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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.

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钙 gài calcium (chemistry)
改版 gǎibǎn to revise an edition; to redesign (a magazine, website); new version
改编 gǎibiān to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
改动 gǎidòng to alter; to modify; to revise
改革开放 gǎigékāifàng reform and opening-up (policy since 1978)
概况 gàikuàng general situation; summary
改良 gǎiliáng to improve; to refine; to reform; improvement HSK 2.0 · 6
概率 gàilǜ probability (math.)
概论 gàilùn introduction; general outline; compendium; overview
改名 gǎimíng to change one's name
改日 gǎirì another day; some other day
改为 gǎiwéi to change into
改邪归正 gǎixiéguīzhèng to mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf
盖子 gàizi cover; lid; shell
感 gǎn to feel; to move; to affect; feeling; emotion; sense of ~ (suffix)
干部 gànbù cadre; official; officer; manager
感触 gǎnchù impression; feeling; emotion stirred by something
感恩 gǎnēn to be grateful
赶赴 gǎnfù to hurry; to rush
尴尬 gāngà awkward; embarrassed HSK 2.0 · 6
干戈 gāngē weapons of war; arms
干旱 gānhàn drought; arid; dry HSK 2.0 · 6
感激 gǎnjī to be grateful; to appreciate; gratitude HSK 2.0 · 5
感慨 gǎnkǎi to sigh with emotion; to lament; deeply moved HSK 2.0 · 6
敢情 gǎnqing as it turns out; so; of course
感染 gǎnrǎn to infect; to affect emotionally; infection HSK 2.0 · 6
感染力 gǎnrǎnlì power to move people; power to spread emotions
干事 gànshi administrator; executive secretary
感叹 gǎntàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament
赶往 gǎnwǎng to hurry to (somewhere)
甘心 gānxīn to be willing; to resign oneself to; to be content; to be satisfied HSK 2.0 · 6
感性 gǎnxìng emotional; sentimental; sensibility; perception
肝脏 gānzàng liver
干燥 gānzào dry; arid; dull; boring HSK 2.0 · 4
港 gǎng harbor; port
钢 gāng steel
扛 gāng to lift high with both hands; to carry together (as a group) HSK 2.0 · 6
缸 gāng jar; vat; large container; tank
纲领 gānglǐng program (plan of action); guiding principle; guideline HSK 2.0 · 6
杠铃 gànglíng barbell
纲要 gāngyào outline; essential points
刚毅 gāngyì resolute; steadfast; stalwart
告 gào to tell; to inform; to announce; to report; to sue
高昂 gāoáng very expensive; high; (spirits) elated; (head) held high
高傲 gāoào arrogant; haughty; proud
高超 gāochāo excellent; superlative HSK 2.0 · 6
告辞 gàocí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 2.0 · 6
高低 gāodī height; ups and downs; who is better; (colloquial) no matter what
高调 gāodiào ostentatious; high-profile; grandiose talk
高额 gāoé high quota; large amount
高尔夫球 gāoěrfūqiú golf; golf ball
高峰期 gāofēngqī peak period; rush hour
高贵 gāoguì grandeur; noble
搞鬼 gǎoguǐ to make mischief; to play tricks
告诫 gàojiè to warn; to admonish HSK 2.0 · 6
高空 gāokōng high altitude
高龄 gāolíng elderly
高明 gāomíng brilliant; superior; wise HSK 2.0 · 6
高山 gāoshān high mountain; alpine mountain
告示 gàoshi announcement
告诉 gàosù to file a lawsuit; to press charges (legal)
高效 gāoxiào efficient; highly effective
搞笑 gǎoxiào funny; amusing; to make people laugh; (ironic) ridiculous
高新技术 gāoxīnjìshù high tech; high technology
高血压 gāoxuèyā high blood pressure; hypertension
高压 gāoyā high pressure; high-handed
高雅 gāoyǎ dainty; elegance; elegant
高涨 gāozhǎng to surge; to run high (prices, spirits, tensions) HSK 2.0 · 6
告知 gàozhī to inform
告状 gàozhuàng to tell on someone; to complain (to a teacher, boss); to sue
格 gé grid; cell; box; standard; pattern; style; character
割 gē to cut; to cut apart HSK 2.0 · 6
搁 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 2.0 · 6
搁 gé to bear; to stand; to endure HSK 2.0 · 6
个案 gèàn individual case; special case
各奔前程 gèbènqiánchéng each goes their own way; each takes their own path
戈壁 Gēbì Gobi (desert)
胳膊 gēbo arm HSK 2.0 · 5
格格不入 gégébùrù (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
隔阂 géhé estrangement; rift; barrier (of understanding, language) HSK 2.0 · 6
歌剧 gējù Western opera
格局 géjú structure; pattern; layout HSK 2.0 · 6
隔离 gélí to separate; to isolate HSK 2.0 · 6
革命 gémìng revolution; to carry out a revolution; revolutionary HSK 2.0 · 5
搁浅 gēqiǎn to run aground; to be stranded; to stall
格式 géshì form; specification; format HSK 2.0 · 6
各式各样 gèshìgèyàng (of) all kinds and sorts; various
歌颂 gēsòng to extol; to praise; to sing the praises of HSK 2.0 · 6
个头儿 gètóur size; height; stature
歌舞 gēwǔ singing and dancing
歌咏 gēyǒng to sing
搁置 gēzhì to shelve; to set aside
鸽子 gēzi pigeon; dove HSK 2.0 · 5
跟不上 gēnbushàng not able to keep up with
根基 gēnjī foundation
跟上 gēnshàng to catch up with; to keep pace with
根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted (problem etc) HSK 2.0 · 6
根源 gēnyuán origin; root (cause) HSK 2.0 · 6
根治 gēnzhì to eradicate; to cure completely; to bring under permanent control
跟踪 gēnzōng to follow the trail of; to track; to shadow; tracking HSK 2.0 · 6
耕地 gēngdì arable land; to plow land HSK 2.0 · 6
更改 gēnggǎi to alter
更衣室 gēngyīshì locker room; changing room; dressing room
耿直 gěngzhí honest; frank; candid
供 gōng to provide; to supply; to pay for (studies)
供 gòng sacrificial offering; to confess
攻 gōng to attack; to accuse; to study
功 gōng merit; achievement; feat; work (physics)
弓 gōng bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back)
拱 gǒng to cup one's hands in salute; to arch; to nudge with the snout; arched
公安局 gōngānjú police station; public security bureau HSK 2.0 · 6
供不应求 gōngbùyìngqiú supply does not meet demand HSK 2.0 · 6
公车 gōngchē bus; official vehicle (of an agency or company)
功臣 gōngchén key contributor; person of great merit; distinguished servant
公道 gōngdào justice; fairness; public highway HSK 2.0 · 6
公道 gōngdao fair; reasonable; equitable HSK 2.0 · 6
工地 gōngdì construction site
功底 gōngdǐ solid grounding; basic skills
宫殿 gōngdiàn palace HSK 2.0 · 6
攻读 gōngdú to major in; to study intensively for a degree
公费 gōngfèi at public expense
供奉 gòngfèng to worship; to venerate (ancestors or gods); to make offerings
公共场所 gōnggòngchǎngsuǒ public place
公关 gōngguān public relations HSK 2.0 · 6
攻关 gōngguān to tackle a key problem; (lit.) to storm a strategic pass
公函 gōnghán official letter
工会 gōnghuì labor union; trade union
公积金 gōngjījīn housing fund (mandatory savings); reserve fund
公开信 gōngkāixìn open letter
工科 gōngkē engineering as an academic subject
公款 gōngkuǎn public money
功劳 gōngláo merit; contribution; credit HSK 2.0 · 6
功力 gōnglì skill; mastery; proficiency (in an art or craft)
公立 gōnglì public (e.g. school, hospital)
功率 gōnglǜ rate of work; power (output)
共鸣 gòngmíng resonance; sympathetic response; to resonate; to identify with HSK 2.0 · 6
公墓 gōngmù public cemetery
供暖 gōngnuǎn to supply heating; heating (of a building)
公仆 gōngpú public servant
公顷 gōngqǐng hectare
供求 gōngqiú supply and demand (economics)
公然 gōngrán openly; publicly; undisguised HSK 2.0 · 6
工商界 gōngshāngjiè industry; the world of business
共识 gòngshí common understanding; consensus
公事 gōngshì work-related matters; documents
公示 gōngshì to make public (for information or comment); public notice
宫廷 gōngtíng court (of king or emperor)
共同体 gòngtóngtǐ community
恭维 gōngwei to flatter; to fawn on; flattery; compliment
公务 gōngwù official business HSK 2.0 · 6
恭喜 gōngxǐ to congratulate; congratulations!
功效 gōngxiào efficacy HSK 2.0 · 6
共性 gòngxìng overall character
工序 gōngxù working procedure; process
公益 gōngyì public interest; common good; charitable
公用 gōngyòng public; for public use
公寓 gōngyù apartment building; block of flats HSK 2.0 · 5
公约 gōngyuē convention; pact (international or collective agreement)
公证 gōngzhèng to notarize; to certify before a notary; notarial deed HSK 2.0 · 6
工整 gōngzhěng neat and careful; well done
公职 gōngzhí public office; civil service; government job
工作量 gōngzuòliàng workload; volume of work
公益性 gōngyìxìng Public welfare
购 gòu to buy; to purchase
钩 gōu hook; fishhook; check mark; to hook
勾 gōu to evoke (memories); to tick off; to cross out; to outline; to collude
勾画 gōuhuà to sketch out; to delineate
勾结 gōujié to collude; to conspire; to team up (for illicit ends) HSK 2.0 · 6
够呛 gòuqiàng (colloquial) unbearable; terrible; unlikely to work out
构思 gòusī to conceive; to plan out (a work); conception; plan HSK 2.0 · 6
构想 gòuxiǎng to conceive; concept
钩子 gōuzi hook HSK 2.0 · 6
故 gù therefore (written style); cause; reason; former; deceased
雇 gù to employ; to hire; to rent
顾不得 gùbude unable to attend to; no time to deal with; to neglect (due to urgency)
顾不上 gùbushàng cannot attend to or manage
孤单 gūdān lone; lonely; loneliness HSK 2.0 · 4
古董 gǔdǒng curio; antique HSK 2.0 · 6
鼓动 gǔdòng to incite; to instigate; to encourage; to agitate HSK 2.0 · 6
股份 gǔfèn a share (in a company); stock HSK 2.0 · 6
辜负 gūfù to let down; to disappoint; to fail to live up to (trust, hopes) HSK 2.0 · 6
骨干 gǔgàn backbone; mainstay; key member (of a group); (bone) shaft HSK 2.0 · 6
古怪 gǔguài strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre HSK 2.0 · 6
顾及 gùjí to take into account; to attend to; to worry about
古迹 gǔjì historic site; relic; ancient monument
古今中外 gǔjīnzhōngwài at all times and in all places; in China and abroad, past and present
孤立 gūlì isolated; to isolate HSK 2.0 · 6
孤零零 gūlínglíng solitary; all alone; isolated and helpless
孤陋寡闻 gūlòuguǎwén (idiom) ill-informed and narrow-minded; poorly informed
顾虑 gùlǜ misgivings; apprehensions HSK 2.0 · 6
股民 gǔmín stock investor; share trader
沽名钓誉 gūmíngdiàoyù to court fame by artifice; to fish for compliments; to feign virtue
古朴 gǔpǔ simple in an ancient style; austere and primitive (art, architecture)
骨气 gǔqì backbone; dignity; strength of character; moral integrity
顾全大局 gùquándàjú to consider the big picture; to put the whole before the part
固然 gùrán admittedly (it's true that...) HSK 2.0 · 6
古人 gǔrén the ancients; people of ancient times; the deceased
股市 gǔshì stock market
估算 gūsuàn assessment; evaluation
鼓舞 gǔwǔ to encourage; to boost (morale); encouragement HSK 2.0 · 5
雇佣 gùyōng to employ; to hire HSK 2.0 · 5
雇员 gùyuán employee
骨折 gǔzhé to fracture (a bone); fracture
固执 gùzhí stubborn; obstinate; headstrong; to cling to (an idea) HSK 2.0 · 6
雇主 gùzhǔ employer
瓜分 guāfēn to partition; to divide up
刮风 guāfēng to be windy
寡妇 guǎfu widow
挂钩 guàgōu to hook; to couple; to link; hook
挂号 guàhào to register (at a hospital); to send by registered mail HSK 2.0 · 5
挂念 guàniàn concerned
挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
瓜子 guāzǐ seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, watermelon)
乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; smart HSK 2.0 · 5
怪不得 guàibude no wonder!; so that's why! HSK 2.0 · 5
乖巧 guāiqiǎo well-behaved and smart (of a child); clever; cute; charming
拐弯 guǎiwān to turn a corner; to make a turn; bend; (figurative) to be indirect HSK 2.0 · 5
怪物 guàiwu monster; freak; eccentric person
怪异 guàiyì strange; weird; unusual; strange phenomenon
拐杖 guǎizhàng crutches; crutch; walking stick HSK 2.0 · 6
罐 guàn can; jar; pot; MW for cans, jars, pots HSK 2.0 · 6
灌 guàn to irrigate; to pour; to fill; to seep in; to install (software)
惯 guàn to be used to; to indulge; to spoil (a child)
官兵 guānbīng officers and soldiers; troops
棺材 guāncai coffin
观测 guāncè to observe; to measure; observation (scientific)
贯彻 guànchè to firmly implement; to put into practice; to carry out (a policy) HSK 2.0 · 6
贯穿 guànchuān to run through; to be the common thread of
关掉 guāndiào to switch off; to shut off
灌溉 guàngài to irrigate HSK 2.0 · 6
观感 guāngǎn one's impressions; observations
管家 guǎnjiā butler; steward; housekeeper
管教 guǎnjiào to discipline; to raise (a child); to correct; discipline
关节 guānjié joint (anatomy); key point; critical moment
惯例 guànlì convention; usual practice HSK 2.0 · 6
官吏 guānlì bureaucrat; official
管理费 guǎnlǐfèi management fee
官僚 guānliáo bureaucrat; bureaucracy; bureaucratic
官僚主义 guānliáozhǔyì bureaucracy
观摩 guānmó to observe and learn; to attend in order to learn
观赏 guānshǎng to view and admire; to enjoy looking at; ornamental
灌输 guànshū to instill; to inculcate; to impart
关税 guānshuì customs duty; tariff
贯通 guàntōng to link up; to thread together
罐头 guàntou tin; can HSK 2.0 · 5
关头 guāntóu juncture; moment
观望 guānwàng to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
管辖 guǎnxiá to have jurisdiction over; to administer; jurisdiction HSK 2.0 · 6
惯性 guànxìng inertia; (figurative) force of habit; habitual tendency
管用 guǎnyòng efficacious; useful
官员 guānyuán official; officer (of an organization or government)
关照 guānzhào to look after; to take care of; to keep an eye on; to notify HSK 2.0 · 6
管子 guǎnzi tube; pipe; drinking straw HSK 2.0 · 5
光彩 guāngcǎi brilliance; splendor; radiance; honorable; glorious HSK 2.0 · 6
光碟 guāngdié optical disc; compact disc; CD; CD-ROM
光顾 guānggù to visit (as a customer)
光滑 guānghuá glossy; sleek; smooth HSK 2.0 · 5
光环 guānghuán halo; (figurative) glory; aura of prestige
光缆 guānglǎn optical cable
光芒 guāngmáng radiance; rays of light; brilliant glow HSK 2.0 · 6
光明磊落 guāngmínglěiluò open and upright; honest and aboveboard
广义 guǎngyì broad sense; general sense
光泽 guāngzé luster; gloss
龟 guī tortoise; turtle
瑰宝 guībǎo gem; treasure; rare and valuable item
贵宾 guìbīn guest of honor; distinguished guest; VIP
规格 guīgé standard; norm; specification HSK 2.0 · 6
归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ after all; in the final analysis; ultimately HSK 2.0 · 6
桂花 guìhuā osmanthus flower
归还 guīhuán to return (an item); to give back; to restore HSK 2.0 · 6
轨迹 guǐjì locus; orbit; trajectory; track
归结 guījié to sum up; to reduce (to); to attribute (to a cause); conclusion
规矩 guīju rule; custom; well-behaved; honest; proper HSK 2.0 · 5
归来 guīlái to return; to come back
归纳 guīnà to sum up; to summarize; to infer by induction; induction HSK 2.0 · 6
闺女 guīnü (colloquial) daughter; girl; unmarried woman
归属 guīshǔ to belong to; to fall under; belonging; affiliation
归宿 guīsù final destination; place to return to; home; outcome
柜台 guìtái counter; service window; bar HSK 2.0 · 5
贵重 guìzhòng precious
贵族 guìzú noble; aristocrat; nobility; aristocracy HSK 2.0 · 6
棍 gùn stick; rod; truncheon
滚动 gǔndòng to roll; to scroll (on a screen); to loop
棍子 gùnzi stick; rod
裹 guǒ to wrap; to bundle up; to wrap up (warmly); to sweep along
过半 guòbàn over fifty percent; more than half
国宝 guóbǎo national treasure
过不去 guòbuqù to make life hard for; to pick on; can't pass; can't get over
过错 guòcuò fault; mistake; blame
过道 guòdào passageway; corridor; aisle
果断 guǒduàn firm; decisive HSK 2.0 · 6
国防 guófáng national defense HSK 2.0 · 6
过关 guòguān to pass (a test or difficulty); to meet the required standard
国画 guóhuà traditional Chinese painting
国徽 guóhuī national emblem; national coat of arms
过奖 guòjiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 2.0 · 6
过节 guòjié to celebrate a festival; to spend the holidays
过境 guòjìng to pass through (a country); to pass over (a typhoon, etc.); transit
过滤 guòlǜ to filter; filter HSK 2.0 · 6
过期 guòqī to expire; to be overdue; to pass the deadline HSK 2.0 · 5
国情 guóqíng national situation; a country's specific circumstances
过日子 guòrìzi to live one's life; to get by; to live day to day
过剩 guòshèng to be excessive; to be in surplus; to have too much
过失 guòshī fault; error; (law) negligence; blame HSK 2.0 · 6
过头 guòtóu excessive; to go too far; to overdo it
国土 guótǔ country's territory; national land
过往 guòwǎng the past; previous; to come and go
国学 guóxué classical Chinese studies; traditional Chinese learning
过意不去 guòyìbùqù to feel very apologetic
过瘾 guòyǐn satisfying; gratifying; to get one's fill; to satisfy a craving HSK 2.0 · 6
过硬 guòyìng of proven quality; solid; flawless; masterful
国有 guóyǒu state-owned; public
果园 guǒyuán orchard
过早 guòzǎo prematurely; too early; ahead of time
果真 guǒzhēn indeed; as expected; if it's really true