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

技艺jì yìskill; art 记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīnto remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)基因jī yīngene (loanword)集邮jí yóustamp collecting; philately 基于jī yúbecause of; on the basis of 急于jí yúeager to; in a hurry to 及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible 急诊jí zhěnto give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call)机智jī zhìquick-witted; resourceful 急转弯jí zhuǎn wānto make a sudden turn 集装箱jí zhuāng xiāngcontainer (for shipping)基准jī zhǔn(surveying) datum; standard; criterion; benchmark 集资jí zīto raise money; to accumulate funds 驾jiàto harness; to draw (a cart etc)嫁jià(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter 驾车jià chēto drive a vehicle 假定jiǎ dìngto assume; to suppose 家伙jiā huohousehold dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal 家家户户jiā jiā hù hùeach and every family (idiom); every household 家教jiā jiàofamily education; upbringing 佳节jiā jiéfestive day; holiday 加紧jiā jǐnto intensify; to speed up 家境jiā jìngfamily financial situation; family circumstances 加剧jiā jùto intensify 假冒jiǎ màoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else)嘉年华jiā nián huácarnival (loanword)家禽jiā qínpoultry; domestic fowl 假设jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume 加深jiā shēnto deepen 假使jiǎ shǐif; in case 架势jià shiattitude; position (on an issue etc)价位jià wèiprice level 家用jiā yònghome-use; domestic 驾驭jià yùto urge on (of horse); to drive 家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name 家政jiā zhènghousekeeping 价值观jià zhí guānsystem of values 加重jiā zhòngto make heavier; to emphasize 假装jiǎ zhuāngto feign; to pretend 嫁妆jià zhuangdowry 架子jià zishelf; frame 家族jiā zúfamily; clan 兼jiāndouble; twice 煎jiānto pan fry; to sauté 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick 贱jiàninexpensive; lowly 溅jiànto splash 肩膀jiān bǎngshoulder 鉴别jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish 监察jiān cháto supervise; to control 检察jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute 简称jiǎn chēngto be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form 坚持不懈jiān chí bù xièto persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end 间谍jiàn diéspy 尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end; the tip 间断jiàn duàndisconnected; interrupted 简短jiǎn duǎnbrief (statement, summary etc); briefly 肩负jiān fùto shoulder (a burden); to bear 间隔jiàn gégap; interval 兼顾jiān gùto attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)监管jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of 监护jiān hùto act as a guardian 简化jiǎn huàto simplify 建交jiàn jiāoto establish diplomatic relations 简洁jiǎn jiéconcise; succinct 见解jiàn jiěopinion; view 艰巨jiān jùarduous; terrible (task)监控jiān kòngto monitor 艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòuto struggle arduously 简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude 健美jiàn měihealthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises 减免jiǎn miǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)歼灭jiān mièto wipe out; to crush 见钱眼开jiàn qián yǎn kāito open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing 坚韧jiān rèntough and durable; tenacious 兼任jiān rènto hold several jobs at once; concurrent post 见仁见智jiàn rén jiàn zhìopinions differ (idiom)兼容jiān róngcompatible 尖锐jiān ruìsharp; intense 减弱jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish 鉴赏jiàn shǎngto appreciate (as a connoisseur)坚实jiān shífirm and substantial; solid 监视jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over 见识jiàn shito gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself 坚守jiān shǒuto hold fast to; to stick to 建树jiàn shùto make a contribution; to establish 减速jiǎn sùto reduce speed; to slow down 检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fán tǐ zì]见外jiàn wàito treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest 间隙jiàn xìinterval; gap 艰险jiān xiǎndifficult and dangerous; hardships and perils 见效jiàn xiàoto have the desired effect 坚信jiān xìnto believe firmly; without any doubt 艰辛jiān xīnhardships; arduous 减压jiǎn yāto reduce pressure; to relax 简要jiǎn yàoconcise; brief 简易jiǎn yìsimple and easy; simplistic 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéito see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause 坚硬jiān yìnghard; solid

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.