HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下场 | xiàchǎng | to leave the field or stage after a game or show |
| 下跌 | xiàdiē | to fall or go down (said of prices, numbers, or values) |
| 下岗 | xiàgǎng | to lose your job because the factory or company no longer needs you |
| 下功夫 | xià gōngfu | to work hard at something |
| 下海 | xiàhǎi | to go into the sea, for example to swim |
| 下级 | xiàjí | lower in position than other people, for example at work |
| 下决心 | xià juéxīn | to decide firmly to do something, often something difficult |
| 下令 | xiàlìng | to give an order telling people they must do something |
| 下落 | xiàluò | where someone or something is now, when this is not known |
| 下期 | xià qī | the next period of time, for example next week or next month |
| 下棋 | xiàqí | to play chess |
| 下山 | xiàshān | to go down a mountain or hill |
| 下手 | xiàshǒu | to start doing something; to begin a job or task |
| 下属 | xiàshǔ | a person who works under you at your job |
| 下台 | xiàtái | to leave a high position or important job |
| 下调 | xiàtiáo | to make prices or costs lower |
| 下乡 | xiàxiāng | to go from the city to the countryside |
| 下旬 | xiàxún | the last ten days of a month, from about the 21st to the end |
| 下一代 | xià yī dài | the people who will live after us, especially our children and grandchildren |
| 下意识 | xiàyìshí | without thinking; automatically |
| 下游 | xiàyóu | the lower part of a river, near where it ends |
| 下坠 | xiàzhuì | to fall or drop down |
| 吓唬 | xiàhu | to make a person afraid, often only as a joke |
| 吓人 | xiàrén | scary; frightening; making people feel afraid |
| 夏令营 | xiàlìngyíng | a summer camp, where children live and do fun activities in summer |
| 仙鹤 | xiānhè | a crane; a large white bird with long legs and a long neck |
| 仙女 | xiānnǚ | a beautiful woman with magic powers who can fly, in old stories |
| 先例 | xiānlì | an earlier example that people follow or copy later |
| 先天 | xiāntiān | natural from birth; something you are born with, not learned or got later |
| 纤维 | xiānwéi | a thin thread from a plant, used to make cloth or paper |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift up a lid or cover |
| 掀起 | xiānqǐ | to lift up something like a lid or a blanket |
| 鲜活 | xiānhuó | lively and full of life |
| 鲜美 | xiānměi | very tasty and fresh (used for food like fish or soup) |
| 鲜血 | xiānxuè | blood, especially fresh red blood from a body |
| 弦 | xián | a thin string on a musical instrument, like on a guitar |
| 衔接 | xiánjiē | to join two things so they connect well |
| 嫌弃 | xiánqì | to dislike someone or something and think it is not good enough |
| 嫌疑 | xiányí | suspicion; the feeling that someone may have done something bad |
| 显而易见 | xiǎn'éryìjiàn | very easy to see, so people know it is true |
| 显赫 | xiǎnhè | famous and important; many people respect it |
| 显示器 | xiǎnshìqì | monitor; the screen of a computer that shows pictures and words |
| 显现 | xiǎnxiàn | to appear; to come out so that people can see it |
| 显眼 | xiǎnyǎn | easy to see because it stands out from things around it |
| 现成 | xiànchéng | ready to use or eat right away; already made or prepared |
| 现任 | xiànrèn | to have a job or position now |
| 现行 | xiànxíng | current; in effect now (for laws, rules, or prices) |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit; to set how much or how many are allowed |
| 限定 | xiàndìng | to limit something to a certain amount, number, or time |
| 限度 | xiàndù | a limit; the biggest amount, number, or level that is allowed |