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

甩shuǎito throw; to fling 衰减shuāi jiǎnto weaken; to attenuate 摔跤shuāi jiāoto trip and fall; to wrestle 衰竭shuāi jiéorgan failure; exhaustion 衰老shuāi lǎoto age; to deteriorate with age 衰弱shuāi ruòweak; feeble 衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall 拴shuānto tie up 涮shuànto rinse; to trick 霜shuāngfrost; white powder or cream spread over a surface 双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwin; CL:對|对[duì]双边shuāng biānbilateral 双重shuāng chóngdouble 爽快shuǎng kuairefreshed; rejuvenated 双向shuāng xiàngbidirectional; two-way 双赢shuāng yíngprofitable to both sides; a win-win situation 水槽shuǐ cáosink 睡袋shuì dàisleeping bag 水稻shuǐ dàorice; paddy 水管shuǐ guǎnwater pipe 水壶shuǐ húkettle; canteen 水货shuǐ huòsmuggled goods; unauthorized goods 水晶shuǐ jīngcrystal 水利shuǐ lìwater conservancy; irrigation works 水灵灵shuǐ líng língsee 水靈|水灵[shuǐ líng]水龙头shuǐ lóng tóufaucet; tap 水落石出shuǐ luò shí chūlit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); fig. the truth comes to light 水面shuǐ miànwater surface 水手shuǐ shǒumariner; sailor 税收shuì shōutaxation 水温shuǐ wēnwater temperature 税务shuì wùtaxation services; state revenue service 水域shuǐ yùwaters; body of water 水源shuǐ yuánwater source; water supply 水涨船高shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāothe tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation 水准shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard 顺便shùn biànconveniently; in passing 顺差shùn chā(trade or budget) surplus 顺畅shùn chàngsmooth and unhindered; fluent 顺从shùn cóngobedient; to comply 瞬间shùn jiānin an instant; in a flash 顺理成章shùn lǐ chéng zhānglogical; only to be expected 顺路shùn lùby the way; while out doing sth else 顺其自然shùn qí zì ránto let nature take its course (idiom)顺势shùn shìto take advantage; to seize an opportunity 顺手shùn shǒueasily; without trouble 顺心shùn xīnhappy; satisfactory 顺应shùn yìngto comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to 顺着shùn zheto follow; following 说白了shuō bái leto speak frankly 说不上shuō bu shàngto be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning 说道shuō dàoto state; to say (the quoted words)说到底shuō dào dǐin the final analysis; in the end 说干就干shuō gàn jiù gànto do what needs to be done, without delay 硕果shuò guǒmajor achievement; great work 说谎shuō huǎngto lie; to tell an untruth 说老实话shuō lǎo shi huàto be honest; to tell the truth 说情shuō qíngto intercede; to plead for sb else 说闲话shuō xián huàto chat; to gossip 说真的shuō zhēn deto tell the truth; honestly 丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 撕sīto tear 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shídéjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar 丝绸sī chóusilk cloth; silk 司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice 私房钱sī fáng qiánsecret purse; secret stash of money 丝毫sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit 四合院sì hé yuàncourtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)伺机sì jīto wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance 四季sì jìfour seasons, namely: spring 春[chūn], summer 夏[xià], autumn 秋[qiū] and winter 冬[dōng]私家车sī jiā chēprivate car 司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guàna common occurrence (idiom)私立sī lìprivately-run; private (school, hospital etc); to set up illegally 饲料sì liàofeed; fodder 司令sī lìngcommanding officer 思路sī lùline of thought; way of thinking 四面八方sì miàn bā fāngin all directions; all around 寺庙sì miàotemple; monastery 思念sī niànto think of; to long for 思前想后sī qián xiǎng hòuto consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection 私事sī shìpersonal matters 似是而非sì shì ér fēiapparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)思索sī suǒto think deeply; to ponder 私下sī xiàin private 死心sǐ xīnto give up; to admit failure 死心塌地sǐ xīn tā dìto be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving 饲养sì yǎngto raise; to rear 私营sī yíngprivately-owned; private 私有sī yǒuprivate; privately-owned 私自sī zìprivate; personal; secretly; without explicit approval 松绑sōng bǎngto untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions 送别sòng biéto farewell 松弛sōng chíto relax; relaxed 耸立sǒng lìto stand tall; to tower aloft 艘sōuclassifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo]搜查sōu cháto search 搜集sōu jíto gather; to collect 搜救sōu jiùsearch and rescue 搜寻sōu xúnto search; to look for 酥sūflaky pastry; crunchy

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.