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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
辣椒làjiāochili pepper; a small hot-tasting vegetable used to make food spicy
来宾láibīnguest; a person you invite to a party or event
来电láidiàna phone call from someone; to phone someone
来访láifǎngto come to visit; a guest or visitor comes to see you
来回láihuígoing to a place and coming back again
来历láilìwhere a person or thing comes from
来临láilín(of a time, season, or important event) to come; to arrive
来龙去脉láilóng-qùmàithe whole story of what happened, from beginning to end
来年láiniánnext year; the year that comes after this one
来源于láiyuán yúto come from something; to have started from that thing
拦lánto stop someone or something from moving or going forward
栏lána fence or railing made of bars
栏杆lángāna low fence of metal bars beside stairs, a bridge, or a balcony
蓝图lántúa drawing that shows how to build a house or building
揽lǎnto hold someone in your arms
缆车lǎnchēa car that hangs from a cable and carries people up mountains
懒得lǎndeto not want to do something because you feel too lazy
懒惰lǎnduòlazy; not wanting to work or do things
滥用lànyòngto use something in a wrong way or too much
狼lánga wild animal that looks like a large dog and hunts other animals
狼狈lángbèiin a very awkward or embarrassing situation
朗诵lǎngsòngto read a poem or text out loud with strong feeling
浪làngwave (as in 海浪); water that moves up and down in the sea
捞lāoto pull something out of water, like a fish or a ball
劳动力láodònglìthe people who work or can work, in a country or company
劳累láolèivery tired because you worked hard or too long
劳务láowùservices; work that people are paid to do
牢固láogùstrong and firm; not easy to break, move, or fall
牢记láojìto always remember something important and never forget it
牢牢láoláofirmly; tightly, holding something very hard
唠叨láodaoto talk on and on about small things in an annoying way
老伴儿lǎobànrhusband or wife, especially of an older married couple
老大lǎodàthe first and oldest child in a family
老汉lǎohànan old man
老化lǎohuàto get old and not work well (of machines and things)
老人家lǎorenjiaa polite word for an old man or old woman
老实说lǎoshishuōto be honest; used before saying what you really think
老远lǎo yuǎnvery far away
老字号lǎozìhaoan old shop or brand that people have trusted for many years
姥姥lǎolaograndma; your mother's mother
姥爷lǎoyeyour mother's father; grandpa on your mother's side
涝làoflooded; covered with too much water after heavy rain (of land)
乐意lèyìwilling to do something; happy to do it or help
乐园lèyuána very happy place where people have a lot of fun
勒lēito tighten something by pulling it, like a strap or rope
雷同léitóngexactly the same as something else
累积lěijīto build up little by little over time (money, work, things)
累计lěijìto add up over time
类别lèibiéa type, or a group of things of the same kind
棱角léngjiǎothe edges and corners of an object