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

逃亡táo wángto flee; to go into exile 陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate 陶醉táo zuìto be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in 特产tè chǎnspecial local product; (regional) specialty 特长tè chángpersonal strength; one's special ability or strong points 特例tè lìspecial case; isolated example 特权tè quánprerogative; privilege 特邀tè yāospecial invitation 特制tè zhìspecially made; custom-made 特质tè zhìcharacteristic; special quality 腾téng(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover 藤椅téng yǐrattan chair 剃tìto shave 提拔tí báto promote to a higher job; to select for promotion 剔除tī chúto reject; to discard 替换tì huànto exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch 提炼tí liànto extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine 体谅tǐ liàngto empathize; to allow (for sth)体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable 提名tí míngto nominate 体能tǐ néngphysical capability; stamina 替身tì shēnstand-in; substitute 提速tí sùto increase the specified cruising speed; to pick up speed 体贴tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)体温tǐ wēn(body) temperature 体系tǐ xìsystem; setup 提心吊胆tí xīn diào dǎn(saying) to be very scared and on edge 提议tí yìproposal; suggestion 提早tí zǎoahead of schedule; sooner than planned 体制tǐ zhìsystem; organization 体质tǐ zhì(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup; (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness 梯子tī ziladder; stepladder 舔tiǎnto lick; to lap 填补tián bǔto fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form)天长地久tiān cháng dì jiǔenduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal 填充tián chōngto fill up; to stuff; to fill in a blank space 天地tiān dìheaven and earth; world 天鹅tiān éswan 天分tiān fènnatural gift; talent 天赋tiān fùgift; innate skill 添加tiān jiāto add; to increase 天经地义tiān jīng dì yìlit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable 甜美tián měisweet; pleasant 甜蜜tián mìsweet; happy 天平tiān píngscales (to weigh things)天桥tiān qiáooverhead walkway; pedestrian bridge 天生tiān shēngnature; disposition 天使tiān shǐangel 甜头tián tousweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit 天线tiān xiànantenna; mast 填写tián xiěto fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)天性tiān xìngnature; innate tendency 天主教Tiān zhǔ jiàoCatholicism 跳槽tiào cáoto leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere 跳动tiào dòngto throb; to pulse 调侃tiáo kǎnto ridicule; to tease 调控tiáo kòngto regulate; to control 条款tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); CL:項|项[xiàng]条例tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes 调料tiáo liàocondiment; seasoning 挑起tiǎo qǐto provoke; to stir up 跳伞tiào sǎnto parachute; to bail out 调试tiáo shìto debug; to adjust components during testing 挑剔tiāo tipicky; fussy 挑衅tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation 条约tiáo yuētreaty; pact 跳跃tiào yuèto jump; to leap 贴近tiē jìnto press close to; to snuggle close 贴切tiē qièclose-fitting; closest (translation)帖子tiě zicard; invitation 停泊tíng bóto anchor; anchorage 停车位tíng chē wèiparking space; parking spot 听从tīng cóngto listen and obey; to comply with 停电tíng diànto have a power failure; power cut 停顿tíng dùnto halt; to break off 停放tíng fàngto park (a car etc); to moor (a boat etc)听话tīng huàto do what one is told; obedient 停业tíng yèto cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down 铜tóngcopper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hóng tóng]捅tǒngto poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge; to prod 桶tǒngbucket; (trash) can 筒tǒngtube; cylinder 同伴tóng bàncompanion; comrade; fellow 同步tóng bùsynchronous; to synchronize 通畅tōng chàngunobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent 通车tōng chēto open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc); (of a locality) to have a transportation service 统筹tǒng chóuan overall plan; to plan an entire project as a whole 同等tóng děngequal to; having the same social class or status 通风tōng fēngairy; ventilation 同感tóng gǎn(have the) same feeling; similar impression 通告tōng gàoto announce; to give notice; announcement 同伙tóng huǒcolleague; co-conspirator 通缉tōng jīto order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted 同类tóng lèisimilar; same type 同盟tóng méngalliance 同年tóng niánthe same year 同人tóng rénpeople from the same workplace or profession; co-worker 通顺tōng shùnsmooth; clear and coherent 通俗tōng súcommon; everyday 通通tōng tōngall; entire

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.