彰biǎozhāngto praise someone publicly for very good work
憋biēto hold in air, words, or pee so they cannot come out
别具匠心biéjù-jiàngxīnmade or designed in a clever, special, and new way
别看biékànalthough something seems one way, the truth is different
别墅biéshùa big, expensive house, often with a garden or in the countryside
别说biéshuōnot to mention; used to say something is even more true
别提了biétí ledon't even ask — something was very bad
别致biézhìspecial and different in an interesting, nice way
别扭bièniufeeling awkward or uncomfortable with people or in a situation
彬彬有礼bīnbīn-yǒulǐvery polite and respectful toward other people
滨海bīn hǎinext to the sea; coastal
缤纷bīnfēncolorful, with many different colors
冰棍儿bīnggùnra sweet frozen treat on a small stick, eaten cold on hot days
冰山bīngshāna very big piece of ice floating in the sea
丙bǐngthe letter C in lists, like A, B, C
秉承bǐngchéngto follow and continue a tradition or idea from the past
并非bìngfēireally is not; is not at all (a stronger way to say 不是)
并购bìnggòuwhen one company buys another company
并列bìnglièto be placed side by side, next to each other
并行bìngxíngto go or move forward side by side
病床bìngchuánga bed in a hospital for a sick person
病症bìngzhèngan illness; a medical problem with the body
拨bōto move something to the side with your hand or a stick
拨款bōkuǎn(of a government or company) to give money for something special
拨通bōtōngto successfully connect a phone call; to get through to someone by phone
波及bōjíto spread to other people or places and affect them
波澜bōlánbig waves on the sea or a lake
波涛bōtāobig, strong waves moving on the sea
波折bōzhéproblems that happen when a plan does not go well
剥夺bōduóto take something important away from someone, such as their rights or freedom
剥削bōxuēto treat workers unfairly and take the money they earn
伯伯bóbouncle; your father's older brother
伯父bófùyour father's older brother; uncle
伯母bómǔaunt; the wife of your father's older brother
驳回bóhuíto officially reject a request, plan, or idea
脖子bózineck — the part of your body between your head and shoulders
搏斗bódòuto fight someone hard using your hands and body