HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生平 | shēngpíng | someone's whole life, from birth to death |
| 生前 | shēngqián | during the life of someone who has died |
| 生死 | shēngsǐ | life and death; living or dying |
| 生态 | shēngtài | the natural world and how plants, animals and people live together |
| 生物 | shēngwù | a living thing, like an animal or a plant |
| 生效 | shēngxiào | (of a law or contract) to start working and have official power |
| 生涯 | shēngyá | your working life; the jobs you do over the years |
| 生硬 | shēngyìng | stiff and unnatural; not smooth or easy |
| 生育 | shēngyù | to give birth to children |
| 声称 | shēngchēng | to say that something is true, often without proof |
| 声望 | shēngwàng | the respect and good name that a person or group has |
| 声誉 | shēngyù | the good name of a person, school, or company |
| 牲畜 | shēngchù | farm animals that people keep, like cows, pigs, and sheep |
| 绳子 | shéngzi | a long, thin thing made of twisted threads, used for tying things |
| 省略 | shěnglüè | to not say or write something; to leave it out |
| 省事 | shěngshì | to save trouble; to make things easy and simple |
| 圣贤 | shèngxián | a very wise and good person, especially a great teacher from long ago |
| 胜出 | shèngchū | to win a game, match, or competition |
| 胜任 | shèngrèn | to be able to do a job well |
| 盛大 | shèngdà | grand; big and impressive, like a large party or event |
| 盛会 | shènghuì | a big, important event with many people, like a large party |
| 盛开 | shèngkāi | (of flowers) to be fully open, looking bright and beautiful |
| 盛气凌人 | shèngqì-língrén | acting in a rude way because you think you are better than others |
| 剩余 | shèngyú | left over; still here after some is used or taken |
| 尸体 | shītǐ | the dead body of a person or an animal |
| 失传 | shīchuán | (of an old skill) to be lost because no one learns it anymore |
| 失控 | shīkòng | to lose control; to become impossible to stop |
| 失利 | shīlì | to lose a game, match, or competition |
| 失恋 | shīliàn | to break up with a boyfriend or girlfriend |
| 失灵 | shīlíng | not working or not working right (of machines and systems) |
| 失落 | shīluò | sad because something good ended or did not happen |
| 失眠 | shīmián | insomnia; being unable to sleep at night |
| 失明 | shīmíng | to become blind; to lose the ability to see |
| 失效 | shīxiào | to stop working |
| 失业率 | shīyèlǜ | the percentage of people who do not have a job |
| 失踪 | shīzōng | to go missing; to disappear (often said of people) |
| 师范 | shīfàn | teacher training; education for people who want to become teachers |
| 师长 | shīzhǎng | a respectful word for a teacher; a person who teaches you |
| 师资 | shīzī | the teachers at a school, as a group |
| 狮子 | shīzi | a big, strong wild cat with long hair on its neck; lion |
| 施工 | shīgōng | work to build or fix roads, buildings, and bridges |
| 施加 | shījiā | to put pressure on someone |
| 施行 | shīxíng | to put a new law, rule, or plan into practice |
| 施压 | shīyā | to put pressure on someone to make them do something |
| 湿度 | shīdù | how much water is in the air; humidity (as in 湿度) |
| 湿润 | shīrùn | a little wet in a nice way, like air or weather |
| 十字路口 | shízì lùkǒu | crossroads; a place where two roads meet and cross |
| 时不时 | shíbùshí | now and then; sometimes, but not often |
| 时段 | shíduàn | a period of time, like a time slot in the day |
| 时隔 | shí gé | after (a length of time) has passed |