HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

The 5,585 words of new HSK band 7–9, the advanced stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

5,585 words

Ordered by pinyin

东道主dōng dào zhǔhost; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)动感dòng gǎnsense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic 动工dòng gōngto start (a building project)冻结dòng jiéto freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)动静dòng jìng(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 栋梁dòng liángridgepole; ridgepole and beams 动脉dòng màiartery 动身dòng shēnto go on a journey; to leave 董事dǒng shìboard member 懂事dǒng shìto grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 董事会dǒng shì huìboard of directors 董事长dǒng shì zhǎngchairman of the board of directors 动弹dòng tanto budge 动听dòng tīngpleasant to listen to 动向dòng xiàngtrend; tendency 动用dòng yòngto utilize; to put sth to use 东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngto look in all directions (idiom); to glance around 兜dōupocket; bag 抖dǒuto tremble; to shake out 陡dǒusteep; precipitous 斗dòuto fight; to struggle 逗dòuto tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke 豆浆dòu jiāngsoy milk 兜儿dōu rerhua variant of 兜[dōu]兜售dōu shòuto hawk; to peddle 斗志dòu zhìwill to fight; fighting spirit 豆子dòu zibean; pea 独dúalone; independent 独唱dú chàng(in singing) solo; to solo 督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on 渡过dù guòto cross over; to pass through 都会dū huìcity; metropolis 妒忌dù jìto be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious 独家dú jiāexclusive 度假dù jiàto go on holidays; to spend one's vacation 杜绝dù juéto put an end to 独立自主dú lì zì zhǔindependent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently 堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage 独身dú shēnunmarried; single; alone 独一无二dú yī wú èrunique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it 断定duàn dìngto conclude; to determine 断断续续duàn duàn xù xùintermittent; off and on 断裂duàn lièfracture; rupture 段落duàn luòphase; time interval 短缺duǎn quēshortage 短暂duǎn zànof short duration; brief; momentary 端正duān zhèngupright; regular 对白duì báidialogue (in a movie or a play)对策duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation 对称duì chènsymmetry; symmetrical 对得起duì de qǐnot to let sb down; to treat sb fairly 兑换duì huànto convert; to exchange 对联duì liánrhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 堆砌duī qìlit. to pile up (bricks); to pack 兑现duì xiàn(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment 队形duì xíngformation 对弈duì yìto play go, chess etc 对照duì zhàoto contrast; to compare 对峙duì zhì(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other 对准duì zhǔnto aim at; to target 炖dùnto stew 敦促dūn cùto press; to urge 敦厚dūn hòugenuine; honest and sincere 顿时dùn shíimmediately; suddenly 驮duòload carried by a pack animal 躲避duǒ bìto hide; to evade 多边duō biānmultilateral 躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself; to go into hiding 多功能duō gōng néngmultifunctional; multifunction 夺冠duó guànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship 多亏duō kuīthanks to; luckily 夺魁duó kuíto seize; to win 多劳多得duō láo duō déwork more and get more 堕落duò luòto degrade; to degenerate 多年来duō nián láifor the past many years 舵手duò shǒuhelmsman 哆嗦duō suoto tremble; to shiver 多心duō xīnoversensitive; suspicious 多余duō yúsuperfluous; unnecessary 多元duō yuánpoly-; multi-鹅égoose; CL:隻|只[zhī]恶ěused in 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]哦éto chant 恶化è huàto worsen 恶劣è lièvile; nasty 额外é wàiextra; added 恶性è xìngmalignant; wicked 恶意è yìmalice; evil intention 俄语É yǔRussian (language)鳄鱼è yúalligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiáo])厄运è yùnbad luck; misfortune 讹诈é zhàto extort under false pretenses; to blackmail 遏制è zhìto check; to contain 恩赐ēn cìto bestow (favors, charity etc)恩惠ēn huìfavor; grace 恩情ēn qíngkindness; affection 恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment 耳光ěr guānga slap on the face; CL:記|记[jì]耳目一新ěr mù yī xīna pleasant change; a breath of fresh air 二手车èr shǒu chēsecond-hand car

Practice HSK 7–9 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the new HSK compares with the old one.