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

兴建xīng jiànto build; to construct 幸亏xìng kuīfortunately; luckily 醒来xǐng láito waken 幸免xìng miǎnto avoid (an unpleasant fate)性命xìng mìnglife 醒目xǐng mùeye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)兴起xīng qǐto rise; to spring up 性情xìng qíngnature; temperament 行使xíng shǐto exercise (a right etc)姓氏xìng shìfamily name 醒悟xǐng wùto come to oneself; to come to realize 猩猩xīng xingorangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin 形形色色xíng xíng sè sèall kinds of; all sorts of 形影不离xíng yǐng bù líinseparable (as form and shadow)行政xíng zhèngadministration; (attributive) administrative; executive 兴致xìng zhìmood; spirits 行走xíng zǒuto walk 星座xīng zuòconstellation; astrological sign 凶残xiōng cánsavage; cruel 凶恶xiōng èfierce; ferocious 凶狠xiōng hěncruel; vicious 雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant 凶猛xiōng měngfierce; violent 胸膛xiōng tángchest 汹涌xiōng yǒngto surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent 胸有成竹xiōng yǒu chéng zhú(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery 锈xiùto rust 修补xiū bǔto mend 修长xiū chángslender; lanky 修订xiū dìngto revise 嗅觉xiù juésense of smell 休克xiū kèshock (loanword); to go into shock 羞愧xiū kuìashamed 秀丽xiù lìpretty; beautiful 修路xiū lùto repair a road 秀美xiù měielegant; graceful 休眠xiū miánto be dormant (biology); inactive (volcano)袖手旁观xiù shǒu páng guānto watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger 休想xiū xiǎngdon't think (that); don't imagine (that)休养xiū yǎngto recuperate; to recover 修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend 须xūmust; to have to 虚xūemptiness; void 需xūto require; to need 许xǔto allow; to permit 序xù(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial 续xùto continue; to replenish 絮叨xù daolong-winded; garrulous 虚构xū gòuto make up; fabrication 虚幻xū huànimaginary; illusory 虚假xū jiǎfalse; phony 酗酒xù jiǔheavy drinking; to get drunk 许可证xǔ kě zhènglicense; authorization 序幕xù mùprologue 虚拟xū nǐto imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical 旭日xù rìthe rising sun 虚弱xū ruòweak; in poor health 叙述xù shùto relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about 虚伪xū wěifalse; hypocritical 徐徐xú xúslowly; gently 玄xuánblack; mysterious 宣称xuān chēngto assert; to claim 宣读xuān dúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)宣告xuān gàoto declare; to proclaim 悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang 喧哗xuān huáhubbub; clamor 玄机xuán jīprofound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles 旋律xuán lǜmelody 选民xuǎn mínvoter; constituency 喧闹xuān nàoto make a noise; noisy 悬念xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare 宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of office); to make a vow 悬殊xuán shūvastly different; poles apart 旋涡xuán wōspiral; whirlpool 选项xuǎn xiàngoption; alternative; choice; to choose a project 宣泄xuān xièto drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself 悬崖xuán yáprecipice; overhanging cliff 宣言xuān yándeclaration; manifesto 宣扬xuān yángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide 炫耀xuàn yàodazzling; to show off; to flaunt 选用xuǎn yòngto choose for some purpose; to select and use 学历xué lìeducational background; academic qualifications 血脉xuè màiblood vessels 削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair 雪山xuě shānsnow-capped mountain 雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury 学士xué shìbachelor's degree; person holding a university degree 血栓xuè shuānblood clot; thrombus 学说xué shuōtheory; doctrine 学堂xué tángcollege; school (old)穴位xué wèiacupuncture point; location of a grave 血压xuè yāblood pressure 学业xué yèstudies; schoolwork 学艺xué yìto learn a skill or art 血缘xuè yuánbloodline 靴子xuē ziboots 学子xué zǐ(literary) student; scholar 熏xūnto smoke; to fumigate 寻xúnto search; to look for

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.