HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 软实力 | ruǎnshílì | a country's power to win friends with culture and ideas, not force |
| 瑞雪 | ruìxuě | snow that falls at the right time and brings good luck |
| 润 | rùn | slightly wet in a pleasant way; smooth and not dry |
| 若干 | ruògān | some; a number or amount that is not said exactly |
| 弱点 | ruòdiǎn | a weak part of a person, plan, or thing |
| 弱势 | ruòshì | weak; not having much power or money, so others must help them |
| 撒 | sā | to scatter or sprinkle small things, like salt or seeds |
| 撒谎 | sāhuǎng | to tell lies; to say things that are not true |
| 赛车 | sàichē | a very fast car made for races |
| 赛跑 | sàipǎo | a running race; an event where people run to see who is fastest |
| 三番五次 | sānfān-wǔcì | again and again; many times |
| 三角 | sānjiǎo | triangle; a shape with three sides and three corners |
| 三维 | sānwéi | three-dimensional; 3D |
| 散布 | sànbù | to spread news, ideas, or rumors to many people |
| 散发 | sànfā | to give things out to many people |
| 桑拿 | sāngná | a very hot room where you sit and sweat to relax |
| 嗓子 | sǎngzi | your throat, the part inside your neck that food and water go down |
| 丧生 | sàngshēng | to lose one's life; to die, usually in an accident or disaster |
| 骚乱 | sāoluàn | a riot; many angry people fighting and causing trouble in public |
| 骚扰 | sāorǎo | to harass someone; to keep bothering them in an unwanted way |
| 扫除 | sǎochú | to clean a place completely, like a big clean of a house |
| 扫描 | sǎomiáo | to make a computer copy of a paper or photo with a machine |
| 扫墓 | sǎomù | to visit and clean a grave to remember the dead person |
| 扫兴 | sǎoxìng | to spoil the fun; to make people feel less happy |
| 嫂子 | sǎozi | the wife of your older brother |
| 僧人 | sēngrén | a man who lives and prays in a Buddhist temple; a monk |
| 杀害 | shāhài | to kill a person on purpose; to murder someone |
| 杀手 | shāshǒu | a person who kills people, often someone paid to do it |
| 沙龙 | shālóng | a shop where people get their hair cut or done (as in 美容沙龙) |
| 沙滩 | shātān | beach |
| 纱 | shā | thin, light cloth you can almost see through (as in 纱巾) |
| 刹车 | shāchē | to brake; to make a car or bike slow down or stop |
| 砂糖 | shātáng | sugar in small white grains |
| 鲨鱼 | shāyú | a big sea fish with many teeth; some are dangerous |
| 傻瓜 | shǎguā | a fool; a person who is not smart |
| 筛 | shāi | to shake something through a tool with small holes to separate fine bits |
| 筛选 | shāixuǎn | to choose only the best or most useful people or things |
| 晒太阳 | shài tàiyáng | to sit or lie in the sun to get warm or relax |
| 山川 | shānchuān | mountains and rivers |
| 山顶 | shāndǐng | the top of a mountain |
| 山冈 | shāngāng | a small hill |
| 山岭 | shānlǐng | a mountain ridge; a long high line of hills or mountains |
| 山路 | shānlù | a road that goes through mountains |
| 山寨 | shānzhài | a village built high in the mountains, sometimes with walls |
| 删 | shān | to delete words, photos, or files, for example from a phone or computer |
| 删除 | shānchú | to remove a file or message from a computer or phone |
| 煽动 | shāndòng | to make people angry or excited so they do something bad |
| 闪烁 | shǎnshuò | to shine with light that quickly turns on and off, like stars |
| 善 | shàn | kind and good to people (as in 善良) |
| 善意 | shànyì | a kind feeling toward other people; wanting to help, not hurt |