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

隔离gé líto separate; to isolate 革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution 搁浅gē qiǎnto be stranded (of ship); to run aground 格式gé shìform; specification 各式各样gè shì gè yàng(of) all kinds and sorts; various 歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol 个头儿gè tóu rsize; height 歌舞gē wǔsinging and dancing 歌咏gē yǒngto sing 搁置gē zhìto shelve; to set aside 鸽子gē zipigeon; dove 跟不上gēn bu shàngnot able to keep up with 根基gēn jīfoundation 跟上gēn shàngto catch up with; to keep pace with 根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)根治gēn zhìto bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure 跟踪gēn zōngto follow sb's tracks; to tail 耕地gēng dìarable land; to plow land 更改gēng gǎito alter 更衣室gēng yī shìchange room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet 耿直gěng zhíhonest; frank; candid 弓gōnga bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhāng]功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement 攻gōngto attack; to accuse 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)拱gǒngto cup one's hands in salute; to surround 公安局gōng ān júpublic security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)供不应求gōng bù yìng qiúsupply does not meet demand 公车gōng chēbus; abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gōng gòng qì chē]功臣gōng chénmeritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero 公道gōng dàojustice; fairness 工地gōng dìconstruction site 功底gōng dǐtraining in the basic skills; knowledge of the fundamentals 宫殿gōng diànpalace; CL:座[zuò]攻读gōng dúto major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree 公费gōng fèiat public expense 供奉gòng fèngto consecrate; to enshrine and worship 公共场所gōng gòng chǎng suǒpublic place 公关gōng guānpublic relations 攻关gōng guānto storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem 公函gōng hánofficial letter 工会gōng huìlabor union; trade union 公积金gōng jī jīnofficial reserves; accumulated fund 公开信gōng kāi xìnopen letter 工科gōng kēengineering as an academic subject 公款gōng kuǎnpublic money 功劳gōng láocontribution; meritorious service 公立gōng lìpublic (e.g. school, hospital)功力gōng lìmerit; efficacy 功率gōng lǜrate of work; power (output)共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response 公墓gōng mùpublic cemetery 供暖gōng nuǎnto supply heating (in a building); heating 公仆gōng púpublic servant; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]公顷gōng qǐnghectare 供求gōng qiúsupply and demand (economics)公然gōng ránopenly; publicly 工商界gōng shāng jièindustry; the world of business 公示gōng shìto make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification 公事gōng shìwork-related matters; documents 共识gòng shícommon understanding; consensus 宫廷gōng tíngcourt (of king or emperor)共同体gòng tóng tǐcommunity 恭维gōng weito praise; to speak highly of 公务gōng wùofficial business 恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!功效gōng xiàoefficacy 共性gòng xìngoverall character 工序gōng xùworking procedure; process 公益gōng yìpublic good; public welfare; public interest 公用gōng yòngpublic; for public use 公寓gōng yùapartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tào])公约gōng yuēconvention (i.e. international agreement)工整gōng zhěngfine work; carefully and neatly done 公证gōng zhèngnotarization; notarized 公职gōng zhícivil service; public office 工作量gōng zuò liàngworkload; volume of work 勾gòuused in 勾當|勾当[gòudàng]钩gōuto hook; to sew 购gòuto buy; to purchase 勾画gōu huàto sketch out; to delineate 勾结gōu jiéto collude with; to collaborate with 够呛gòu qiàngunbearable; terrible 构思gòu sīto design; to plot 构想gòu xiǎngto conceive; concept 钩子gōu zihook 故gùhappening; instance 雇gùto employ; to hire 顾不得gù bu deunable to change sth; unable to deal with 顾不上gù bu shàngcannot attend to or manage 孤单gū dānlone; lonely 古董gǔ dǒngcurio; antique 鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)股份gǔ fèna share (in a company); stock 辜负gū fùto fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust)骨干gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone 古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird 古迹gǔ jìplaces of historic interest; historical sites 顾及gù jíto take into consideration; to attend to

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.