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

谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for 谋生móu shēngto seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself 亩mǔclassifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare 幕mùcurtain or screen; canopy or tent 木板mù bǎnslab; board 墓碑mù bēigravestone; tombstone 目不转睛mù bù zhuǎn jīngunable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare 木材mù cáiwood 牧场mù chǎngpasture; grazing land 牡丹mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)目瞪口呆mù dèng kǒu dāidumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned 墓地mù dìcemetery; graveyard 目的地mù dì dìdestination (location)目睹mù dǔto witness; to see at first hand 幕后mù hòubehind the scenes 木匠mù jiàngcarpenter 募捐mù juānto solicit contributions; to collect donations 目录mù lùcatalog; table of contents 牧民mù mínherdsman 木偶mù ǒupuppet 穆斯林Mù sī línMuslim 沐浴露mù yù lùshower gel 目中无人mù zhōng wú rénto consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending 呐喊nà hǎnshout; rallying cry 纳闷儿nà mèn rerhua variant of 納悶|纳闷[nà mèn]纳入nà rùto bring into; to channel into 拿手ná shǒuexpert in; good at 纳税nà shuìto pay taxes 纳税人nà shuì réntaxpayer 哪知道nǎ zhī dàowho would have thought that ...?乃nǎito be; thus 耐nài(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand 耐人寻味nài rén xún wèithought-provoking; worth thinking over 耐性nài xìngpatience 乃至nǎi zhìand even; to go so far as to 难处nán chutrouble; difficulty; problem 难得一见nán dé yī jiànrarely seen 难点nán diǎndifficulty 南瓜nán guāpumpkin 难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)难关nán guāndifficulty; crisis 难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed 难说nán shuōhard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it 难为情nán wéi qíngembarrassed 难以置信nán yǐ zhì xìnhard to believe; incredible 挠náoto scratch; to thwart 脑海nǎo hǎithe mind; the brain 脑筋nǎo jīnbrains; mind 闹事nào shìto cause trouble; to create a disturbance 恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nùto fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom)闹着玩儿nào zhe wán rto play games; to joke around 内存nèi cúninternal storage; computer memory 内阁nèi gé(government) cabinet 内涵nèi hánmeaningful content; implication 内行nèi hángexpert; adept 内幕nèi mùinside story; non-public information 内向nèi xiàngreserved (personality); introverted 内需nèi xūdomestic demand 嫩nènyoung and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked 能耗néng hàoenergy consumption 能耐néng nàiability; capability 能人néng réncapable person; Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid 能源néng yuánenergy; power source 拟nǐto plan to; to draft (a plan)逆nìcontrary; opposite 拟定nǐ dìngto draw up; to draft 尼龙ní lóngnylon (loanword)匿名nì mínganonymous 泥潭ní tánquagmire 泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay 黏niánsticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue 年画nián huàNew Year (Spring Festival) picture 年迈nián màiold; aged 念念不忘niàn niàn bù wàngto keep in mind constantly (idiom)念书niàn shūto read; to study 念头niàn touthought; idea; intention 年限nián xiànage limit; fixed number of years 年薪nián xīnannual salary 年夜饭nián yè fànNew Year's Eve family dinner 年终nián zhōngend of the year 娘niángmother; young lady 酿造niàng zàoto brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation 尿niàoto urinate; urine 鸟巢niǎo cháobird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium 捏niēto hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch 拧níngto pinch; wring 凝固níng gùto freeze; to solidify 凝聚níng jùto condense; to coagulate 宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)宁愿nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)纽带niǔ dàitie; link 纽扣niǔ kòubutton 扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp 扭头niǔ tóuto turn one's head; to turn around 扭转niǔ zhuǎnto reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation)农场nóng chǎngfarm 浓厚nóng hòudense; thick (fog, clouds etc)农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar 农民工nóng mín gōngmigrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)浓缩nóng suōto concentrate (a liquid); concentration

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.