HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

挨āi动、介

in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to

挨家挨户āijiā-āihù

to go from house to house

哀求āiqiú动

to entreat; to implore; to plead

挨ái动

to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

癌ái名

cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

癌症áizhèng名

cancer

爱不释手àibúshìshǒu

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

爱戴àidài动

to love and respect; love and respect

暧昧àimèi形

vague; ambiguous; equivocal

爱慕àimù动

to adore; to admire

碍事àishì动、形

to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

爱惜àixī动

to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly

艾滋病àizībìng名

(loanword) AIDS

安定āndìng形、动

stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam

安抚ānfǔ动

to placate; to pacify; to appease

安眠药ānmiányào名

sleeping pill

安宁ānníng形

peaceful; tranquil; calm

安稳ānwěn形

steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth

安详ānxiáng形

serene

安心ānxīn形

at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest

安逸ānyì形

easy and comfortable; easy

安置ānzhì动

to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for

暗地里àndìlǐ名

secretly; inwardly; on the sly

案件ànjiàn名

case; instance

按理ànlǐ副

according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally

按钮ànniǔ名

button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action); to push a button

按说ànshuō副

in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally

暗中ànzhōng名

in the dark; in secret; on the sly

凹āo形

concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)

熬áo动

to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure

傲ào形

proud; arrogant; to despise

傲慢àomàn形

arrogant; haughty

奥秘àomì名

secret; mystery

扒bā动

to peel; to skin; to tear

疤bā名

scar; scab

巴不得bābudé动

to long for; to look forward to; (coll.) to be eager for

八成bāchéng数量、副

eighty percent; most probably; most likely

八卦bāguà名、形

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy

巴结bājie动

to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to

芭蕾bālěi名

ballet (loanword)

巴掌bāzhang名

palm of the hand; classifier: slap

拔bá动

to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction

把柄bǎbǐng名

handle

把关bǎguān动

to guard a pass; to check on sth

把手bǎshou名

handle; grip; knob

靶子bǎzi名

target

坝bà名

dam; dike; embankment

霸道bàdào形

the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule

罢工bàgōng动

to go on strike; a strike

罢了bàle助

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

罢免bàmiǎn动

to remove sb from their post; to dismiss

罢休bàxiū动

to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go

霸占bàzhàn动

to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate

掰bāi动

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

百般bǎibān副、数量

in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means

摆动bǎidòng动

to sway; to swing; to move back and forth

百分比bǎifēnbǐ名

percentage

百合bǎihé名

(botany) lily; (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relationships between women)

百科全书bǎikē quánshū

encyclopedia

摆平bǎipíng动

to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)

摆设bǎishe名

ornament; decorative item

柏树bǎishù名

cypress tree

败坏bàihuài动、形

to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine

拜会bàihuì动

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

拜见bàijiàn动

to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior

拜托bàituō动

to request sb to do sth; please!

扳bān动

to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation)

颁布bānbù动

to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)

斑点bāndiǎn名

spot; stain; speckle

颁发bānfā动

to issue; to promulgate; to award

颁奖bānjiǎng动

to confer an award

斑马线bānmǎxiàn名

crosswalk; zebra crossing

搬迁bānqiān动

to move; to relocate; removal

板块bǎnkuài名

slab; (geology) tectonic plate; (economic) bloc

版权bǎnquán名

copyright

扮bàn动

to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role)

伴bàn名、动

partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany

拌bàn动

to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)

绊bàn动

to trip; to stumble; to hinder

半边天bànbiāntiān名

half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk

半岛bàndǎo名

peninsula

半导体bàndǎotǐ名

semiconductor

绊脚石bànjiǎoshí名

stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way

半径bànjìng名

radius

伴侣bànlǚ名

companion; mate; partner

办事处bànshìchù名

office; agency; bureau

半数bànshù名

half the number; half

半途而废bàntú’érfèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

半信半疑bànxìn-bànyí

(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical

办学bànxué动

to run a school

伴奏bànzòu动

to accompany (musically)

帮手bāngshou名

helper; assistant

绑bǎng动

to tie; to kidnap; bind or fasten together

绑架bǎngjià动

to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack

磅bàng量、名

scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

煲bāo名、动

deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot

剥bāo动

to peel; to skin; to shell

包庇bāobì动

to shield; to harbor; to cover up

褒贬bāobiǎn动

to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of

包袱bāofu名

wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load