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

占用zhàn yòngto occupy 胀zhàngto swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated 长辈zhǎng bèione's elders; older generation 账单zhàng dānbill 张灯结彩zhāng dēng jié cǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)掌管zhǎng guǎnin charge of; to control 账号zhàng hàoaccount number; username 帐篷zhàng pengtent; CL:頂|顶[dǐng],座[zuò]张贴zhāng tiēto post (a notice); to advertise 长相zhǎng xiàngappearance; looks 张扬zhāng yángto display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open 帐子zhàng zimosquito net; CL:頂|顶[dǐng]罩zhàoto cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood 照办zhào bànto follow the rules; to do as instructed 招标zhāo biāoto invite bids 照常zhào chángas usual 招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)招待会zhāo dài huìa reception; CL:個|个[gè],次[cì]召集zhào jíto convene; to call together 招揽zhāo lǎnto attract (customers); to drum up (trade)照例zhào lìas a rule; as usual 照料zhào liàoto tend; to take care of sb 着迷zháo míto be fascinated; to be captivated 照明zhào mínglighting; illumination 招募zhāo mùto recruit; to enlist 招牌zhāo paisignboard; shop sign 朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic 朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìlit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive 肇事zhào shìto cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident 招收zhāo shōuto hire; to recruit 招数zhāo shùmove (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit 兆头zhào touomen; portent 朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔto spend all one's time together (idiom)沼泽zhǎo zémarsh; swamp 遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off 折叠zhé diéto fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)遮盖zhē gàito hide; to cover (one's tracks)折合zhé héto convert into; to amount to 这会儿zhè huì r(coll.) now; this moment 折扣zhé kòudiscount 折磨zhé móto torment; to torture 折射zhé shèto refract; refraction 折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again 这样一来zhè yàng yī láithus; if this happens then 震zhènto shake; to vibrate 珍藏zhēn cánga collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items)侦察zhēn cháto investigate a crime; to scout 镇定zhèn dìngcalm; unperturbed 震动zhèn dòngto shake; to vibrate 振奋zhèn fènto stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits 针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duìto oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure 震撼zhèn hànto shake; to shock 真假zhēn jiǎgenuine or fake; true or false 针灸zhēn jiǔacupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion 真空zhēn kōngvacuum 真情zhēn qíngreal situation; the truth 阵容zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation 珍视zhēn shìto place great importance on; to treasure 真是的zhēn shi deReally! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)诊所zhěn suǒclinic 枕头zhěn toupillow 真心zhēn xīnwholeheartedness; sincerity 振兴zhèn xīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize 阵营zhèn yínggroup of people; camp 真挚zhēn zhìsincere; sincerity 珍重zhēn zhòngprecious; extremely valuable 振作zhèn zuòto bestir oneself; to pull oneself together 征zhēngjourney; trip 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)蒸zhēngto evaporate; (of cooking) to steam 争吵zhēng chǎoto quarrel; dispute 争端zhēng duāndispute; controversy 争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎolit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count 争光zhēng guāngto win an honor; to strive to win a prize 整合zhěng héto conform; to integrate 征集zhēng jíto collect; to recruit 整洁zhěng jiéneatly; tidy 症结zhēng jiéhard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue 拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescue 正面zhèng miànfront; obverse side 正能量zhèng néng liàngpositive energy; positivity 争气zhēng qìto work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement 证人zhèng rénwitness 正视zhèng shìto face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to 征收zhēng shōuto levy (a tax); to expropriate 整数zhěng shùwhole number; integer (math.)争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòustriving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another 挣扎zhēng zháto struggle 争执zhēng zhíto dispute; to disagree 正直zhèng zhíupright; upstanding 郑重zhèng zhòngserious; solemn 正宗zhèng zōngorthodox school; fig. traditional 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]); him 汁zhījuice 制zhìto manufacture; to make 致zhì(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently 置zhìto install; to place 直奔zhí bènto go straight to; to make a beeline for 止步zhǐ bùto halt; to stop 制裁zhì cáito punish; punishment

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.