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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
时好时坏shíhǎo-shíhuàisometimes good and sometimes bad
时间表shíjiānbiǎoa list that shows the times when things happen
时空shíkōngtime and space thought of together as one thing
时髦shímáofashionable; stylish (having nice, modern clothes or looks)
时尚shíshàngfashion; new styles of clothes and looks that many people like now
时速shísùhow fast something moves in one hour, shown as kilometers per hour
识别shíbiéto recognize someone or something; to know who or what it is
实地shídìat the real place where something happens; in person
实话shíhuàtrue words; what is really true
实话实说shíhuà-shíshuōto tell the truth; to be honest about something
实况shíkuàngthe real situation; what is really happening
实事求是shíshì-qiúshìto be honest about facts; to not make things sound better
实体shítǐa real thing that exists, not an idea or something online
实物shíwùa real thing you can see and touch
实质shízhìthe real and most important part of something
食宿shísùfood and a place to sleep
食用shíyòngto eat or drink something (food and drink)
史无前例shǐwúqiánlìso new or so big that it never happened before in history
使唤shǐhuanto tell people what to do, often in a rude way
使命shǐmìngan important job or goal that a person must do
使者shǐzhěa person sent to carry a message or speak for a leader
士气shìqìhow confident and happy a team or group feels
示威shìwēito protest in public with a group of people
示意shìyìto signal someone with your eyes, hand, or head
世代shìdàithe people born at about the same time
世故shìguclever at dealing with people, sometimes in a way that is not sincere
世界级shìjiè jíworld-class; as good as the very best in the world
世袭shìxípassed down in a family from parent to child, like a king's job
市场经济shìchǎng jīngjìa system where prices and trade are mostly free, not set by government
势必shìbìcertainly will; is sure to happen
势不可当shìbùkědāngso strong that nothing can stop it
势头shìtouhow strongly and quickly something is growing or moving forward
事迹shìjìthe great or good things that a person has done
事态shìtàihow a situation is developing, especially a serious one
事务shìwùwork and business matters, especially for a company or government
事务所shìwùsuǒan office where people give professional help, like a law or design office
事项shìxiànga matter or item; something on a list to do or remember
事宜shìyíthings that need to be done, planned, or talked about
侍候shìhòuto serve someone and take care of their needs
试探shìtanto try to find out what someone thinks by asking or doing things carefully
试行shìxíngto try a new plan or rule for a short time to test it
试用shìyòngto try something to see if you like it before you buy
试用期shìyòngqīa short test time at a new job
视察shìchá(of an important person) to visit a place or work and check it carefully
视角shìjiǎothe way you see and think about something
视觉shìjuéthe ability to see things with your eyes
视力shìlìthe ability to see; how well your eyes work
视线shìxiànthe direction someone is looking
视野shìyěthe area you can see from one place
柿子shìzipersimmon, a soft sweet orange fruit