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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
拿手náshǒugood at something; able to do it very well
哪知道nǎ zhīdàowho would have thought? said when something surprising happens
呐喊nàhǎnto shout loudly, often with other people at the same time
纳闷儿nàmènrto feel confused and wonder why something happened
纳入nàrùto include something in a plan, group, or system
纳税nàshuìto pay taxes to the government
纳税人nàshuìréna person who pays tax to the government
乃nǎiand even, to the point of (as in 乃至)
乃至nǎizhìand even; used to add the most surprising thing in a list
耐nàipatient; able to wait calmly (as in 耐心 nài xīn)
耐人寻味nàirénxúnwèivery interesting because it makes you think a lot
耐性nàixìngpatience; being able to wait or do hard things without getting angry
南瓜nánguāpumpkin; a big, round, orange vegetable eaten as food
难处nánchùa problem or difficult situation in someone's life
难得一见nándé yī jiànrarely seen; you almost never get to see it
难点nándiǎnthe hard part of a lesson, problem, or subject
难怪nánguàino wonder; it is not surprising that something happens
难关nánguāna big problem or hard time that you must get past
难堪nánkānfeeling embarrassed and uncomfortable in front of other people
难说nánshuōhard to say; used when the answer or result is not known
难为情nánwéiqíngembarrassed; shy when other people look at you or talk about you
难以想象nányǐ-xiǎngxiànghard to imagine, unbelievable
难以置信nányǐ-zhìxìnhard to believe; very surprising or strange
挠náoto rub your skin with your nails because it itches
恼羞成怒nǎoxiū-chéngnùto suddenly get very angry because you feel embarrassed or ashamed
脑海nǎohǎiyour mind, where you think and remember things
脑筋nǎojīnbrain; your mind, what you think with
闹事nàoshìto make trouble
闹着玩儿nàozhewánrto do something just for fun, not seriously
内存nèicúnmemory inside a phone or computer; the space that keeps information
内阁nèigéthe most important group of leaders in a country's government
内涵nèihánthe deeper meaning of something; what it really means
内行nèihángan expert; a person who knows a job or activity very well
内幕nèimùsecret information about something that most people do not know
内向nèixiàngquiet and shy; not liking to talk much with other people
内需nèixūthe buying of goods and services by people in one's own country
嫩nènsoft and easy to eat; not cooked too long (for food)
能耗nénghàoenergy use; the amount of energy something uses
能耐néngnaiskill; the ability to do something well
能人néngréna person who can do many things very well
能源néngyuánpower that comes from things like oil, coal, or the sun
尼龙nílóngnylon; a strong, light man-made material used for clothes and bags
泥潭nítánvery soft, wet earth; deep mud
泥土nítǔsoil; the soft brown ground that plants grow in
拟nǐto copy or act like something; to imitate (as in 模拟)
拟定nǐdìngto make or write a plan or document before it is final
逆nìagainst the wind or water; going the opposite way (as in 逆风)
匿名nìmíngwith no name given, so no one knows who it is from
年画niánhuàa colorful picture people put on walls to celebrate Chinese New Year
年迈niánmàivery old in age (of people)