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

腐蚀fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)俯首fǔ shǒuto bend one's head 附属fù shǔsubsidiary; auxiliary 富翁fù wēngrich person; millionaire 服务器fú wù qìserver (computer); CL:臺|台[tái]浮现fú xiànto appear before one's eyes; to come into view 腹泻fù xièdiarrhea; to have the runs 复兴fù xīngto revive; to rejuvenate 腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed 抚恤fǔ xù(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 抚养fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up 抚养费fǔ yǎng fèichild support payment (after a divorce)服用fú yòngto take (medicine)负有fù yǒuto be responsible for 富裕fù yùprosperous; well-to-do; well-off 赋予fù yǔto assign; to entrust (a task)复原fù yuánto restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness 浮躁fú zàofickle and impatient; restless 斧子fǔ ziaxe; hatchet 富足fù zúrich; plentiful 副作用fù zuò yòngside effect 钙gàicalcium (chemistry)改版gǎi bǎnto revise the current edition; revised edition 改编gǎi biānto adapt; to rearrange 改动gǎi dòngto alter; to modify 改革开放gǎi gé kāi fàngto reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 概况gài kuànggeneral situation; summary 改良gǎi liángto improve (sth); to reform (a system)概率gài lǜprobability (math.)概论gài lùnoutline; introduction 改名gǎi míngto change one's name 改日gǎi rìanother day; some other day 改为gǎi wéito change into 改邪归正gǎi xié guī zhèngto mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf 盖子gài zicover; lid 干部gàn bùcadre; official 感触gǎn chùone's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring 感恩gǎn ēnto be grateful 赶赴gǎn fùto hurry; to rush 尴尬gān gàawkward; embarrassed 干戈gān gēweapons of war; arms 干旱gān hàndrought; arid 感激gǎn jīto be grateful; to appreciate 感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful 敢情gǎn qingactually; as it turns out 感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence 感染力gǎn rǎn lìinfectiousness (of a disease); appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)干事gàn shiadministrator; executive secretary 感叹gǎn tànto sigh (with feeling); to lament 赶往gǎn wǎngto hurry to (somewhere)甘心gān xīnto be willing to; to resign oneself to 感性gǎn xìngperception; perceptual 肝脏gān zàngliver 干燥gān zào(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry 缸gāngjar; vat 钢gāngsteel 港gǎngharbor; port 扛gāngto raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together 纲领gāng lǐngprogram (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle 杠铃gàng língbarbell 纲要gāng yàooutline; essential points 刚毅gāng yìresolute; steadfast 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report 高昂gāo ángto hold (one's head) high; expensive 高傲gāo àoarrogant; haughty 高超gāo chāoexcellent; superlative 告辞gào cíto say goodbye; to take one's leave 高低gāo dīheight; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority 高调gāo diàohigh-sounding speech; bombast 高额gāo éhigh quota; large amount 高尔夫球gāo ěr fū qiúgolf; golf ball 高峰期gāo fēng qīpeak period; rush hour 高贵gāo guìgrandeur; noble 搞鬼gǎo guǐto make mischief; to play tricks 告诫gào jièto warn; to admonish 高空gāo kōnghigh altitude 高龄gāo língelderly 高明gāo míngbrilliant; superior; wise 高山gāo shānhigh mountain; alpine mountain 告示gào shiannouncement 高效gāo xiàoefficient; highly effective 搞笑gǎo xiàoto get people to laugh; funny 高新技术gāo xīn jì shùhigh tech; high technology 高血压gāo xuè yāhigh blood pressure; hypertension 高压gāo yāhigh pressure; high-handed 高雅gāo yǎdainty; elegance 高涨gāo zhǎngto surge up; to rise 告知gào zhīto inform 告状gào zhuàngto tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit 割gēto cut; to cut apart 搁gēto place; to put aside 格gésquare; frame 个案gè ànindividual case; special case 各奔前程gè bèn qián chéngeach goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead 戈壁Gē bìGobi (desert)胳膊gē boarm; CL:隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo],雙|双[shuāng]格格不入gé gé bù rù(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible 隔阂gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement 歌剧gē jùWestern opera; CL:場|场[chǎng],齣|出[chū]格局gé jústructure; pattern

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.