HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 素养 | sùyǎng | a person's good qualities and knowledge built by learning and practice |
| 塑造 | sùzào | to shape something soft, like clay, into a form with your hands |
| 蒜 | suàn | garlic; a plant with a strong smell used to make food taste good |
| 算计 | suànjì | to make secret plans to hurt someone or get money |
| 算盘 | suànpán | an old tool with small balls, used for counting and adding numbers |
| 算账 | suànzhàng | to work out how much money was spent or is owed |
| 虽说 | suīshuō | although; even though; what comes after is still true |
| 随处可见 | suíchù kě jiàn | can be seen everywhere; very easy to find in many places |
| 随大溜 | suí dàliù | to do the same thing as everyone else |
| 随机 | suíjī | random; chosen or happening by chance, without a plan |
| 随即 | suíjí | right away; immediately after something happens |
| 随身 | suíshēn | carried on your body, with you (as in 随身带 to carry with you) |
| 随时随地 | suíshí-suídì | at any time and in any place |
| 随心所欲 | suíxīnsuǒyù | to do whatever you want |
| 遂心 | suìxīn | to go just the way you want; to be as you wish |
| 隧道 | suìdào | a long passage through a mountain or under the ground |
| 损 | sǔn | to break or damage something (as in 损坏) |
| 损坏 | sǔnhuài | to break or damage something so that it cannot work well |
| 损人利己 | sǔnrén-lìjǐ | to hurt other people so that you yourself can gain |
| 损伤 | sǔnshāng | to hurt or damage the body or a part of it |
| 缩 | suō | to become or make something smaller or shorter (as in 缩小, 缩短) |
| 缩水 | suōshuǐ | to shrink; to become smaller, like clothes after washing |
| 缩影 | suōyǐng | a smaller copy or form of something bigger |
| 所属 | suǒshǔ | the school, company, or group that someone belongs to |
| 所谓 | suǒwèi | so-called; showing you do not agree with the name of something |
| 所作所为 | suǒzuò-suǒwéi | everything a person does; all the things someone has done |
| 索赔 | suǒpéi | to ask a person or company to pay you for damage or loss |
| 索取 | suǒqǔ | to ask someone for something, sometimes in a strong or unfair way |
| 索性 | suǒxìng | might as well do it completely, without stopping halfway |
| 锁定 | suǒdìng | to lock a phone, computer, or door so it cannot be opened or used |
| 他人 | tārén | other people; someone else |
| 塌 | tā | to fall down suddenly and break into pieces (like a building) |
| 踏上 | tàshang | to step onto or into something |
| 胎 | tāi | an unborn baby in the mother's body (as in 胎儿) |
| 胎儿 | tāi'ér | a baby before it is born, still growing inside its mother |
| 台球 | táiqiú | billiards; pool, a game where you hit balls on a special table |
| 太极 | tàijí | Tai chi, a slow Chinese exercise with soft, gentle movements |
| 太极拳 | tàijíquán | Tai chi; a slow Chinese exercise for health and relaxation |
| 太平 | tàipíng | peaceful and calm, with no fighting or trouble |
| 泰斗 | tàidǒu | a person greatly respected as the best expert in a field of work |
| 贪 | tān | greedy; wanting more than you need (as in 贪心) |
| 贪婪 | tānlán | greedy; wanting too much money or things, and never happy with what you have |
| 贪玩儿 | tānwánr | loving to play and have fun |
| 贪污 | tānwū | to secretly steal money from a company or the government |
| 摊 | tān | to spread things out flat on a surface |
| 瘫 | tān | paralyzed; unable to move all or part of the body (as in 瘫痪) |
| 瘫痪 | tānhuàn | unable to move all or part of the body, because of illness |
| 坛 | tán | altar (as in 祭坛) |
| 谈不上 | tán bu shàng | not really; would not say that |
| 谈到 | tándào | to talk about something or someone |