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

朗诵lǎng sòngto read aloud with expression; to recite 捞lāoto fish up; to dredge up 涝làoflooded 老伴儿lǎo bàn rerhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]老大lǎo dàold age; very 唠叨láo daoto prattle; to chatter away 劳动力láo dòng lìlabor force; manpower 牢固láo gùfirm; secure 老汉lǎo hànold man; I (an old man referring to himself)老化lǎo huà(of a person, population or material) to age; (of knowledge) to become outdated 牢记láo jìto keep in mind; to remember 牢牢láo láofirmly; safely 姥姥lǎo lao(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 劳累láo lèitired; exhausted 老人家lǎo rén jiāpolite term for old woman or man 老实说lǎo shí shuōhonestly speaking; to be frank, ...劳务láo wùservice (work done for money); services (as in "goods and services")姥爷lǎo yematernal grandfather (dialectal)老远lǎo yuǎnvery far away 老字号lǎo zì hàoshop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation 勒lè(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in 乐意lè yìto be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth 乐园lè yuánparadise 类别lèi biéclassification; category 累积lěi jīto accumulate 累计lěi jìto calculate the running total; cumulative 雷同léi tóngmirroring others; identical 愣lèngto look distracted; to stare blankly 冷淡lěng dàncold; indifferent 冷冻lěng dòngto freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing 棱角léng jiǎoedge and corner; protrusion 冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous 冷酷无情lěng kù wú qíngcold-hearted; unfeeling; callous 冷落lěng luòdesolate; unfrequented 冷门lěng ména neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition 冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard 冷笑lěng xiàoto sneer; to laugh grimly 冷战lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship 粒lìgrain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)力不从心lì bù cóng xīnless capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak 理睬lǐ cǎito heed; to pay attention to 历程lì chéngcourse; process 里程碑lǐ chéng bēimilestone 力度lì dùstrength; vigor 立方lì fāngcube (math.); abbr. for 立方體|立方体[lì fāng tǐ]立方米lì fāng mǐcubic meter (unit of volume)礼服lǐ fúceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)立功lì gōngto render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[sān bù xiǔ]); to make worthy contributions 利害lì hàipros and cons; advantages and disadvantages 理会lǐ huìto understand; to pay attention to 立交桥lì jiāo qiáooverpass; flyover 历届lì jièall previous (meetings, sessions etc)历经lì jīngto experience; to go through 理科lǐ kēthe sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wén kē])历来lì láialways; throughout (a period of time)利率lì lǜinterest rates 黎明lí míngdawn; daybreak 理念lǐ niànidea; concept 礼品lǐ pǐngift; present 离谱儿lí pǔ rerhua variant of 離譜|离谱[lí pǔ]离奇lí qíodd; bizarre 力求lì qiúto make every effort to; striving to do one's best 理事lǐ shìmember of council; (literary) to take care of matters 历时lì shíto last; to take (time)利索lì suonimble 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers 立体lì tǐthree-dimensional; solid 理性lǐ xìngreason; rationality 礼仪lǐ yíetiquette; ceremony 力争lì zhēngto work hard for; to do all one can 离职lí zhíto leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign 励志lì zhìto pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational 理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions 立足lì zúto stand; to have a footing 炼liànto refine; to smelt 联邦lián bāngfederal; federation 连滚带爬lián gǔn dài párolling and crawling; trying frantically to escape (idiom)联欢lián huānto have a get-together; celebration 廉价lián jiàcheaply-priced; low-cost 脸颊liǎn jiácheek 廉洁lián jiéincorruptible; unbribable; honest 恋恋不舍liàn liàn bù shěreluctant to part 连绵lián miáncontinuous; unbroken 连任lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office 连锁lián suǒto interlock; to be linked 连锁店lián suǒ diànchain store 联网lián wǎngto connect (or be connected) to a network; to network 怜惜lián xīto take pity on; to feel tenderness toward 连夜lián yèthat very night; through the night 廉正lián zhèngupright and honest; integrity 廉政lián zhèngto govern with integrity; clean and honest government 帘子lián zicurtain 莲子lián zǐlotus seed 良liánggood; very 亮点liàng diǎnhighlight; bright spot 谅解liàng jiěto understand; to make allowances for 两口子liǎng kǒu zihusband and wife 亮丽liàng lìbright and beautiful 两栖liǎng qīamphibious; dual-talented

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.