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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
罗luóa common Chinese family name (as in 罗老师, Teacher Luo)
萝卜luóboradish; a white root vegetable people cook or eat raw
螺丝luósīa small metal piece used to hold things together
裸luǒnaked; wearing no clothes
裸露luǒlùnot covered; open to view
络绎不绝luòyì-bùjuéone after another, without stopping; in an endless stream
落差luòchāa big difference in height, like where water falls down
落地luòdìto land, or to fall down onto the ground
落户luòhùto move to a new place and make it your home
落下luòxiato fall down from a high place
麻máhemp; a plant used to make rope and cloth
麻máhemp; a plant used to make rope and cloth
麻痹mábìparalysis; loss of feeling or of the ability to move
麻将májiàngmahjong, a Chinese game with small tiles, played by four people
麻辣málàvery spicy, with a taste that makes your mouth feel a little numb
麻木mámùnumb; you cannot feel part of your body, for example from cold
麻醉mázuìmedicine that makes you feel no pain during an operation
马后炮mǎhòupàoa comment or action that comes too late to help
马虎mǎhucareless; making mistakes because you do things too fast
马力mǎlìa measure of how strong a car or machine engine is
马桶mǎtǒngtoilet; the bowl in the bathroom that you sit on
马戏mǎxìa show with trained animals, funny clowns, and exciting acts
码mǎnumber or code (as in 号码 'number' and 密码 'password')
码mǎnumber or code (as in 号码 'number' and 密码 'password')
埋藏máicángto bury or hide something in the ground
埋伏máifúto hide and wait quietly to surprise and attack someone
埋没máimòto cover something completely so it cannot be seen
买不起mǎi bu qǐcannot pay for something because it is too expensive
迈màito step; to lift your foot and move forward
迈进màijìnto move forward with big steps toward a goal
卖弄màinongto show off; to try to make people think you are very good
脉搏màibóthe regular beating of your heart that a doctor can feel
脉络màiluòthe thin lines that carry blood through the body or a plant
埋怨mányuànto blame someone; to say something is their fault
蛮mánquite; pretty (spoken, before an adjective)
瞒mánto hide something from someone so they do not know
满怀mǎnhuáito be full of a feeling, like hope or happiness
蔓延mànyánto spread over more and more places, like a fire
漫màncartoon, comic (as in 漫画)
漫游mànyóuto travel around a place freely, without a fixed plan
慢慢来mànmàn láitake your time; do something slowly and do not worry
慢性mànxìngchronic; describes an illness that lasts a long time
忙活mánghuoto be busy doing many things; to work hard
忙碌mánglùvery busy, with many things to do
忙乱mángluànbusy in a confused, rushed way; not calm or organized
盲目mángmùdone without thinking or planning first
茫然mángránnot knowing what to do or say; confused
矛头máotóuthe pointed front end of a spear, an old long fighting weapon
茅台Máotái(jiǔ)Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
茂密màomì(of trees and plants) growing thickly, with many close together