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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
限于xiànyúlimited to; kept within a small area, time, or group
线条xiàntiáoa line drawn with a pen or brush
宪法xiànfǎthe most important law of a country
陷xiàntrap; hidden danger that catches people (as in 陷阱 xiàn jǐng)
陷阱xiànjǐnga trap: a hole or device that catches animals or people
馅儿xiànrthe food mixture put inside dumplings, buns, or pies
羡慕xiànmùto want what another person has; to think they are very lucky
献血xiànxiěto give blood so doctors can help sick people
腺xiàngland, an organ of the body (as in 汗腺 sweat gland)
乡亲xiāngqīnpeople from your hometown or village; fellow villagers
乡下xiāngxiathe countryside; places outside the city with farms, fields, and villages
相伴xiāngbànto stay together and keep each other company
相比之下xiāngbǐ zhī xiàcompared with that; used to show a difference between two things
相差xiāngchàto differ by an amount, such as age, price, or time
相传xiāngchuánaccording to legend; people say it is true
相当于xiāngdāngyúto be equal to something in size, number, or amount
相对xiāngduìrelatively; quite when you compare it with other things
相对而言xiāngduì-éryánrelatively speaking; when you compare something with other similar things
相辅相成xiāngfǔ-xiāngchéngtwo things help each other and work well together
相继xiāngjìone after another
相连xiāngliánto be connected; to be joined together
相识xiāngshíto get to know each other
相提并论xiāngtí-bìnglùnto talk about two very different things as if they were the same
相通xiāngtōngconnected to each other, so you can go from one to the other
相依为命xiāngyī-wéimìngto depend on each other to live
相遇xiāngyùto meet each other
相约xiāngyuēto agree to meet someone at a set time or place
香料xiāngliàosomething you add to food to make it taste or smell good
香水xiāngshuǐa liquid with a sweet smell that people put on their skin to smell nice
香味xiāngwèia nice smell, especially the smell of food or flowers
香烟xiāngyāncigarette
香油xiāngyóusesame oil, a dark cooking oil made from sesame seeds
镶xiāngto fix a stone or metal piece into something to make it beautiful
镶嵌xiāngqiànto fix a stone or jewel into something, like a ring
详尽xiángjìnvery detailed and complete, with all the information
祥和xiánghécalm and peaceful
享xiǎngto enjoy something nice (as in 享受 xiǎng shòu)
享有xiǎngyǒuto have and enjoy something good, like rights or freedom
响亮xiǎngliàngloud and clear (of a voice or sound)
响起xiǎngqǐto start to ring or sound, like a phone, bell, or music
响应xiǎngyìngto answer a call or request with action
想方设法xiǎngfāng-shèfǎto think of every way possible to do something
向来xiàngláialways; from the past until now
向往xiàngwǎngto really want and dream about something you do not have yet
向着xiàngzhefacing towards something, like a window facing a garden or the sea
项链xiàngliàna piece of jewelry that you wear around your neck
像xiàngto look like or be similar to someone or something
像样xiàngyànggood enough in quality or standard; acceptable
橡胶xiàngjiāorubber (a strong stretchy material used for tires and balls)
橡皮xiàngpía small block used to rub away pencil marks