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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
茂盛màoshènggrowing thick and green, full of healthy plants (describing plants)
冒充màochōngto pretend to be someone you are not
冒犯màofànto say or do something that makes a person feel angry or hurt
冒昧màomèipolite word used before you ask or do something that may bother someone
冒险màoxiǎnto take risks; to do things that are not safe
没劲méijìnboring; dull; not fun or interesting
没说的méishuōdereally good; excellent; nothing bad to say about it
没完没了méiwán-méiliǎonever ending; going on and on without stopping
没意思méi yìsiboring; not interesting or fun
没辙méizhéto have no way to do something; nothing can be done
没准儿méizhǔnrmaybe; perhaps (when you are not sure about something)
玫瑰méiguirose; a sweet-smelling flower, often red or pink
枚méimeasure word for small things like coins, stamps, and badges
眉开眼笑méikāi-yǎnxiàoto smile very widely because one is very happy
眉毛méimaothe line of hair above your eye
煤矿méikuànga place where people dig coal from under the ground
煤炭méitàncoal, a hard black rock dug from the ground and burned for heat
每当měidāngevery time something happens; whenever something happens
每逢měiféngwhenever; every time a certain day or event comes
美德měidéa good quality that a person has, like honesty or kindness
美观měiguānbeautiful to look at
美化měihuàto make a place or thing more beautiful
美景měijǐngbeautiful views of nature, like mountains, rivers, or the sea
美满měimǎnVery happy and good, often about marriage, family, or life.
美妙měimiàowonderful; beautiful in a way that makes you feel very happy
美人měiréna beautiful woman; a woman who looks very pretty
美味měiwèidelicious; tasting very good
美中不足měizhōng-bùzúa small problem in something that is good in every other way
美滋滋měizīzīfeeling very happy and pleased inside, often about something nice
魅力mèilìA special quality that makes people like a person or thing.
闷mēnstuffy; with air that cannot move, like a closed hot room
门当户对méndāng-hùduìwhen two people marry, their families have similar social position
门槛ménkǎnthe low piece of wood or stone at the bottom of a door
门铃ménlínga bell by a door; press it to tell people you are here
门路ménlua way to get something you want, especially when it is hard
闷mènbored
萌发méngfā(of a plant or seed) to start to grow and come out
萌芽méngyá(of a seed) to begin to grow
盟友méngyǒua country or person that helps and supports you, especially in war
朦胧ménglóngnot clear or easy to see, like fog, soft moonlight, or sleepy eyes
猛烈měnglièvery strong and fast, like wind, rain, or fire
猛然měngránvery suddenly, all at once, when you are not ready
梦幻mènghuànbeautiful and strange, like a dream
弥补míbǔto make up for something bad you did, like a mistake
弥漫mímànto spread and fill the air, like smoke or a smell
迷惑míhuòto make someone unable to understand or think clearly
迷惑不解míhuò-bùjiěfeeling confused because you cannot understand something
迷恋míliànto love a person so much that you think about them all the time
迷路mílùto get lost; to lose your way
迷失míshīto lose your way and not know where you are