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

核电站hé diàn zhànnuclear power plant 核对hé duìto check; to verify 呵护hē hùto bless; to cherish 合乎hé hūto accord with; to conform to 荷花hé huālotus 合伙hé huǒto act jointly; to form a partnership 合计hé jìto add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to 和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile 何苦hé kǔwhy bother?; is it worth the trouble?何况hé kuànglet alone; to say nothing of 鹤立鸡群hè lì jī qúna crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior 河流hé liúriver; CL:條|条[tiáo]禾苗hé miáoseedling (of rice or other grain); CL:棵[kē]和睦hé mùpeaceful relations; harmonious 核能hé néngnuclear energy 河畔hé pànriverside; river plain 和平共处hé píng gòng chǔpeaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc 和气hé qifriendly; polite 合情合理hé qíng hé lǐreasonable and fair (idiom)赫然hè ránwith astonishment; with a shock 和尚hé shangBuddhist monk 何时hé shíwhen 核实hé shíto verify; to check 核桃hé taowalnut; CL:個|个[gè],顆[kē]核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon 贺信hè xìncongratulatory letter or message 合影hé yǐngto take a joint photo; group photo 合资hé zījoint venture 合作社hé zuò shècooperative; workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc 嘿hēihey 黑白hēi báiblack and white; right and wrong 黑客hēi kèhacker (computing) (loanword)黑马hēi mǎdark horse; fig. unexpected winner 黑手hēi shǒu(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand 黑心hēi xīnruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy 恨不得hèn bu dewishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 痕迹hén jìvestige; mark 哼hēngto groan; to snort 横七竖八héng qī shù bāin disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)横向héng xiànghorizontal; orthogonal 轰hōngexplosion; bang 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub 红灯hóng dēngred light 轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)烘干hōng gānto dry over a stove 宏观hóng guānmacro-; macroscopic 红火hóng huǒprosperous 洪亮hóng liàngloud and clear; resonant 红扑扑hóng pū pūred; rosy 红润hóng rùnruddy; rosy 红薯hóng shǔsweet potato 哄堂大笑hōng táng dà xiàothe whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)烘托hōng tuōbackground (of a painting); backdrop 宏伟hóng wěigrand; imposing 红眼hóng yǎnto become infuriated; to see red 弘扬hóng yángto enhance; to promote 轰炸hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard 吼hǒuto roar; to howl 后备hòu bèireserve; backup 后备箱hòu bèi xiāngtrunk; boot (of a car)后代hòu dàidescendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations 厚道hòu daokind and honest; generous 厚度hòu dùthickness 后盾hòu dùnsupport; backing 后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences 喉咙hóu lóngthe throat 后期hòu qīlate stage; later period 后勤hòu qínlogistics 后人hòu rénlater generation 后台hòu táibackstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter 后退hòu tuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat 后续hòu xùfollow-up; (dialect) to remarry 候选人hòu xuǎn réncandidate; CL:名[míng]后裔hòu yìdescendant 后遗症hòu yí zhèng(medicine) sequelae; residual effects 后者hòu zhěthe latter 糊húmuddled; paste 互补hù bǔcomplementary; to complement each other 互访hù fǎngexchange visits 呼风唤雨hū fēng huàn yǔto call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles 忽高忽低hū gāo hū dīalternately soaring and plunging 呼唤hū huànto call out (a name etc); to shout 呼救hū jiùto call for help 护理hù lǐto nurse; to tend and protect 胡闹hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble 湖泊hú pōlake 呼声hū shēnga shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group 胡说hú shuōto talk nonsense; drivel 胡思乱想hú sī luàn xiǎngto indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild 糊涂hú tumuddled; silly 互信hù xìnmutual trust 呼应hū yìngto conform (with); to echo 忽悠hū youto rock; to sway 呼吁hū yùto call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to)互助hù zhùto help each other 豁huáto play Chinese finger-guessing game 花瓣huā bànpetal; CL:片[piàn]哗变huá biànmutiny; rebellion 滑冰huá bīngto skate; skating 画册huà cèpicture album

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.