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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
勿wùdo not; often seen on signs to tell people not to do something
务必wùbìmust; be sure to do something
务实wùshípractical; focused on real things and real results, not just ideas
物流wùliúlogistics; the moving of goods from one place to another
物体wùtǐa thing that you can see or touch, like a stone or a box
物证wùzhèngobjects that can show the truth, like a knife or a photo
物资wùzīsupplies such as food, medicine, or clothes
误差wùchāa small difference between a measured number and the real number
误导wùdǎoto make someone believe something that is not true
误区wùqūa wrong idea about something
雾wùfog; thick cloud close to the ground that makes it hard to see
吸纳xīnàto take in and accept new people, members, or money
吸取xīqǔto take in useful knowledge or ideas from something
昔日xīrìformer days; the time before now
息息相关xīxī-xiāngguānvery closely connected; when one changes, the other changes too
稀xīnot many and spread far apart; thin
稀罕xīhannot often seen or found; special because it is hard to get
稀奇xīqírare and interesting; not seen or heard often
稀少xīshǎovery few; not many
锡xītin; a soft, silver-white metal
熙熙攘攘xīxī-rǎngrǎngvery busy and crowded, with many people moving around
熄火xīhuǒ(of a fire or light) to go out; to stop burning
膝盖xīgàiknee; the body part where your leg bends in the middle
嬉笑xīxiàoto laugh and giggle happily
习俗xísúa custom — something people in a place always do
席xíchairperson (as in 主席)
席位xíwèia seat for one person at an event, like a show or a game
袭击xíjīto attack someone or something suddenly, often by surprise
媳妇xífudaughter-in-law (the wife of your son)
洗涤剂xǐdíjìdetergent; a liquid or powder for cleaning clothes and dishes
洗礼xǐlǐbaptism; a Christian ceremony where water is put on a person
喜出望外xǐchūwàngwàivery happy because something is better than you hoped for
喜好xǐhàoWhat a person likes; the things they enjoy.
喜酒xǐjiǔwine served at a wedding
喜怒哀乐xǐ-nù-āi-lèhappiness, anger, sadness, and joy; the four main feelings people have
喜庆xǐqìngvery happy and colorful, like at a party or holiday
喜事xǐshìa happy event, like a wedding or the birth of a baby
喜糖xǐtángcandy given to family and friends at a wedding
喜洋洋xǐyángyángvery happy, showing joy clearly on the face
喜悦xǐyuèjoy; a very strong feeling of being happy
细腻xìnìsoft and smooth, like good skin
细微xìwēivery small and often hard to see or notice
细心xìxīncareful; paying close attention so you do not make mistakes
虾xiāa small sea animal with a tail and many legs, often eaten as food
瞎xiāblind; not able to see
侠义xiáyìbrave and fair, always ready to help weak people
峡谷xiágǔa deep valley between mountains, with very high sides, often with a river
狭隘xiá'àinot wide; small in space, like a road or room
狭小xiáxiǎosmall and narrow (describing a room, space, or place)
狭窄xiázhǎinarrow; not wide, like a small road or room