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

没完没了méi wán méi liǎowithout end; incessantly 美味měi wèidelicious; delicious food 没意思méi yì siboring; of no interest 没辙méi zhéat one's wit's end; unable to find a way out 美中不足měi zhōng bù zúeverything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment 没准儿méi zhǔn rerhua variant of 沒準|没准[méi zhǔn]美滋滋měi zī zīvery happy; elated 闷mēnstuffy; shut indoors 门当户对mén dāng hù duìthe families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match 门槛mén kǎndoorstep; sill 门铃mén língdoorbell 门路mén lùway of doing sth; the right social connection 萌发méng fāto sprout; to shoot 梦幻mèng huàndream; illusion 猛烈měng lièfierce; violent; vigorous; intense 朦胧méng lóng(literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct 猛然měng ránsuddenly; abruptly 萌芽méng yáto sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud 盟友méng yǒually 蜜mìhoney 弥补mí bǔto complement; to make up for a deficiency 密不可分mì bù kě fēninextricably linked (idiom); inseparable 谜底mí dǐanswer to a riddle 密度mì dùdensity; thickness 秘方mì fāngsecret recipe 密封mì fēngto seal up 蜜蜂mì fēngbee; honeybee 迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse 迷惑不解mí huò bù jiěto feel puzzled 密集mì jíconcentrated; crowded together 秘诀mì juésecret know-how; key (to longevity)迷恋mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by 迷路mí lùto lose the way; lost 弥漫mí mànto pervade; to fill the air 迷失mí shīto lose (one's bearings); to get lost 谜团mí tuánriddle; enigma 谜语mí yǔriddle; conundrum 蜜月mì yuèhoneymoon 免miǎnto excuse sb; to exempt 面部miàn bùface (body part)免不了miǎn bù liǎounavoidable; can't be avoided 免除miǎn chúto prevent; to avoid 面粉miàn fěnflour 面红耳赤miàn hóng ěr chìflushed with anger (or excitement)棉花mián huacotton 缅怀miǎn huáito commemorate; to recall fondly 面面俱到miàn miàn jù dào(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything 面目全非miàn mù quán fēinothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition 勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth 免疫miǎn yìimmunity (to disease)免职miǎn zhíto relieve sb of his post; to sack 苗miáosprout 庙miàotemple; ancestral shrine 描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray 庙会miào huìtemple fair 苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender 苗头miáo toufirst signs; development (of a situation)渺小miǎo xiǎominute; tiny 瞄准miáo zhǔnto take aim at; to target 灭绝miè juéto become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely 灭亡miè wángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate 民办mín bànrun by the local people; privately operated 敏捷mǐn jiénimble; quick 敏锐mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute 民俗mín súpopular custom 民用mín yòng(for) civilian use 民众mín zhòngthe populace; the masses; the common people 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named 名贵míng guìfamous and valuable; rare 铭记míng jìto engrave in one's memory 明朗míng lǎngbright; clear 名利míng lìfame and profit 明媚míng mèibright and beautiful 命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub 名气míng qireputation; fame 名声míng shēngreputation 命题mìng típroposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic 名言míng yánsaying; famous remark 明智míng zhìsensible; wise 名著míng zhùmasterpiece 墨mòink stick; China ink 默读mò dúto read in silence 莫非mò fēican it be possible that; could it be 蘑菇mó gumushroom; to pester 魔鬼mó guǐdevil 莫过于mò guò yúnothing can surpass 磨合mó héto break in; to wear in 没落mò luòto decline; to wane 莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable 默默无闻mò mò wú wénobscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody 磨难mó nàna torment; a trial 模拟mó nǐimitation; to simulate 默契mò qìtacit understanding; mutual understanding 漠然mò ránindifferent; apathetic 末日mò rìlast day; end 陌生mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar 魔术mó shùmagic 磨损mó sǔnto suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out 摸索mō suoto feel about; to grope about 谋害móu hàito conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life

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.