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

神仙shén xiānDaoist immortal; supernatural entity 身心shēn xīnbody and mind; mental and physical 深信shēn xìnto believe firmly 深夜shēn yèvery late at night 身影shēn yǐngsilhouette; figure 深远shēn yuǎnfar-reaching; profound and long-lasting 伸张shēn zhāngto uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote 甚至于shèn zhì yúso much (that); even (to the extent that)慎重shèn zhòngcautious; careful 身子shēn zibody; pregnancy 声称shēng chēngto claim; to state 牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock 胜出shèng chūto come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc)盛大shèng dàgrand; majestic 盛会shèng huìpageant; distinguished meeting 生机shēng jīopportunity to live; hope of success; vigor; vitality 盛开shèng kāiblooming; in full flower 生理shēng lǐphysiology 省略shěng lüèto leave out; an omission 生命线shēng mìng xiànlifeline 生怕shēng pàto fear; afraid 生平shēng pínglife (a person's whole life); in one's entire life 盛气凌人shèng qì líng rénoverbearing; arrogant bully 生前shēng qián(of a deceased) during one's life; while living 胜任shèng rènqualified; competent (professionally)省事shěng shìto simplify matters; to save trouble 生死shēng sǐlife or death 生态shēng tàiecology 声望shēng wàngpopularity; prestige 升温shēng wēnto become hot; temperature rise 生物shēng wùorganism; living creature 圣贤shèng xiána sage; wise and holy man 生效shēng xiàoto take effect; to go into effect 生涯shēng yácareer; life (way in which sb lives)生硬shēng yìngstiff; harsh 生育shēng yùto give birth to; to bear; fertility 声誉shēng yùreputation; fame 剩余shèng yúremainder; surplus 绳子shéng zicord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiáo]势必shì bìto be bound to; undoubtedly will 识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize 势不可当shì bù kě dāngimpossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force 时不时shí bù shífrom time to time 视察shì cháto inspect; an investigation 市场经济shì chǎng jīng jìmarket economy 失传shī chuán(of skills etc) to die out; lost 世代shì dàifor many generations; generation 实地shí dìon-site 湿度shī dùhumidity level 适度shì dùmoderately; appropriate 时段shí duàntime interval; work shift 师范shī fànteacher-training; pedagogical 释放shì fàngto release; to set free 是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel 时隔shí géseparated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)施工shī gōngconstruction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs 世故shì gùthe ways of the world 嗜好shì hàohobby; indulgence 时好时坏shí hǎo shí huàisometimes good, sometimes bad 侍候shì hòuto serve; to wait upon 实话shí huàtruth 实话实说shí huà shí shuōto tell the truth; to tell it as it is 使唤shǐ huanto order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)事迹shì jìdeed; past achievement 施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)时间表shí jiān biǎoschedule; timetable 视角shì jiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference 世界级shì jiè jíworld-class 视觉shì juésight; vision 失控shī kòngto go out of control 时空shí kōngtime and place; world of a particular locale and era 实况shí kuànglive (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening 失利shī lìto lose; to suffer defeat 视力shì lìvision; eyesight 失恋shī liànto lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship)适量shì liàngappropriate amount 失灵shī língout of order (of machine); not working properly 失落shī luòto lose (sth); to drop (sth)时髦shí máoin vogue; fashionable 失眠shī miánto suffer from insomnia 失明shī míngto lose one's eyesight; to become blind 使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself 士气shì qìmorale 湿润shī rùnmoist 时尚shí shàngfashion; fad 适时shì shítimely; apt to the occasion 逝世shì shìto pass away; to die 实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic 时速shí sùspeed per hour 食宿shí sùboard and lodging; room and board 事态shì tàisituation; existing state of affairs 试探shì tànto sound out; to probe 尸体shī tǐdead body; corpse 实体shí tǐentity; substance 势头shì tóupower; momentum 示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration 实物shí wùmaterial object; concrete object 事务shì wù(political, economic etc) affairs; work 史无前例shǐ wú qián lì(idiom) unprecedented in history 事务所shì wù suǒbusiness office; firm

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.