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

筛shāi(bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter 晒太阳shài tài yángto be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)筛选shāi xuǎnto filter 删shānto delete 善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent 擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in 删除shān chúto delete; to cancel 山川shān chuānmountains and rivers; landscape 山顶shān dǐnghilltop 煽动shān dòngto incite; to instigate 山冈shān gāngmound; small hill 山岭shān lǐngmountain ridge 山路shān lùmountain road 膳食shàn shímeals; food 闪烁shǎn shuòflickering; twinkling 赡养shàn yǎngto support; to provide support for 善意shàn yìgoodwill; benevolence 山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)擅自shàn zìwithout permission 尚shàngstill; yet 上报shàng bàoto report to one's superiors; to appear in the news 伤残shāng cándisabled; maimed 上场shàng chǎngon stage; to go on stage 商贩shāng fàntrader; peddler 上方shàng fāngplace above (it); upper part (of it)伤感shāng gǎnsad; emotional 上岗shàng gǎngto take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job 商贾shāng gǔmerchant 伤痕shāng hénscar; bruise 上火shàng huǒto get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)上空shàng kōngthe skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless 上流shàng liúupper class 伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache 上期shàng qīprevious period (week, month or quarter etc)上任shàng rènto take office; previous (incumbent)伤势shāng shìcondition of an injury 上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned 上司shàng siboss; superior 上诉shàng sùto appeal (a judicial case); appeal 商讨shāng tǎoto discuss; to deliberate 上调shàng tiáoto raise (prices); to adjust upwards 上头shàng tóu(of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun 尚未shàng wèinot yet; still not 上限shàng xiànupper bound 上旬shàng xúnfirst third of a month 上瘾shàng yǐnto get into a habit; to become addicted 上映shàng yìngto screen; to show (a movie)上游shàng yóuupper reaches (of a river); upper level 捎shāoto bring sth to sb; to deliver 少不了shǎo bu liǎocannot do without; to be unavoidable 稍后shāo hòuin a little while; in a moment 稍候shāo hòuto wait a moment 烧毁shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire 少见shǎo jiànrare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you 烧烤shāo kǎobarbecue; to roast 少量shǎo liànga smidgen; a little bit 少林寺Shào lín SìShaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks 少女shào nǚgirl; young lady 稍稍shāo shāosomewhat; a little 少有shǎo yǒurare; infrequent 设shèto set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if 奢侈shē chǐluxurious; extravagant 设定shè dìngto set; to set up 设法shè fǎto try; to make an attempt 社会主义shè huì zhǔ yìsocialism 社交shè jiāointeraction; social contact 社论shè lùneditorial (in a newspaper); CL:篇[piān]摄氏度Shè shì dù°C (degrees Celsius)社团shè tuánassociation; society 奢望shē wàngan extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations 涉嫌shè xiánto be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of 谁知道shéi zhī dàoGod knows...; Who would have imagined...?审shěnto examine; to investigate 肾shènkidney 渗shènto seep; to ooze 深奥shēn àoprofound; abstruse 申办shēn bànto apply for; to bid for 申报shēn bàoto report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐwithout the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition 审定shěn dìngto examine sth and make a decision; to screen 审核shěn héto audit; to investigate thoroughly 身价shēn jiàsocial status; price of a slave 申领shēn lǐngto apply (for license, visa etc)审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts 审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb 审批shěn pīto examine and approve; to endorse 神气shén qìexpression; manner 深切shēn qièdeeply felt; heartfelt 深情shēn qíngdeep emotion; deep feeling; deep love; affectionate; loving 身躯shēn qūbody 深入人心shēn rù rén xīnto enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom)神圣shén shèngdivine; hallow 绅士shēn shìgentleman 审视shěn shìto look closely at; to examine 伸手shēn shǒuto reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand 深受shēn shòuto receive in no small measure 深思shēn sīto ponder; to consider 伸缩shēn suōto lengthen and shorten; flexible 神态shén tàiappearance; manner 渗透shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into

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.