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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
明媚míngmèibright and beautiful; describes warm, sunny weather
明智míngzhìwise; making good choices and decisions
铭记míngjìto always remember something important; to never forget it
命mìnglife (as in 生命)
命名mìngmíngto give a name to a person, place, or thing
命题mìngtía statement in math or logic that can be true or false
摸索mōsuǒto search by touching things with your hands because you cannot see
模拟mónǐto copy the way something works or sounds, often using a computer
磨合móhéto become smooth or comfortable through use, like new shoes or a machine
磨难mónàngreat suffering; a very hard and painful time in life
磨损mósǔnto wear out; to become damaged from use over time
蘑菇mógua small food with a round top that grows in wet places
魔鬼móguǐthe devil; an evil spirit that is the enemy of God
魔术móshùmagic tricks that look impossible and surprise people
抹mǒto spread something soft, like cream, on a surface
末日mòrìthe end of the world; the last day of the world
没落mòluòto slowly become weaker and less important than before
陌生mòshēngnot known by you; new and strange to you
莫非mòfēicould it be that...? (showing surprise or doubt)
莫过于mòguòyúnothing is more or better than something
莫名其妙mòmíngqímiàostrange and hard to understand; you do not know why
漠然mòránshowing no interest or feeling; cold and not caring
墨mòink (as in 墨水, ink for writing)
默读mòdúto read without speaking, saying the words only in your head
默默无闻mòmò-wúwénunknown to most people; doing good work quietly without becoming famous
默契mòqìa close understanding between people, without needing words
谋害móuhàito plan in secret to kill someone
谋求móuqiúto try hard to get something, like a job or a better life
谋生móushēngto earn a living; to work to get money to live
牡丹mǔdanpeony; a beautiful spring flower with big pink, red, or white flowers
亩mǔmu, a Chinese unit of land area; one mu is about 667 square meters
木板mùbǎna flat, hard piece of wood
木材mùcáiwood from trees, used to build houses and make furniture
木匠mùjiàngcarpenter (a person who makes and fixes things from wood)
木偶mù'ǒua small doll that a person moves with hands or strings, like in a show
目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīngto stare at something without moving your eyes; to watch very closely
目瞪口呆mùdèng-kǒudāiso shocked that you cannot speak
目的地mùdìdìthe place where you are going
目睹mùdǔto see something happen with your own eyes
目录mùlùtable of contents (the list of parts at the start of a book)
目中无人mùzhōng-wúrénso proud that you think other people do not matter
沐浴露mùyùlùliquid soap you use to wash your body in the shower
牧场mùchǎnga field or farm where animals like cows and sheep eat grass
牧民mùmína person who keeps animals like sheep, moving from place to place
募捐mùjuānto ask people to give money to help others; to collect donations
墓碑mùbēia stone with a dead person's name, where they are buried
墓地mùdìa place where dead people are buried under the ground
幕mùcurtain on a stage (as in 开幕, the show starts)
幕后mùhòubehind the scenes, where people cannot see
穆斯林mùsīlína Muslim; a person who believes in Islam