HSK 7-9 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
5585 words
- 碟 dié — dish; plate
- 碧绿 bìlǜ — dark/emerald green; a vivid bluish-green color
- 碰巧 pèngqiǎo — by chance; by coincidence; to happen to
- 碰钉子 pèngdīngzi — to meet with a rebuff; to be turned down
- 磁带 cídài — magnetic tape (for audio or data)
- 磁铁 cítiě — magnet
- 磅 bàng — scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh (when used as verb)
- 磋商 cuōshāng — to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer
- 磕 kē — to tap; to knock (against something hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe, etc.)
- 磨 mó — to rub, grind, polish or sharpen (by friction)
- 磨合 móhé — to break in; to wear in; to get something working smoothly together (e.g., new machines, team members)
- 磨损 mósǔn — to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
- 磨炼 móliàn — to temper; to hone; to train or test (one's skill, will, character) through hard practice or trials
- 磨难 mónàn — a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross to bear; hardships undergone
- 礁石 jiāoshí — reef; rocky reef
- 示威 shìwēi — to demonstrate (as a protest); to hold a protest
- 示意 shìyì — to hint; to signal; to indicate (an idea or intention to someone)
- 礼仪 lǐyí — etiquette; socially accepted manners
- 礼品 lǐpǐn — gift; present
- 礼堂 lǐtáng — assembly hall; auditorium
- 礼尚往来 lǐshàngwǎnglái — lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity; fig. to return politeness for politeness
- 礼服 lǐfú — ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown, etc.)
- 礼节 lǐjié — etiquette; manners; customary rules of polite behavior
- 社交 shèjiāo — interaction; social contact
- 社会主义 shèhuìzhǔyì — socialism; a social and economic system based on social ownership and egalitarian distribution
- 社团 shètuán — association; society; club; organization
- 祈祷 qídǎo — to pray; to say a prayer
- 祖传 zǔchuán — handed down from ancestors; hereditary; transmitted through generations (e.g., recipe, skill, heirloom)
- 祖宗 zǔzōng — ancestor; forebear
- 祖母 zǔmǔ — father's mother; paternal grandmother
- 祖父 zǔfù — father's father; paternal grandfather
- 祖籍 zǔjí — ancestral hometown; original domicile (often used for family origin or household registration)
- 神仙 shénxiān — Daoist immortal; supernatural being (e.g. fairy, elf); mythological spirit
- 神圣 shénshèng — divine; holy; sacred
- 神态 shéntài — appearance; manner; bearing; facial expression; mien
- 神情 shénqíng — look; expression (on someone's face)
- 神气 shénqì — expression; look; manner (one's bearing or air)
- 祥和 xiánghé — auspicious and peaceful; harmonious and propitious
- 票房 piàofáng — box office; ticket revenue (of a film, show, etc.)
- 祭 jì — to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); to perform rites of worship
- 祭奠 jìdiàn — to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service
- 祭祀 jìsì — to offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors; to perform sacrificial rites
- 祸害 huòhài — disaster; scourge; harm; (pejorative) a harmful person
- 禁不住 jīnbuzhù — can't help (doing something); be unable to bear (not to do something)
- 禁区 jìnqū — restricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
- 禁忌 jìnjì — taboo; something that is avoided for cultural, religious, or social reasons
- 福气 fúqi — good fortune; a blessing; being lucky
- 离奇 líqí — odd; bizarre
- 离谱儿 lípǔr — absurd; outrageous; wildly unreasonable or beyond the norm
- 禾苗 hémiáo — seedling (of rice or other grain)
- 秀丽 xiùlì — pretty; beautiful; graceful in appearance
- 秀美 xiùměi — elegant; graceful (usually of appearance, scenery or bearing)
- 私下 sīxià — in private; privately; unofficially
- 私事 sīshì — personal matters; private affairs
- 私家车 sījiāchē — private car; privately owned car (as opposed to a taxi or company car)
- 私有 sīyǒu — private; privately owned
- 私立 sīlì — private; privately run (e.g., school, hospital)
- 私自 sīzì — privately; without authorization; secretly (doing something one has no right to do)
- 私营 sīyíng — privately owned; private (as opposed to state-owned)
- 秃 tū — bald; having lost hair or feathers
- 秉承 bǐngchéng — to take orders; to follow instructions
- 秉持 bǐngchí — to uphold; to hold fast to
- 种族 zhǒngzú — race; ethnic group
- 秘方 mìfāng — secret recipe; closely guarded formula
- 秘诀 mìjué — secret know-how; a special technique or method
- 租赁 zūlìn — to rent; to lease; to hire (property, equipment, etc.)
- 秤 chēng — to weigh (variant of 稱|称 chēng)
- 秧歌 yāngge — Yangge — a popular rural Chinese folk dance, often performed at festivals
- 积 jī — to amass; to accumulate; to store up
- 积攒 jīzǎn — to save bit by bit; to accumulate
- 积淀 jīdiàn — deposits accumulated over long periods; (fig.) valuable accumulated experience or wisdom
- 积蓄 jīxù — to save; to put aside (money)
- 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì — after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 移交 yíjiāo — to transfer; to hand over
- 移植 yízhí — to transplant (organs, tissues, or plants)
- 稀 xī — sparse; scattered; rare (few and far between)
- 稀奇 xīqí — rare; unusual; odd
- 稀少 xīshǎo — sparse; rare; few and scattered
- 稀有 xīyǒu — uncommon; rare
- 稀罕 xīhan — rare; uncommon
- 稍后 shāohòu — in a little while; shortly after
- 稍稍 shāoshāo — somewhat; a little; slightly
- 税务 shuìwù — taxation; tax affairs; tax administration (the government service/activities that collect taxes)
- 税收 shuìshōu — taxation; taxes collected by a government
- 稚嫩 zhìnèn — young and tender; puerile; soft and immature
- 稠 chóu — dense; thick (of liquid, texture, crowding)
- 稠密 chóumì — dense; thick (close together)
- 稳 wěn — settled; steady; stable
- 稳健 wěnjiàn — firm; stable and steady
- 稳固 wěngù — stable; steady; firm
- 稳妥 wěntuǒ — safe, secure; reliable; prudent
- 稳重 wěnzhòng — steady; earnest; staid
- 稻草 dàocǎo — rice straw; the dry stalks left after harvesting rice
- 穴位 xuéwèi — acupuncture point; acupoint
- 空军 kōngjūn — air force (military branch in charge of aerial warfare)
- 空前 kōngqián — unprecedented; never before seen
- 空想 kōngxiǎng — daydream; fantasy (an imagined scenario or unrealistic idea)
- 空洞 kōngdòng — empty; vacuous; (lacking content or substance)
- 空白 kòngbái — blank space (on a page, form, etc.)
- 空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng — empty; deserted (physically vacant, often with a sense of loneliness or desolation)