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

踊跃yǒng yuèto leap; to jump 优yōuexcellent; superior 邮编yóu biānpostal code; zip code 忧愁yōu chóuto be worried 游船yóu chuánpleasure boat; cruise ship 由此看来yóu cǐ kàn láithereby; judging from this 由此可见yóu cǐ kě jiànfrom this, it can be seen that...有待yǒu dàinot yet (done); pending 有的放矢yǒu dì fàng shǐlit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective 诱饵yòu ěrbait 诱发yòu fāto induce; to cause 优化yōu huàto optimize 油画yóu huàoil painting 诱惑yòu huòto entice; to lure 有机yǒu jīorganic 悠久yōu jiǔlong (tradition, history etc)有口无心yǒu kǒu wú xīnto speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)由来yóu láiorigin 游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeing; to tour 有两下子yǒu liǎng xià zito have real skill; to know one's stuff 忧虑yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)友情yǒu qíngfriendly feelings; friendship 友人yǒu rénfriend 诱人yòu rénattractive; alluring; captivating 犹如yóu rúsimilar to; like 友善yǒu shànfriendly 有声有色yǒu shēng yǒu sèhaving sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling 有所yǒu suǒsomewhat; to some extent 有所不同yǒu suǒ bù tóngto differ to some extent (idiom)有望yǒu wànghopeful; promising 尤为yóu wéiespecially 悠闲yōu xiánleisurely; carefree 有效期yǒu xiào qīperiod of validity; sell-by date 有幸yǒu xìngfortunately 有序yǒu xùregular; orderly 优雅yōu yǎgrace; graceful 优异yōu yìexceptional; outstandingly good 有益yǒu yìuseful; beneficial 有意yǒu yìto intend; intentionally 忧郁yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected 犹豫不决yóu yù bù juéhesitancy; indecision 优越yōu yuèsuperior; superiority 有朝一日yǒu zhāo yī rìone day; sometime in the future 邮政yóu zhèngpostal service; postal 幼稚yòu zhìyoung; childish 由衷yóu zhōngheartfelt; sincere 有助于yǒu zhù yúto contribute to; to promote 余yúextra; surplus 渔船yú chuánfishing boat; CL:條|条[tiáo]愚蠢yú chǔnsilly; stupid 与此同时yǔ cǐ - tóng shíat the same time; meanwhile 余地yú dìmargin; leeway 预定yù dìngto schedule in advance 余额yú ébalance (of an account, bill etc); surplus 与否yǔ fǒuwhether or not (at the end of a phrase)预感yù gǎnto have a premonition; premonition 预告yù gàoto forecast; to predict 愚公移山yú gōng yí shānthe old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way 愈合yù hé(of a wound) to heal 预见yù jiànto foresee; to predict 愈来愈yù lái yùmore and more 预料yù liàoto forecast; to anticipate 舆论yú lùnpublic opinion 渔民yú mínfisherman; fisher folk 遇难yù nànto perish; to be killed 逾期yú qīto be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline 与其yǔ qírather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yǔqí] + {üērb} + 不如[bùrú] + {üérb} "rather than {üērb}, better to {üérb}")语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking 与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily; to grow with each passing day 预赛yù sàipreliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats 遇上yù shàngto come across (sb); to run into 浴室yù shìbathroom (room used for bathing); CL:間|间[jiān]预示yù shìto indicate; to foretell 与时俱进yǔ shí jù jìnabreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times 预售yù shòuto sell in advance 预算yù suànbudget 欲望yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving 预先yù xiānbeforehand; in advance 遇险yù xiǎnto get into difficulties; to meet with danger 预言yù yánto predict; prophecy 寓言yù yánfable; CL:則|则[zé]愈演愈烈yù yǎn yù lièever more critical; problems get more and more intense 予以yǔ yǐto give; to impose 寓意yù yìmoral (of a story); lesson to be learned 预兆yù zhàoomen; sign (of sth yet to occur)与众不同yǔ zhòng bù tóngto stand out from the masses (idiom)宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse; cosmos 冤yuāninjustice; grievance 原本yuán běnoriginally; original 原材料yuán cái liàoraw and semifinished materials 远程yuǎn chéngremote; long distance 原创yuán chuàngto create (sth original); original 原地yuán dì(in) the original place; the place where one currently is 缘分yuán fènfate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship 怨恨yuàn hènto resent; to harbor a grudge against 远见yuǎn jiànforesight; discernment 远近闻名yuǎn jìn wén míngto be known far and wide; to be well-known 元老yuán lǎosenior figure; elder 怨气yuàn qìgrievance; resentment 源泉yuán quánfountainhead; well-spring

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.