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

凉爽liáng shuǎngcool and refreshing 亮相liàng xiàngto strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 良心liáng xīnconscience 良性liáng xìngpositive (in its effect); leading to good consequences 潦草liáo cǎoslipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible 料到liào dàoto foresee; to anticipate 疗法liáo fǎtherapy; treatment 了结liǎo jiéto settle; to finish 辽阔liáo kuòvast; extensive 料理liào lǐto arrange; to handle 寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐjust a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all 了却liǎo quèto resolve; to settle 疗效liáo xiàohealing efficacy; healing effect 裂缝liè fèngcrack; crevice 裂痕liè héncrack; gap 列举liè jǔa list; to list 猎犬liè quǎnhound; hunting dog 猎人liè rénhunter 劣势liè shìinferior; disadvantaged 烈士liè shìmartyr 劣质liè zhìshoddy; of poor quality 咧嘴liě zuǐto grin 拎līnto lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng]临línto face; to overlook 淋línto sprinkle; to drip 临床lín chuángclinical 邻国lín guóneighboring country 临街lín jiēfacing the street 临近lín jìnclose to; approaching 灵língquick; alert 凌晨líng chénvery early in the morning; in the wee hours 领队lǐng duìto lead a group; leader of a group 灵感líng gǎninspiration; insight 零花钱líng huā qiánpocket money; allowance 领会lǐng huìto understand; to comprehend 灵魂líng húnsoul; spirit 灵机一动líng jī yī dònga bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave 零件líng jiànpart; component 领军lǐng jūnto lead troups; (fig.) to lead 领略lǐng lüèto have a taste of; to realize 灵敏líng mǐnsmart; clever 零钱líng qiánchange (of money); small change 灵巧líng qiǎodeft; nimble 领事lǐng shìconsul 领事馆lǐng shì guǎnconsulate 零售líng shòuto retail; to sell individually or in small quantities 灵通líng tōngfast and abundant (news); clever 领土lǐng tǔterritory 领悟lǐng wùto understand; to comprehend 领养lǐng yǎngto adopt (a child, pet etc)领域lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area 溜liūto slip away; to escape in stealth 遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)流畅liú chàngflowing (of speech, writing); fluent 流程liú chéngcourse; stream 溜达liū dato stroll; to go for a walk 浏览liú lǎnto skim over; to browse 浏览器liú lǎn qìbrowser (software)流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander 流泪liú lèito shed tears 留恋liú liànreluctant to leave; to hate to have to go 流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge 流露liú lùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc 流氓liú mángrogue; hoodlum 留念liú niànto keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly 流入liú rùto flow into; to drift into 留神liú shénto take care; to be careful 流失liú shī(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded 柳树liǔ shùwillow 流水liú shuǐrunning water; (business) turnover 流淌liú tǎngto flow 流向liú xiàngdirection of a current; direction of flow 留心liú xīnto be careful; to pay attention to 流血liú xuèto bleed; to shed blood 留意liú yìto be mindful; to pay attention to 流域liú yùriver basin; valley 流转liú zhuǎnto be on the move; to roam or wander 聋lóngdeaf 垄断lǒng duànto monopolize 聋人lóng réndeaf person; hearing-impaired person 笼统lǒng tǒnggeneral; broad 笼罩lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud 隆重lóng zhònggrand; prosperous 龙舟lóng zhōudragon boat; imperial boat 笼子lóng zicage; basket; container 搂lōuto draw towards oneself; to gather 露面lòu miànto show one's face; to appear (in public)鹿lùdeer 铝lǚaluminum (chemistry)屡lǚtime and again; repeatedly 缕lǚstrand; thread 率lǜrate; frequency 路程lù chéngroute; path traveled 旅程lǚ chéngjourney; trip 屡次lǚ cìrepeatedly; time and again 路灯lù dēngstreet lamp; street light 绿灯lǜ dēnggreen light (traffic signal); (fig.) permission to proceed 绿地lǜ dìgreen area (e.g. urban park or garden)路段lù duànstretch of road; section of a highway or railway 芦花lú huāreed catkin; reed flower

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.