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

俗súcustom; convention 素sùraw silk; white 素不相识sù bù xiāng shíto be total strangers (idiom)素材sù cáisource material (in literature and art)俗话sú huàcommon saying; proverb 俗话说sú huà shuōas the proverb says; as they say...诉苦sù kǔto grumble; to complain 素描sù miáosketch 素食sù shívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet 诉说sù shuōto recount; to tell of 诉讼sù sònglawsuit 苏醒sū xǐngto come to; to awaken 素养sù yǎng(personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation 俗语sú yǔcommon saying; proverb 塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)蒜suàngarlic; CL:頭|头[tóu],瓣[bàn]算计suàn jito reckon; to calculate 算盘suàn pánabacus; CL:把[bǎ]算账suàn zhàng(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge 随处可见suí chù kě jiàncan be seen everywhere 随大溜suí dà liùto follow the crowd; going with the tide 隧道suì dàotunnel 随机suí jīaccording to the situation; pragmatic 随即suí jíimmediately; presently 随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 随时随地suí shí suí dìanytime and anywhere 虽说suī shuōthough; although 遂心suì xīnto one's liking 随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yùto follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)损sǔnto decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm 损坏sǔn huàito damage; to injure 损人利己sǔn rén lì jǐharming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others 损伤sǔn shāngto harm; to damage 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back 锁定suǒ dìngto lock (a door); to close with a latch 索赔suǒ péito ask for compensation; to claim damages 索取suǒ qǔto ask; to demand 所属suǒ shǔone's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself)缩水suō shuǐto shrink (in the wash); fig. to shrink (of profits etc)所谓suǒ wèiso-called; what is called 索性suǒ xìngyou might as well (do it); simply 缩影suō yǐngminiature version of sth; microcosm 所作所为suǒ zuò suǒ wéione's conduct and deeds 塌tāto collapse; to droop 他人tā rénanother person; sb else; other people 踏上tà shàngto set foot on; to step on or into 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc)泰斗tài dǒu(abbr. for 泰山北斗[Tài Shān Běi dǒu]) distinguished figure; doyen 胎儿tāi érunborn child; fetus 太极Tài jíthe Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology 太极拳tài jí quánshadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation 太平tài píngpeace and security 台球tái qiúbilliards 贪tānto have a voracious desire for; to covet 摊tānto spread out; vendor's stand 瘫tānparalyzed 坛tánaltar; platform; rostrum 痰tánphlegm; spittle 炭tànwood charcoal; coal 探tànto explore; to search out 碳tàncarbon (chemistry)坦白tǎn báihonest; forthcoming 谈不上tán bu shàngto be out of the question 探测tàn cèto probe; to survey 坦诚tǎn chéngcandid; frank 谈到tán dàoto refer to; to speak about 瘫痪tān huàn(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill 坦克tǎn kètank (military vehicle) (loanword)贪婪tān lánavaricious; greedy 谈论tán lùnto discuss; to talk about 谈起tán qǐto mention; to speak of 探亲tàn qīnto go home to visit one's family 探求tàn qiúto seek; to pursue 坦然tǎn ráncalm; undisturbed 坦率tǎn shuàifrank (discussion); blunt 贪玩儿tān wán rerhua variant of 貪玩|贪玩[tān wán]探望tàn wàngto visit; to call on sb 贪污tān wūto be corrupt; corruption 探险tàn xiǎnto explore; to go on an expedition 弹性tán xìngflexibility; elasticity 毯子tǎn ziblanket; CL:條|条[tiáo],張|张[zhāng],床[chuáng],面[miàn]堂táng(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose 淌tǎngto drip; to trickle 烫tàngto scald; to burn (by scalding)糖果táng guǒcandy; CL:粒[lì]糖尿病táng niào bìngdiabetes; diabetes mellitus 倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case 汤圆tāng yuánboiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival 淘táoto wash; to clean out 讨tǎoto invite; to provoke 逃避táo bìto escape; to evade 陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain; ceramics 讨好tǎo hǎoto get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb 讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price; to bargain 淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous 掏钱tāo qiánto pay; to spend money 讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huanto attract people's affection; charming 逃生táo shēngto flee for one's life 淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull 滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on

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.