HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擅长 | shàncháng | to be good at doing something |
| 擅自 | shànzì | without permission; doing something even though you were not allowed to |
| 膳食 | shànshí | meals; the food that people eat every day |
| 赡养 | shànyǎng | to give money and care to old parents |
| 伤残 | shāngcán | badly hurt in the body, so a part of the body cannot work |
| 伤感 | shānggǎn | sad in a soft, emotional way, often about the past |
| 伤痕 | shānghén | a scar; a line or mark left on the skin after a cut |
| 伤脑筋 | shāng nǎojīn | troublesome and hard to deal with; makes you think a lot |
| 伤势 | shāngshì | how serious a person's injury is |
| 商贩 | shāngfàn | a person who sells things, often on the street or in a market |
| 商贾 | shānggǔ | merchants; people whose work is buying and selling things |
| 商讨 | shāngtǎo | to talk about something important in order to make a decision |
| 上报 | shàngbào | to tell a boss, teacher, or the government about something |
| 上场 | shàngchǎng | to go onto a stage to perform |
| 上方 | shàngfāng | the space or part above something |
| 上岗 | shànggǎng | to start a new job |
| 上火 | shànghuǒ | to get angry or upset |
| 上空 | shàngkōng | the sky above a place |
| 上流 | shàngliú | high society; the richest and most respected people (as in 上流社会) |
| 上期 | shàng qī | the time before now, like last week or last month |
| 上任 | shàngrèn | to start a new job or important position |
| 上述 | shàngshù | said or written earlier in the same text or talk |
| 上司 | shàngsi | a boss; the person who manages you at work |
| 上诉 | shàngsù | to ask a higher court to change a decision |
| 上调 | shàngtiáo | to raise something, such as a price, to a higher level |
| 上头 | shàngtou | (of wine or beer) to make your head feel dizzy quickly |
| 上限 | shàngxiàn | the highest amount or number that is allowed |
| 上旬 | shàngxún | the first ten days of a month, days one to ten |
| 上瘾 | shàngyǐn | to be unable to stop doing or using something |
| 上映 | shàngyìng | (of a movie) to start being shown in cinemas; to come out |
| 上游 | shàngyóu | the part of a river near where it starts |
| 尚 | shàng | Shang, a Chinese family name |
| 尚未 | shàngwèi | not yet; still not (something has not happened up to now) |
| 捎 | shāo | to take something to someone when you go there |
| 烧毁 | shāohuǐ | to burn down or destroy something with fire |
| 烧烤 | shāokǎo | barbecue; food such as meat cooked over a fire |
| 稍后 | shāohòu | a short time later; soon after now |
| 稍候 | shāohòu | to wait for a short moment |
| 稍稍 | shāoshāo | a little; slightly |
| 少不了 | shǎobuliǎo | to not be able to happen or be done without someone or something |
| 少见 | shǎojiàn | rare; not seen often |
| 少量 | shǎoliàng | a small amount of something |
| 少有 | shǎoyǒu | very rare; almost never seen or done |
| 少林寺 | Shàolín Sì | Shaolin Temple, a famous Chinese temple where monks do kung fu |
| 少女 | shàonǚ | a young girl, usually a teenager |
| 奢侈 | shēchǐ | very fancy and very expensive, more than most people can pay |
| 奢望 | shēwàng | a hope too big or too good to really come true |
| 设 | shè | to set up or put in place (as in 设置) |
| 设定 | shèdìng | to choose and fix something, like a time, a rule, or a plan |
| 设法 | shèfǎ | to think of a way to do something |