HSK lists
HSK 7-9 vocabulary · G
The 315 words of the advanced band (HSK 7-9) that begin with “G” in pinyin, with hanzi, tone-colored pinyin and English meaning. The HSK 2.0 tag appears alongside where it exists.
Every word with its hanzi, pinyin and meaning (the glosses start from CC-CEDICT and are reviewed for Wanyu). The audio and example sentences for each one are inside the app, free.
G
钙 calcium (chemistry)
改版 to revise an edition; to redesign (a magazine, website); new version
改编 to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
改动 to alter; to modify; to revise
改革开放 reform and opening-up (policy since 1978)
概况 general situation; summary
改良 to improve; to refine; to reform; improvement HSK 2.0 · 6
概率 probability (math.)
概论 introduction; general outline; compendium; overview
改名 to change one's name
改日 another day; some other day
改为 to change into
改邪归正 to mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf
盖子 cover; lid; shell
感 to feel; to move; to affect; feeling; emotion; sense of ~ (suffix)
干部 cadre; official; officer; manager
感触 impression; feeling; emotion stirred by something
感恩 to be grateful
赶赴 to hurry; to rush
尴尬 awkward; embarrassed HSK 2.0 · 6
干戈 weapons of war; arms
干旱 drought; arid; dry HSK 2.0 · 6
感激 to be grateful; to appreciate; gratitude HSK 2.0 · 5
感慨 to sigh with emotion; to lament; deeply moved HSK 2.0 · 6
敢情 as it turns out; so; of course
感染 to infect; to affect emotionally; infection HSK 2.0 · 6
感染力 power to move people; power to spread emotions
干事 administrator; executive secretary
感叹 to sigh (with feeling); to lament
赶往 to hurry to (somewhere)
甘心 to be willing; to resign oneself to; to be content; to be satisfied HSK 2.0 · 6
感性 emotional; sentimental; sensibility; perception
肝脏 liver
干燥 dry; arid; dull; boring HSK 2.0 · 4
港 harbor; port
钢 steel
扛 to lift high with both hands; to carry together (as a group) HSK 2.0 · 6
缸 jar; vat; large container; tank
纲领 program (plan of action); guiding principle; guideline HSK 2.0 · 6
杠铃 barbell
纲要 outline; essential points
刚毅 resolute; steadfast; stalwart
告 to tell; to inform; to announce; to report; to sue
高昂 very expensive; high; (spirits) elated; (head) held high
高傲 arrogant; haughty; proud
高超 excellent; superlative HSK 2.0 · 6
告辞 to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 2.0 · 6
高低 height; ups and downs; who is better; (colloquial) no matter what
高调 ostentatious; high-profile; grandiose talk
高额 high quota; large amount
高尔夫球 golf; golf ball
高峰期 peak period; rush hour
高贵 grandeur; noble
搞鬼 to make mischief; to play tricks
告诫 to warn; to admonish HSK 2.0 · 6
高空 high altitude
高龄 elderly
高明 brilliant; superior; wise HSK 2.0 · 6
高山 high mountain; alpine mountain
告示 announcement
告诉 to file a lawsuit; to press charges (legal)
高效 efficient; highly effective
搞笑 funny; amusing; to make people laugh; (ironic) ridiculous
高新技术 high tech; high technology
高血压 high blood pressure; hypertension
高压 high pressure; high-handed
高雅 dainty; elegance; elegant
高涨 to surge; to run high (prices, spirits, tensions) HSK 2.0 · 6
告知 to inform
告状 to tell on someone; to complain (to a teacher, boss); to sue
格 grid; cell; box; standard; pattern; style; character
割 to cut; to cut apart HSK 2.0 · 6
搁 to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 2.0 · 6
搁 to bear; to stand; to endure HSK 2.0 · 6
个案 individual case; special case
各奔前程 each goes their own way; each takes their own path
戈壁 Gobi (desert)
胳膊 arm HSK 2.0 · 5
格格不入 (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
隔阂 estrangement; rift; barrier (of understanding, language) HSK 2.0 · 6
歌剧 Western opera
格局 structure; pattern; layout HSK 2.0 · 6
隔离 to separate; to isolate HSK 2.0 · 6
革命 revolution; to carry out a revolution; revolutionary HSK 2.0 · 5
搁浅 to run aground; to be stranded; to stall
格式 form; specification; format HSK 2.0 · 6
各式各样 (of) all kinds and sorts; various
歌颂 to extol; to praise; to sing the praises of HSK 2.0 · 6
个头儿 size; height; stature
歌舞 singing and dancing
歌咏 to sing
搁置 to shelve; to set aside
鸽子 pigeon; dove HSK 2.0 · 5
跟不上 not able to keep up with
根基 foundation
跟上 to catch up with; to keep pace with
根深蒂固 deep-rooted (problem etc) HSK 2.0 · 6
根源 origin; root (cause) HSK 2.0 · 6
根治 to eradicate; to cure completely; to bring under permanent control
跟踪 to follow the trail of; to track; to shadow; tracking HSK 2.0 · 6
耕地 arable land; to plow land HSK 2.0 · 6
更改 to alter
更衣室 locker room; changing room; dressing room
耿直 honest; frank; candid
供 to provide; to supply; to pay for (studies)
供 sacrificial offering; to confess
攻 to attack; to accuse; to study
功 merit; achievement; feat; work (physics)
弓 bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back)
拱 to cup one's hands in salute; to arch; to nudge with the snout; arched
公安局 police station; public security bureau HSK 2.0 · 6
供不应求 supply does not meet demand HSK 2.0 · 6
公车 bus; official vehicle (of an agency or company)
功臣 key contributor; person of great merit; distinguished servant
公道 justice; fairness; public highway HSK 2.0 · 6
公道 fair; reasonable; equitable HSK 2.0 · 6
工地 construction site
功底 solid grounding; basic skills
宫殿 palace HSK 2.0 · 6
攻读 to major in; to study intensively for a degree
公费 at public expense
供奉 to worship; to venerate (ancestors or gods); to make offerings
公共场所 public place
公关 public relations HSK 2.0 · 6
攻关 to tackle a key problem; (lit.) to storm a strategic pass
公函 official letter
工会 labor union; trade union
公积金 housing fund (mandatory savings); reserve fund
公开信 open letter
工科 engineering as an academic subject
公款 public money
功劳 merit; contribution; credit HSK 2.0 · 6
功力 skill; mastery; proficiency (in an art or craft)
公立 public (e.g. school, hospital)
功率 rate of work; power (output)
共鸣 resonance; sympathetic response; to resonate; to identify with HSK 2.0 · 6
公墓 public cemetery
供暖 to supply heating; heating (of a building)
公仆 public servant
公顷 hectare
供求 supply and demand (economics)
公然 openly; publicly; undisguised HSK 2.0 · 6
工商界 industry; the world of business
共识 common understanding; consensus
公事 work-related matters; documents
公示 to make public (for information or comment); public notice
宫廷 court (of king or emperor)
共同体 community
恭维 to flatter; to fawn on; flattery; compliment
公务 official business HSK 2.0 · 6
恭喜 to congratulate; congratulations!
功效 efficacy HSK 2.0 · 6
共性 overall character
工序 working procedure; process
公益 public interest; common good; charitable
公用 public; for public use
公寓 apartment building; block of flats HSK 2.0 · 5
公约 convention; pact (international or collective agreement)
公证 to notarize; to certify before a notary; notarial deed HSK 2.0 · 6
工整 neat and careful; well done
公职 public office; civil service; government job
工作量 workload; volume of work
公益性 Public welfare
购 to buy; to purchase
钩 hook; fishhook; check mark; to hook
勾 to evoke (memories); to tick off; to cross out; to outline; to collude
勾画 to sketch out; to delineate
勾结 to collude; to conspire; to team up (for illicit ends) HSK 2.0 · 6
够呛 (colloquial) unbearable; terrible; unlikely to work out
构思 to conceive; to plan out (a work); conception; plan HSK 2.0 · 6
构想 to conceive; concept
钩子 hook HSK 2.0 · 6
故 therefore (written style); cause; reason; former; deceased
雇 to employ; to hire; to rent
顾不得 unable to attend to; no time to deal with; to neglect (due to urgency)
顾不上 cannot attend to or manage
孤单 lone; lonely; loneliness HSK 2.0 · 4
古董 curio; antique HSK 2.0 · 6
鼓动 to incite; to instigate; to encourage; to agitate HSK 2.0 · 6
股份 a share (in a company); stock HSK 2.0 · 6
辜负 to let down; to disappoint; to fail to live up to (trust, hopes) HSK 2.0 · 6
骨干 backbone; mainstay; key member (of a group); (bone) shaft HSK 2.0 · 6
古怪 strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre HSK 2.0 · 6
顾及 to take into account; to attend to; to worry about
古迹 historic site; relic; ancient monument
古今中外 at all times and in all places; in China and abroad, past and present
孤立 isolated; to isolate HSK 2.0 · 6
孤零零 solitary; all alone; isolated and helpless
孤陋寡闻 (idiom) ill-informed and narrow-minded; poorly informed
顾虑 misgivings; apprehensions HSK 2.0 · 6
股民 stock investor; share trader
沽名钓誉 to court fame by artifice; to fish for compliments; to feign virtue
古朴 simple in an ancient style; austere and primitive (art, architecture)
骨气 backbone; dignity; strength of character; moral integrity
顾全大局 to consider the big picture; to put the whole before the part
固然 admittedly (it's true that...) HSK 2.0 · 6
古人 the ancients; people of ancient times; the deceased
股市 stock market
估算 assessment; evaluation
鼓舞 to encourage; to boost (morale); encouragement HSK 2.0 · 5
雇佣 to employ; to hire HSK 2.0 · 5
雇员 employee
骨折 to fracture (a bone); fracture
固执 stubborn; obstinate; headstrong; to cling to (an idea) HSK 2.0 · 6
雇主 employer
瓜分 to partition; to divide up
刮风 to be windy
寡妇 widow
挂钩 to hook; to couple; to link; hook
挂号 to register (at a hospital); to send by registered mail HSK 2.0 · 5
挂念 concerned
挂失 to report the loss of something
瓜子 seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, watermelon)
乖 (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; smart HSK 2.0 · 5
怪不得 no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 2.0 · 5
乖巧 well-behaved and smart (of a child); clever; cute; charming
拐弯 to turn a corner; to make a turn; bend; (figurative) to be indirect HSK 2.0 · 5
怪物 monster; freak; eccentric person
怪异 strange; weird; unusual; strange phenomenon
拐杖 crutches; crutch; walking stick HSK 2.0 · 6
罐 can; jar; pot; MW for cans, jars, pots HSK 2.0 · 6
灌 to irrigate; to pour; to fill; to seep in; to install (software)
惯 to be used to; to indulge; to spoil (a child)
官兵 officers and soldiers; troops
棺材 coffin
观测 to observe; to measure; observation (scientific)
贯彻 to firmly implement; to put into practice; to carry out (a policy) HSK 2.0 · 6
贯穿 to run through; to be the common thread of
关掉 to switch off; to shut off
灌溉 to irrigate HSK 2.0 · 6
观感 one's impressions; observations
管家 butler; steward; housekeeper
管教 to discipline; to raise (a child); to correct; discipline
关节 joint (anatomy); key point; critical moment
惯例 convention; usual practice HSK 2.0 · 6
官吏 bureaucrat; official
管理费 management fee
官僚 bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic
官僚主义 bureaucracy
观摩 to observe and learn; to attend in order to learn
观赏 to view and admire; to enjoy looking at; ornamental
灌输 to instill; to inculcate; to impart
关税 customs duty; tariff
贯通 to link up; to thread together
罐头 tin; can HSK 2.0 · 5
关头 juncture; moment
观望 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
管辖 to have jurisdiction over; to administer; jurisdiction HSK 2.0 · 6
惯性 inertia; (figurative) force of habit; habitual tendency
管用 efficacious; useful
官员 official; officer (of an organization or government)
关照 to look after; to take care of; to keep an eye on; to notify HSK 2.0 · 6
管子 tube; pipe; drinking straw HSK 2.0 · 5
光彩 brilliance; splendor; radiance; honorable; glorious HSK 2.0 · 6
光碟 optical disc; compact disc; CD; CD-ROM
光顾 to visit (as a customer)
光滑 glossy; sleek; smooth HSK 2.0 · 5
光环 halo; (figurative) glory; aura of prestige
光缆 optical cable
光芒 radiance; rays of light; brilliant glow HSK 2.0 · 6
光明磊落 open and upright; honest and aboveboard
广义 broad sense; general sense
光泽 luster; gloss
龟 tortoise; turtle
瑰宝 gem; treasure; rare and valuable item
贵宾 guest of honor; distinguished guest; VIP
规格 standard; norm; specification HSK 2.0 · 6
归根到底 after all; in the final analysis; ultimately HSK 2.0 · 6
桂花 osmanthus flower
归还 to return (an item); to give back; to restore HSK 2.0 · 6
轨迹 locus; orbit; trajectory; track
归结 to sum up; to reduce (to); to attribute (to a cause); conclusion
规矩 rule; custom; well-behaved; honest; proper HSK 2.0 · 5
归来 to return; to come back
归纳 to sum up; to summarize; to infer by induction; induction HSK 2.0 · 6
闺女 (colloquial) daughter; girl; unmarried woman
归属 to belong to; to fall under; belonging; affiliation
归宿 final destination; place to return to; home; outcome
柜台 counter; service window; bar HSK 2.0 · 5
贵重 precious
贵族 noble; aristocrat; nobility; aristocracy HSK 2.0 · 6
棍 stick; rod; truncheon
滚动 to roll; to scroll (on a screen); to loop
棍子 stick; rod
裹 to wrap; to bundle up; to wrap up (warmly); to sweep along
过半 over fifty percent; more than half
国宝 national treasure
过不去 to make life hard for; to pick on; can't pass; can't get over
过错 fault; mistake; blame
过道 passageway; corridor; aisle
果断 firm; decisive HSK 2.0 · 6
国防 national defense HSK 2.0 · 6
过关 to pass (a test or difficulty); to meet the required standard
国画 traditional Chinese painting
国徽 national emblem; national coat of arms
过奖 to overpraise; to flatter HSK 2.0 · 6
过节 to celebrate a festival; to spend the holidays
过境 to pass through (a country); to pass over (a typhoon, etc.); transit
过滤 to filter; filter HSK 2.0 · 6
过期 to expire; to be overdue; to pass the deadline HSK 2.0 · 5
国情 national situation; a country's specific circumstances
过日子 to live one's life; to get by; to live day to day
过剩 to be excessive; to be in surplus; to have too much
过失 fault; error; (law) negligence; blame HSK 2.0 · 6
过头 excessive; to go too far; to overdo it
国土 country's territory; national land
过往 the past; previous; to come and go
国学 classical Chinese studies; traditional Chinese learning
过意不去 to feel very apologetic
过瘾 satisfying; gratifying; to get one's fill; to satisfy a craving HSK 2.0 · 6
过硬 of proven quality; solid; flawless; masterful
国有 state-owned; public
果园 orchard
过早 prematurely; too early; ahead of time
果真 indeed; as expected; if it's really true