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

古今中外gǔ jīn zhōng wàiat all times and in all places (idiom)孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated 孤零零gū líng línglone; isolated and without help 孤陋寡闻gū lòu guǎ wénignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded 顾虑gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about 股民gǔ mínstock investor; share trader 沽名钓誉gū míng diào yùto angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments 古朴gǔ pǔsimple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)骨气gǔ qìunyielding character; courageous spirit 顾全大局gù quán dà júto take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all 固然gù ránadmittedly (it's true that...)古人gǔ rénpeople of ancient times; the ancients 股市gǔ shìstock market 估算gū suànassessment; evaluation 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)雇佣gù yōngto employ; to hire 雇员gù yuánemployee 骨折gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break 固执gù zhíobstinate; stubborn 雇主gù zhǔemployer 瓜分guā fēnto partition; to divide up 刮风guā fēngto be windy 寡妇guǎ fuwidow 挂钩guà gōuto couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yǔ] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail 挂念guà niànto feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind 挂失guà shīto report the loss of something 瓜子guā zǐmelon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack 乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever 怪不得guài bu deno wonder!; so that's why!乖巧guāi qiǎoclever (child); smart 拐弯guǎi wānto go round a curve; to turn a corner 怪物guài wumonster; freak 怪异guài yìmonstrous; strange 拐杖guǎi zhàngcrutches; crutch 惯guànaccustomed to; used to 灌guànto irrigate; to pour 罐guàncan; jar 官兵guān bīng(military) officers and soldiers; officers and men 棺材guān caicoffin; CL:具[jù],口[kǒu]观测guān cèto observe; to survey 贯彻guàn chèto implement; to put into practice 贯穿guàn chuānto run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end 关掉guān diàoto switch off; to shut off 灌溉guàn gàito irrigate 观感guān gǎnone's impressions; observations 管家guǎn jiā(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper 管教guǎn jiàoto discipline; to teach 关节guān jiéjoint (physiology); key point 官吏guān lìbureaucrat; official 惯例guàn lìconvention; usual practice 管理费guǎn lǐ fèimanagement fee 官僚guān liáobureaucrat; bureaucracy 官僚主义guān liáo zhǔ yìbureaucracy 观摩guān móto observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example)观赏guān shǎngto look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental 灌输guàn shūto imbue with; to inculcate 关税guān shuìcustoms duty; tariff 贯通guàn tōngto link up; to thread together 关头guān tóujuncture; moment 罐头guàn toutin; can 观望guān wàngto wait and see; to watch from the sidelines 管辖guǎn xiáto administer; to have jurisdiction (over)惯性guàn xìng(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit 管用guǎn yòngefficacious; useful 官员guān yuánofficial (in an organization or government); administrator 关照guān zhàoto take care; to keep an eye on 管子guǎn zitube; pipe 光彩guāng cǎiluster; splendor 光碟guāng diéoptical disc; compact disc 光顾guāng gùto visit (as a customer)光滑guāng huáglossy; sleek; smooth 光环guāng huánring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor 光缆guāng lǎnoptical cable 光芒guāng mángrays of light; brilliant rays 光明磊落guāng míng lěi luòopen and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright 广义guǎng yìbroad sense; general sense 光泽guāng zéluster; gloss 龟guītortoise; turtle; (coll.) cuckold 瑰宝guī bǎoa treasure; a rare and valuable thing 贵宾guì bīnhonored guest; distinguished guest 规格guī géstandard; norm 归根到底guī gēn dào dǐafter all; in the final analysis 桂花guì huāosmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans 归还guī huánto return sth; to revert 轨迹guǐ jìlocus; orbit 归结guī jiéto sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc)规矩guī julit. compass and set square; fig. established standard 归来guī láito return; to come back 归纳guī nàto sum up; to summarize 闺女guī nümaiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter 归属guī shǔto belong to; to be affiliated to 归宿guī sùplace to return to; home 柜台guì táisales counter; front desk 贵重guì zhòngprecious 贵族guì zúlord; nobility 棍gùnstick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain 滚动gǔn dòngto roll; (to do sth) in a loop 棍子gùn zistick; rod 裹guǒto wrap around; bundle; parcel; package

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.