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

统统tǒng tǒngtotally 通往tōng wǎngto lead to 通宵tōng xiāoall night; throughout the night 痛心tòng xīngrieved; pained 通行证tōng xíng zhènga pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct 同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual 统治tǒng zhìto rule (a country); to govern 同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìcross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals 投奔tóu bènto seek shelter; to seek asylum 头部tóu bùhead 透彻tòu chèpenetrating; thorough; incisive 头顶tóu dǐngtop of the head 投稿tóu gǎoto submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing)透过tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate 头号tóu hàofirst rate; top rank 投机tóu jīcongenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer 偷看tōu kànto peep; to peek 偷窥tōu kuīto peep; to peek 偷懒tōu lǎnto goof off; to be lazy 透气tòu qìto flow freely (of air); to ventilate 投射tóu shèto throw (a projectile); to cast (light)投身tóu shēnto throw oneself into sth 头条tóu tiáolead story (on the news)头头是道tóu tóu shì dàoclear and logical 头衔tóu xiántitle; rank 投降tóu xiángto surrender 头晕tóu yūndizzy 透支tòu zhī(banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft 凸tūto stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc); Taiwan pr. [tú]秃tūbald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded 涂túto apply (paint etc); to smear 图表tú biǎochart; diagram 徒步tú bùto be on foot 突发tū fāto occur suddenly 土匪tǔ fěibandit 突击tū jīsudden and violent attack; assault 突破口tū pò kǒubreach; gap 土壤tǔ rǎngsoil 突如其来tū rú qí láito arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly 屠杀tú shāto massacre; to slaughter 土生土长tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎnglocally born and bred; indigenous 凸显tū xiǎnto present clearly; to give prominence to 图像tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic 图形tú xíngpicture; figure 图纸tú zhǐblueprint; drawing 团伙tuán huǒ(criminal) gang; gang member 团聚tuán jùto reunite; to have a reunion 团员tuán yuánmember; group member 团圆tuán yuánto have a reunion 推测tuī cèspeculation; to conjecture 推辞tuī cíto decline (an appointment, invitation etc)推断tuī duànto infer; to deduce 推翻tuī fānto overthrow 颓废tuí fèidecadent; dispirited 退回tuì huíto return (an item); to send back 推荐tuī jiànto recommend; recommendation 推理tuī lǐreasoning; inference 推敲tuī qiāoto think over 退却tuì quèto retreat; to shrink back 退让tuì ràngto move aside; to get out of the way 推算tuī suànto calculate; to reckon 退缩tuì suōto shrink back; to cower 推卸tuī xièto avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck 退休金tuì xiū jīnretirement pay; pension 推选tuī xuǎnto elect; to choose 退学tuì xuéto quit school 推移tuī yí(of time) to elapse or pass; (of a situation) to develop or evolve 退役tuì yì(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned 屯túnto station (soldiers); to store up 妥tuǒsuitable; adequate 妥当tuǒ dangappropriate; proper 托付tuō fùto entrust 脱节tuō jiéto come apart 脱口而出tuō kǒu ér chū(idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)拓宽tuò kuānto broaden 拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on 脱落tuō luòto drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out; to omit (a character when writing)拖欠tuō qiànin arrears; behind in payments 妥善tuǒ shànappropriate; proper 脱身tuō shēnto get away; to escape (from obligations)妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise; to reach terms 拖延tuō yánto delay; to put off 唾液tuò yèsaliva 脱颖而出tuō yǐng ér chūto reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself 拓展tuò zhǎnto expand (one's client base, outlook etc)瓦wǎroof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wǎ tè]挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into 挖苦wā kǔto speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks 歪wāiaskew; at a crooked angle 外表wài biǎoexternal; outside 外公wài gōng(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather 外行wài hánglayman; amateur 外号wài hàonickname 外籍wài jíforeign (i.e. of foreign nationality)外贸wài màoforeign trade 外貌wài màoprofile; appearance 外婆wài pó(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 外企wài qǐforeign enterprise; company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong 歪曲wāi qūto distort; to misrepresent 外形wài xíngfigure; shape

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.