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

嬉笑xī xiàoto be laughing and playing; to giggle 细心xì xīnmeticulous; careful; attentive 喜洋洋xǐ yáng yángradiant with joy 喜悦xǐ yuèhappy; joyous 瞎xiāblind; groundlessly 狭隘xiá ài(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped 下场xià chǎngto leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity 下调xià diàoto demote; to pass down to a lower unit 下跌xià diēto fall; to tumble 下岗xià gǎng(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off 下功夫xià gōng fusee 下工夫[xià gōng fu]峡谷xiá gǔcanyon; gill 下海xià hǎito go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc)吓唬xià huto scare; to frighten 下级xià jílow ranking; low level 下决心xià jué xīnto determine; to resolve 下令xià lìngto give an order; to issue an order 夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp 下落xià luòwhereabouts; to drop 下期xià qīnext period (week, month or quarter etc)下棋xià qíto play chess 吓人xià rénto scare; scary 下山xià shānto go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set 下手xià shǒuto start; to put one's hand to 下属xià shǔsubordinate; underling 下台xià táito go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige 下乡xià xiāngto go to the countryside 狭小xiá xiǎonarrow 下旬xià xúnlast third of the month 侠义xiá yìchivalrous; chivalry 下一代xià yī dàithe next generation 下意识xià yì shísubconscious mind 下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level 狭窄xiá zhǎinarrow 下坠xià zhuì(of objects) to fall; to drop 掀xiānto lift (a lid); to rock 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument 限xiànto limit; to restrict 陷xiànpitfall; trap 腺xiàngland 现成xiàn chéngready-made; readily available 限定xiàn dìngto restrict to; to limit 限度xiàn dùlimitation; limit 显而易见xiǎn ér yì jiànclearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly 宪法xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); CL:部[bù]仙鹤xiān hèred-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)显赫xiǎn hèillustrious; celebrated 鲜活xiān huóvivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh 衔接xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join 陷阱xiàn jǐngpitfall; snare 先例xiān lìprecedent 鲜美xiān měidelicious; tasty 羡慕xiàn mùto envy; to admire 仙女xiān nǚfairy 掀起xiān qǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)嫌弃xián qìto regard with disdain; to shun 馅儿xiàn rerhua variant of 餡|馅[xiàn]现任xiàn rènto occupy a post currently; current (president etc); incumbent 显示器xiǎn shì qìmonitor (computer)先天xiān tiānembryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hòutiān]); inborn; innate; natural 线条xiàn tiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)纤维xiān wéifiber; CL:種|种[zhǒng]显现xiǎn xiànappearance; to appear 现行xiàn xíngto be in effect; in force 鲜血xiān xuèblood 献血xiàn xuèto donate blood 显眼xiǎn yǎnconspicuous; eye-catching 嫌疑xián yísuspicion; to have suspicions 限于xiàn yúto be limited to; to be confined to 镶xiāngto inlay; to embed 享xiǎngto enjoy; to benefit 相伴xiāng bànto accompany sb; to accompany each other 相比之下xiāng bǐ zhī xiàby comparison 相差xiāng chàto differ 相传xiāng chuánto pass on; to hand down 相当于xiāng dāng yúequivalent to 相对xiāng duìrelatively; opposite 相对而言xiāng duì ér yánrelatively speaking; comparatively speaking 想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other 相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéngto complement one another (idiom)祥和xiáng héauspicious and peaceful 相继xiāng jìin succession; following closely 橡胶xiàng jiāorubber; caoutchouc 详尽xiáng jìnthorough and detailed; exhaustive 向来xiàng láialways (previously)相连xiāng liánto link; to join 项链xiàng liànnecklace; CL:條|条[tiáo]响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding 香料xiāng liàospice; flavoring 橡皮xiàng pírubber; an eraser 响起xiǎng qǐ(of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out 镶嵌xiāng qiànto inlay; to embed 乡亲xiāng qīnfellow countryman (from the same village); local people 相识xiāng shíto get to know each other; acquaintance 香水xiāng shuǐperfume; cologne 相提并论xiāng tí bìng lùnto discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with 相通xiāng tōnginterlinked; connected 向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for; to look forward to 香味xiāng wèifragrance; bouquet 乡下xiāng xiacountryside; rural area

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.