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

化肥huà féifertilizer 话费huà fèicall charge 花卉huā huìflowers and plants 滑稽huá jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang 华丽huá lìgorgeous 画龙点睛huà lóng diǎn jīngto paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life 华侨Huá qiáooverseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality 哗然huá ránin uproar; commotion 画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it 化身huà shēnincarnation; reincarnation 划时代huà shí dàiepoch-marking 划算huá suànto calculate; to weigh (pros and cons)滑梯huá tī(children's) sliding board; a slide 话筒huà tǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset 花纹huā wéndecorative design 化纤huà xiānman-made fiber (abbr. for 化學纖維|化学纤维[huàxué xiānwéi])化险为夷huà xiǎn wéi yíto turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster 滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing 化验huà yànchemical examination; to do a lab test 花样huā yàngpattern; way of doing sth 华裔Huá yìethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry 话语huà yǔwords; speech 画展huà zhǎnart exhibition 化妆huà zhuāngto put on makeup 怀抱huái bàoto hug; to cherish 怀旧huái jiùto feel nostalgic; nostalgia 怀里huái lǐembrace; bosom 坏事huài shìbad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 槐树huái shùlocust tree (Sophora japonica)怀孕huái yùnpregnant; to have conceived 缓huǎnslow; unhurried 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease)患病huàn bìngto fall ill 换成huàn chéngto exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with 焕发huàn fāto shine; to glow 缓和huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate 欢呼huān hūto cheer for; to acclaim 缓缓huǎn huǎnslowly; unhurriedly 欢聚huān jùto get together socially; to celebrate 幻觉huàn juéillusion; hallucination 欢快huān kuàicheerful and lighthearted; lively 还款huán kuǎnrepayment; to pay back money 缓慢huǎn mànslow 唤起huàn qǐto waken (to action); to rouse (the masses)环球huán qiúaround the world; worldwide 换取huàn qǔto obtain (sth) in exchange; to exchange (sth) for (sth else)环绕huán ràoto surround; to circle 欢声笑语huān shēng xiào yǔcheers and laughter 换位huàn wèito swap places; (logic) conversion 换言之huàn yán zhīin other words 幻影huàn yǐngphantom; mirage 患有huàn yǒuto contract (an illness); to be afflicted with 还原huán yuánto restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)荒huāngdesolate; shortage 晃huǎngto dazzle; to flash past 荒诞huāng dànbeyond belief; incredible 晃荡huàng dangto rock; to sway 皇宫huáng gōngimperial palace 皇后huáng hòuempress; imperial consort 谎话huǎng huàlie 黄昏huáng hūndusk; evening 荒凉huāng liángdesolate 慌乱huāng luànfrenetic; hurried 荒谬huāng miùabsurd; ridiculous 恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wùto suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light 皇上huáng shangthe emperor; Your majesty the emperor 皇室huáng shìroyal family; imperial household 谎言huǎng yánlie 慌张huāng zhāngflustered; agitated 灰huīash; dust 挥huīto wave; to brandish 会场huì chǎngmeeting place; place where people gather 灰尘huī chéndust 回归huí guīto return to; to retreat 汇合huì héconfluence; to converge 悔恨huǐ hènremorse; repentance 毁坏huǐ huàito damage; to devastate 辉煌huī huángsplendid; glorious 汇集huì jíto collect; to compile 汇聚huì jùconvergence; to come together 回扣huí kòubrokerage; a commission paid to a middleman 回馈huí kuìto repay a favor; to give back 贿赂huì lùto bribe; a bribe 回落huí luòto fall back; to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)会面huì miànto meet with; meeting 毁灭huǐ mièto perish; to ruin 回升huí shēngto rise again after a fall; to pick up 绘声绘色huì shēng huì sèvivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realistic 回首huí shǒuto turn around; to look back; (fig.) to recall the past 回味huí wèito call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste 会晤huì wùto meet; meeting 回想huí xiǎngto recall; to recollect 灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged 会意huì yìcombined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liù shū] of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements 回忆录huí yì lùmemoir 会诊huì zhěnconsultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis 魂húnsoul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)昏迷hūn míto lose consciousness; to be in a coma 混凝土hùn níng tǔconcrete 婚纱hūn shāwedding dress; CL:身[shēn]

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.