HSK 7-9 Vocabulary
1,200 characters · 5,126 words · Advanced (top band)
The top band of HSK 3.0 and by far the largest block of vocabulary — specialised, formal and literary registers.
The stage name is our plain-language description of difficulty, not an official HSK band title.
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Characters (1,200)
哎āihey!哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinoma蔼ǎifriendly艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa唉āiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)隘àinarrow昂ángto lift凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)熬āoto simmer; to boil slowly奥àoAustria (abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4])澳àoMacao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4 men2])扒bāto peel叭bādenote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)芭bāan unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2]靶bǎtarget坝bà(used in place names) plain; flatland霸bàhegemon掰bāito break off or break open sth with one's hands柏bǎicedar扳bānto pull颁bānto promulgate斑bānspot拌bànto mix瓣bànpetal邦bāngcountry; nation; state绑bǎngto tie谤bàngto slander磅bàngscale (instrument for weighing)镑bàngpound (sterling) (loanword)煲bāodeep cooking pot堡bǎofortress; stronghold豹bàoleopard曝bàoto air卑bēilow碑bēia monument狈bèia legendary wolf惫bèiexhausted崩bēngto collapse绷bēngto draw tight; to stretch taut
Words (5,126)
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结果jiéguǒto bear fruit阿拉伯语ĀlābóyǔArabic (language)哎呀āiyāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration哀求āiqiúto entreat挨家挨户āijiā-āihùto go from house to house癌症áizhèngcancer艾滋病àizībìng(loanword) AIDS爱不释手àibùshìshǒuto like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible爱理不理àilǐ-bùlǐstandoffish; indifferent爱面子ài miànzito like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud爱惜àixīto cherish碍事àishìto be in the way; to be a hindrance安定āndìngstable; calm; settled安抚ānfǔto placate安眠药ānmiányàosleeping pill安宁ānníngpeaceful安稳ānwěnsteady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth安心ānxīnat ease安逸ānyìeasy and comfortable按键ànjiànbutton or key (on a device)按理说ànlǐ shuōit is reasonable to say that...按说ànshuōin the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally案件ànjiàncase暗地里àndìlǐsecretly; inwardly; on the sly暗杀ànshāto assassinate暗中ànzhōngin the dark昂贵ángguìexpensive熬夜áoyèto stay up late or all night傲慢àomànarrogant奥秘àomìsecret奥运会ÀoyùnhuìOlympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])八卦bāguàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]巴不得bābudé(coll.) to be eager for芭蕾bālěiballet (loanword)把柄bǎbǐnghandle把关bǎguānto guard a pass把手bǎshouto shake hands靶子bǎzitarget罢免bàmiǎnto remove sb from their post罢休bàxiūto give up