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

至此zhì cǐup until now; so far 致辞zhì cíto express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)直达zhí dáto reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping 质地zhì dìtexture; background (texture)指点zhǐ diǎnto point out; to indicate 执法zhí fǎto enforce a law; law enforcement 脂肪zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)制服zhì fúto subdue; to check 致富zhì fùto become rich 直观zhí guāndirect observation; directly perceived through the senses 至关重要zhì guān zhòng yàoextremely important; vital 滞后zhì hòuto lag behind 知己zhī jǐto know oneself; to be intimate or close 指教zhǐ jiàoto give advice or comments 直径zhí jìngdiameter 致敬zhì jìngto salute; to pay one's respects to 知觉zhī juéperception; consciousness 直觉zhí juéintuition 止咳zhǐ kéto suppress coughing 指令zhǐ lìngorder; command 滞留zhì liú(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger 芝麻zhī masesame (seed)致命zhì mìngfatal; mortal 指南zhǐ nánto guide; guidebook 指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass 支票zhī piàocheck (bank); cheque 制品zhì pǐnproducts; goods 质朴zhì pǔsimple; plain 志气zhì qìambition; resolve 值钱zhí qiánvaluable; costly 职权zhí quánauthority; power over others 智商zhì shāngIQ (intelligence quotient)芝士zhī shìcheese (loanword)直视zhí shìto look straight at 致使zhì shǐto cause; to result in 知识分子zhī shi fèn zǐintellectual; intelligentsia 指手画脚zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands 之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wǒ zhī suǒ yǐ tǎo yàn tā] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"肢体zhī tǐlimb; limbs and trunk 指望zhǐ wàngto count on; to hope for; prospect; hope 质问zhì wènto question; to ask questions 窒息zhì xīto choke; to stifle 指向zhǐ xiàngto point towards; aimed at 秩序zhì xùorder (orderly); order (sequence)止血zhǐ xuèto staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)治学zhì xuéscholarship; high-level study 职业病zhí yè bìngoccupational disease 执意zhí yìto be determined to; to insist on 质疑zhì yíto call into question; to question (truth or validity)指引zhǐ yǐnto guide; to show 治愈zhì yùto cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming 职员zhí yuánoffice worker; staff member 旨在zhǐ zàito have as its purpose; to be intended to 执照zhí zhàolicense; permit 直至zhí zhìlasting until; up till (the present)制止zhì zhǐto curb; to put a stop to 支柱zhī zhùmainstay; pillar 执着zhí zhuóto be strongly attached to; to be dedicated 知足zhī zúcontent with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)仲裁zhòng cáiarbitration 忠诚zhōng chéngdevoted; loyal 重创zhòng chuāngto inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage 中国画Zhōng guó huàChinese painting 终结zhōng jiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)终究zhōng jiūin the end; after all is said and done 中立zhōng lìneutral; neutrality 重量级zhòng liàng jíheavyweight (boxing etc)肿瘤zhǒng liútumor 众人zhòng réneveryone 重任zhòng rènheavy responsibility 重伤zhòng shāngseriously hurt; serious injury 终生zhōng shēngthroughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong 忠实zhōng shífaithful 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīas everyone knows (idiom)中途zhōng túmidway 衷心zhōng xīnheartfelt; wholehearted 重心zhòng xīncenter of gravity; central core 中型zhōng xíngmedium sized 中性zhōng xìngneutral 重型zhòng xíngheavy; heavy duty 中旬zhōng xúnmiddle third of a month 中庸zhōng yōnggolden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre 忠于zhōng yúto be loyal to 忠贞zhōng zhēnloyal and dependable 中止zhōng zhǐto cease; to suspend 众志成城zhòng zhì chéng chéngunity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)重中之重zhòng zhōng zhī zhòngof the utmost importance; of highest priority 种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnicity 皱zhòuto wrinkle; wrinkled 周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim 周到zhōu dàothoughtful; considerate 周密zhōu mìcareful; thorough 骤然zhòu ránsuddenly; abruptly 周旋zhōu xuánto mix with others; to socialize 昼夜zhòu yèday and night; period of 24 hours 株zhūtree trunk; stump (tree root)主zhǔowner; master 拄zhǔto lean on; to prop on 注zhùto register; to annotate 筑zhùfive-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhú]

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.