HSK word lists

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
庆贺qìng hèto congratulate; to celebrate情怀qíng huáifeelings; mood倾家荡产qīng jiā dàng chǎnto lose a family fortune (idiom)请柬qǐng jiǎninvitation card; written invitation情结qíng jiécomplex (psychology)清静qīng jìngquiet; peaceful and quiet清凉qīng liángcool; refreshing情侣qíng lǚsweethearts; lovers轻蔑qīng mièscornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative; disdain; contempt清明qīng míngclear and bright; sober and calm情人qíng rénlover; sweetheart倾诉qīng sùto say everything (that is on one's mind)请帖qǐng tiěinvitation card; written invitation倾听qīng tīngto listen attentively青蛙qīng wāfrog (CL:隻|只[zhī]); (old) (slang) ugly guy轻微qīng wēislight; light清晰qīng xīclear; distinct倾销qīng xiāoto dump (goods, products)倾斜qīng xiéto incline; to lean清新qīng xīnfresh and clean轻型qīng xínglight (machinery, aircraft etc)庆幸qìng xìngto rejoice; to be glad情谊qíng yìfriendship; camaraderie情愿qíng yuànwillingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)清真寺qīng zhēn sìmosque囚犯qiú fànprisoner; convict求婚qiú hūnto propose marriage求救qiú jiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)丘陵qiū línghills求学qiú xuéto pursue one's studies; to attend school; to seek knowledge求医qiú yīto seek medical treatment; to see a doctor求证qiú zhèngto seek proof; to seek confirmation求助qiú zhùto request help; to appeal (for help)曲qūbent; crooked娶qǔto take a wife; to marry (a woman)去除qù chúto remove; to dislodge去处qù chùplace; destination取代qǔ dàito replace; to supersede取缔qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit驱动qū dòngto drive; to propel取而代之qǔ ér dài zhī(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place屈服qū fúto surrender; to succumb取经qǔ jīngto journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience取决于qǔ jué yúto hinge on; to be decided by取暖qǔ nuǎnto warm oneself (by a fire etc)取胜qǔ shèngto score a victory; to prevail over one's opponents趣味qù wèifun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference曲线qū xiàncurve; curved line去向qù xiàngdirection in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts取笑qǔ xiàoto tease; to make fun of趋于qū yúto tend towards曲折qū zhéwinding; (fig.) complicated驱逐qū zhúto expel; to deport拳quánfist; boxing全长quán chángoverall length; span全程quán chéngthe whole distance; from beginning to end全方位quán fāng wèiall around; omnidirectional劝告quàn gàoto advise; to urge权衡quán héngto consider; to weigh (a matter)全局quán júoverall situation全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto do at all costs; to make an all-out effort全能quán néngomnipotent; all-round劝说quàn shuōto persuade; persuasion圈套quān tàotrap; snare; trick拳头quán toufist; clenched fist权威quán wēiauthority; authoritative全文quán wénentire text; full text全心全意quán xīn quán yìheart and soul; wholeheartedly权益quán yìrights; interests圈子quān zicircle; ring劝阻quàn zǔto advise against; to dissuade缺口quē kǒunick; jag确切què qièdefinite; exact缺失quē shīlack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect缺席quē xíto be absent确信què xìnto be convinced; to be sure确凿què záodefinite; conclusive确诊què zhěnto make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease)燃放rán fàngto light; to set off (firecrackers etc)燃气rán qìfuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)燃油rán yóufuel oil嚷rǎngto shout; to bellow让步ràng bùto concede; to give in饶ráorich; abundant扰乱rǎo luànto disturb; to perturb饶恕ráo shùto forgive; to pardon绕行rào xíngto take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit惹rěto provoke; to irritate热潮rè cháowave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurge热带rè dàithe tropics; tropical热气rè qìsteam; heat热气球rè qì qiúhot air balloon热腾腾rè téng téngsteaming hot; (fig.) bustling热衷rè zhōngto feel strongly about; to be fond of人次rén cìperson-times; visits仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable认错rèn cuòto admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake人道rén dàohuman sympathy; humanitarianism人格rén gépersonality; integrity人工智能rén gōng zhì néngartificial intelligence (AI)

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.