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

世袭shì xísuccession; inheritance 视线shì xiànline of sight 事项shì xiàngmatter; item 失效shī xiàoto fail; to lose effectiveness 施行shī xíngto put in place; to put into practice 试行shì xíngto try out; to test 施压shī yāto pressure 视野shì yěfield of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective 失业率shī yè lǜunemployment rate 示意shì yìto hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)事宜shì yímatters; arrangements 适宜shì yísuitable; appropriate 食用shí yòngto eat; to consume; edible 试用shì yòngto try sth out; to be on probation 试用期shì yòng qītrial period; probationary period 师长shī zhǎngmilitary division level commander; teacher 使者shǐ zhěemissary; envoy 实质shí zhìsubstance; essence 师资shī zīqualified teacher 狮子shī zilion; CL:隻|只[zhī],頭|头[tóu]柿子shì zipersimmon; CL:個|个[gè]十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads; intersection 失踪shī zōngto be missing; to disappear 手臂shǒu bìarm; helper 手册shǒu cèmanual; handbook 首创shǒu chuàngto originate; to pioneer; to invent 手动shǒu dòngmanual; manually operated 收复shōu fùto recover (lost territory etc); to recapture 首府shǒu fǔcapital city of an autonomous region 受过shòu guòto take the blame (for sb else)受害shòu hàito suffer damage, injury etc; damaged 受害人shòu hài rénvictim 守候shǒu hòuto wait for; to expect 守护shǒu hùto guard; to protect 受贿shòu huìto accept a bribe 售价shòu jiàselling price 手脚shǒu jiǎohand and foot; movement of limbs 受惊shòu jīngstartled 收据shōu jùreceipt; CL:張|张[zhāng]受苦shòu kǔto suffer hardship 受理shòu lǐto accept to hear a case; to handle (a service)收敛shōu liǎnto dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)收留shōu liúto offer shelter; to have sb in one's care 收买shōu mǎito purchase; to buy; to bribe; to buy off 寿命shòu mìnglife span; life expectancy 手帕shǒu pàhandkerchief; CL:方[fāng]首批shǒu pīfirst batch 受骗shòu piànto be cheated; to be taken in 售票shòu piàoto sell tickets 手枪shǒu qiāngpistol; CL:把[bǎ]授权shòu quánto authorize 手势shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal 首饰shǒu shìjewelry; head ornament 收视率shōu shì lǜratings (of a TV show)手术室shǒu shù shìoperating room 收缩shōu suōto pull back; to shrink 手头shǒu tóuon hand; at hand 手腕shǒu wànwrist; trickery 首要shǒu yàothe most important; of chief importance 手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship; workmanship 受益shòu yìto benefit from; profit 授予shòu yǔto award; to confer 手掌shǒu zhǎngpalm 收支shōu zhīcash flow; financial balance 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùlit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities 梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb 赎shúto redeem; to ransom 竖shùto erect; vertical 舒畅shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry 书橱shū chúbookcase 疏导shū dǎoto dredge; to open up a path for 数额shù éamount; sum of money 束缚shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle 曙光shǔ guāngthe first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning 疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook 书籍shū jíbooks; works 书记shū jisecretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk 输家shū jiāloser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[yíng jiā])数据库shù jù kùdatabase 梳理shū lǐto comb; fig. to sort out 树立shù lìto set up; to establish 书面shū miànin writing; written 树木shù mùtree 枢纽shū niǔhub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge 暑期shǔ qīsummer vacation time 抒情shū qíngto express emotion; lyric 疏散shū sǎnidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shūsàn]树梢shù shāothe tip of a tree; treetop 输送shū sòngto transport; to convey; to deliver 疏通shū tōngto unblock; to dredge 书写shū xiěto write 属性shǔ xìngattribute; property 输血shū xuèto transfuse blood; to give aid and support 输液shū yèintravenous infusion; to get put on an IV 树荫shù yīnshade of a tree; Taiwan pr. [shù yìn]树枝shù zhībranch; twig 梳子shū zicomb; CL:把[bǎ]耍shuǎto play with; to wield 耍赖shuǎ làito act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc 刷新shuā xīnto renovate; to refurbish

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.