HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凭借 | píngjiè | to do something with the help of something |
| 凭着 | píngzhe | using something you have, like skill or help, to do something |
| 凭证 | píngzhèng | a paper that shows you paid or that something is true |
| 瓶颈 | píngjǐng | the narrow part of a bottle, where liquid comes out |
| 萍水相逢 | píngshuǐ-xiāngféng | to meet by chance, like strangers who do not know each other |
| 泼冷水 | pō lěngshuǐ | to say things that stop people feeling excited about their ideas or plans |
| 颇 | pō | quite; rather — it goes before words like 好 to mean 'quite good' |
| 迫不及待 | pòbùjídài | too excited to wait; wanting to do something right away |
| 迫害 | pòhài | to hurt or treat people badly because of their beliefs |
| 迫使 | pòshǐ | to force someone to do something |
| 破案 | pò'àn | police find who did the crime and the case is over |
| 破除 | pòchú | to end something bad, like an old idea or a bad habit |
| 破解 | pòjiě | to solve something difficult, like a secret code or hard question |
| 破旧 | pòjiù | old and in bad condition |
| 破裂 | pòliè | to burst; to break open suddenly |
| 破灭 | pòmiè | when a hope or dream dies and cannot happen |
| 破碎 | pòsuì | broken into many small pieces |
| 魄力 | pòlì | the brave strength to make big decisions |
| 扑克 | pūkè | a card game; in English, poker |
| 扑面而来 | pūmiàn-érlái | to come straight toward your face, like wind, heat, or a smell |
| 铺路 | pūlù | to make a road by putting stones or hard material on the ground |
| 菩萨 | púsà | a holy being in Buddhism that people pray to for help |
| 朴实 | pǔshí | describes a person who is simple, honest, and does not show off |
| 朴素 | pǔsù | simple and plain, not colorful, new, or fancy |
| 普通人 | pǔtōng rén | an ordinary person; someone who is not rich, famous, or special |
| 谱 | pǔ | written music that shows the notes of a song |
| 瀑布 | pùbù | waterfall; water that falls down from a high place, like a mountain or rock |
| 七嘴八舌 | qīzuǐ-bāshé | many people all talking at the same time |
| 沏 | qī | to brew tea (as in 沏茶); to make tea with hot water |
| 凄凉 | qīliáng | empty, quiet, and sad, with no people or life |
| 期盼 | qīpàn | to look forward to something; to really want it to happen soon |
| 欺骗 | qīpiàn | to trick someone; to make them believe something that is not true |
| 欺诈 | qīzhà | to cheat people to get money |
| 漆 | qī | paint; a colored liquid put on walls, doors, and furniture |
| 齐心协力 | qíxīn-xiélì | everyone works hard together to reach the same goal |
| 其后 | qíhòu | after that; later in time |
| 其间 | qíjiān | during the time between two events; in that period |
| 奇花异草 | qíhuā-yìcǎo | special and beautiful flowers and plants that are hard to find |
| 奇迹 | qíjì | something very good that happens and seems impossible |
| 奇特 | qítè | unusual; very different from what is normal |
| 歧视 | qíshì | to treat people badly because of who they are |
| 祈祷 | qídǎo | to pray; to speak to God or a god, asking for help or good things |
| 棋 | qí | chess (as in 下棋, to play chess) |
| 棋子 | qízǐ | a small game piece moved on a board in chess or Go |
| 旗袍 | qípáo | a close-fitting Chinese dress for women with a high collar |
| 旗帜 | qízhì | a flag, a piece of colored cloth that stands for a country or group |
| 乞丐 | qǐgài | a poor person who asks people for money on the street |
| 乞求 | qǐqiú | to beg someone for something in a very strong, sad way |
| 乞讨 | qǐtǎo | to beg for money or food from people on the street |
| 岂有此理 | qǐyǒucǐlǐ | how outrageous! said when something is very unfair |