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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
野餐yěcāna picnic; a meal you eat outside for fun
野炊yěchuīto cook food outdoors, for example in a park or by a river
野蛮yěmánvery rough and violent, with no good manners
野兽yěshòua wild animal that lives free in nature
野外yěwàiopen land outside the city, with trees, grass, and nature
野心yěxīna very strong wish for power or success, often seen as bad
野营yěyíngto camp; to sleep outside in a tent for fun
业yèline of business
业绩yèjìresults that show how well a person does their job
夜班yèbāna night shift; the hours someone works during the night
夜市yèshìa market that opens in the evening, with food and things to buy
夜晚yèwǎnnight; the time when it is dark and people sleep
夜校yèxiàoa school with classes in the evening, often for working adults
夜以继日yèyǐjìrìday and night, without stopping
夜总会yèzǒnghuìa place open at night where people dance, drink, and listen to music
液晶yèjīnga special material used to make TV and computer screens
液体yètǐliquid; a thing that flows like water or juice
一把手yībǎshǒuthe number one person in charge of a company or group; the boss
一线yīxiàna small ray of light or hope (as in 一线希望)
一一yīyīone by one; one after another
伊斯兰教YīsīlánjiàoIslam, the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God
衣食住行yī-shí-zhù-xíngThe basic needs of daily life: clothes, food, a home, and travel.
医务yīwùmedical work; the work of doctors and nurses (as in 医务人员, medical staff)
依yīto depend on (as in 依靠)
依托yītuōto depend on someone or something for help or support
依依不舍yīyī-bùshěvery sad to leave someone or something; not wanting to say goodbye
一不小心yī bù xiǎoxīnaccidentally; when something happens because you were not careful
一刹那yīchànàa moment; a very short time
一大早yīdàzǎovery early in the morning, first thing in the morning
一动不动yīdòng-bùdòngcompletely still; not moving at all, even a little
一度yīdùonce; at some time in the past
一概yīgàiall, with no exceptions
一概而论yīgài'érlùnto treat different things as if they are all the same
一个劲儿yīgejìnrkeeps doing something, again and again, without stopping
一晃yīhuàngin a moment; shows that time passed very quickly
一技之长yījìzhīchángone special skill that a person is very good at
一面yīmiànone side of something, like paper or a box
一目了然yīmù-liǎoránclear at one look; you understand it immediately when you see it
一事无成yīshì-wúchéngto achieve nothing; to have no success in life
一瞬间yīshùnjiāna very short moment; an instant
一味yīwèialways doing one thing in the same way, even when it is not good
一系列yīxìlièa group of similar things that happen or come one after another
一阵yīzhèna short, sudden time when something like wind or rain happens
仪表yíbiǎoa meter; a machine that measures and shows things like speed
怡然自得yírán-zìdévery happy and relaxed
姨yíaunt; your mother's sister (as in 姨妈)
移交yíjiāoto give your work or duties to another person
移植yízhíto take a plant out of the ground and plant it somewhere else
遗留yíliúto leave behind something from an earlier time, like a problem or old things
遗弃yíqìto leave a person or animal and never care for them again