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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
尾声wěishēngthe last part of a song or piece of music
纬度wěidùlatitude; how far north or south of the equator a place is
委屈wěiqufeeling sad because someone treated you unfairly
委婉wěiwǎnsaying something in a gentle, polite way so people do not feel bad
委员wěiyuána member of a committee (a small group that makes decisions)
委员会wěiyuánhuìa group of people chosen to make decisions or manage something
萎缩wěisuō(of a plant) to dry up and become small and weak
卫视wèishìsatellite TV (short for 卫星电视)
未wèinot yet; shows that something has not happened
未成年人wèichéngniánréna person under 18 years old; not yet an adult
未经wèijīngwithout; before asking or getting permission
未免wèimiǎnrather too; a bit too much (showing you feel something is too much)
未知数wèizhīshùsomething that people do not know or are not sure about yet
位子wèizia seat; a place for one person to sit
味精wèijīngMSG, a white powder added to food to make it taste better
畏惧wèijùto fear something; to feel very afraid of it
畏缩wèisuōto move back because you feel afraid
胃口wèikǒuappetite; the feeling of wanting to eat food
喂养wèiyǎngto give food to animals or people
慰劳wèiláoto thank people who have worked hard, often with gifts or kind words
温度计wēndùjìa tool that shows how hot or cold something is
温泉wēnquánhot spring; natural warm water that comes from under the ground
温柔wēnróugentle and kind
温室wēnshìa glass building where plants are grown and kept warm
温习wēnxíto study something again to remember it better
温馨wēnxīnwarm and comfortable, like a happy home
瘟疫wēnyìa very bad disease that spreads quickly to many people
文wénChinese language (as in 中文)
文具wénjùpens, pencils, paper, and other things used for writing
文科wénkēschool subjects like history, languages, and literature, not science
文盲wénmánga person who cannot read or write
文凭wénpíngdiploma; a paper that shows you finished school or university
文人wénréna person who writes books and poems as their work
文物wénwùold and important things from long ago, like those in museums
文献wénxiànbooks, articles, or documents with information about a subject
文雅wényǎpolite and gentle in speech or behavior
闻名wénmíngfamous; known by very many people, even in other places
蚊帐wénzhànga cloth net you hang over a bed to keep mosquitoes away
蚊子wénzia small flying insect that bites people and drinks blood
吻wěnto kiss; to touch someone with your lips to show love
吻合wěnhéto match; to be exactly the same
紊乱wěnluànnot organized; everything is in a mess with no order
稳固wěngùstrong and steady; not moving or falling easily
稳健wěnjiànmoving or walking in a steady, controlled way
稳妥wěntuǒsafe and sure to work well, with no risk (of plans or ways)
稳重wěnzhòngcalm and serious; not loud, silly, or childish
问卷wènjuàna paper or online list of questions that people answer
问世wènshì(of a new book) to come out; to be ready for people to read
窝wōa nest, a warm home where birds or small animals sleep
卧wòto lie down or crouch