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

过半guò bànover fifty percent; more than half 国宝guó bǎonational treasure 过不去guò bu qùto make life difficult for; to embarrass 过错guò cuòmistake; fault 过道guò dàopassageway; corridor 果断guǒ duànfirm; decisive 国防guó fángnational defense 过关guò guānto cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal)国画guó huàtraditional Chinese painting 国徽guó huīnational emblem; national coat of arms 过奖guò jiǎngto overpraise; to flatter 过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)过境guò jìngto pass through a country's territory; transit 过滤guò lǜto filter; filter 过期guò qīto be overdue; to exceed the time limit 国情guó qíngthe characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country 过日子guò rì zito live one's life; to pass one's days 过剩guò shèngto be excessive; to be more than is required 过失guò shīerror; fault 过头guò tóuto overdo it; to overstep the limit 国土guó tǔcountry's territory; national land 过往guò wǎngto come and go; to have friendly relations with 国学guó xuéChinese national culture; studies of ancient Chinese civilization 过意不去guò yì bù qùto feel very apologetic 过瘾guò yǐnto satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth 过硬guò yìngto have perfect mastery of sth; to be up to the mark 国有guó yǒunationalized; public 果园guǒ yuánorchard 过早guò zǎopremature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast 果真guǒ zhēnreally; as expected 虾háused in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[háma]海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast 海拔hǎi báheight above sea level; elevation 海滨hǎi bīnshore; seaside 害虫hài chónginjurious insect; pest 海盗hǎi dàopirate 海量hǎi liànghuge volume 海绵hǎi mián(zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge 海面hǎi miànthe surface of the sea; ocean surface 海内外hǎi nèi wàidomestic and international; at home and abroad 骇人听闻hài rén tīng wénshocking; horrifying 害臊hài sàoto be bashful; to feel ashamed 海滩hǎi tānbeach; CL:片[piàn]海峡hǎi xiástrait; channel 海啸hǎi xiàotsunami 害羞hài xiūshy; embarrassed 海域hǎi yùsea area; territorial waters 海运hǎi yùnshipping by sea 海藻hǎi zǎoseaweed; marine alga 旱hàndrought 焊hànto weld; to solder 酣畅hān chàngunrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping 涵盖hán gàito cover; to comprise 含糊hán huambiguous; vague 罕见hǎn jiànrare; rarely seen 函授hán shòuto teach by correspondence 酣睡hān shuìto sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep 汗水hàn shuǐsweat; perspiration 捍卫hàn wèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard 含蓄hán xùto contain; to hold 涵义hán yìcontent; meaning 旱灾hàn zāidrought 航海háng hǎito sail the seas; maritime navigation 行家háng jiāconnoisseur; expert; veteran 行列háng lièformation; array 行情háng qíngmarket price; quotation of market price 航天háng tiānspace flight 航天员háng tiān yuánastronaut 航行háng xíngto sail; to fly 航运háng yùnshipping; transport 耗hàoto waste; to spend 好比hǎo bǐto be just like; can be compared to 毫不háo bùhardly; not in the least 毫不犹豫háo bù yóu yùwithout the slightest hesitation 号称hào chēngto be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly 好歹hǎo dǎigood and bad; most unfortunate occurrence 耗费hào fèito waste; to spend 好感hǎo gǎngood opinion; favorable impression 豪华háo huáluxurious 好坏hǎo huàigood or bad; good and bad 好家伙hǎo jiā huomy God!; oh boy!浩劫hào jiécalamity; catastrophe 好客hào kèhospitality; to treat guests well 好评hǎo píngfavorable criticism; positive evaluation 好奇心hào qí xīninterest in sth; curiosity 耗时hào shítime-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)好说hǎo shuōeasy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me 毫无háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack 好笑hǎo xiàolaughable; funny; ridiculous 好心hǎo xīnkindness; good intentions 好心人hǎo xīn rénkindhearted person; good Samaritan 好意hǎo yìgood intention; kindness 好在hǎo zàiluckily; fortunately 核hépit; stone 和蔼hé ǎikindly; nice 何必hé bìthere is no need; why should 喝彩hè cǎito acclaim; to cheer 合唱hé chàngchorus; to chorus 何处hé chùwhence; where 贺电hè diàncongratulatory telegram

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.