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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
连锁liánsuǒchain (as in 连锁店, a group of stores with the same name)
连锁店liánsuǒdiàna shop that is one of many shops with the same name
连夜liányèthat same night, without waiting or stopping
怜惜liánxīto love someone weak or sad and want to take care of them
帘子liánzia piece of cloth that hangs over a window or door
莲子liánzǐlotus seed (a small white seed from the lotus plant, eaten as food)
联邦liánbānga country made of states that have joined together under one government
联欢liánhuānto get together and have fun, often with songs and games
联网liánwǎngto connect to the internet
廉价liánjiàcheap; low in price, costing little money
廉洁liánjiéhonest and fair; never taking money or gifts to do bad things
廉正liánzhènghonest and fair, never taking money that is not yours
廉政liánzhènghonest government; officials who work fairly and never take money they should not
脸颊liǎnjiáthe soft part of the face on each side, below the eye
炼liànto make metal pure with very high heat (as in 炼钢)
恋恋不舍liànliàn-bùshěvery sorry to leave a person or place
良liánggood (as in 良好 liáng hǎo, fine, in good condition)
良心liángxīnthe voice in your heart that tells you right from wrong
良性liángxìnghaving good or helpful effects; not causing problems
凉爽liángshuǎngpleasantly cool; weather or air that feels fresh and comfortable
两口子liǎngkǒuzia married couple; a husband and wife
两栖liǎngqīable to live both in water and on land (as in 两栖动物 'amphibian')
亮点liàngdiǎnthe best or most interesting part of something
亮丽liànglìbright and beautiful in color or look
亮相liàngxiàngto appear in public for the first time
谅解liàngjiěto understand and forgive someone
辽阔liáokuòvery large and wide, used for land, sea, and sky
疗法liáofǎa way of treating an illness or a health problem
疗效liáoxiàohow well a medicine or treatment makes you better
寥寥无几liáoliáo-wújǐvery few; so few that you can count them
潦草liáocǎodone too fast and not carefully; messy
了结liǎojiéto settle or finish something, often a problem or unfinished business
了却liǎoquèto finish or settle something, such as a wish or a worry
料到liàodàoto think that something will happen before it happens
料理liàolǐto cook food, or to take care of and manage things
咧嘴liězuǐto grin; to open the mouth wide, showing a big smile
列举lièjǔto say or write things one by one; to make a list of things
劣势lièshìa weak or bad position compared to other people or things
劣质lièzhìof very bad quality; made cheaply and badly
烈士lièshìa person who dies for their country or for what they believe in
猎犬lièquǎna dog that people train to help them hunt animals
猎人lièréna person who catches and kills wild animals
裂缝lièfènga crack; a long thin line where something hard is broken
裂痕lièhéna thin line where something hard is broken, like a cup or a wall
拎līnto carry something in one hand, often by a handle
邻国línguóa country next to another country, with a shared border
临línjust before something happens (as in 临走, 临睡觉)
临床línchuángclinical; about seeing and treating sick people in a hospital
临街línjiēfacing the street, with a door or window onto the street
临近línjìnto come near in time, like a special day