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

洽谈qià tánto discuss 卡子qiǎ ziclip; hair fastener 迁qiānto move; to shift 铅qiānlead (chemistry)前辈qián bèisenior; older generation 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàcountless changes; constant permutation 前不久qián bù jiǔnot long ago; not long before 钱财qián cáiwealth; money 牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated 虔诚qián chéngpious; devout 千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìlit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means 前赴后继qián fù hòu jìto advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)牵挂qiān guàto worry about; to be concerned about 千家万户qiān jiā wàn hùevery family (idiom)迁就qiān jiùto yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)千军万马qiān jūn wàn mǎmagnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men 千钧一发qiān jūn yī fàa thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril 潜能qián néngpotential; hidden capability 前期qián qīpreceding period; early stage 欠缺qiàn quēto be deficient in; lapse 前任qián rènpredecessor; ex-牵涉qiān shèto involve; implicated 签署qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)潜水qián shuǐto dive; to go under water 前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒuunprecedented 前台qián táistage; proscenium 欠条qiàn tiáoIOU; certificate of indebtedness 潜艇qián tǐngsubmarine 牵头qiān tóuto lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead 前无古人qián wú gǔ rén(idiom) unprecedented; unheard of 前夕qián xīeve; the day before 前线qián xiànfront line; military front 谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest 前沿qián yán(military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront 前仰后合qián yǎng hòu héto sway to and fro; to rock back and forth 迁移qiān yíto migrate; to move 歉意qiàn yìapology; regret 潜移默化qián yí mò huàimperceptible influence; to influence secretly 潜在qián zàihidden; potential 谴责qiǎn zéto denounce; to condemn 前者qián zhěthe former 牵制qiān zhìto control; to curb 钳子qián zipliers; pincers 呛qiāngto choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)腔qiāng(bound form) cavity; tune 枪毙qiāng bìto execute by firing squad; to shoot dead 抢夺qiǎng duóto plunder; to pillage 强加qiáng jiāto impose; to force upon 抢劫qiǎng jiéto rob; looting 强劲qiáng jìngstrong; powerful 强项qiáng xiàngkey strength; strong suit 强行qiáng xíngto do sth by force; Taiwan pr. [qiǎng xíng]抢眼qiǎng yǎneye-catching 强硬qiáng yìngtough; unyielding 强占qiáng zhànto occupy by force 强制qiáng zhìto force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory 翘qiáooutstanding; to raise 撬qiàoto lift; to pry open 敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔto back sb up; to support sb in an argument 瞧不起qiáo bù qǐto look down upon; to hold in contempt 巧合qiǎo hécoincidence; coincidental 窍门qiào ména trick; an ingenious method 敲诈qiāo zhàto rip off; to extort (money)乔装qiáo zhuāngto pretend; to feign 且qiěand; moreover 切除qiē chúto excise; to cut out (a tumor)切断qiē duànto cut off; to sever 切割qiē gēto cut 窃取qiè qǔto steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)切身qiè shēndirect; concerning oneself 勤工俭学qín gōng jiǎn xuéto work part-time while studying; work-study program 侵害qīn hàito encroach on; to infringe on 亲和力qīn hé lì(personal) warmth; approachability 亲近qīn jìnintimate; to get close to 勤快qín kuàidiligent; hardworking 勤劳qín láohardworking; industrious 侵略qīn lüèto invade; invasion 钦佩qīn pèito admire; to look up to 亲朋好友qīn péng hǎo yǒufriends and family; kith and kin 亲戚qīn qia relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],位[wèi]亲情qīn qíngaffection; family love 侵权qīn quánto infringe the rights of; to violate 亲热qīn rèaffectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to show affection for 亲身qīn shēnpersonal; oneself 亲生qīn shēngone's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents)寝室qǐn shìbedroom; dormitory 亲手qīn shǒupersonally; with one's own hands 亲友qīn yǒufriends and relatives 侵占qīn zhànto invade and occupy (territory)情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition 情报qíng bàoinformation; intelligence 情不自禁qíng bù zì jīn(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but 清除qīng chúto clear away; to eliminate 青春期qīng chūn qīpuberty; adolescence 清脆qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp 清单qīng dānlist of items 清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid 庆典qìng diǎncelebration 情调qíng diàoambience; mood; flavor 轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔeasy; with no difficulty

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.