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

均匀jūn yúneven; well-distributed 君子jūn zǐnobleman; person of noble character 卡车kǎ chētruck; CL:輛|辆[liàng]卡片kǎ piàncard 卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)开办kāi bànto open; to start (a business etc)开采kāi cǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit 开场kāi chǎngto begin; to open 开场白kāi chǎng báiprologue of play; opening remarks 开除kāi chúto expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)开动kāi dòngto start; to set in motion 开发区kāi fā qūdevelopment zone 开发商kāi fā shāngdeveloper (of real estate, a commercial product etc)凯歌kǎi gētriumphal hymn; victory song; paean 开工kāi gōngto begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job 开垦kāi kěnto clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow 开口kāi kǒuto open one's mouth; to start to talk 开阔kāi kuòwide; open (spaces)开朗kāi lǎngspacious and well-lit; open and clear 楷模kǎi mómodel; example 开辟kāi pìto open up; to set up 开启kāi qǐto open; to start 开枪kāi qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun 开天辟地kāi tiān pì dìto split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creation myth 开拓kāi tuòto break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam)开销kāi xiāoto pay (expenses); expenses 开张kāi zhāngto open a business; first transaction of a business day 开支kāi zhīexpenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bǐ],項|项[xiàng]); to spend money 砍kǎnto chop; to cut down 堪称kān chēngcan be rated as; can be said to be 侃大山kǎn dà shānto chatter idly; to gossip 看得出kàn de chūcan see; can tell 刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)看护kān hùto nurse; to look after 看热闹kàn rè naoto enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are 看似kàn sìto look as if; to seem 看台kàn táiterrace; spectator's grandstand 勘探kān tànto explore; to survey 刊物kān wùpublication 看样子kàn yàng ziit seems; it looks as if 看中kàn zhòngto have a preference for; to fancy 看重kàn zhòngto regard as important; to value 抗衡kàng héngto compete with; to vie with 抗拒kàng jùto resist; to defy 慷慨kāng kǎivehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous 抗生素kàng shēng sùantibiotic 抗争kàng zhēngto resist; to make a stand and fight (against)烤kǎoto roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire 考量kǎo liángto consider; to give serious consideration to sth 靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to 磕kēto tap; to knock (against sth hard)壳ké(coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc); case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)可悲kě bēilamentable 可不是kě bu shìthat's just the way it is; exactly!可乘之机kě chéng zhī jīan opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit 可耻kě chǐshameful; disgraceful 客房kè fángguest room; room (in a hotel)可歌可泣kě gē kě qìlit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad 可观kě guānconsiderable; impressive 可贵kě guìto be treasured; praiseworthy 科幻kē huànscience fiction; abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[kē xué huàn xiǎng]客机kè jīpassenger plane 苛刻kē kèharsh; severe; demanding 可口kě kǒutasty; to taste good 刻苦kè kǔhardworking; assiduous 客流kè liúpassenger flow; customer flow 克隆kè lóngclone (loanword)科目kē mùacademic subject; field of study 科普kē pǔpopularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[kēxué pǔjí]); (attributive) popular science 咳嗽ké souto cough; CL:陣|阵[zhèn]可谓kě wèiit could even be said 可恶kě wùrepulsive; vile 可想而知kě xiǎng ér zhīit is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...可笑kě xiàofunny; ridiculous 可信kě xìntrustworthy 可行kě xíngfeasible 可疑kě yísuspicious; dubious 刻意kè yìintentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously 客运kè yùnpassenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus 克制kè zhìto restrain; to control 刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances 啃kěnto gnaw; to nibble 恳求kěn qiúto beg; to beseech 坑kēngpit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground 空白kòng báiblank space 恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful 空荡荡kōng dàng dàngempty; deserted 空地kōng dìair-to-surface (missile)控告kòng gàoto accuse; to charge; to indict 恐吓kǒng hèto threaten; to menace 恐慌kǒng huāngpanic; panicky 恐惧kǒng jùto be frightened; fear 恐龙kǒng lóngdinosaur (CL:頭|头[tóu],隻|只[zhī]); (old) (slang) ugly person 空难kōng nànair crash; aviation accident or incident 空前kōng qiánunprecedented 空隙kòng xìcrack; gap between two objects 空想kōng xiǎngdaydream; fantasy 空虚kōng xūhollow; emptiness 抠kōuto dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed); to carve; to cut 口碑kǒu bēipublic praise; public reputation

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.