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

文物wén wùcultural relic; historical relic 温习wēn xíto review (a lesson etc)文献wén xiàndocument 温馨wēn xīncomfort; soft and fragrant 文雅wén yǎelegant; refined 瘟疫wēn yìplague; pestilence 蚊帐wén zhàngmosquito net; CL:頂|顶[dǐng]稳重wěn zhòngsteady; earnest 蚊子wén zimosquito 窝wōnest; pit or hollow on the human body 卧wòto lie; to crouch 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)勿wùdo not 雾wùfog; mist 无比wú bǐincomparable; matchless 务必wù bìmust; to need to 无不wú bùnone lacking; none missing 误差wù chādifference; error 无偿wú chángfree; no charge; at no cost 误导wù dǎoto mislead; to misguide 无敌wú díunequalled; without rival 屋顶wū dǐngroof; CL:個|个[gè]无恶不作wú è bù zuònot to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed 无非wú fēionly; nothing else 无辜wú gūinnocent; innocence 无故wú gùwithout cause or reason 无关紧要wú guān jǐn yàoindifferent; insignificant 五花八门wǔ huā bā ménmyriad; all kinds of 无话可说wú huà kě shuōto have nothing to say (idiom)污秽wū huì(literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth 无济于事wú jì yú shì(idiom) to no avail; of no use 无家可归wú jiā kě guīhomeless 无精打采wú jīng dǎ cǎidispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits 无可奉告wú kě fèng gào(idiom) "no comment"无可厚非wú kě hòu fēisee 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi]无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative 无理wú lǐirrational; unreasonable 无力wú lìpowerless; lacking strength 武力wǔ lìmilitary force 物流wù liúdistribution (business); logistics 无论如何wú lùn rú héwhatever the case; in any event 无能wú néngincompetence; inability 无能为力wú néng wéi lìimpotent (idiom); powerless 巫婆wū pówitch; sorceress 无情wú qíngpitiless; ruthless 无情无义wú qíng wú yìcompletely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless 无穷wú qióngendless; boundless 误区wù qūmistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways 侮辱wǔ rǔto insult; to humiliate 务实wù shíto deal with concrete matters; pragmatic 无私wú sīselfless; unselfish 无所事事wú suǒ shì shìto have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)无所作为wú suǒ zuò wéiattempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless 物体wù tǐobject; body; substance 无条件wú tiáo jiànunconditional 舞厅wǔ tīngdance hall; ballroom 无微不至wú wēi bù zhìin every possible way (idiom); meticulous 无线wú xiànwireless 无线电wú xiàn diànradio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio 无形wú xíngincorporeal; virtual 五星级wǔ xīng jífive-star (hotel)无形中wú xíng zhōngimperceptibly; virtually 无须wú xūneed not; not obliged to 呜咽wū yèto sob; to whimper 无意wú yìinadvertent; accidental 无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜcarefree and without worries (idiom)无缘wú yuánto have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth)物证wù zhèngmaterial evidence 无知wú zhīignorant; ignorance 武装wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment 物资wù zīgoods; supplies 无足轻重wú zú qīng zhònginsignificant 稀xīrare; uncommon 锡xītin (chemistry); to bestow 席xíwoven mat; seat 喜出望外xǐ chū wàng wàito be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events 洗涤剂xǐ dí jìcleaning agent; detergent 媳妇xí fùdaughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man)膝盖xī gàiknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)稀罕xī hanrare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity 喜好xǐ hàoto like; fond of 熄火xī huǒ(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire)袭击xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid 喜酒xǐ jiǔwedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast 洗礼xǐ lǐbaptism (lit. or fig.)吸纳xī nàto take in; to absorb 细腻xì nì(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous 喜怒哀乐xǐ nù āi lèfour types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]稀奇xī qírare; strange 喜庆xǐ qìngjubilation; festive 吸取xī qǔto absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc)昔日xī rìformer days; in the past 稀少xī shǎosparse; rare 喜事xǐ shìhappy occasion; wedding 习俗xí súcustom; tradition 喜糖xǐ tángsweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)席位xí wèia seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat 细微xì wēitiny; minute 熙熙攘攘xī xī rǎng rǎngbustling with activity (idiom)息息相关xī xī xiāng guānclosely bound up (idiom); intimately related

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.